Tag: Undergraduate

An overview of the Weissman Foundry during the buildathon
How Student Teams Used AI to Tackle Real-World Problems at One-Day Buildathon  At the inaugural Generator-Microsoft Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon, student teams from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges collaborate and compete to identify transformative entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence.
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December 12, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The winning teams pose for a photo with their winning checks
Health Innovation Takes Center Stage at Babson’s First Health Pitch  The inaugural Health Pitch competition, held during Global Entrepreneurship Week, featured six innovative healthcare ventures by Babson students.
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November 21, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson Is Once Again No. 1 for Entrepreneurship in the Northeast Babson College was named No. 1 for Entrepreneurship in the Northeast for both undergraduate and graduate programs for the fourth year in a row by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
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November 13, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 Wins 14th Annual Babson Trading Competition Babson’s recently held the 14th annual Trading Competition, where students compete in a simulated order-driven market, Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 won the competition.
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November 4, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

Photo of Michael Prinkey outside the First Generation Student Success Office
For First-Generation Students, New Initiatives and Office Bring Resources to the Forefront As Babson’s first manager of First-Generation Student Success, Michael Prinkey draws from over a decade of mentorship experience.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
November 1, 2024

Posted in Community

Babson Team Advances to Semifinals of College Fed Challenge For the third time in the past six years, a team of Babson economics students surges at the prestigious competition, hosted by the Federal Reserve.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
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October 30, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

Portrait of Anastacia Yefimenko
You Don’t Need Thousands to Turn Your Business Idea into Reality Anastacia Yefimenko ’25 launched her company, Elcove, on a low budget by being resourceful and creative. She shares her tips in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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October 28, 2024

Posted in Insights

Jake Bruce poses for a photo with his donuts
Donuts to Dollars: Babson Student Starts Food-Truck Franchise to Pay Tuition  First-year Babson student Jake Bruce runs a donut franchise, funding his education while gaining hands-on business experience.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
October 23, 2024

Posted in Community

Three models wear crochet hats
Top Hat: Three Key Steps to Building a Winning Product The founder of clothing brand Arkyve, Will Biondo ’26 reflects on three key factors for how he found his breakout product, a colorful crochet hat, and then built upon its success.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 18, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson students talk with corporate recruiters at a career fair.
New Honors Celebrate Babson’s Culture of Career Preparedness Recognitions from Handshake and The Wall Street Journal celebrate the strength of the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development, and the entire Babson community, in career preparation.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 15, 2024

Posted in Community, Outcomes