As the Dean of the Undergraduate School since 2006, I have had the unique pleasure of overseeing many aspects of the undergraduate student experience that are not normally part of a Dean’s job. Earlier today, the Office of the President announced that in recognition of the role I have played in overseeing these areas and …
Earlier this week, Bloomberg BusinessWeek released its 2012 ranking of “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools.” The publication ranked 124 colleges that met stringent quality criteria using 5 measures, including survey responses of more than 28,000 graduating seniors at top schools and a poll of undergraduate recruiters. Babson ranked 34 overall. Bloomberg BusinessWeek also calculated letter grades on …
On January 30, I hosted a special Twitter chat with our Babson community. I answered almost 25 questions from students, staff, parents, and alumni. It was fun and a great way to interact on one of my favorite tools! Miss the chat or want to revisit it? Check out this Storify capturing the tweets from the …
This post was written by undergraduate student Lisa Wojnar ’12. In December, Lisa was named the 2011 ECAC New England Defensive Player of the Year! This was a great opportunity to share her passion with the Ghanaian students: On Thursday I went with Miguel and Diego to play soccer with some of the local kids …
This post was written by undergraduate students Mike Gray ’13 and Miguel Vasquez ’12: Wednesday was our third day in the school, at least for those of us who got to our schools on Monday! For some, it was their first full day teaching, while other groups were well into teaching marketing, finance, and working …
This post was written by undergraduate student Miguel Bethencourt ’12: And so we continue our journey of teaching and learning. Yesterday, I sat down with a carpenter who blew my mind. Who could believe that a simple carpenter in Africa has more knowledge about the business environment than many of my peers. It was amazing …
Straight from Ghana! Check out some photos I’ve tweeted during our past few days here: Time to let the city of Sekondi know that @babson is in the house. Frank installs a banner on the church. #ghana2012 twitter.com/dhanno/status/… — Dennis Hanno (@dhanno) January 9, 2012 There’s definitely no place more global than @babson! #ghana2012 team and …
This post was written by undergraduate student Asma Heerji ’12: Monday was first day that we all went off to our respective schools to teach. Although I was not able to teach as my school was not ready for us, I only heard great things about other experiences. In the evening, some students went to different …
This post was written by undergraduate students Rachel Licciardi ’12 and Tyler Murphy ’13: Sunday was our first full day in Sekondi and we woke up to the sounds of the early morning service at Pure Word Chapel. After breakfast, we attended the second service of the day which began with an uplifting, spiritual music piece. …
This post was written by undergraduate student Tim McDonald ’12: Another great day in Ghana. After an early morning breakfast in Accra we drove 4 hours along the coast to our new home in Sekondi. Though long, the drive was both beautiful and eye-opening. When we arrived at the Assemblies of God church in Sekondi …
