This spring, among the administrators that greeted students back to campus, one person was clearly absent. In December, Jennifer Zamora, Director of Student Activities and Leadership, departed Babson to take a position at University of Texas at Austin. Zamora started in Babson six years earlier as the associate director of Student Activities and Leadership. A [...]

Here at Babson, BOA is not only a constricting snake, it is also an acronym that stands for the Babson Outdoor Association. By putting on and organizing different trips encompassing aspects of nature, BOA’s mission has become strengthening the community through outdoor exploration. Through their trips, BOA hopes to establish and build stronger relationships and [...]

Reform for the email system here at Babson is now underway. For several years, the students, staff, and faculty of Babson College have been using Microsoft Exchange to send and receive emails, organize calendars, and schedule events. The leadership of the IT department has decided to transition into using Google Mail (Gmail) as the standard [...]

Danielle Krcmar and Prof. Elizabeth Goldberg stacked cardboard tiles on the lengthy table. Dozens of students, faculty and staff passed, waved and greeted them, as they sat outside Trim. The 30 Days of Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) was underway and, in preparation of the September 26th Party for the Principles celebrating the six [...]

For the past year, several groups among the staff and administration have been formulating the Campus Master Plan, in preparation for Babson’s Centennial. The Campus Master Plan is a general proposal of updates to be completed around the campus to keep up with the growing and changing needs of the average Babson College student, staff [...]

Hazing has been shifted to the forefront of the administration’s agenda over the past year. In response, there has been an overhaul of Babson’s hazing policy by the recently formed Hazing Prevention Task Force. The initiative has crafted a more cohesive policy which went into effect in the spring. Though the fundamentals of Babson’s anti-hazing [...]

The ink is barely dry on the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board’s draft of proposed amendments; but it is clear: this is not last year’s group of leaders. Over the summer senior Winfred Fields, the SGA president, has taken the first steps in fulfilling his campaign promises to promote school spirit and enhance student [...]

Dr. Shannon M. Finning joined Babson College in January 2011 and serves as the associate dean of student affairs. In this role, she supports a myriad of divisions across disciplines including Community Engagement and Multifaith Programs; Residence Life; Sorenson Center for the Arts; Campus Dining; and Student Activities and Leadership (including Student Government Association, Greek [...]

In the fall of 2010, The Babsonian, the Babson yearbook, was sent to class of 2010.. While the delivery was a few months later than expected it was still an accomplishment, considering the difficulties. First, The Babsonian staff had dwindled to one by the summer of 2010. Then software troubles resulted in a massive information [...]

In September of 2009, the presidents of Babson, Olin and Wellesley colleges sat in a press conference and quietly announced to the public that a new shared degree program was in development. Less than two years later the coalition has is ready to announce this program to their colleges and the wider community. This interdisciplinary [...]