No stamp of approval Oct 26, 2009
The other colleges that might lose their post offices are Tufts, Boston University, MIT, Babson College, and Harvard Business School. Logan Airport, Faneuil Hall, and a branch in Springfield are also being considered for closure. (Boston Globe)
Wellesley business calendar Oct 23, 2009
The Wellesley Chamber of Commerce and Sun Life Financial, Platinum Sponsor, will host the Shop Wellesley First silent auction gala on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 5-8 p.m. at the Babson Executive Conference Center, Babson College Campus. This event includes a silent auction, with more than 100 items. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Gallery Glimpses: Oct. 22 Oct 23, 2009
Delirium II, a site-specific installation by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed, is on view at the Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College from Oct. 22-Dec. 18. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Money changed everything Oct 23, 2009
8 million to Babson College, and Hank, a successful businessman despite past run-ins with the law. Grand Circle s takeover of Vantage fell through, the brothers stopped talking, canceled family holidays, and each filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit - with Hank seeking $240 million in damages from his older brother and Alan countersuing for $2 million. (Boston Globe)
Religion: Oct. 22 Oct 23, 2009
Meets at The Glavin Family Chapel on Babson College campus. 10 a.m. Sundays. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Newton North alumnus Lucchetti named Waltham varsity boys lacrosse coach Oct 22, 2009
Lucchetti, who also coached in the North system for four years after a year as an assistant at Babson College, brings a deep knowledge of the sport and the program to the position, as well as a connection to Waltham High where he is a mathematics teacher. He said he soon plans to meet with the team and start planning for his first varsity coaching season, but that the initial item on his agenda is a little schedule talk with old high school coach Bussy Adam. (Newton Tab, MA)
UNCOMMON CONVERSATION: Nancy Federspiel Oct 22, 2009
I was a career counselor at Babson College, and I worked with MBA students. I was also an alumni admissions interviewer for Brown University, my alma mater. (Bolton Common, MA)
More women with young children plan to relaunch careers Oct 22, 2009
Several local schools, including Babson College, Wellesley College, and Brandeis University, are responding with specialized career counseling programs for their alumni, and more than 75 women have graduated from Bentley University s More Opportunities for Mothers workshops, a four-part series run by the Waltham school s Women s Leadership Institute the last three years. The current More Opportunities for Mothers session has enrolled two dozen women, including Brown and Peabody, who met in a... (Boston Globe)
Cambridge Police: Incidents Oct. 12-18 Oct 22, 2009
11:45 a.m., a Babson College student reported an unknown person broke into his friend s black Audi after smashing its front right passenger door window. A GPS unit that was attached to the windshield and visible from the exterior was stolen. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Crowley staying busy in Babson’s goal Oct 18, 2009
Babson College sophomore Peter Crowley has been a busy and efficient Beaver in goal for the men s soccer team, which carried a 9-4-1 record into yesterday s game against visiting Springfield. Babson, undefeated (3-0) and in first place in the New England Women s and Men s Athletic Conference, won a key conference game last weekend, 1-0, over Wheaton. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Union soccer midfielder Manna has winning return at Babson Oct 11, 2009
The Union College junior midfielder from Acton scored the winning goal on a curling shot off a corner kick to give the men s soccer team a 3-2 overtime victory at Babson College in Wellesley. It was a timely goal and win, said Union head coach Jeff Guinn, whose team improved to 7-2, because we had three tents set up after the game for an alumni reception that included former players and their families from the Boston area. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
E. Reed Wilbur, family man and project developer; at 50 Oct 10, 2009
He received his master s degree in business administration at Babson College in 1988. He had a brain for numbers, one of those perfect score on the SAT guys, and was personable and social, his sister said. (Boston Globe)
Save-A-Date: Oct. 8 Oct 9, 2009
Oct. 20: Winona LaDuke, environmentalist and founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, speaks at 7 p.m., in Sorenson Theater at Babson College in Wellesley ... March 15: The Wellesley Club presents its annual Town Affairs Night at the Trim Dining Hall on the Babson College campus. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Community Bulletin Board: Oct. 8 Oct 9, 2009
How Mass Customization Can Create Value & Profit will be discussed from 6 to 8:30 p.m., in Olin Auditorium in Olin Hall at Babson College ... Wellesley Chamber of Commerce presents the Babson College/Wellesley Bank Business Series from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Schedule is: Oct. 9, at Olin Hall, Wellesley Room, Dwight Gertz, Business in Wellesley After the Recession: How will your customers behave when hard times are over. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Cambridge residents chosen for Ignite Clean Energy competition Oct 7, 2009
The 10 finalists were determined after 30 semifinalists presented to several panels of judges at the semifinals event Sept. 17 at Babson College. Each team gave a 10-minute presentation to convince judges that their business plan and technology represents an exciting investment opportunity. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Quotes of note Oct 3, 2009
-- MICHAEL LEVY, a marketing professor at Babson College on retailers who are already selling Christmas items. I was unaware it was OK before to have sex with your roommate in the room. (Boston Globe)
Is bank chief’s retiring forced? Oct 2, 2009
Peter S. Cohan, a Marlborough management consultant who teaches at Babson College, said it is unusual for a chief executive to resign without lining up a successor first. It s a sign of a forced exit, Cohan said. (Boston Globe)
Rockets hand Framingham first BSC loss since 2003 Oct 1, 2009
Wicked Local Photo by Zara Tzanev Needhams Jessica Murphy swims the 200 individual medley in the Rockets 95-82 victory over Braintree on Friday at Babson College. By Emily Verschoor-Kirss, Times Sports Correpsondent Wicked Local Needham Posted Sep 30, 2009 @ 11:18 AM Last update Sep 30, 2009 @ 03:48 PM. (Needham Tab, MA)
DEMO: Tech Upstarts in the Spotlight Sep 26, 2009
His 19-year-old partners, Peter Elias and Martin Shen, both are students at Babson College. Their product, Web on Wheels, allows users to share any aspect of a Web page pictures, videos, text with a buddy list simply by dragging and dropping it. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Wellesley Bulletin Board (Sept. 23) Sep 25, 2009
Wellesley Swimming Association is holding tryouts on Sunday, Sept. 27, at Webster Athletic Center, Babson College, from 4:15-6:45 p.m. All swimmers age 6 through 18 are welcome to tryout. For all information and tryout forms, please consult www. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
25 years celebrated at North Hill Sep 24, 2009
Jarvis Farley was a trustee of Babson College and the first president of North Hill when the facility opened in 1984 ... Jarvis Farley, a former trustee at Babson College and the first president of North Hill when the facility opened in 1984, now lives at North Hill. (Needham Tab, MA)
University of Dayton program among tops in nation Sep 23, 2009
No. 1 was Babson College in Massachusetts, which topped the rankings of both the graduate and undergraduate lists. Schools were evaluated on criteria including academics and requirements, students and faculty, and outside-the-classroom experiences. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
U of L entrepreneurship program honored Sep 23, 2009
Babson College s Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship in the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, located in Babson Park, Mass. was the top-ranked program in both the graduate and undergraduate categories. (Louisville Business First, KY)
College Sports Sep 23, 2009
Babson College is 5-2 after a Thursday night 3-1 win over Emmanuel College. Junior keeper Sarah Macary (Woodbury/ Gunnery) made two saves for the Beavers. (Voices, CT)
BJ's Names Babson College President to Board Sep 22, 2009
BJ's Wholesale Club names Babson College president as new board member ... BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said Monday it has named the president of Maryland's Babson College to its board of directors. (ABC News -- Wire)
At Babson, young entrepreneurs learn to compete, give back Sep 19, 2009
At Babson College, young entrepreneurs learn to compete and give back. Lauren Krtizer and Patrick Ehart presented a project idea during their class at Babson College ... It s not NBC s The Apprentice show starring celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump, but rather a new class at Babson College in Wellesley that s modeled after the popular reality TV show. (Boston Globe)
The flu returns to Wellesley after summer break Sep 19, 2009
Babson College has also seen a small number of students with a flu-like illness, said. At both schools, the cases are being presumed to be H1N1. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Wellesley Building Permits Sep 18, 2009
189 Wellesley Ave. Babson College ... 189 Wellesley Ave. Babson College ... 189 Wellesley Ave. Babson College. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Walk on Boston Marathon route benefits cancer fund Sep 14, 2009
The establishment itself was comfortable. But I was not happy with the service of the waitstaff. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
With financial services jobs in short supply, newly minted MBAs are exploring other options Sep 13, 2009
As his graduation from Babson College s MBA program drew near last year, Josh Bob began interviewing for a handful of jobs on Wall Street. But because those positions have dried up in the tough economy, he changed courses. (Boston Globe)
Wellesley-based Babson professor challenges students to raise funds for Dana-Farber Sep 12, 2009
Courtesy photo Professor Leonardo Len Green, a professor at Babson College, speaks with students. By Gadija Saville/Townsman Correspondent GateHouse News Service Posted Sep 11, 2009 @ 01:45 PM. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Olin, Babson, Wellesley tout collaboration Sep 11, 2009
Wicked Local staff photo by Kate Flock Olin College President, Richard Miller, Wellesley College President, Kim Bottomly, and Babson College President, Leonard Schlesinger, answer questions about a new collaboration among the schools, which was announced in the Wellesley Room of Olin Hall at Babson College, Sept. 9, 2009 ... In the not-so-coincidental setting of the Wellesley Room at the Olin Center at Babson College, three small colleges within close proximity of each other talked big as they... (Needham Tab, MA)
Wellesley's Babson post office has patrons stamp of approval Sep 11, 2009
Wicked Local Staff Photo by Veasey Conway The Babson College post office, on Forest Street in Wellesley, could be closed in a move to cut costs ... Babson College students comprise the other category of visitors. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
North Andover Education News Sep 11, 2009
Merrimack College joins Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College, MIT, UMass-Lowell, Babson College, Curry College and Suffolk University in hosting the JA Academy. The JA Academy at Merrimack College will be held weekly until April. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Newsweek: Can solar power solve the trash problem? Sep 11, 2009
Poss started the company while getting his MBA at Babson College. A solar panel on the top of the container charges a battery, and when volume reaches a certain level, it starts compacting with 1,200 pounds of force, providing a 5-to-1 reduction in volume. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Dover Police Chiefs cause: helping find a cancer cure Sep 11, 2009
Walkers may also choose the 14-mile route from Babson College; the five-mile route from Boston College; or the three-mile route starting at the main Dana-Farber Cancer Institute campus. The goal for this year s Jimmy Fund Walk is to raise more than $6 million for Dana-Farber. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Three college presidents will host Babson-Olin-Wellesley collaboration celebration Sep 8, 2009
The event will take place in the Wellesley Room of Olin Hall at Babson College ... For more information, contact Babson College at 781-239-4549 or ; Olin College at 781-292-2255 or ; or Wellesley College at 781-283-3321 or. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Secret dinners try to whet angel investors’ appetites Sep 7, 2009
Walnut and Boston Harbor meet at Babson College in Wellesley. Hub, founded in 2000, meets in Cambridge (I think). (Boston Globe)
How couch potatoes watch TV could hold clues for advertisers Sep 6, 2009
The whole issue of whether this is research that marketers and advertisers can use in a prudent and productive way has yet to be determined, said Glenn C. Kelley, an associate professor of marketing at Babson College ... It s kind of interesting and it s kind of a new spin on research, said Kelley, the Babson College professor. (Boston Globe)
Five Marblehead residents to take part in Jimmy Fund Walk Sep 6, 2009
2-mile route, the Hopkinton-to-Babson College 14-mile route, the Babson-to-Boston 13 ... Walkers begin in Hopkinton between 6-7:30 a.m., at Babson College between 9:30-11 a.m., at Boston College between 10-11:30 a.m., and in Boston at 2 p.m.. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Wellesley Townsman police log: Sept. 3 Sep 5, 2009
On Aug. 27 at 10:10 p.m., Wellesley Police arrested Jean Paul Laflam, 36, of 17 Cleveland St., Gloucester, as a courtesy booking for Babson College. No further information about why he was arrested was available at press time. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Needham native is new METCO director Sep 5, 2009
Since Concord, she was a community relations coordinator at Salem State College, the director of minority and international affairs at Babson College in Wellesley, and the assistant dean of students for multicultural programs at Babson College. After working as an assistant dean at Radcliffe College, Allen-Willoughby worked for the Victory Generation After-School Program for the Black Ministerial Alliance until 2002. (Needham Tab, MA)
Jimmy Fund Walk set for Sept. 13 Sep 4, 2009
Walkers can choose the full course, or a 14-mile route from Hopkinton to Babson College in Wellesley, a 13-mile route from Babson to Boston, a 5-mile stint starting at Boston College, or the 3-mile Boston Walk. The walks begin on rolling starts from 6 to 7:30 a.m. at the Hopkinton Center School and from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Babson. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Post office at Wellesley's Babson College might close Sep 3, 2009
By Elana Zak/Townsman staff GateHouse News Service Posted Sep 02, 2009 @ 12:33 PM. The little post office at could soon go the way of the 40-cent stamp as the Postal Service looks at ways to cut costs. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Boston magazine picks Cambridge Rindge and Latin as 20th best public school Sep 3, 2009
George Recck, director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, calculated mean scores for each data category and then ranked schools based on their distance from the averages. Loading commenting interface. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Disappearance Before Dawn Sep 1, 2009
George had graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts with a business degree, a background he hoped to bring to the family store when his father retired. George did like to go out and have a good time, says Shawn Keenan, who lived two doors down from George Smith at Babson. (MSNBC -- Crime)
ITA to Install Two New Board Members Aug 28, 2009
Buhl has a bachelor's degree in Science and Finance and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Babson College, Babson Park, MA. George J. Esseff Jr., the president of Lawrence's Supra Alloys unit, in a letter of recommendation to the ITA, said Buhl's business experience "puts him in a good position to provide the perspective of the distribution side of our industry." Esseff went on to say Buhl is committed to developing new markets for the titanium business. (PR Newswire)
Wellesley, Olin and Babson Colleges launch new partnerships Aug 25, 2009
A formal announcement of the collaboration is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1:30 pm at Babson College. The public is invited to attend. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
3 colleges to offer combined curricula Aug 24, 2009
At a time when many colleges have been forced to cut back and reevaluate what they offer, the elite liberal arts school for women has found common ground with Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a tiny school just 7 years old, and Babson College, a business school with an entrepreneurial bent. Under the new partnership, faculty will jointly develop programs designed to equip students to tackle major world problems, such as energy supply and national security, from different academic... (Boston Globe)
Cahill’s sounds like he’s in, but not quite yet Aug 23, 2009
When Baker announced he was running for governor, he stood in a Babson College conference room, a white dry-erase board in the background. MATT VISER. (Boston Globe)
Babson College Named #1 Undergraduate Program for Entrepreneurship for 13th Consecutive Time Aug 22, 2009
Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the 13th consecutive time, U.S.News & World Report magazine has named Babson College the #1 Undergraduate Program in the U.S. for Entrepreneurship ... Babson College in Wellesley, Mass ... Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. (PR Newswire)
For first time, brothers no longer teammates Aug 15, 2009
Brendan Gorman, an assistant coach at Rochester Institute of Technology the past four seasons, has been named head men s lacrosse coach at Babson College, where he will also serve as the athletic department s strength and conditioning coach. Marvin Pave can be reached at. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Wilmington residents join Jimmy Fund Walk Aug 15, 2009
2-mile route, the Hopkinton to Babson College 14-mile route, the Babson to Boston 13 ... Walkers begin in Hopkinton between 6-7:30 a.m., at Babson College between 9:30-11 a.m., at Boston College between 10-11:30 a.m., and in Boston at 2 p.m.. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
A summer venture into business at Wellesley's Babson College Aug 14, 2009
Courtesy photo Babson College student Alex Moazed gives a presentation on his business at the Demo Day for the schools new Summer Venture Program ... The audience included family members, Babson College faculty and possible investors. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Wellesley High Fall Sports Guidelines Aug 14, 2009
Location: Babson College Pool. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Fifteen residents to try annual Jimmy Fund Walk Aug 13, 2009
2-mile route, the Hopkinton to Babson College 14-mile route, the Babson to Boston 13 ... Walkers begin in Hopkinton between 6:00-7:30 a.m., at Babson College between 9:30-11 a.m., at Boston College between 10-11:30 a.m., and in Boston at 2 p.m.. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Field Hockey Aug 12, 2009
University of Louisville incoming freshmen Natasha Leickly and Lara Williams have been selected to participate in the USA Junior National Camp which will take place July 16-19 at Babson College in Boston, Mass. 7/7/2009. (Uoflsports.com)
Concordians support Reid's Ride Aug 11, 2009
This year, Meredith organized a Comedy Night at the Prince Pizzeria in Saugus, a Dinner at Tasca, a Spanish restaurant in Brighton, and also remained active in the annual College Cancer Awareness Week at her alma mater, Babson College. While employed at Stride Rite Corporation, she actively recruited members from her Babson fraternity, Chi Omega to help keep this event alive at Babson. (Concord Journal, MA)
Beverly cyclists unite for common goal at Pan-Mass Challenge Aug 7, 2009
Bill Abbott: This year I once again participated in the two-day 162 mile Wellesley (Babson College) to Provincetown ride. It wasn t my fastest ride, but like the disease itself in the end surviving is winning. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Student standouts Aug 6, 2009
edu Babson College Babson College announces Ryan Christopher Ricciardelli graduated in May of 2009. Franklin & Marshall College Amelia Russo from Medfield has made the Honors List for Franklin & Marshall College's spring 2009 semester. (Medfield Press, MA)
Spector: Remembering why I ride the Pan-Mass Challenge Aug 5, 2009
I can t believe I m doing this to myself, I thought as my son drove me to Babson College Saturday at 5:30 a.m.. And, then, when I least expected it, it happened. (Newton Tab, MA)
Pan-Mass Challenge riders pedal through Franklin, Wellesley Aug 4, 2009
Cyclists in the 30th Annual Pan-Masachusetts Challenge leave Babson College in Welleslely this morning. More related photos. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
PMC Cyclist: Beverly resident Bill Abbott Aug 4, 2009
Wellesley (Babson College) to Provincetown, which is about 170 miles over two days. Is this your first PMC. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Babson College summer program fosters student start-ups Aug 3, 2009
At Babson College in Wellesley, high school intern Adam Cohan (left) worked with Anton Yakushin (rear) and Raul Pellerano on their start-up, BongoBing ... Each Monday this summer, students enrolled in Babson College s new Summer Venture Program have been meeting to eat pizza and talk business. (Boston Globe)
Mass. start-ups take another run at custom-made apparel Aug 2, 2009
Several customization companies are just now getting off the ground - many of them hailing from Babson College in Wellesley. Blank Label aims to sell shirts and suits to men in the 18-to-28 demographic. (Boston Globe)
