Babson Announces Commencement Speakers
F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business will host Richard Saul Wurman as the School’s speaker for its commencement ceremony. Wurman is an architect and graphic designer who co-founded the popular TED Conference. The commencement ceremony will be held May 16. Wurman co-founded the TED Conference in 1984 and chaired the conference from 1984 to 2002. Wurman has written, designed and published more than 90 books.
In addition to Richard Saul Wurman, Kevin Colleran will serve as the speaker for the Babson College commencement speaker. Kevin Colleran, who is also a Babson alumnus, is Facebook’s first ad salesperson. Colleran joined Facebook in April 2005 as one of the first 10 employees of the company. He remained with Facebook until 2011 and in 2012, he became a venture partner with General Catalyst Partners in Cambridge. Along with his work at General Catalyst, Colleran is also a managing partner at Slow Ventures.
Olin Hosts PT Program One-On-One Event
The F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson University will be hosting an event for prospective students who are interested in the Part-Time MBA programs. The event will give prospective students a chance to talk one-on-one with Babson Graduate Admissions representatives to learn about the Part-Time MBA programs. The event will be held Feb. 11 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Prospective students can schedule a 30-minute meeting with a representative to discuss program details, the admission process and any other aspects to starting your education at Babson.
Olin offers two part-time MBA programs, the Evening MBA program and the Blended Learning MBA. The Evening MBA program is an ideal program for working professionals that require a flexible program to accommodate professional or personal demand. Classes for the Evening MBA are held on weekday evenings and weekends. The Evening MBA program is a 55-credit program that is on average completed in 36 months.
Babson ranked No. 1 in Entrepreneurship by Financial Times
Babson College has been ranked as the top graduate program for entrepreneurship in the world, by the 2015 Financial Times Global MBA rankings. Babson was ranked no. 1 in entrepreneurship, ahead of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and Oxford. Babson is also ranked no. 38 among U.S. schools in the overall full-time global MBA program evaluation by the Financial Times. It is also ranked at no. 73 overall.
Babson is ranked no. 3 among Massachusetts business programs, behind Harvard and MIT.The Financial Times ranks Babson among the top programs in the following criteria:
Babson Holds Blended MBA Info Event
The F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College is holding a visitor event for prospective students at its San Francisco Campus for its blended learning MBA program. The event will be held Dec. 5, 2014 from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
During the event, prospective students can find more information on the Babson Blended Learning MBA program, attend a class and speak with current students over lunch about their experiences with the program. The Visitor Program allows prospective students to explore a particular program delivery to determine if the program and Babson are the right fit. The program lasts two to four hours and is designed to provide you an inside look at the Babson experience.
Olin Students Host Entrepreneurship Forum
The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business held the Babson Entrepreneurship Forum Nov. 14, 2014. The event was entirely student run and was centered on the theme of “Owning the Future.” The event’s panel discussions, keynote speakers and breakout sessions brought more than 25 prominent speakers to the event.
The opening keynote highlighted the newest inductees into Babson’s Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs. Attendees also heard from closing speaker Wayne Chang, Twitter’s Global Head of Developer Experience.
Olin Offers Finance for Non-financial Pros Program
F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business is offering the Executive Education course “Finance for Today’s Nonfinancial Professionals.” The course will be held Nov. 13-14, 2014. The program will be held at the Babson Executive Conference Center, in Wellesley, MA. The program is led by Virginia Soybel, senior lecturer in accounting in Babson’s Accounting and Law Division and Victoria Sassine, adjunct lecturer in Babson’s Finance Division.
This program is designed for nonfinancial mid- and senior-level professionals in any industry or organization, and attracts a varied mix of participants. Whether you are a Vice President of Operations, Sales Representative, Product Manager, Director of Marketing, Systems Engineer, or anything in between.
