October 2024

ANNOUNCING NEW EVENT FOR YOUR STUDENTS

The Babson Prototyping Challenge

Monday October 21, 2024

Virtual, 9:00 - 10:30 AM Eastern Time

Students at Collaborative member institutions are invited to join this special event hosted by Babson professor, Alisa Jno-Charles. In this virtual, interactive event, students will explore different forms of prototyping, engage in a group-based

prototyping activity, and discuss how prototypes are powerful tools to engage target customers to explore and validate entrepreneurial opportunities.

Registration Deadline: October 18, 2024

Alisa Jno-Charles

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Babson College

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UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING:

Annually, the Babson Academy awards scholarships to individuals to attend some of our signature educator programs.

All faculty and staff from Collaborative member institutions may apply. Preference will be given to individuals who are actively engaged with the Babson Collaborative.

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SUMMIT NEWS

REMINDER: SESSION PROPOSALS DUE SOON

We are now accepting Session Proposals for the for the Global Summit which will take place April 6-9, 2025 in Paris, France. We are seeking teaching exercises, expert panels, and more content that connects to our theme, The Power of Global Entrepreneurship Education: Cultivating Innovation through Collaboration.

Each Collaborative member institution may send up to three educators to the summit, as determined by the institutional champion.

Session Proposal Deadline: October 20, 2024

SUBMIT YOUR SESSION PROPOSAL

MEMBER NEWS & RESOURCES

CALL FOR PAPERS: DIANA RESEARCH CONFERENCE

We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for the Diana International Research Conference, which will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, July 1-4, 2025 focusing on the theme, Entrepreneurship at the Edge: Extending the Boundaries of Gender and Entrepreneurship.

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024

SUBMIT YOUR SESSION ABSTRACT

STUDENT CHALLENGE NEWS

THANK YOU, 2025 SOCIAL IMPACT PATRONS

Social Impact Patrons are donors with a shared belief in, and commitment to, the UN SDGs. By sponsoring cash prizes, Patrons hope to inspire greater participation in the Student Challenge and help equip winners to take their concept to the next level!

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WELCOME NEW MEMBER

UNIVERSIDAD

METROPOLITANA

Welcome, Collaborative Champion and Director of the Center of Innovation Robert Veiga, and the entire UNIMET community!

UNIMET is our first Collaborative member institution in Venezuela!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

BRIAN DETWEILER-BEDEL & CHRYS HUTCHINGS

Brian is Executive Director of the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership and Professor of Psychology . Chrys is Managing Director for the Bates Center and Adjunct Professor, both at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, USA.

To learn more about Brian and Chrys, watch the interview and read their profiles in the Collaborative Faculty & Staff Directory.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW

MEET THE NEW BABSON ACADEMY DIRECTOR

LILY AWAD

Lily Awad is the Director of University Relations for the Babson Academy. In this role she leverages her extensive experience as both an educator and relationship manager to drive impactful collaborations with stakeholders.

As a mom of two, most of her spare time is consumed by 6-to-4-year-old-targeted events and activities. When not navigating the jungle of playdates and birthday parties, Lily is on a quest to find space in her house for the pounds of produce her husband grows in his thriving garden.

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