Graduate Student Organizations
Babson has a wide array of organizations to help you further your knowledge and
career ambitions, or to simply share your interests with others. If you’d like to
speak with someone about these programs, contact anyone from the list below.
Otherwise, select a club to learn more.
Graduate Student Organization Contacts
Laureen Lampert
Program Assistant, Graduate Programs and Student Affairs
781-239-4474
Joseph Kozel
President, Graduate Student Council
Gradstudentcouncil@babson.edu
Graduate Student Council (GSC)
President - Joseph Kozel
Executive Vice President - Mark Itskovitz
Vice President of Finance - Chris Huge
Vice President of Academic Affairs - Nurit Bloom
Vice President of Student Activities - Paul Phadungchai
Vice President of Marketing and Communications - Jessica Jaffe
Vice Presidents of Evening Students - Vikram Chhabra & Milka Milliance
Vice President of Fast Track Students - Ann Bennett
Director of CCD Relations - Arielle Schwartz
Director of Partners Club – Joseph Hoyt
Director of Technology - Karan Checker
Director of Alumni Relations - Ajit Verghese
Director of Class Gift - David Osgood
Director of International Affairs - Gil Allouche
Asian Business Forum (ABF)
The Asian Business Forum is a student-managed campus organization aimed at
broadening students’ awareness and understanding of Asia and its
many business opportunities.
Babson Association of Women MBAs (BAWMBA)
This organization provides support for and promotes awareness of issues
surrounding women in business. Specifically, BAWMBA creates a network of
students, faculty, alumni, and community members dedicated to promoting
the advancement of women in leadership roles. BAWMBA offers excellent
opportunities to network with other Babson students and visiting guests
through its formal events and informal gatherings.
Babson Buyout Association (BBA)
The Babson Buyout Association is a resource for Babson MBA students who
want to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities involving the purchase or
franchise of an existing small business. The BBA will provide
opportunities for students to hear speakers from the buyout industry,
participate in small business and franchise purchase opportunities,
contact interested alumni, and sponsor activities that will further the
organization’s goals.
Babson Consulting Club (BCC)
The organization will create professional development opportunities for
students interested in the consulting industry, including conducting mock
case interviews, sharing educational reading materials, and organizing
presentations by industry professionals.
Babson Culinary Society (BCS)
The purpose of the Babson Culinary Society (BCS) is to provide a forum
that promotes interaction among students with an interest in the culinary
world. The BCS will promote this interaction through various
activities including, but not limited to, international cuisine nights,
restaurant visits, culinary business discussions, and cooking instruction,
while also giving back to the community around us through culinary related
service activities (e.g., soup kitchens).
Babson Global Outreach Through Entrepreneurship (BGOE)
The purpose of the organization is to both provide entrepreneurial
assistance to underdeveloped regions of the world and to give Babson
students a practical method of applying entrepreneurial tools in a real
world setting. Through global philanthropy, this organization seeks to
reduce dependency and increase self sufficiency.
Babson EuroClub
The purpose of the EuroClub is to increase the profile of Europe and
European business opportunities at Babson, to increase the profile of
Babson in Europe, and to facilitate networking among those interested in
European business.
Babson Energy and Environmental Club
The Graduate Energy and Environmental Club is committed to fostering
innovation by connecting students to all aspects of the energy industry.
Opportunities are discovered by organizing educational events where
students can gain insight about industry activities, by connecting alumni
to the Club and its members, and by helping students gain new internship
and employment positions within the energy space. While the Energy and
Environmental Club is committed to building partnerships across all areas
of the industry, the club's activities will focus particularly on sectors
that seek to generate energy in the most technologically efficient means
or by minimizing carbon by-products. For more information,
visit www.babsonenergy.com.
Jonah S. Eidus; co-President jeidus1@babson.edu
Rob Banagale; co-President rbanagale1@babson.edu
Babson Entrepreneurship Club (BEC)
The Babson Entrepreneurship Club is a student organization that is
dedicated to promoting, cultivating, and nurturing the entrepreneurial
spirit that is unique to Babson. We serve as an extension of the current
graduate curriculum and provide graduate students with the support
necessary for achieving their entrepreneurial aspirations. The
organization hopes that through its programs and initiatives, more
students will leave Babson with the confidence and direction they need to
launch new and successful ventures.
Babson Entrepreneurial Teaching Alliance (BETA)
The Babson Entrepreneurial Teaching Alliance was formed to use the knowledge
base and experiences of the Babson College community to teach entrepreneurial
and business principles to low-income and/or otherwise disadvantaged youth
and adults. The organization works with existing not-for-profit organizations
that have similar missions and creates its own programs that capitalize on
this knowledge base to assist those who may benefit from it most.
Babson Family Enterprising Association (BFEA)
The purpose of the Babson Family Enterprising Association is to provide a
forum that promotes interconnectivity between students with family businesses
and family businesses themselves. The BFEA will promote the network of
family businesses through events and literature and act as a forum for
discussion relating to any and all aspects of family business.
Babson Investment Management Association (BIMA)
Babson Investment Management Association is dedicated to providing work
experience in managing funds, developing research skills, and providing
guidance for students interested in pursuing investment careers.
Babson Latin America Club (BLAC)
The goal of the Babson Latin America Club is to promote campus
awareness and to spread information related to Latin American business,
economics, politics, and culture. The Forum provides an opportunity for
MBA students to deepen their international understanding of Latin America,
to explore diversity on campus, and to encourage greater flexibility in
thinking about world events from divergent regional perspectives. The BLAC
organizes events to exchange information with prominent personalities of
the Latin American business world about topics such as business
opportunities in Latin America, managing in unstable environments, doing
business in Latin America, financing entrepreneurial ventures in Latin
America, dealing with inflation and globalization, and many other topics.
For more information, please call extension 4530.
Babson Life Sciences Club (BLSC)
To enhance learning, networking, and career opportunities in life sciences
within and beyond the Babson community.
Babson Luxury Society
The organization seeks to raise awareness of the luxury industry; create
opportunities within the luxury industry for Babson students; and develop
networking opportunities with professionals from the industry.
Babson Media and Entertainment Club (BMEC)
The goals of this organization include providing and coordinating
media-related resources and opportunities for Babson students who
have a career-related interest in media and entertainment.
Babson Marketing Group (BMG)
The Babson Marketing Group is a graduate student club designed to create
a network of students, faculty, alumni, and community members who are
aware of and dedicated to the promotion of the field of marketing.
Babson Technology Venture Group (BTVG)
The Babson Technology Venture Group is a student-run organization focused
on the applications of technology in business. The BTVG brings together
students, faculty, administration, and members of the business community
to discuss current trends and issues surrounding areas such as e-commerce,
telecommunications, biotechnology, and the Internet. The BTVG is best
known for its Silicon Valley trip.
Babson Real Estate Association (BREA)
The purpose of Babson Real Estate Association is to encourage and nurture
exposure to real estate as an educational career option. To that end,
BREA, in association with the undergraduate real estate club, will provide
opportunities for students to hear speakers from the real estate industry,
participate in career roundtables, contact interested alumni, and plan
such other activities as may further the goals of the organization.
Babson Venture Capital/Private Equity Club
The Babson Venture Capital/Private Equity Club promotes interaction among
the Babson student body, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the venture
capital, private equity, and investment banking community. The club
strives to increase awareness of the various facets of entrepreneurial
finance through guest speakers, panel discussions, and other events.
Net Impact
Net Impact is a community assistance fund that serves as a means for the
Babson graduate community to aid charities of their choice. The
organization facilitates student-initiated fund-raising activities,
assisting charitable organizations in the greater Boston area. Net Impact
helps identify charities to be supported, creates a place where students
can bring their ideas for potential recipients and fund-raising events,
and creates a framework to carry out charitable activities. The
organization was founded in February 1998.
Retail Club
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South Asia Business Forum
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Open for Business (formerly the Babson Gay, Lesbian, and Everybody Else Club)
The Babson Gay, Lesbian, and Everybody Else Club envisions a Babson
community where people of all sexual orientations are free and
unencumbered from passive or active discrimination and are welcomed into
all aspects of campus life. The mission of GLEE is to help promote a safer
and more hospitable campus environment; promote a higher level of
understanding of sexual minority issues; and create social activities that are
safe and fun for gay, lesbian, bisexual persons and their heterosexual
counterparts. GLEE includes undergraduate students, graduate students,
faculty, administration, and alumni.
Babson Wine Appreciation Club (BWAC)
The primary objective of the Babson Graduate Wine Appreciation Club is
wine education and appreciation. The organization will educate on the
various types and vintages of wine, as well as appropriate wine and food
pairing through tasting, a newsletter, through group educational trips,
and guest experts.
Buffoonery Committee
Once during the fall and again in the spring, the graduate students
entertain each other by producing a variety show. The Buffoonery
Committee offers all students the opportunity to show any acting,
dancing, or comedic talents they may (or may not) have, and provides a
lighthearted opportunity to reflect on the semester’s events and
class characters.
Babson MBA Soccer
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Babson MBA Ice Hockey
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Babson MBA Golf Club
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Babson MBA Squash Club
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Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (FEI)
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