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Kick-off the Fall with a welcome back to professional sportsas the NFL football season begins.Join Babson for a friendly game that will last as long as the football season! Participate in our Alumni Football Weekly Challenge with your fellow Babson friends, track the league's progress throughout the season, and see if you can be the last alum standing! Whether you are a football fan or just want to give it a try, all alums are welcome to participate in this easy, fun, community building engagement.How To Play: Register by clicking the button at the top or bottom of this page. Check your email for your first ballot on Tuesday, September 8th after 3:00 PM EST. Weekly ballots and league updates will be shared with all participants on Tuesdays throughout the season. All emails will come from alumrel@babson.edu. Submit your picks by filling out the ballot (Google Sheet provided in email each week). Follow along throughout the season on our Alumni Football Weekly Challenge Dashboard. It will be updated each Tuesday by 2:00 PM EST.Game Rules: All registrants must be Babson Alumni to participate. Limit one registration per alum. Each participant chooses one NFL team each week to 'win' their match-up that week. Throughout the course of the season, you CANNOT pick the same team twice. You must have your pick in BEFORE THE START of the FIRST Thursday, Sunday, or Monday regular season game depending on when your pick is playing. Picks submitted after the deadline will be an automatic loss and result in elimination. (i.e. you cannot pick a team that has already played or their game has already started). If the participant's pick is correct (the team wins their game), they move on to play the following week. If the participant's pick is incorrect (the team loses their game), they are eliminated from the weekly challenge. The last player standing will be named our first annual Alumni Football Weekly Challenge Champion and receive a commemorative trophy for bragging rights!*If at anytime the NFL season is interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Babson team will be in touch with a plan to finish out the Challenge.*Players spots are limited. Register now to reserve your place. Last day to register will be Wednesday, September 9th at 3:00 PM EST. Find out more >>

SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 15A virtual tournament that golfers can play on any course, anywhere in the world.Babson Alumni and Friends are invited to participate in theCollege's first virtual golf tournament! PLAY A ROUNDGolfers tee off for 18 holes at a course of their choosing* between 9/15 and 10/15SUBMIT YOUR SCORESWhether you play with local friends, or gather fellow Babson Beavers for a foursome, submit your scores through the 18Birdies app to our live tournament. Players can submit up to two rounds of golf for scoring.FOLLOW THE FUNSnap a photo for the tournament feed, follow the leaderboard, and cheer on fellow alumni throughout the month to see who our lucky winners will be!Tournament participants will have the chance to interact, post, and share content to the feed- not to mention win great golf gear from the PGA Golf Superstore. Not ready to play or just want to follow along? We welcome anyone to download the app and view the tournament leader boards to cheer on players over the next four weeks.Read on for more information and the official rules. Scores will be tracked in the 18Birdies app and calculated using the Peoria Scoring System.*Courses must have slope and course rating recognized by world handicap system. 18birdies app has more than 30,000 courses worldwide.TOURNAMENT RULES AND GUIDELINES All scores and tournament updates collected through the 18Birdies App. Download the app HERE. If you are unable to utilize the app, attested scorecards can be emailed to eventsmanagement@babson.edu as well. To qualify, you must play and post one (1) Qualified round at a course of your choosing (Par 70 or greater) between September 15, 2020 and October 15, 2020. Three (3) winners will be selected in both the Gross and Net Categories, based on the top 3 tournament performers. Top 3 tournament performers is defined by the first three places on the tournament leader boards. One (1) "MVP" winner will be selected from a random drawing. To qualify for the "MVP" random prize drawing, tournament participants must contribute at least one (1) form of user-generated content (e.g. photos and videos) to the tournament Feed. The tournament is open to all Babson Alumni & Friends.THE PEORIA SCORING SYSTEMWith the Peoria Scoring Systems, 6 holes are secretly selected as the scoring holes. At the end of the tournament, the 6 secret holes will be revealed and top performers will be shown on the Individual Stroke - Net and Gross leaderboard. Babson will use the Qualified Round criteria to select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner for each leaderboard.The 6 holes consist of two par 3s, two par 4s and two par 5s with one of each type selected from the front and back nine respectively. Players tee off and complete their rounds, playing stroke play and scoring in the normal fashion.A player's handicap for the round will be calculated based on the score on those 6 secret holes.A modified Peoria handicap is calculated by adding the player's strokes over par on the selected holes, and multiplying that number by 2.8. This will be the player's allowance to be deducted from the gross score. The maximum hole score for allowance purposes is three over par on par-3s and 4s, and four over par on par-5s.Example: A player scores 98 for a round. The player is 11 over par on the six selected holes.11 x 2.8 = 30.8 = 31 Stroke AllowanceGross Score: 98Net Score: 98 - 31 = 67*Just want to follow along? On the 18Birdies app use the gallery code 9376 to keep an eye on the action. Find out more >>

Join us to learn about the STEM designated Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program. .Learn how Babson's MSBA program will teach you to navigate complex business problems and create innovative solutions using data analytics.Learn about our 9- and 16- month program options and how the MSBA will train you to identify and formulate business problems or opportunities with data analytics, communicate these with senior managers and other data scientists in your organization, produce coherent and relevant analyses, and turn the results into actionable tactics and strategies for success. Find out more >>

Hosted by the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join us for virtual weekly office hours featuring our Executives in Residence.EiR office hours are open to all finance students, both undergraduate and graduate, who are interested in talking with our industry experts to discuss topics and questions around career guidance, industry trends, interview prep, recommendations for improving your skill set, or questions more specific to your finance coursework. Questions can be as broad or specific as you'd like, or simply choose to attend and learn without having any specific questions.This is a great opportunity to network with industry executives with a wealth of knowledge in finance and investments. There's no limit to the number of office hours students can attend. Come when you can at any point during the hour and feel free to leave as you need to.Brittany Bascom, Global Head of Investment Analysis, John HancockThe Global Investment Product Group is responsible for investment product development, asset manager selection as well as ongoing investment oversight of performance and risk across our retail, institutional and retirement business globally.Brittany is responsible for all investment product reporting and global research on product development and oversight efforts. The team is also responsible for strategic planning and managing the product pipeline of our investment platforms. She has primary responsibility for all Investments presentations and fund performance reports for the Boards of Directors and investment committees globally. Additionally, she leads and supports strategic initiatives on the global investment platforms through industry research and competitive analysis. Prior to her current role, Brittany was the Head of Portfolio Analytics, focused on investment product analytics for the U.S. investment platforms. She has been with the company since February 2010. Additionally, she serves as an advisory board member to John Hancock's Global Women's Alliance and is a member of Manulife's Sustainability Center of Excellence. She holds a BSM in Management from Tulane University and a MBA with a concentration in Finance from Babson College. She is also a member of the International Business Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma.All interested Babson College undergraduate and graduate students should register by clicking the link at the bottom of the page. Find out more >>

P2P Connect Sessions: Fall 2020 Facilitated by Associate Director of the Butler Launch Pad Cindy Klein Marmer, P2P (Peer to Peer) Connect sessions are facilitated feedback forums designed help you continue to make progress on your venture through virtual support. You will have the opportunity to get feedback on your current business concept or help you overcome a current challenge you are facing while helping your peers do the same. Youll leave the session with a renewed focus on the actionable next steps you should take to continue making progress on your business. Find out more >>