Student Programs

The Frank & Eileen™ Center Undergraduate Mentor Program pairs juniors and seniors of all gender identities with professionals who have 3-15 years of work experience for a 12-week, one-to-one mentoring experience. Get paired with a mentor during a networking session, receive coaching and resources on how to maintain a strong mentor/mentee relationship, and work directly with mentors to get support on advancing your personal and professional goals.

The Frank & Eileen™ Institute Near-Peer Mentor Program connects sophomores and first-year students in order to give first-years a mentor that can help guide them through the start of the Frank & Eileen™ Institute Pathways experience and help them begin developing meaningful relationships on campus. This program was created to introduce the essential skills of communication, relationship development, and mentoring for students early on in their Babson careers.

The Frank & Eileen™ Institute Student Executive Board gives students the opportunity to build their leadership skills while playing a critical role in the ongoing development of Frank & Eileen™ Institute student programming. Executive board members assist in student engagement and event planning, and serve as ambassadors of the Frank & Eileen™ Institute mission among the greater student body. They provide perspective, new ideas, and community connections that allow us to better meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the students we serve.

Frank & Eileen™ Center and Women's Leadership Scholars have been awarded a four-year, quarter-tuition, merit scholarship to Babson College in recognition of their academic achievement and demonstrated leadership. The Frank & Eileen™ Center provides a home base for scholars to build community and participate in events and experiences, designed to catalyze their careers and develop their ability to make their mark as inclusive entrepreneurial leaders.

The WIN Lab® is a fully virtual, 12-week, accelerator program for women-identifying entrepreneurs who have already launched their businesses and are ready for growth. The core program uses Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A®) methodology to push founders to test, iterate, and take action toward growth opportunities. It offers a dual focus on developing the entrepreneur and the enterprise through milestone-driven content, peer forums, one-on-one coaching, and public-platforming opportunities. WINners learn in the Lab, take action in their companies, and then review and iterate on that action with faculty, peers, coaches, and mastermind experts to determine how to move forward.

Near-peer mentors for our high school programs are current Babson undergraduates who are committed to making a difference in the lives of the next generation of inclusive entrepreneurial leaders. They understand the importance of learning from their peers in a safe environment and are looking for opportunities to be a role-model, a leader, and a facilitator. Interested in learning more about this job? Email CWEL.

The Disruption Dinner is a premier annual event hosted by the Frank & Eileen™ Center and campus partners at Babson College which brings the Babson community together for an evening of inspiration and conversation around gender and leadership. Each year the event showcases the experiences of accomplished women leaders in a common industry who are acting boldly to break barriers, blaze trails, and launch movements that change industries, organizations, and communities around the world.

The Frank & Eileen™ Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership brings Babson students off-campus and on-site at a host organization, for a day of leadership competency and community building with a focus on building self-efficacy and self-awareness. The event aims to integrate the newest members of the Frank & Eileen™ Institute community, strengthen the Frank & Eileen™ Institute student network, provide access to entrepreneurial role models, build strategies that support mental health and well-being, and set the stage for a successful year.

Project W is an undergraduate student-led organization dedicated to inspiring and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration amongst innovators and entrepreneurs across the Babson, Olin, and Wellesley (BOW) Colleges.