May 2019

ANNOUNCING THE COLLABORATIVE
2019 STUDENT CHALLENGE WINNERS!
The 2019 Student Challenge engaged 400+ students on 100+ teams at 12 member schools around the world!
 
For the final global phase of the Student Challenge, a committee of Babson faculty judges diligently reviewed submissions from 11 finalists. The judges were very impressed and shared how difficult it was to determine one winner among so many exceptional projects.
That said, we are delighted to share the final results: 
CONGRATULATIONS 1ST PLACE WINNER: LobbyControl from UDD , Chile
LobbyControl is an emergency management solution that increases data gathering and shortens response time in the event of high rise building fires.

The LobbyControl team has earned the GRAND PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP to attend the two-week BABSON BUILD program in July!
CONGRATULATIONS RUNNERS-UP:
2ND PLACE: AruLearning from UDEP , Peru
3RD PLACE: Kanan from Tec de Monterrey , Mexico

Congratulations to all finalists for their tremendous efforts and thank you to all of you who committed countless hours to facilitating the Student Challenge at your institution.
UPCOMING WEBINAR
Gender Acumen in Entrepreneurship Education

Featuring: Susan Duffy , Executive Director of Babson's Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL)

Thursday, June 13, 2019
8:00 AM (EDT - Boston time)
APPLY TO HOST THE 2020 SUMMIT
Members are invited to apply to host The Collaborative 2020 Annual Global Summit. Please review guidelines and expectations on the Collaborative Portal before applying.

Application deadline: June 7, 2019

Details and the application form can be found on the Collaborative Portal under MEMBER LOGIN.
MEMBER NEWS
WELCOME NEW COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS!

We are proud to announce and welcome three new members who joined this spring:
Mahindra École Centrale (MEC) is a private engineering institute located in Bahadurpally, near Hyderabad, India.

Champion: Rajkumar Phatate , Professor & Head - Centre of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Toulouse Business School (TBS) is a business school in Toulouse, France with campuses in Paris, Barcelona, Casablanca and London.

Champion: Servane Delanoë-Gueguen , Associate Professor and Head of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation pedagogical department  
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) is a private school in Loja, Ecuador that specializes in distance education and entrepreneurship education.

Champion: Marcos Vega Solano , Executive Director, prendho (innovation center)
Arist names Bennett University’s Ajay Batra one of the six most innovative professors of 2019.

Visitors from Université Laval (L-R): Laurent Dallaireare, Marianne Lirette, Geneviève Marcotte, Andrea Gomez Philip Hébert with Babson B.E.T.A. Challenge winner, Yad founder, Debbie Cohen '19
FACENS FIRST TO REACH GOLD LEVEL STATUS
Congratulations to Faculdade de Engenharia de Sorocaba (FACENS), the first Collaborative member institution to reach gold level status.

Collaborative Points help us measure and celebrate our members' engagement with the Collaborative. As points are earned, members increase levels. CLICK HERE to submit your points today!
MEET OUR NEW COLLABORATIVE DIRECTOR
Jamie Kendrioski began his role as director of the Babson Collaborative and Babson Build in March 2019. Prior to that, he worked for 9 years as Babson's director of international student and scholar services, three years of which he was also director of multicultural education. 

Jamie manages Collaborative programs, services and communications including: the Annual Summit, Student Challenge, Webinars, Portal and Fieldnotes. Jamie is eager to hear your feedback and implement improvements that make the Collaborative experience as valuable and enjoyable as possible for our membership.

Fun facts: Jamie has fraternal twin brother and is an avid painter (mostly abstract).

Former Collaborative director Tom Simon retired in April. We wish him the very best.