| Message from the Director
It's new; it's different, but it's still CWL! As promised, here is our newly designed CWL e-newsletter, which will be distributed three times a year-fall, winter, summer.
We look forward to finding out what you think and any suggestions on what you'd like to hear about from us. Remember to visit the CWL Web site often for event and program updates and registration.
Jan Shubert
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Fall 2009 Events: Mark Your Calendars!
CWL Author Series
December 8
MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN
"Women Want More"
Conversations with CWL Executives in Residence
October 27
SHAINOOR KHOJA
Director of Corporate Affairs, Roshan (Kabul, Afghanistan)
"Extreme Social Entrepreneurship:
Doing Good in a Bad Situation"
Register Now!
For the following two events, check the CWL Web site for specific dates and biographies of these CWL Executives in Residence.
November
DEBRA FACKTOR LEPORE
Aerospace Entrepreneur
"A Panel Discussion for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology"
December
TERI CAVANAGH
Co-founder, Women's Global Banking Alliance
"Women Entrepreneurs: Stories from Around the Globe"
Babson Executive Education Program for Women
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Student Programs News This fall, Babson women represent 44 percent of our undergraduate population, 34 percent of the Two-Year MBA program, and a groundbreaking 30 percent of our Fast Track MBA program.
CWL welcomed 20 first-year Women's Leadership Program scholars to campus. As is the tradition, they are enrolled in a First-Year Seminar led this year by Dean Michele Rosenthal and Professor Marjorie Feld.
The Women's Leadership Program has 96 members this year, and is engaged in making a difference through philanthropy (Breast Cancer Walk), learning about leading (group attendance at the HUWIB Conference), creating strong ties with the MBA women students, and taking on leadership roles across campus including AMAN, The Babson Players, the Babson African Student Organization, Net Impact, the Green Tower, the E-Tower, and the Babson Republican Party.
The Babson Association of Women MBAs (BAWMBA) kicked off the semester with a series of programs and events, including hosting the 2nd Annual Alumnae Networking Reception at Back to Babson, the launch of a new Big Sister program with Babson undergraduate women volunteers, and the first event in the BAWMBA dinner series.
The CWL mentoring programs for undergraduate and MBA women are well underway. This year's highlight is a new collaboration with members of The Boston Club, nine of whom are mentors for the MBA program. |
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CWL News U.S.-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
Module II of the "U.S.-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship" was held on Babson's campus July 13-24. This is a collaboration between The Center for Women's Leadership, Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, and ICF International (a consulting group in Washington, D.C.). During the program, which was led by faculty from Babson and Wellesley, 30 undergraduate women from Saudi Arabia worked in teams to create sustainable social enterprise ventures. In January, CWL Director Jan Shubert, Babson Professor Dr. Lisa Di Carlo, Budoor Ashadawi (a Babson Two-Year MBA student), and Haya Alzaid (an undergraduate WLP scholar), along with representatives from Wellesley College, will travel to Jeddah for the Module III business plan competition and awards.
Ernst & Young's "Winning Women" program
Director Jan Shubert was named to the Advisory Board of the Ernst & Young's "Winning Women" program, which Babson helped launch last year. Jan and her fellow board members led the orientation program for this year's 10 winners. Jan will also participate in E&Y's Strategic Growth Forum in November, along with last year's winners (all Babson alumnae!). The event culminates in the announcement of the award for Entrepreneur of the Year.
PINK magazine recognizes Babson
Babson was recognized in a recent PINK magazine article "From MBA to CEO: Want More Women in C-suites?" as one of America's top business schools making a commitment and getting results in recruiting more women into their graduate programs. See the Women's Leadership blog post.
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