Glavin Global Fellows Annual Report 2022-23

Glavin Global Fellows

Annual Report 2022-2023

LETTER FROM The GGF Advisors

The Glavin Global Fellows (GGF) program continues to be supported by generous alumni donors who participated in their own global learning experience and are eager to give back Most noteworthy, the endowed TARCO Global Learning Fund, established in 2022, aims to remove financial and other barriers that keep Babson students from international learning opportunities With this additional funding, the GGF advisors were able to award twice the number of grants than in years’ past

Other exciting initiatives from this year include a unique partnership with Toulouse Business School (TBS) in France where Glavin Global Fellows and TBS students participated in a funded week-long exchanges focused on entrepreneurial ecosystems in France in the U.S Additionally, GGF supported 20 students to participate in the graduate school’s Global Entrepreneurial Leadership week and 11 students completed the requirements for the GGF badge Finally, in partnership with a graduate student from Boston College, we conducted a study on intercultural competence development in first-year fellows The data showed that our students dramatically deepened their intercultural skills by participating in the high-impact programs that the Glavin Global Fellows program offers

The Glavin Office and GGF advisors are so grateful for the donors, faculty, staff and international partners who collaborate with us to bring innovative and engaging global learning to our Glavin Global Fellows.

Glavin Global Fellows Advisors:

Jenny Rademacher, Professor, Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies & Director, Languages and Global Cultures

Amir Reza, Dean, Babson Academy & Global Education

Lorien Romito, Senior Director, International Education

Lorien Romito Senior Director Glavin Office of International Education

Jonathan Sims, Associate Professor, Management Division

INITIATIVES

GEL PARTICIPATION

Twenty Glavin Global Fellows attended the Graduate School’s Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum in the Spring

“It was a great experience. I got a chance to network and learn more about principles of authentic leadership and how to navigate uncertainty. The event was full of insights, and I had a great time there. I feel empowered to become a better leader in the future and leave a legacy behind myself ”

EXCHANGE WEEK AT TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Made possible by the Transatlantic Mobility Grant, Babson College partnered with the Toulouse Business School (TBS) to offer Glavin Global Fellows the opportunity to participate in Entrepreneurship Exchange Week at TBS.

"The welcoming culture of Toulouse experienced firsthand with students from NTU, added to the overall positive atmosphere One standout moment was the visit to Airbus, where we witnessed the assembly of planes, including the comical-looking Beluga cargo plane Observing how these companies tackle innovation and sustainability issues was truly inspiring and will inform my future projects and work."

-Bidhi Mandal, 24'

RESEARCH PROJECT

In partnership with a talented graduate student from Boston College, a cohort of first year Glavin Global Fellows participated in a research project exploring the outcomes of high-impact practices (including networking and focus groups) that encouraged positive attitudes toward intercultural learning.

Qualitative and quantitative data showed that our first year GGF students made significant gains in intercultural competence development

Additional themes that emerged included: feelings of community, commonality, and safety among peers, dismantling of prior beliefs or stereotypes about other cultures, dismantling of prior beliefs and values held about one’s own culture, skills gained through practice within intentional interventions/interactions, and positive attitudes toward future intercultural learning experiences.

Desaulniers, A (2023)

Galvanizing Intercultural Competence: A Qualitative Analysis of High-Impact Practices Influence on First-Year Students' Attitudes Towards Intercultural Competence Development, Boston College

PROJECTS GRANT RECIPIENTS

Glavin Global Fellows endowed fund supports grants for Babson students to engage in valuable hands-on opportunities with different contexts around the world.

Foundations for Farming in Rwanda

The Glavin Global Fellows grant supported my project to implement a climate smart farming project in my community, in Rwanda My goal was to introduce new farming “Foundations for Farming” (FFF) practices that will help local farmers cope with adverse weather fluctuations.

The success of FFF project will transform agriculture sector in my community and serve as a model to implementing more climatesmart farming projects in other places.

The Life of Native Indigenous in the Amazon Jungle

Through the Glavin Global Fellows grant, I was able to visit the city of Manaus, the Amazon Jungle, and understand more about the culture of Indigenous population tribes. They have a floating community with churches, houses, bars, and schools Their connection to nature and the forest is unique, and I feel very fortunate to have learned more about it.

Emmanuel Nsanganwa (Fall 2022)

-Sthefany Dutra (Fall 2022)

Migrant Workers of Singapore

My suitemate from Singapore inspired me to learn more about the migrant labor movement there. This gap reached global attention during the peak of the COVID pandemic, when the government's COVID case reporting distinguished "Singaporeans" & "Migrant Workers"

I volunteered at an organization, ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR), that aims to build bridges of integration between migrant workers and residents

The Greenest City in the World: How Culture, Architecture and Technology transformed Singapore

How Singapore has transformed its city from the slums in the 1960s into one of the most developed countries in the world? More specifically, we researched how its disciplined culture, green architecture, and innovative technology allowed this metamorphosis to happen. We had an amazing experience exploring Singapore’s fascinating cultural heritage and learning about how they are leveraging technology for good

Cartagena: Gentrification or Development

Cartagena, Colombia, a city with the second-highest Afro-Latino population in Latin America, representing over 70% of its population. As black women, we were particularly interested in exploring the socioeconomic dynamics of this diversity and how Cartagena’s development has affected all stakeholders.

-Nicole Edwards & Emilio Saenz (Spring 2023)

-Ariane Raymond & Abimbola Akala (Spring 2023)

-Logan Harris (Spring 2023)

BADGE RECIPIENTS

Students must complete the following requirements in order to earn the GGF badge:

Two or more courses in a foreign language

One advanced humanities elective (from the Arts & Humanities or History & Society divisions) with an international or multicultural focus

One advanced elective in international economics

One advanced global business or law elective

An international experience: internship, international study, or service learning experience abroad (or a U.S.-based experience with a multicultural focus.)

When I worked with a diverse team of students worldwide, we had to navigate different time zones, language barriers, and cultural nuances This experience taught me the importance of active listening, building trust, and leveraging each other's strengths to achieve a common goal

GGF Badge Recipients 2023

Abimbola Akala

Ariana Bejanaru

Stella Chen

Laura De La Espriella

Sthefany Dutra

Nicole Edwards

Logan Harris

Kaitlyn Lee

Valeria Lopez

Riley Meredith

Clemence Umutoni

Pictured: GGF Badge Recipients Luncheon

Kaitlyn Lee, '23

Thank you to our donors and campus partners who have contributed to the success of the Glavin Global Fellows program Your continued support allows for more students to engage in global learning on campus and beyond

For questions about the Glavin Global Fellows program or to learn about how you can contribute, please contact the Glavin Office: glavinoffice@babson edu 781 239 4565

babson.edu/glavin-office/glavin-global-fellows/