Before you read on

Our pick of the week is Grad Chill: an unhurried afternoon to reset after midterms, with every graduate program in the same room.

Looking further ahead: the India Graduate Club’s Diwali celebration is Friday, November 6, and Gradsgiving with the Dean is Wednesday, November 11, with partners and little ones welcome.

Full details on all four are just below, followed by the day-by-day calendar with 11 more events and deadlines this week.

Please RSVP on Engage. We depend on accurate counts to plan events well.

If a link will not open or a registration will not go through, reply to this email or write to gradstudentcouncil@babson.edu.

Tomorrow · Wednesday, October 28 · Office of Graduate Student Life and Leadership

Grad Chill: An Afternoon to Reset

12:00 to 2:30 PM · Knight Auditorium · Free food · Raffle prizes

Grad Chill is back, and it is an afternoon of relaxation, connection, and fun made for graduate students. The Office of Graduate Student Life and Leadership is bringing campus partners and interactive wellness activities to Knight Auditorium, along with free food and a raffle with prizes.

It is open to every graduate student, from every program, so drop in between classes, bring a teammate, and take a little time for yourself at the end of midterm season.

Wednesday, October 28 · Cutler Center for Investments and Finance

Babson Trading Competition

5:00 to 9:30 PM · Food provided · Registration required

The Cutler Center’s 16th annual Babson Trading Competition is tomorrow evening, and students compete against one another on the Rotman Interactive Trader, software that simulates an order-driven market.

The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students at Babson, Olin, and Wellesley, everyone competes individually, and cash prizes go to the top five finishers. Food is provided, and registration is required, so sign up through the Cutler Center’s registration page before you go.

Registration runs through the Cutler Center’s page, and the event is also listed on Engage.

Thursday, October 29 · GSC Social Series with Dream of Coffee

GSC Weekly Coffee Social: Halloween Special

1:00 to 4:00 PM · Olin Hall ground floor, Olin Cafe and Graduate Student Lounge · Drop in anytime

This Thursday, the Graduate Student Lounge and Olin Cafe become a Halloween-themed coffee bar, and the GSC and Dream of Coffee are inviting you for an afternoon of freshly brewed coffee, good conversation, and a little spooky fun. Specialty coffee is prepared by Reid Xu (MSBA ’26), founder of Dream of Coffee, a university coffee community with more than 5,000 members at the University of Maryland, using freshly roasted, ethically sourced beans brewed right in front of you.

This week’s special is the Boo Latte, a cozy blend of hazelnut, chocolate sauce, and oat milk, and drinks are made on the Ninja Luxe Café Mini, with small tasting pours so everyone can enjoy the experience. Drinks are subject to availability.

Thursday, October 29 · Latin American Club

The Halloween Party You’ve Earned

9:00 PM to 2:00 AM · Empire in Seaport · Prizes for the best costumes

Midterms are (almost) behind us, and you’ve earned a night out. The Latin American Club invites everyone to its Halloween Party on Thursday, October 29, from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM at Empire in Seaport, with music, dancing, and plenty of good company.

Costumes are strongly encouraged, because the best ones will take home prizes: AirPods Pro for first place, a $50 Amazon gift card for second, and a Babson tumbler for third.

From the Grad CCD · Miami Connect 2027

Grad CCD Miami Connect 2027 takes place January 13 to 15, 2027, in Miami. It is a career exploration experience where you can meet Babson alumni and professionals across a variety of industries, and hear about the companies they work at, industry trends, their own career paths, and how some of them started their own companies.

It is a learning and networking experience rather than a recruiting or hiring event, and students arrange and cover the cost of their own flights, accommodations, and transportation to and from company treks. Space is limited and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so if building a career in Miami is on your mind, we would encourage you to sign up early.

Registration closes Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 PM ET.

Register in Career Connect →

06 · Build Babson Better

Tell us what would make the rest of the semester better

Our GSC Student Voice Dashboard is where you can tell the council what you want changed, whether that is study space, events, transportation, or anything else about life at Babson: post an idea anonymously, upvote what other students have already raised, and follow how we resolve it.

Share your idea →

If you are stuck on something, or you would simply like to talk it through with someone, reply to this email or write to gradstudentcouncil@babson.edu.

08 · One more thing

A little Boston history for Halloween week. A Boston library holds an 1837 book whose cover, scientific testing has confirmed, is made of human skin. Which library is it?

The book is the Narrative of the Life of James Allen, the confession of a highwayman who died in prison in 1837. The story goes that Allen asked for a copy to be bound in his own skin and given to John Fenno, a man he had once tried and failed to rob, though the account rests on letters written nearly a century later. What is not in doubt is the binding itself, which peptide testing has confirmed, and that makes it a fitting piece of Boston history for Halloween week.