Student Advising & Success
Our Mission
Through advising, we work collaboratively with the Babson community to empower, educate, and support students from matriculation to graduation. Utilizing a holistic approach, we encourage students to discover, explore, and focus their goals. We facilitate the process of self-awareness, decision making, and responsibility to drive student success.
Visit & Connect
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Hollister Hall, 2nd Floor -
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. -
781-239-4075 -
studentadvising@babson.edu -
Schedule an Appointment
What We Do
As part of the “ONE Babson” experience, Student Success Advisors strive to educate and empower students to take ownership of their educational journey, recognize and understand the interconnectedness of their academic, personal, and professional successes in order to make intentional decisions that optimize their educational experiences. Student Success Advisors collaborate with faculty and staff members in supporting students in self-exploration as they develop educational plans that include their academic focus, achieving their individual goals, and becoming engaged members of the Babson College community.
- Advisors educate students about curricular requirements and how to assess their degree progress through graduation.
- Advisors assist students with long-term academic planning including the pursuit of options such as concentrations, education abroad course planning, independent research projects, and cross-registration opportunities.
- Advisors collaborate with staff and faculty colleagues to support students in their growth as learners, and serve as a resource for students on a range of personal and academic concerns.
- In addition to working with students one on one, advisors oversee a number of administrative and programming responsibilities in support of students.
The College defines academic expectations within the 2024-2025 Undergraduate Student Handbook (pdf), which is built on the foundation of our core values of respect and integrity.
Meet Your Student Advising & Success Team
Students are fully supported from the first day they arrive on campus. All Babson College students are assigned to a Student Success Advisor.
Jackie Iannone
Director, Student Advising & Success
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Jackie Iannone provides leadership and vision for the Department of SAS to develop a student-centered, integrated, and seamless learning experience that seeks to leverage the connectivity between students and academic affairs. She also supervises the Student Success Advisors and provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work.
Jackie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, with an additional major in English Literature, from Lesley University. She earned a Master of Education in Administration of Higher Education from Suffolk University, where she focused on access and equity issues in education as well as the psychology of career development.
Kathryn Hencir
Assistant Director, Student Advising & Success
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Kathryn Hencir provides leadership support to the Director through daily operations management and strategy to advance the mission and vision of the SAS Department, with a focus on an integrated, developmental, and student-centered approach to undergraduate advising. Kathryn empowers students through personalized conversations on academic planning, course registration, study abroad, and maximizing Babson’s resources to realize their academic and career goals.
Kathryn earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, and her Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University.
Student Success Advisors
Students are fully supported from the first day they arrive on campus. All Babson College students are assigned to a Student Success Advisor, a student’s primary academic advisor throughout their tenure at Babson. Students can see who their Student Success Advisor is by clicking on the Academics icon within Workday. To develop successful advising partnerships, students are expected to familiarize themselves with the Student Advising & Success Syllabus (pdf).
Kirsten Agla
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: she, her, ella
Kirsten Agla provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from Keene State College and her Master’s Degree in Hispanic Studies from Boston College.
Brian Duggan
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: he, him, his
Twitter: @BPDuggan
Brian Duggan M’05 provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work. He also coordinates the Weissman Scholars program.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross, his Master’s Degree in Education from Boston College, and his Master of Business Administration from Babson College.
Dan Kwash
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: he, him, his
Dan Kwash provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, education abroad, and off-campus course work. Additionally, he Chairs the Fall and Senior Awards Ceremonies.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Bridgewater State University and his Master’s Degree in Counseling with a concentration in Higher Education, also from Bridgewater State University.
Karina Ovalles
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: she, her, ella
Karina Ovalles provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work. Additionally, she is the office's liaison with Posse Students.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and earned a Master’s Degree in Higher Education from Boston College.
Chord Sheriffe
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: he, they
Chord Sheriffe provides academic and personal support to students, specializing in areas such as course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad opportunities, and off-campus coursework. Passionate about student success, Chord encourages students to unlock their full potential through collaborative discovery and goal-setting. These principles are deeply embedded in their advising philosophy as a practitioner at the intersections.
Chord earned an Associate in Arts degree from Bunker Hill Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree from Lesley University. They went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration with a focus on higher education/student affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln—Go Big Red!
Samantha Stanley
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Samantha Stanley provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work. Additionally, she is the office's liaison with Exchange and Visiting Students.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Saint Michael’s College and her Master’s Degree in International Education from the School of International Training Graduate Institute.
Shawn Thomas
Student Success Advisor
Pronouns: he, him, his
Shawn Thomas provides academic and personal support to students, including advisement on course selection and registration, academic planning, study abroad, and off-campus course work.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Master of Education Degree from Lesley University.
Support Staff
Colleen Biron
Administrative Assistant
Colleen Biron is the administrative assistant in Student Advising & Success and Accessibility Services. She oversees the front desk and handles the overall office support functions and event planning as a part of her day-to-day duties.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Boston Conservatory.
Mary Beth Crane
Administrative Assistant
Mary Beth Crane is the part-time administrative assistant in Student Advising & Success and Accessibility Services. She handles overall office support functions and event planning as part of her day-to-day duties.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College.
Download Sample Planning Materials
We encourage all students to take charge of their academic experience at Babson. Students can do this through course planning with one of our staff members, and through individual planning using any of these documents.
For the Class of 2025 and beyond: Please review the Course Curriculum (you must be a current student to access) that will provide you with information on the required courses, listing of concentrations, and a sample course schedule.