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A blood drive will be held today (April 2) from 11 am – 5 pm in the Crescent and Clubs rooms. People are welcome to come in and get club equipment, but the rooms will be in use for that entire time. Walk-ins are welcome, as there are many free slots still remaining. Please bring a photo ID (Olin ID is acceptable).
All of the community members who attended Wednesday's Big and Small Conversations with John Abele are now aware of what an engaging speaker he is. The Big Conversations committee will announce the next speaker in the fall 2004 semester. If you have suggestions for the next Big Conversations event please complete the brief survey at: http://questionnaires.olin.edu/bigc04.htm.
The Office of Student Life will be sponsoring a student/staff lunch at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14 in the dining hall. This will be an opportunity for students and staff to get to know each other in a casual lunchtime environment. Student hosts will "adopt" a staff member and join other students for lunch and light conversation. All staff are welcome—the more the better! Come help foster the Olin community spirit! Contact Ellen Cooney or Carol Kelley for more information.
We are asking staff to RSVP to Carol Kelley so we can be sure to have enough student hosts.
Last week the Financial Service department had three solid days of Jenzebar training on the general ledger module of the system. Training focused on the mechanics of using the system, but also allowed time for in-depth discussion of internal controls, and policies and procedures. Many forms, and certain policies and procedures currently in use will need to be modified to work with the Jenzebar system. Financial Services will communicate these changes to the community through individual training and on Blackboard. Purchasing training on the Jenzabar system will be in June, with a November 1 “go-live” date for both modules. The Fixed Asset and Budget modules will be implemented after the first two are functional. As part of transitioning away from using Babson's accounting software and personnel, Olin will hire three new positions this year - a Senior Accountant, a Purchasing Assistant and a Data Entry Clerk. The first two of these positions are posted at this time on BostonWorks.com. Hiring staff and having a system at Olin should not only improve service to the Olin community, but when implementation is complete, it will lower operating costs as well.
Zach First, assistant dean of Student Life, has been admitted to the Harvard Graduate School of Education's doctoral program in higher education. He has been offered a three-year Presidential Fellowship to support his studies which will begin next fall. Zach, Heather and Moxie will be leaving Olin sometime during the summer. A search for Zach's replacement is already underway. In making this announcement, Dean Rod Crafts praised Zach “for his many contributions to the Olin community, including his work with the Honor Code and Board, the residence life program, orientation, and student activities, his advocacy for students, his membership on countless committees, and his professionalism.”
The Summer Book Program Advisory Committee has recommended Phantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee as the summer '04 reading assignment. The book has been widely heralded, including this tribute from Nobel laureate Francis Crick – “This is a splendid book…If you are at all interested in how your brain works, this is a book you must read.” Books will be distributed to current students before the end of the semester and to new students in June. Staff and faculty interested in reading the book and participating in the Panel Discussion should notify Rod Crafts by April 9.
Good progress was made on East Hall during the month of March:
- All foundation and footing work was completed and adjacent areas were backfilled.
- Structural steel erection for the north wing was completed and steel erection began on the central core and west wing of the building.
- Floor decking was installed in the north wing and the second and third floor decks were prepared for concrete slabs to be poured. This work included the installation of reinforcing bars and mesh, utility openings and pipe chases.
- Installation of underground plumbing began in the north and east wings.
Other related March activities included:
- Installation of the modular residence hall began.
- Design of the furniture and signage for East Hall began.
- Design of the permanent electric service to the campus began.
Planned April and early May work includes:
- All structural steel work will be completed and spray fire proofing will be applied.
- Floor slabs will be poured.
- North wing HVAC, electrical and plumbing rough in work will begin.
- Work on the north wing roof will begin.
- Preparations for exterior wall construction and site utilities will begin.
If a card reader or door lock is not functioning properly please report problems via email to: buildingaccess@olin.edu.
In order to improve the taste and service of the coffee service provided by the College, we will be changing vendors next Thursday, April 8. Aramark Refreshment Services will be installing new machines that brew single cups using the filter pack of your choice. The filter pack is sealed tight to guarantee a fresh cup each time. You can choose between three varieties of tea and six verities of coffee. And yes, there is hot chocolate as well. The machines will be swapped out beginning at 9:00 am and Customer Service Reps will be on hand to guide you through the easy use of the machines. They will also be here Friday from 9-11:00 am to accommodate people who are not here on Thursday. Please do not order any more coffee from our current vendor, FilterFresh. If you need coffee before Thursday, please contact Scott Slaboden.
Both can also be found in Outlook under Public Folders > Calendars.
The following positions are currently open and listed on the website (http://www.olin.edu/faculty_staff/employment_opps.asp): Staff Assistant, Human Resources
Non-Exempt, 35 hours/week
Admission Service Coordinator, Admission
Non-Exempt, 35 hours/week
Assistant Director of Admission, Admission
Exempt, 40 hours/week
Coordinator, Marketing/Publishing, Sloan Center for Online Education
Exempt, 40 hours/week
Audio Visual Technician, Information Technology
Non-Exempt, 40 hours/week
Sr. Accountant, Financial Services
Exempt, 40 hours/week
Purchasing Assistant, Campus Services
Non-Exempt, 35 hours/week
Assistant Dean of Student Life, Office of Student Life
Exempt, 40 hours/week
Network Engineer
Exempt, 40 hours/week
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@olin.edu
April 12 at 6:30 pm in the Olin Auditorium, IT Tech Talks will continue with a discussion about the software development life cycle and taking an idea and turning it into a product. This discussion will explain the major stages in a full software development life cycle and its benefits and drawbacks. It will also breakdown each of the cycles to key positions/roles that are necessary to run its operations.
James Chen, is currently the director of product development at Jenzabar in charge its strategic product direction and technical vision. Mr. Chen came to Jenzabar through the acquisition of CampusCraze, where he was the CEO and founder, an Internet Startup selling business marketing products. He also had previous work experience at Microsoft, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Merrill Lynch and MIT's Media Lab and holds a computer science and electrical engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The “Olin In General” button on Blackboard has documents containing general information about Olin. There are two separate categories on the page, “Basic Olin Information” containing mission statement, core values, fact sheet and links to organizational chart and “Olin History” category that contains summaries of Olin history, the charter, bylaws, curriculum and founding precepts.
Domino's Pizza will soon be making deliveries to Olin College. Students will be able to use their “Olin Dollars” to make Domino's purchases. More information will follow within the next couple weeks.
Information about RRN, Babson's new radio station can be found at: www.richradionet.com. The station officially launches on April 4. Check out the PDF file under “about us” on the website by clicking on the giant word “here” on the website – the PDF explains, in detail, why the station was created. RRN is an approved on-campus, non-profit student business at Babson.
On April 3 Deirdre DePrisco Radler and Daniel Radler will are offering dance lessons at Babson College. Deirdre is a former Babson Dance Ensemble member and current national competitor in all styles of ballroom and Latin dance. Daniel is a thirteen time United States national professional ballroom champion who appeared for many years on channel 2 television's championship ballroom dancing. This husband and wife duo was featured in the promotional premier of Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights.
On Saturday they will offer the following dance lessons:
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm Salsa ($10/person)
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm Swing ($10/person)
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary. E-mail
dutton@babson.edu to sign-up.
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship recently announced the finalists for the 2004 Babson Business Plan Competition. The Seahorse Power Company team, which includes Olin sophomores Bret Richmond and Jeffrey Satwicz was named a finalist in the Douglass Foundation Graduate Business Plan Competition. The Seahorse team, along with the three other finalists will make their presentation on April 23 in Babson's Olin Hall. All are welcome to attend. For more information visit: www.babson.edu/founders-day.
The Olin College team at the Needham Spelling Bee was among the three teams to make it to the final round of the April 1 contest. Despite a pitched three-way battle with the teams who won over the last two years, the Olin squad (Nicole Hori, Leslie Larocca and Joe Hunter) came to grief on “Pythian,” which means “of or relating to Delphi or its oracle of Apollo.” The winning team was the Needham High Hopes, who also took top honors last year.
Olin College was recently selected to receive a 2003 Admission Advertising Award from the Admission Marketing Report, the national newspaper of admissions marketing. Olin received a Merit Award for its Website and an HTML email sent to prospective students.
“Innovate - Or Get Used to a Lower Standard of Living,” By Burton Richter and Jerry Jasinowski, San Francisco Chronicle, March 29, 2004 (op-ed)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/29/EDGLU4UE0D1.DTL
In the last edition of The Link we asked who was the first Vice President hired by Olin College. Linda Canavan was the first to reply correctly that Duncan Murdoch, was the first VP hired by Olin. Linda will be receiving Olin Gear for her correct response.
Olin trivia buffs, do you know…
Q:
What did the first recruiting publication ever sent out by Olin College declared to its recipients?
A: Please send responses to Jennifer Thomas. First correct answer will receive a prize!
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