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Big Conversations Committee Requests Feedback
The Big Conversations Committee would like your input for planning future events. Please take a moment to complete the evaluation form by November 8. We hope that planning for Big Conversations will be a community wide event.

Spring 2005 Big Conversations Speaker Announced
The Big Conversations committee is pleased to announce that, following the suggestion of several students, Michael Brown, co-founder of City Year will be the speaker for the spring 2005 Big Conversations.

Olin College is Hiring
The College is currently seeking qualified candidates for several positions. Employees are reminded that HR is always happy to accept referrals.

Resources for Post Graduate Planning Resource Center
Olin Faculty and Staff: The Office of Post Graduate Planning is developing Olin's first ever career resource center. We have the opportunity to put together a unique, complete, and dynamic collection of resources to support Olin students as they explore life-after-Olin. Do you have a favorite book or publication regarding job search, graduate school exploration, year-off, life's calling, balanced living, or any other topic you'd like to share with Olin students? We'd love to hear about it. There's so much out there that vetted material is appreciated. Contact Leslie Larocca with suggestions.

Ad Astra Room Scheduling Notice
If you are planning or hosting a meeting or event on campus, please reserve the space as soon as possible using our room scheduling system -- Ad Astra. As the college continues to host more outside groups on campus, conflicts arise, particularly when events are booked within a week or two of a scheduled event. Please request rooms for all tentative dates and cancel rooms not required as your event is confirmed.

We would ask that you request all space using the Ad Astra scheduling system by logging on to http://scheduler.olin.edu. Requests should always be entered as “Public” so other people requesting space can view existing conflicts. Please be considerate and book the appropriately sized room for your event (particularly the auditorium).

Please contact the IT Helpdesk if you have trouble with your log-in or technical difficulty with Ad Astra. If you have room reservation questions, please contact Jen MacLean.

Webster Center and Boston Sports Club Seek Feedback
The Webster Center and Boston Sports Club are requesting feedback regarding awareness and satisfaction. If you want to make your comments for improvement count, take the Babson Fitness Facility Survey. The results of the survey will help both facilities improve services and evaluate future improvement projects.

OSL Sponsors Student/Staff Lunch
The Office of Student Life is sponsoring a student/staff lunch at noon on November 10 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. Come help foster the Olin community spirit! Contact Carol Kelley to volunteer and for more information.

AED/CPR Training Offered
If you are interested in becoming AED and CPR trained, Shock Corps is offering a training session on November 11 at 5:30 p.m. AED and CPR for adults will run from 5:30 until approximately 8:00 p.m. and an optional CPR for infants and children supplement will follow. Class will be held in AC 318 and all participants will receive AED certification from the American Heart Association for completion of the course. Email Caitlin Foley if you plan to attend and include whether you will be attending the infant and child CPR supplement.

TIAA-CREF Representative Visits
On November 9, a representative from TIAA-CREF will be on the Babson campus to conduct individual counseling sessions for all faculty and staff. Sessions will take place in the Office of Human Resources, Nichols Hall at 8:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:15 p.m. Please contact Susan Geist (1-800-842-2004) at TIAA-CREF to set up the appointment. If you schedule an appointment and cannot attend, please let Ann Jew know as soon as possible.

Fidelity Investments Representative Visits
On November 15, a representative from Fidelity Investments will be on the Babson campus to conduct individual counseling sessions for all faculty and staff. Sessions will take place in the Office of Human Resources, Nichols Hall. The following times are available: 9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. Please call 1-800-642-7131 to reserve a time. Lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to midnight (EST). If you schedule an appointment and cannot attend, please let Ann Jew know as soon as possible.

Register for Babson's Graduate Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Registration is open for Babson's Graduate Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The event, which usually sells-out, will be held November 12. Event organizers have blocked off spots for MBA students, undergrads, alumni, the business community, and other business school students. Olin students should register in advance as Babson undergrads to ensure a spot. The price is $30. The event includes a keynote addresses by Desh Despande, Founder and CEO of Sycamore Networks and Bert Jacobs, Co-founder of Life is Good. Panelists from companies such as Saucony, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Cendant Hotel Group, Fidelity, and Fast Company will also be in attendance.

Boston Scientific Corporation Co-Founder to Speak at Babson
On November 10 at 7:00 p.m., Pete Nicholas, co-founder and chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation, will speak in the Olin Auditorium, Olin Hall, Babson College. Members of the Olin community are invited to attend.

Shabbat Service Held November 5
Join the Babson and Olin College Jewish communities in a Shabbat evening service, Friday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Glavin Family Chapel. Services are casual and semi-traditional with a mixture of Hebrew and English. Led by Rabbi Doug Weber, the service is brief, and concludes with Kiddush around 6:45 p.m. All are welcome. Please contact Rabbi Weber if you have questions or concerns.

Theaterworks @ Babson presents School for Scandal
Theaterworks presents the School for Scandal, an elegant, witty comedy. The performance will take place November 5 and November 6 at 8:00 p.m. in the Sorenson Theater. Olin students are admitted free.

Kudos
Kernses Attend International Educational Colloquia
Sherra and David Kerns recently attended the Fourth International Colloquium on Engineering Education in Beijing, China, where they took part in an unprecedented meeting of educational leaders. Sherra presided over the meeting and led a delegation that met with the vice-premier of education for China and other Chinese officials. The American delegation included the provost of Olin College, the president of the UMass system, deans of engineering from several U.S. universities and officials from ABET and NSF. The group discussed the current directions of engineering education in their respective countries.

Sherra and David Kerns also recently attended an engineering education summit in Fribourg, Switzerland, co-sponsored by ASEE, IEEE, IGIP, and SEFI.

NEW FACES @ OLIN
Financial Services Welcomes Data Entry Coordinator
Wanda Cabana joined the Olin community on November 1 as the Data Entry Coordinator in Financial Services. For the last seven years, Wanda worked for the Travel Institute in Wellesley, as an administrative specialist. At Olin, she will be responsible for all financial services data entry. Her position assumes work previously done by Babson College personnel as the Financial Services department transitions away from Babson's Great Plains accounting software to the Jenzabar enterprise-wide system. Wanda's office is located at Olin Center, room 316. Her phone extension is 2427 and her email address is wanda.cabana@olin.edu.

ArticleS of Interest
“More than a Third of Chinese Engineers are Female,” People's Daily Online, November 5, 2004

"Olin Student Seeks Fame and Fortune,” By Valentina Zic, Needham Times, October 27, 2004

“Patent Problems,” By Brad Stone, Newsweek, October 13, 2004

Trivia
Last week we asked what water supply conduit runs under the Olin College campus. Anthony Roldan ('08) was the first to answer correctly that the Sudbury Aqueduct runs under the Olin campus. Anthony will be receiving Olin Gear for his correct response. Olin trivia buffs, do you know...

Q: What year did the many businesses of F.W. Olin come together under the corporate name of Olin Industries, Inc?

A: First person to correctly respond to Jennifer Thomas receives a prize.