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Big Conversations has teamed with SERV to bring you a day of reflection, discussion and community service. Michael Brown, president and co-founder of City Year, will kick off the day-long event at 10:30 a.m. with his talk on “What's Important” in the Olin auditorium. Following Mr. Brown's talk there will be a series of small conversations around campus that faculty, staff and students are invited to can participate in. After small conversations the community is invited to enjoy a free lunch (courtesy of OIR) in the dining hall and then participate in one of the many community service projects that will be taking place on campus. Community service projects range from knitting Afghans for foster babies to designing a solar-powered water fountain for a local elementary school. Everyone is invited to sign-up (in the Olin Center mezzanine) and participate in one of these projects. The day will end with a social in the Oval to reflect on the day's work. For the full schedule, visit: http://www.olin.edu/bigconversations/schedule.cfm.
From April 1-6 Olin College will host a food drive to support the Needham Community Council Food Pantry. The Pantry has been in existence for more than twenty years and currently serves l62 local families each month. There will be drop-off boxes outside the dining hall from April 1-6 to hold your donations of non-perishable food items and paper goods. The Pantry has a high need for: jelly, instant pudding, bath soap, cooking oil, condiments, diet sugar (i.e. Sweet'N Low), juice boxes, instant or canned potatoes and tissues.
The food drive will culminate on Big Conversations day (April 6) when volunteers sort and deliver donations to the Food Pantry.
On Wednesday April 7 two teams from Olin College will compete in the Needham Spelling Bee. The two teams are comprised of Olin students Andrew Bouchard, Laura Stupin and Nicole Hori (team
“Flaming Sparrow”) and Alex Epstein, Joelle Arnold and Jonathan Cass (team H). The event will kick-off at 7:00 p.m. at the Newman Elementary School. All are invited to cheer on the Olin teams!
If you are planning to hire a student worker this summer, please complete and submit an approved job description to Nancy Sullivan (OC 304). All faculty requests should be directed to Karen Stone (OC 260) for Dean Moody's approval. The 2005 summer employment period runs for 10 weeks from June 6 to August 12.
Important reminders for hiring supervisors:
• Students may work up to 40 hours per week
• Supervisors should confirm the rate of pay with students - sophomores $8.50; juniors $9.00; seniors $9.50
• Residence hall will be open from June 5—August 13
• Students must complete a Summer Housing Agreement with Katherine O'Keefe
• Supervisors should notify Nancy Sullivan via email nancy.sullivan@olin.edu when a student is hired
• Once hired, students should contact Nancy to obtain employment paperwork
Open jobs are posted on Blackboard > Olin Community > Forms > Student Employment.
The College is currently seeking qualified candidates for several positions. Employees are reminded that HR is always happy to accept referrals.
All are invited to attend the following faculty candidate seminars, which will take place in the coming weeks:
• March 28, 3:00– 4:00 p.m.: Santosh V. Nagaraj, Ph.D., School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, is a candidate for the faculty position in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Nagaraj will present “Coding Techniques for Limited Diversity Channels” in AC 113.
• March 30, 4:00—5:00 p.m.: Donna M. Ebenstein, Ph.D., National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, is a candidate for the faculty Position in Bioengineering. Dr. Ebenstein will present on “Nanoindentation as a Tool for Biomaterial Characterization” in AC 113.
• March 31, 11:00 a.m. – noon: José Oscar Mur Miranda, Ph.D., Inter American University of Puerto Rico, is a candidate for the faculty position in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Miranda will present “Electrostatic Vibration-to-Electric Energy Conversion” in AC 113.
• April 1, 3:00—4:00 p.m.: Cynara Wu, Ph.D., Lead Engineer for BAE Systems, is a candidate for the faculty position in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Wu will present “Rollout Algorithms for Approximate Dynamic Programming” in AC 113.
Dr. Howard Stone will speak on “Digital Microfluidics: Drops, Bubbles, Mixing, Jets and Colloidal Armor” on March 29 from 4:00—5:00 p.m. in the Olin auditorium. Dr. Stone is a Vicky Joseph Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics and Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. For more information on Dr. Stone and his talk, visit the Olin Seminar Series website http://projects.olin.edu/seminar/.
Olin's fourth Red Cross Blood Drive will take place on Friday, April 1 from 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. in the Crescent Room. If you would like to volunteer or donate blood or have questions, email Cathy Murphie. Students, faculty, staff and others are welcome to participate. The time commitment required for donating blood is 30-45 minutes, volunteering is 1-2 hours. This event is sponsored by SERV and the American Red Cross.
Here are the new Donation Eligibility Guidelines:
Due to new assumptions about mad cow disease, the Red Cross has made more lenient eligibility rules for people who lived in Western Europe. Previously, a stay of three months or more disqualified donors; now, you are qualified unless you spent five years or more in the area, with the exception of Great Britain. For Britain, the three month rule remains in effect. If you were previously disqualified for living in Europe, please come back and try to donate again.
Changes to the Drive:
The Red Cross has just rolled out a new screening process. This should be quicker and more efficient than the interviews of the past, but may actually take longer as the nurses get used to the process. Cathy will intentionally schedule fewer people in each time slot to minimize wait times.
The Homegrown Coffeehouse will host David Roth on Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m. Roth, a Chicago native who performed the national anthem twice for the NBA's Michael Jordan-era Bulls, had his writing published in Chicken Soup for the Soul and his music performed by Peter, Paul and Mary. He has gained national attention for his unique songs, moving stories, and powerful singing and subject matter.
The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish Unitarian Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center. There is free parking and wheelchair access. Admission is $15 for the general public and $12 for students and seniors. Proceeds will benefit the Church. For more information call (781) 444-7478.
On Wednesday, March 30 the second annual BioIndustry Forum will take place at Babson College. This event, which will address the current status and future trends in life sciences, is appropriate for all members of the community. This is a great opportunity to share knowledge, experience and ideas about the life sciences industry, network with peers and industry leaders, explore current aspects of the industry, keep abreast of future industry trends and investigate career opportunities. Keynote speakers include Mara G. Aspinall, President of Genzyme Genetics and Thomas M. Finneran, President of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. You should register in advance if you plan to attend.
Dean Patricia Greene, author of “Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High-Growth Businesses,” will speak in the Olin auditorium at Babson College on Tuesday, April 26.
Patricia Greene is dean of the undergraduate school at Babson. She previously held the Ewing Marion Kauffman/Missouri Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and served as Scholar in Residence at the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. In her talk she will discuss the hurdles women face in starting, funding and growing a new venture.
Event registration will take place at 5:00 p.m., Greene will speak at 5:30 p.m. and her remarks will be followed by a networking reception at 6:30 p.m. To register, send an email to cwl@babson.edu.
Solar Winds will present the musical version of Russian folk tale, “The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship” on Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m. The concert will take place in the Olin auditorium. The Olin community has been given 20 free tickets. Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Cara Szeghy (ext. 2252) in External Relations to request a ticket. Proceeds from the performance will benefit Friends of the Needham Public Library.
The Link is pleased to launch this new feature “Inquiring Minds,” which will enable members of the Olin Community to submit questions about the college and have them answered. Our first query comes from Dave Ware, access services librarian, who asks: Q: “Why does the fact that there is no cafeteria service during the summer mean that staff cannot continue to use the space to bring our lunches and gather there?”
A: Replies VP Steve Hannabury:
“The dining hall is open during the summer. There may be times when Facilities is working in there and it can't be used, but otherwise it is open for people to use. The outside dining deck will also be open all summer.”
Send your questions to Jennifer Thomas, and the communication staff will endeavor to get an answer for the next issue of The Link.
The College has decided to acknowledge five year service anniversaries as they occur. The next employee marking five years of service is Susan Johanson, Assistant to the Dean. Her date of hire was April 1, 2000 (and that's no April fool's).
In the last issue we asked if you knew how much Franklin W. Olin originally gave to the Olin Foundation. Clara Cho correctly answered $20 million and she will receive Olin Gear.
Olin trivia buffs do you know....
Q: What is the current student enrollment at Olin College?
A: First person to correctly respond to Jennifer Thomas receives a prize. |
