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A team of educators will be on campus April 9-12 to review Olin for full accreditation by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of NEASC. The college is excited to have this group to work with:
- Dr. Jon Strauss, President of Harvey Mudd College and Chair of the Visiting Team
- Ms. Lorraine Atwood, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Vermont Law School
- Dr. Eleanor Baum, Dean of Engineering, The Cooper Union
- Dr. Craig McEwen, Dean of Academic Affairs, Bowdoin College
- Dr. Janet Begin Richardson, Vice President of Student Affairs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Dr. Kim Vandiver, Dean of Undergraduate Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
While the visitors are on campus, they will be meeting with a variety of people within the community. An open meeting for anyone in the community will also be scheduled. Olin has completed the Self Study for this visit. A pdf version of this document is available in the Public drive, in the NEASC 2006 folder. It would be great if everyone could take time to take a look at the Overview section -- if not the entire document. Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to bring this about.
Provost David Kerns has approved the recommendation of the Summer Book Program Advisory Committee to use Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference as the book for summer reading. Thanks to Committee members: Rebecca Christianson, Rod Crafts, Alex Davis '08, Ozgur Eris, Sara Marshall '07, Roberto Santana '09, Kathleen Towers '09 and Nikolaus Wittenstein '09. And thanks to members of the Olin community who recommended 29 books for the Committee's consideration. The Convocation on The Tipping Point will be held on Thursday, August 31, at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center Auditorium. Suggestions for speakers or panelists may be forwarded to Rod Crafts, Alex Davis, Ozgur Eris or Kathleen Towers.
The R2 selection committee and the Office of Student Life are pleased to announce the 2006-07 R2 team:
- Jessie Lin
- Ana Karimi
- Carmelle Tsai
- Tiana Veldwisch
- Bennett Cabot
- Andrew Coats
- Nick Hays
- Ben Hill
- Dan Bufford
The R2 selection committee and the Office of Student life would like to thank all those that applied. This was an incredibly difficult decision with so many strong applicants. OSL would also like to thank those of you that wrote recommendations and gave feedback on the candidates - your thoughts were much appreciated. Lastly, OSL would like to thank the R2 search committee members for their time, energy and commitment to the R2 program: Chandra Little, Lilly Cho, Jonathan Raphael and Matt Donahoe.
The Office of Student Life is pleased to report that Mark Chang will continue next year as the College's live-in Resident Scholar. Mark and his wife Caryn put together several successful programs this year that aimed to bridge the “worlds” of academics and residence life. In addition to being a general resource to students, they plan to continue the Olin Technical Excellence for Community Service (TECS) project, which was started in the fall semester in conjunction with students from Foundations of Business and Entrepreneurship (AHSE 1500). They also look forward to continuing the Social Justice reading group which meets bi-weekly to explore the “renaissance engineer” through a variety of authors.
The College is currently seeking qualified candidates for several positions. Employees are reminded that HR is always happy to accept referrals.
Community Bulletin Board
On Monday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. in AC 328 Silicon Graphics Inc. will host a technical presentation and demonstration for all who are interested. SGI will provide an overview of their products and technologies (high performance computing, visualization and storage), including Star-P Parallel MATLAB software and visualization demonstration with Viz3D.
For the last twenty years, SGI has been at the forefront of enabling engineering and scientific breakthroughs through its technology innovations, including:
- Boeing designs entire airplanes digitally
- NASA predicts global climate change
- MIT interactively manipulates Terabyte sized biological data
- Oil companies save $20M per drill by virtual underground exploration
- Intelligence agencies mine through massive memory resident database to detect national security threats
Come learn more at the IT Tech Talk. Contact Jeff Stern (x2469) for additional details.
The Office of Parent and Alumni Relations and the Alumni Steering Committee held its first alumni event for seniors on Monday, February 27 to celebrate 2006 Hours 'Til Graduation at Roger's Pub (Babson). The turnout was great; 59 of the 66 seniors joined in the festivities. Many showcased their karaoke talents while others enjoyed the entertainment and the raffle, which included prizes from iTunes, Best Buy, Not Your Average Joe's and Sweet Basil.
Many thanks to the committee (Kevin Tostado, Manny Amaral, Emily Roper, Andrew Bouchard, Christie Lee, Will Clayton and David Soo) and Jennifer Thomas for helping make the event a great success. Seniors who weren't able to attend the event and want a t-shirt should contact Krissy Raposa.
The Babson College Student & Alumni Business Fair will be held Tuesday April 4, 2006 from 9-11:30 a.m. in Babson's Olin Hall. Come and showcase your business at Babson's Founders Day. Interact with students, alumni and veteran entrepreneurs at the same time you are promoting your business. The Student & Alumni Business Fair is hosted by the elite Babson Entrepreneurship Club in coordination with the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. This is an opportunity to connect with new and exciting people who may be your next customers. Contact Marissa Reisman by March 17 to register. For more information on Founders Day, visit http://www3.babson.edu/Events/FoundersDay/.
The Babson Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a program that will give Olin and Babson business owners free legal consultation without ever having to leave campus. This great offer is being provided free by Morse, Barnes-Brown, Pendleton a prestigious New England law firm located on Route 128. These sessions will be offered 3 times during the semester and are open to any member of the Babson – Olin community.
To attend please come to the Small Conference Room in the Arthur M. Blank Center at 3:20 p.m. on March 1 or April 12 to be assigned a 30-minute time slot between 3:30–5:30 p.m. If you have a specific issue you are planning on asking about, please send it to chamber@babson.edu, which will ensure the lawyers come prepared to address your issue.
The following events will take place on March 6 in celebration of Martin Luther King Legacy Day:
- Panel Discussion: Business, Katrina, and the MLK Jr. Dream: How Far Have We Really Come?, 12-1:30 p.m., Needham/Wellesley Room, Olin Hall
An interactive discussion featuring Rick Presbrey, Executive Director, Housing Assistance Corporation and Major Susan Kelley, Corps. Officer, Salvation Army, among others. Both Major Kelly and Mr. Presbrey were instrumental in coordinating efforts to shelter evacuees from Katrina at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, and in relocating and resettling evacuees in the Massachusetts area. Bring your lunch to this interactive panel. Dessert and coffee will be provided.
- Legacy Day Keynote Program, 5–6:30 p.m., Sorenson Theatre
Speeches from the essay contest finalists, presentation of awards, presentation of the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award and a keynote address by Juan Williams, National Political Correspondent for National Public Radio, Fox Television and FoxNews Sunday and award-winning author.
- MLK Jr Legacy Day Reception and Art Opening, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Sorenson Lobbies
This exhibit will feature "Strange Fruit Hanging from the Tree of Life: Reflections on Bruno," by Artist, Kevin Sipp.
- Artist's Talk: Kevin Sipp, 7:30–8:30 p.m., Sorenson Theater
In his large sculptural installation, Atlanta-based artist Kevin Sipp recalls the death of Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno, burned alive by the Inquisition in 1600, as a point of entry into the long history of victims of injustice and intolerance the world over. Sipp's “memory tree” projects the sounds of prayers and laments for the lost, from Bruno to lynching victim Emmet Till, organized around the haunting anti-lynching song, “Strange Fruit.” This exhibition is sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Division and the Sorenson Center for the Arts in connection with Babson's Arts and Humanities Foundation course, “Challenging Boundaries: The Self in Art and Philosophy 1800 – 2006.”
On Tuesday, March 7 from 9-10:00 p.m. in the Staake Gymnasium Babson will host Hot Shot Night. No sign-up required, participants should just arrive ready to compete in free throws, three-point shots and a one-minute timed event. Each contest will have a male division and a female division with gift certificate prizes going to the winners.
Free introductory Jujitsu classes in self-defense, confidence and safety are being offered at Babson's Chandor Dance Aerobics Studio. No sign-up is required. Just arrive ready with loose and comfortable clothing on Monday, March 6 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The Center for Women's Leadership at Babson College and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston invite you to a forum for discussion on “The Role of Women in Global Entrepreneurship,” which will including findings from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2005 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 7 from 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in Knight Auditorium, Babson College. Those who are interested in attending should call 781-239-5713 or email cwl@babson.edu – space is limited and admittance is complimentary.
For more information on speaks and the agenda, visit http://www3.babson.edu/CWL/events/RoleofWomeninGlobalEconomy.cfm.
A Jeans Decoration Workshop will be held on Friday March 3 at Sorenson Rehearsal Studio from 3-5:00 p.m. Attendees should bring an old pair of jeans to transform into art by painting, drawing and sewing body-positive messages and images onto them. The jeans can then be displayed on a clothesline in Sorenson for the duration of the day's Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) events.
A Creative Media Literacy Workshop will also be held on Friday March 3 in Sorenson Rehearsal Studio from 3-5:00 p.m. Attendees will create artwork as a means of learning about media literacy. Make posters, drawings and collages that make a statement about negative advertising campaigns. No previous art experience required for any of the workshops. The artist in residence will guide workshop participants through the process. Art Supplies will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own photos, drawings, etc for integration into the artwork.
All Workshop Participants are invited to display their artwork from the workshops in the EDAW (Eating Disorder Awareness Week) art show on March 3. For more info, contact Danielle Krcmar, artist in residence at 781-239-5888.
Wellesley Centers for Women presents the following Spring Lunchtime Seminars:
- March 9: “The Impact of Child Care on Your Toddler: Toddlers' Social and Language Development,” presented by Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ed.D. and Joanne Roberts, Ph.D.
- March 16: “Youth Urban Debate Teams: Democracy in Action,” presented by Georgia Hall, Ph.D.
- March 23: “Class Acts: Presentation of Self and Other in Social Class Research,” presented by Diane Purvin, Ph.D. and Anne Noonan, Ph.D.
- March 30: “The Neurobiology of Relationship,” presented by Amy Banks, M.D.
- April 6: “Getting to the Heart of the Mentoring Process Between Adolescents and Adults,” presented by Renée Spencer, Ed.D., LICSW
- April 13: “Relational Health for Youth,” presented by Belle Liang, Ph.D.
- April 27: “Peering into the Cracks: Identifying Individuals for Whom Our Statistical Models Do Not Apply,” presented by Allison Tracy, Ph.D.
- May 4: “Update on Same-sex Marriage Project,” presented by the Same-sex Marriage Study Group
All seminars are held 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Wellesley Centers for Women (828 Washington Street, Wellesley) and are free and open to the public. For more info, visit www.wcwonline.org. Bring your lunch, coffee and tea provided.
On Friday, March 10 three Olin students will present their work at the Third Annual Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium (GBAC) Student Conference. The event is a collaborative and co-sponsored by the anthropology programs of Brandeis University, Olin College, Tufts University and Wellesley College. Olin was added to this consortium recently.
The following Olin student presentations will take place in Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Center at Wellesley College:
• 1:55-2:10 p.m.: “Bridging Worlds: How Offline Relationships Affect Online Sociality in World of Warcraft,” by Drew Harry.
• 2:25-2:40: “Internet Meetups and Community,” by Sean Munson
• 4:05-4:20: “'Highly Evolved:' Managing the Accordionist's Identity in America,” By Jerzy Weiczorek. All are welcome to attend this event, which is free and open to the public.
"Hot Gadgets Pose Serious Security Risks," By
Sandra Gittlen, PDA Street, March 2006
In the last issue we asked how many siblings Franklin W. Olin had and David Soo was the first to respond correctly that he had four siblings (Mary, Eila, Fannie and Harry). David will receive Olin gear for this correct response.
Trivia buffs, do you know... Q:
Which state do most of this year's Olin candidates call home?
A: First person to correctly respond to Jennifer Thomas receives a prize.
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