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Olin Welcomes Class of 2010
This fall 89 new students (41 women and 48 men) joined the Olin College community, the largest class in Olin's history. Representing 29 states, the incoming students bring with them a wealth of talent and experience. For more on the class and its accomplishments, click here.

Artwork in Autumn Event
The Development Office is partnering with the Offices of Parent and Alumni Relations, External Relations and the Parent Advisory Board (PAB) to offer a new event as part of Family Weekend. On October 14th, there will be a silent auction of artwork as part of a reception. The reception will be held in the Academic Center and we would love for the artwork to reflect the talents of our students, faculty and staff. The first two hours of the reception will be for Family Weekend participants only (4-6 p.m.) and the following two hours (6-8 p.m.) will include invitees from the communities of Needham, Dedham and Wellesley. There are a number of ways you can help:

Leadership and Ethics Lecture Series Sponsored by Olin, Babson & Wellesley
Speakers will offer perspectives based on their research and experience exercising leadership, often in difficult situations fraught with challenging ethical dilemmas. The lecture series is open to all three communities and is a part of a course on professional ethics and leadership development that is being team taught this fall by the presidents of the three institutions. Dr. Diana Chapman Walsh, President, Wellesley College will kick off the series on Tuesday, September 12th at 4:30 p.m. in the Olin auditorium. She will speak on "Trustworthy Leadership." Click here to view the complete schedule of speakers and topics.

Audio Visual Support and Loaner Policies Have Changed
Please see the following link for details.

Visual Arts, Performing Arts & Films at Babson's Sorenson Center
The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College welcomes your participation in the many programs they host throughout the year! View this slideshow which depicts the VISUAL ARTS programs for the fall or the slideshow for the PERFORMING ARTS and FILMS programs for the fall. Take a look... and sign up for some fun programs! Contact Kay Sorensen with questions.

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New Faces @ Olin

Staff Hires
* Emma Goodman '06 joins us this month, as Assistant Director of Admission. She will be located at OC113 and can be reached at extension 2207.

* On Tuesday, September 5th, Suzanne P. Alcott joined Olin as the Post Graduate Planning Assistant. She is located at CC314 and can be reached at extension 2282.

* On Monday, August 26th, Alyson Goodrow joined Olin as Associate Director of Communications. Her office is located in OC231 and her extension is 2257.

* On Wednesday, August 23rd, Garry Ambroise joined Olin as Temporary Technical Support Specialist (Help Desk) for the IT department. He is located in the IT Help Desk Suite.

* On Tuesday, July 18th, Javier E. Zapanta joined Olin as the Web Designer/Developer. He is located in OC LL12 at extension 2471.

Faculty Hires
* Christina Shea returned on Thursday, August 31st, as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She is sharing an office in OC362.

* Kath Weston joined us on Thursday, August 31st, as Visiting Associate Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She is located in the Academic Center.

* David Jacobson joined us on Thursday, August 31st, as Visiting Professor from Brandeis University for the fall semester. He is located in the Academic Center.

* Matthew J. Neal joined us on Wednesday, August 16th, as the Materials Science & Chemistry Laboratory Specialist. He is located in AC114 (the Material Science Laboratory) at extension 2588.

* Raymond Yim joined us on Tuesday, August 1st, as the Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He is located in OC325 at extension 2514.

* David Miller joined us on Tuesday, August 1st, as the Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is located in OC323 at extension 2575.

* Melvin Ramey joined us on Tuesday, August 1st, as the Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is located in OC 323, extension 2513.

"America's 25 New Elite 'Ivies'," By Barbara Kantrowitz and Karen Springen, Newsweek Kaplan College Guide 2007 Edition, August 2006

"Cars That Keep Going... and Going," By Janice O'Leary, Boston Globe, July 16, 2006

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