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A reminder that 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 Olin students, faculty and staff. The first two hours of the reception will be for Family Weekend participants only (4:00-6:00 p.m.) and the following two hours (6:00-8:00 p.m.) will include invitees from the communities of Dedham, Needham and Wellesley. There are a number of ways you can help:
- Donate a piece of artwork that you have created (we regret that at the present time we cannot accept video submissions but digital photography, works in oil, watercolors, crayon, charcoal, pencil and sculptured materials are all acceptable);
- Distribute invitations to your friends in the Dedham, Needham Wellesley area;
- Volunteer to help with the event itself (registration, set up of the artwork, mingling, etc.);
- Write about the event for use in Olin and other publications;
- Solicit potential sponsors who can advertise in the program;
- Attend the event! RSVP by October 6.
We look forward to your joining us in making this inaugural Artwork in Autumn event a success! If you are interested in donating artwork or otherwise participating in the event please email development@olin.edu.
Col. Thomas A. Kolditz, Chairman, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY will speak on "The In-Extremis Leader." The lecture will take place on Tuesday, October 3rd at 4:30 p.m. in the Olin auditorium. Click here to view the complete schedule of speakers and topics.
Highlights include: FWOP and other student performances, family harvest themed dinner, College 101 for Parents (academic presentations), Artwork in Autumn Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception, Family Feud Game Night, Olin Bubble viewing, SAC sponsored games, and more. Community members do not have to pay the registration fee for Family Weekend. A detailed schedule can be found at: http://projects.olin.edu/FamilyWeekend/.
To RSVP (by October 10), please visit the Family Weekend site and enter password "FW2006." Please note the "number of guests" field need not include you or your spouse. Students are not required to RSVP.
Learn how to be prepared for emergencies… classes include demonstrations and hands-on activities with manikins, AED trainers, and first aid materials. Please click here for a full schedule of classes, beginning Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 12:00 pm. If you are interested in signing up for a class, please contact Rich Bottner. The deadline for signing up is one day before the scheduled date of the class. For a class to run, a minimum of five individuals must sign up. No more than twelve individuals may sign up for each class. After evaluating the services and pricing from six printing vendors, Olin is happy to announce that it will be using Alpha Graphics in Waltham for business card and stationary needs. Alpha Graphics is creating a website where employees can order items on line. End users will choose a template, enter their personal information, see a proof of the item, be able to edit if necessary, choose a quantity and then place an order. They will collect orders until 5:00 p.m. every Thursday, print them on Friday and deliver them on the following Wednesday. Alpha Graphics will also be able to handle peripheral jobs that may surface. These expenses will be charged to individual budgets, as they are now, not a central printing budget. The ordering website is scheduled to go live in early October. We will announce when it is available and how to use it. Questions and comments can be directed to scott.slaboden@olin.edu.
DormItem is a licensed Babson student business that has been growing quickly in the greater Boston area. Through the site
students can buy, sell and trade their used dorm stuff – all in an effort to promote recycling and sharing on campus. To find out more visit www.dormitem.com or contact Dan Scudder.
In order to meet the increased needs for web content at Olin, a group is forming to develop a certification program so that websites are created in a consistent and manageable manner. The first meeting is currently being scheduled. For more information on the program please contact Javier Zapanta (x2471).
This tends to be a common question. The World Wide Web is full of resources that can help one achieve this goal. This week's tip focuses on http://www.w3schools.com/. This site contains resources to learn a variety of topics in Web Development, ranging from basic HTML to database programming in SQL. Check it out and expand your Web development skills.
The Summer Book Program Advisory Committee is accepting suggestions for next summer's book. The committee will consider four factors in reviewing your suggestions: readability, lends itself to a Convocation discussion, relates to the Olin curriculum, and is available in paperback or at paperback price. Suggestions (title, author and rationale) should be sent to Rod Crafts by October 31.
Kickboxing: Tuesday's, 5:00-6:00 p.m. beginning September 5 (no sign-up necessary). This fun, intense, high impact workout challenges upper & lower body muscle groups with punching and kicking drills. The class provides an overall super fun, super safe, effective cardiovascular workout. Ab exercises are often included within the one hour.
20-20-20: Thursday's, 5:00-6:00 p.m. beginning September 7 (no sign-up necessary). Selections of step, tae force, aerobics, and muscle conditioning are done for 20 minute intervals over an hour. End your day right with the perfect balance of aerobics and muscle work. It is sure to be an overall body toning experience. For more information contact Colleen McGuire.
President Richard K. Miller has been named one of 12 "All Stars" of the high tech community by Mass High Tech, the journal of New England technology. This is the 11th consecutive year Mass High Tech has recognized leaders in New England's innovation economy. The program spotlights the region's most innovative leaders whose achievements are most likely to affect how the community works, lives or plays today and in the future. President Miller was honored in the Education category for his leadership in higher education and his innovation in undergraduate education, business entrepreneurship and academic administration. On Wednesday, October 25, 2006, Mass High Tech will host a special reception to honor the 2006 All Stars, and the October 27 issue of the publication will feature in-depth profiles of each winner.
On Monday, September 25 Olin will be featured in a special edition of Network World as one of the publications 40 Enterprise All-Star Award winners.
The Network World Enterprise All-Star Award program recognizes exceptional use of network technology to further enterprise business objectives. For the 2006 award editors selected 40 enterprise IT organizations representing the best, most innovative application of network technologies in eight categories, such as Network Management, Security and Wireless.
- Now Arriving: Ideas on Boarding," By Paul Brown, New York Times,
September 9, 2006
- "Colleges Team up to Offer Lectures," By Staff, The Wellesley Townsman,
September 7, 2006
http://www2.townonline.com/wellesley/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid
=570450
- "Universities Lean on Each Other For Better Disaster Recovery," By Beth Periseau, SearchStorage, September 7, 2006
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_
gci1214592,00.html
- "No Girls Allowed," By Melissa Solomon, EDTech, August/September 2006
http://higher-edtech.texterity.com/article/20060809/20/
- "Pratt and Troulis Selected as POEC At-Large Members," By Staff, The Fruit Street Physician, July/August 2006
** articles without links are available in the Olin library
Trivia buffs, do you know.....
Q:
What college was considered an early model for Olin College, and what college consortium is it a part of? The consortium was considered as a model for the Olin BBOW partnerships.
A: First person to correctly respond to Alyson Goodrow receives a prize.
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