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Olin Community members are invited to attend Immunology students' final presentations in AC 318. These presentations will address research into health issues that affect billions of people globally (and many members of our community). Feel free to attend any or all presentations that fit your schedule.
Monday, December 4th
1:00 p.m. -- Kathleen Towers- Immunotherapy for Melanoma
1:40 p.m. -- Kristen Richter- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
2:15 p.m. -- Jared Frey- Polymer Microsphere Drug Delivery and the Immune Response
Thursday, December 7th
1:00 p.m. -- Chris Nissman- Mosquito-Borne Pathogens: Common Infection Strategies and Common Weaknesses
1:40 p.m. -- Kate Miroshnikova- Malaria: The disease and the immunological impact behind the pathology
2:15 p.m. -- Will Yarak- Ebolavirus: pathogenesis and vaccination
Monday, December 11th
1:00 p.m. -- Tiana Veldwisch- Dying to Stay Alive: Autoimmunity and Hepatitis
1:40 p.m. -- Anna von Reden- Gullible is Written on Your Immunoglobulin: Oral Allergy Syndrome
2:15 p.m. -- Allison Schmidt- Tuberculosis: An intensifying global threat
Beginning Monday, November 27th, thru Saturday, December 16th, Public Safety will be sponsoring the annual Toys for Tots program at Babson and Olin Colleges to provide toys to underprivileged children. The response to this program has grown dramatically over the past few years and last year's response was remarkable! We invite you to join us again this year to make the holidays very special for a child who would normally not have the joys of receiving holiday presents.
Toys are needed for children of all ages, however please do not donate stuffed animals as they are not accepted by the U.S. Marines. Toys must be new and in the original packaging.
Once again, Chief John Jackson invites you to trade a parking ticket for a toy. If you have received a parking ticket for a violation, other than parking in a Handicap Space or a Fire Lane, between the dates of November 13th and December 16th, 2006 the ticket will be voided when you present a new, unwrapped toy with a value of at least half of the parking fine. Please note that during this period only one ticket, per person will be invalidated upon the donation of a toy.
Many people do not realize that the United Parcel Service (UPS) donates their trucks to pick up the toys from drop off locations. Last year UPS sent two trucks to Babson to transport toys to the U.S. Marine Reserves for distribution. Please help us in our efforts to make this a great holiday season for children in need. Please go to our website and click the link for information on our drop off locations. We will be posting pictures of the collection from time to time. Thank you again from all of us at Public Safety.
The following candidates for the postition of Assistant Professor of Chemistry will be visiting Olin. All are encouraged to attend and provide feedback, seminars will take place in AC 113.
Wednesday, December 6th @ 12:00 p.m. - Christopher Morse (Olin College)
Friday, December 8th @ 1:00 p.m. - Dora Carrico-Moniz (MIT)
Tuesday, December 12th @ 1:00 p.m. - Kimberly Berkowski (MIT)
Wednesday, December 13th @ 1:00 p.m. - Mala Radhakrishnan (MIT)
Friday, December 15th @ 11:00 a.m. - Elizabeth Colby Davie (Boston College)
Tuesday, December 19th @ 1:00 p.m. - Nicole Snyder (Wellesley College)
Click here to see the 2006/2007 winter weather policies and procedures. Additionally the 2007 holiday schedule is now available.
Due to the high volume Cigna is receiving this time of year, our Cigna representative has requested that if we submit reimbursement claims to one of the FSA claim addresses below or via fax to 570-496-2945 to ensure faster response time.
CIGNA Healthcare
P.O. Box 0976
Bristol, CT 06010
CIGNA Healthcare
P.O. Box 5200
Scranton, PA 18505
Exciting contemporary big band music by a 25 piece band of Babson and Olin students.
* Thursday, December 7th
* Games from 8:30-11:00 p.m.
* Webster Center -> PepsiCo Pavilion (back gym)
* 3 teams, 20 minute games, double elimination
* Snacks/drinks/water bottles
* Winning team -> IM Sports Championship T-shirt
To be placed on a free agent team e-mail your name and cell phone number to dutton@babson.edu. Teams can also e-mail dutton@babson.edu their captain, captain cell phone number, roster and team name. For more information please visit http://www3.babson.edu/Athletics/Intramurals/default.cfm.
Come see the BDE show "Press Play" this weekend, December 1st and 2nd. Show time is 8:00 p.m. both Friday and Saturday night. The show features original choreography by Ali Badala, Lilly Cho, and Matthew Brouillard. Additionally, Lilly will be performing her senior solo in the show, so don't miss it!
Tuesday, December 5th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Glavin Family Chapel. Everyone is invited to this warm, song-filled service that will put a glow in your heart and a smile on your face! A great prelude to the Christmas season! Refreshments following service.
Tuesday, December 5th at 8:15 p.m. in the Glavin Family Chapel. Free admission and refreshments. Come relax and listen to beautiful music performed by Babson and Olin students.
The season's first concert will feature the renaissance dance band RENAISSONICS with guest mezzo-soprano Miranda Loud in a family concert of music from their acclaimed "Carols for Dancing" CD, interwoven with myths and stories of the fir tree read by local narrators. The event will take place at Bemis Hall on Bedford Road in Lincoln (click here for directions) on Sunday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m. Admission is at the door only: $18 general/$15 students & seniors / children 10 & under FREE family maximum $55.
Join President Miller, Joanne Kossuth, Trustees, Alumni, Corporate Partners and Friends for an Olin College update and a buffet dinner with cash bar. Those interested in attending are asked to
RSVP to Joanne Kossuth by the end of the day on December 10th. Feel free to bring a new friend or two to introduce them to Olin! Click here for more information.
Olin's inaugural soccer season came to end with a heartbreaking 3-0 loss in the BSSC finals last weekend despite outshooting their opponents. After playing seven home games and practicing twice a week, Olin went charging into the finals winning 5-1 in the quarter-finals, and 6-1 in the semi-finals. Highlights from the final match included several shots on goal by Matt Wooten, Marco Morales, Bennett Chabot, and Adam Bry and a superb defensive effort by Yrinee Michaelidis, Eugene Kozlenko, Brittany Devlin, and Brad Westgate. Matt Tesch logged in another solid performance making several key saves and additional support on the field came from Giulia Fanti, Molly McCormack, Mark Penner, Joe Kendall, Raghu Rangan, Keoni Mahelona, and Ana Karimi.
The Olin soccer team this fall reinforced the College's athletic team philosophy that was started by the Ultimate Frisbee team (The Flying Franks) last spring by playing a co-ed team that was coached by Olin faculty and staff. Olin looks forward to another successful season next fall. Interested players (including faculty, staff, and alumni) should contact coaches Nick Tatar, John Geddes, and Ozgur Eris, or team captain Bennett Chabot. The team would also like give a special thank you to the fans, especially those that made it to the finals on the first day of Thanksgiving Break!
We'd also like to thank the rest of the Olin squad for a great season: Becky Belisle, Matt Colyer, Dan Foran, Jared Frey, Mary Germino, Helen Lewis-Rzeszutek, Margaret McCahon, Aisaku Pradhan, Garrett Rodriguez, Nina Sawhney, Tal Schwartz, Mike Siripong, Krystin Stafford, Hermes Taylor-Weiner, Derek Thurmer, Ashley Walker, James Whong, and Justin Wong.
On Sunday, November 26th, Gregory Niccolo Ware (son of David Ware) was born, weighing in at 6 lbs-4 oz and measuring 18 inches long. All are healthy and happy!
- "Cirque du Olin," By Lara Farrar, Needham Times, November 30, 2006
- "Oracle's Results Look Brighter After Its Feast on Acquisitions," By Mark Boslet, Wall Street Journal, November 22, 2006
- "A Dashboard That Unites e-mail, Instant Messaging, Collaboration and More," By Sandra Gittlen, Network World, November 11, 2006
**articles without links are available in the Olin library
In the last issue we asked
you to identify the staff member in this photo. Carol Kelley was the first to respond with the correct answer, Susan Johanson.
Trivia buffs, do you know.....
Q:
What contribution did Franklin Olin's companies make to the war effort during World War I and World War II?
A: First person to correctly respond to Alyson Goodrow receives a prize.
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