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Phoenix Net – Did You Know?
A calendar of Olin campus events is now accessible via the portal (https://my.olin.edu). Once logged in, click on the "Campus Life" tab to get a snap shot of what's happening on campus any given week. Please note, as a member of the Olin community you may also add events to this calendar as well as sending them to announcements@olin.edu.

Additionally, the winter weather announcement information is now available on the Olin Community Home Page of the portal, under Announcements. Lastly, we'd like to encourage all community members to visit the directory (located in the left menu of the "Campus Life" tab) to enter their contact information, office hours, etc.

Moving forward we are looking to post the Link to the portal, update all campus announcements and much much more, so please visit my.olin.edu and sign in using your network credentials.

For more information, please contact Alyson Goodrow or Kim Round.

Alumni Mailing Lists Makeover
Although the alumni have already received this update, we'd like to inform the rest of the community as well. With Olin's mantra of continuous improvement pressing us forward, the alumni reps (a.k.a. Will and Susan) and the office of Parent and Alumni Relations (a.k.a. Krissy) have redefined this mailing list slightly to better facilitate communication among the alumni as a group. Henceforth alumni-2006@lists.olin.edu will contain only graduates in the Class of 2006, so if you'd like to send an e-mail to the Class of 2006, then please use this address. The classof2006@olin.edu address can still be used by those with the firstname.lastname@olin.edu email address but it will forward to the alumni-2006@lists.olin.edu list.

If you are not a graduate, but you would like to stay connected with this class, then alumni-2006-friends@lists.olin.edu is for you! Click here to subscribe. Graduates have already been subscribed to this list. This list will also include those who may have started with the class but did not graduate with them. Members of this list will be informed about social events and other happenings within this class.

We appreciate your patience as we create and improve the alumni relations area.

Olin Students Disperse for Winter "Break"
Some might call it a break, but for Olin students, few spend the time at home catching up on some much needed sleep. This winter we have students dispersing around the world from Uganda, to Japan, to Mexico and New Orleans. We'll be posting information about these various trips on our website; in the meantime if you're interested in learning more about the Babson Global Outreach Through Entrepreneurship efforts in Uganda, please visit the BGOE blog.

ModFour Launches Shopkick.com
Mod Four, Inc., (Brendan Doms, Brian Shih, Dean Dieker, and Sean McBride – all from the class of ‘07) are proud to announce the launch of Shopkick.com, an online consumer reviews site.

Want to listen to music like Sean, get action movie recommendations from Dean, learn about guitars from Brian, or learn about Brendan's passion for video games? Check out some of the guides on the site! If you feel strongly about something, make a guide about it and share your feelings and what you know! Share your knowledge with the world by using our guide creator to make creative and informative online guides for what to buy and what not to buy.

Feel free to spread the word about Shopkick.com by sharing the site with your friends and family!

Kudos
Congratulations to the Downey Family
On Tuesday, December 26th Professor Downey and his wife welcomed their second daughter Celia June Downey. She was born at 2:20 pm and weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz. Everyone involved is healthy and happy.

Olin Applicant Pool Increases By 33 Percent
The office of Admission is now evaluating applications for the class of 2011. Thanks to all our great adovcates, the data suggest that Olin's reputation is growing faster than many of us could have imagined. With 33 percent more applications being evaluated this year, the applicant pool has nearly doubled the last two years.

New Faces @ Olin
Faculty (Adjuncts) – New Hires:

On Tuesday, January 2nd Ellen Argyros joined Olin as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She will be located at OC361.

On Tuesday, January 2nd Paul Sabin returned to Olin as an Adjunct Professor of Engineering. He will be located at OC361.

Staff (Temporary) – New Hires:

On Wednesday, January 3rd Linda Miller returned to Olin as a Temporary Assistant to the Dean of Faculty. She will be located in OC260 and can be reached at extension 2509.

On Tuesday, February 13th Phyllis Leibman joins Olin as a Temporary Registrar. Her schedule will be Tuesdays & Thursdays (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.). She will be located in CC300d and can be reached at extension 2340.

Articles of Interest

"Accrediting Ups and Downs," Inside Higher Ed, By Doug Lederman, December 27th, 2006

Trivia
In the last issue we asked which Olin Alum is working for Automated Sciences on an Air Force Base in Dhaka, Bangladesh? Joelle Arnold was the first to respond with the correct answer, Ann Marie Rynning.

Trivia buffs, do you know.....

Q: What professors robotic fish was featured at the Museum of Science in Boston over the Winter break?

A: First person to correctly respond to Alyson Goodrow receives a prize.