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As of today, the 2007 Commencement website is live; please visit commencement.olin.edu for information regarding the schedule of events for the weekend, May 19-20th.
Acting Provost Michael Moody has approved the recommendation of the Summer Book Program Advisory Committee to use Gary Kinder's Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea as the book for summer reading. Thanks to Committee members: Jared Barrow '10, Brian Bingham, Rod Crafts, Nancy Doremus '08, Victoria Hsiao '10, Dee Magnoni, Ike Mao '09, Joanne Pratt, and Nikolaus Wittenstein '09. And thanks to members of the Olin community who recommended 23 books for the Committee's consideration. The Convocation on Ship of Gold will be held on Thursday, August 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Olin Center Auditorium. Suggestions for speakers or panelists may be forwarded to Brian Bingham, Rod Crafts or Nancy Doremus.
On Monday night, February 26th, the senior class took a break from their homework and trekked through the snow to Roger's Pub for their 2007 Hours Until Graduation celebration. "It was fun and a great way to get our whole class together to celebrate," emailed Alison Lee. The turnout was impressive with a total of 58 students in attendence. Excellent entertainment including a raffle, karaoke, DJ'd music and fun trivia, was provided by Tim Hanna, Aaron Peterson and Joe College. Alison Lee added a special touch as she delivered a heartwarming toast. These soon to be alumni were eager to put on their commemorative t-shirts, designed by classmates Cathy Murphie and Alison Lee with spoof on James Bond's 007 with our Phoenix behind the numbers. Matty Brouillard commented, "Thanks for the great pub night + T-shirts!"
There are ten remaining t-shirts available to purchase ($10/each). Priority will go to those seniors who were not able to attend. Please email Krissy Raposa if you are interested.
The Office of Parent and Alumni Relations (PAR) would like to thank the Alumni Relations Advisory Group (ARAG), office assistant and junior Beth Sterling, and others (especially those previously mentioned) who contributed to the event's great success.
The Boston Consortium Risk Management Group (RMG) is currently developing the design for a stand alone website. Currently this group is a part of the Boston Consortium that uses the URL (www.boston-consortium.org); however, this distinct group needs help creating a collaborative and more-inclusive web resource in anticipation of future needs. The person who takes this position will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining this new RMG website under the supervision of the Director of Co-Sourced Risk Management. In addition, he or she will work with the Web Developer to protect the functionality and integrity of the existing Boston Consortium website. Click here for more information and/or contact Ed Frackiewicz with questions.
As Olin increases in popularity, the College has been innundated with requests from external groups, corporations, universities, media, etc. to visit campus and either rent our facilities or meet with staff and faculty. A committee has been formed to handle such requests and we'd like to make the community aware of some new points of contacts for these different types of requests:
* Academically oriented visit requests should be directed to Mike Moody's office via Linda Miller
* All media requests should be directed to the Communication office
* Facilities rental/use requests should be directed to Emily Moscol
* Internal facilities use requests that have an external component should be directed to David Soo
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Visits initiated by members of the Olin community will be handled by the person initiating them, with support from Communication and the Visit Committee, as needed, to help schedule facilities, put together hand out materials, etc.
The committee will be meeting on an as-needed basis and includes Joseph Hunter, Alyson Goodrow, Emily Moscol, David Soo, Mike Moody, Joanne Kossuth and Nancy Sullivan.
Olin Students for Awesome, SERV and the Big Conversations Committee are pleased to announce that MIT instructor, Amy Smith will serve as this year's guest speaker for Big Conversations. Stay tuned for more details, the Big Conversations website will be updated soon.
With daylight savings time starting three weeks earlier than normal, many time-based applications will be impacted, especially
calendar and appointment based applications such as Exchange/Outlook calendars where appointments may be an hour off as a result. Appointment times between March 11, 2007 and April 1, 2007 and between October 28, 2007 and November 4, 2007 should be treated as suspect. Appointments in this extended spring period may display one hour later than originally scheduled. The reverse will be true in the fall period.
IT is following vendor guidelines to patch and update Olin's various systems and applications. Please review the DST2007 page on the IT web site for additional information, updates and links to other application, operating system and vendor specific information.
On
Wednesday, March 7th from 7:00-9:00 p.m., SWE is hosting a social evening for faculty, staff, alumni and current students in the East Hall first floor lounge.
The purpose is to talk about life after graduation. Specifically, what can be done with an engineering degree, what influence gender balance has on current work or student life, what you wish you knew a year ago, etc. It is an opportunity to catch up with students, faculty and staff, talk with current seniors about their upcoming career decisions, and meet the new first-year students, who can put faces to the stories they hear.
Please RSVP to Lindsay Redmond.
Olin College now has an account set up with Jiffy Lube and as a special perk they are offering all staff and faculty VIP cards. The VIP cards are good for 15% off all Jiffy Lube services for your personal vehicle(s) at all service locations in DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, PA and RI. If you would like to get a VIP card please email or call Courtney Sampson at ext. 2312. For more information on Jiffy Lube or to find a location near you visit www.jiffylube.com.
When Algernon Moncreiff and John Worthing assumed the name of Earnest for their escapades away from home, they thought that they were adding a bit of fun to their high-society lives without harming their reputations. Little did they know that they would fall in love under their assumed identities with women who loved them only for their name. Join the Franklin W. Olin Players (FWOP) at Babson's Sorenson Theater for The Importance of Being Earnest, a tongue-in-cheek classic written by Oscar Wilde and directed by Jon Cass ('08).
Lucy Dunne, a PhD candidate at University College Dublin in the School of Computer Science and Informatics, will host a seminar on wearable technology design on March 7th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in AC113. The seminar: "You Want me to Wear What?" will provide an introduction to the application areas and design considerations of wearable technology, with an emphasis on the use of a human-centered apparel design tradition to expand user-centered design to include a wider concept of "user" that encompasses the user's physical self and highly varied mobile environment. It will explore the intersection of fashion design, product design, hardware design, and human-computer interaction, and discuss the impact of aesthetic tradition, psycho-physical perception, and cognitive processing on the "wearability" of a device and its appeal to a user group.
Click on one of the following to find the notification that applies to you:
Notification of Costs for class of 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011.
Negotiations are complete and the contracts are signed. The cars are ordered - Olin is just awaiting a delivery date. Details on the program include:
- Olin will have two cars available in lot A, a Toyota Matrix and a Mazda 3
- All members of the Olin community that are at least 18 years old can sign up to become members of the Zip Car program. Members that are under 21 can only drive the two Zip Cars on Olin's campus.
- There is a one time $25 fee to join the program. After passing a driving record check, members receive a ZipCard. This card gives members access to the car they have reserved.
- Reservations can be made on-line at the rental cost of $8.50 per hour or $60 for a 24 hour period. This cost covers 120 free miles, gas and insurance and will be billed to your credit card.
- Cars must be returned to Olin's designated Zip Car parking spaces.
- Issues related to the program will be handled by Scott Slaboden and Courtney Sampson in Campus Services.
The
Olin Basic Facts web page has been updated. If you have questions about enrollment, retention, endowment, etc. check it out at: http://oir.olin.edu/assessment/facts_basic.htm.
Throughout the year and especially during Family Weekend, many Parents of the Class of 2010 (a.k.a. P'10s) expressed interest in serving on the Olin Parent Advisory Board (PAB). We appreciate the enthusiastic response! In November, we elected two representatives from the first year class. Please join us in welcoming Dan Kiser of Ohio and Connie Newell of Washington. At this time, we would like to extend the opportunity to all parents of the class of 2010 for the remaining two positions before making a final selection. Each PAB term of service will be for two years, beginning this spring and ending the spring of 2009. You can review the PAB Charter on the Parents' website. In short, the purpose of the PAB is to provide advice and counsel to the College on all issues related to the quality of the undergraduate experience at Olin, including recruitment and retention, student life and professional development, curriculum and learning, external and corporate relations and the strategies for philanthropic support for the College and its programs. Please email your interest and/or nominations to Krissy Raposa by Monday, March 5th. All of us are excited about working with you toward the common goal of making Olin College as excellent as it can be.
Honoring Roger W. Babson's Legacy and Celebrating Family Businesses as Entrepreneurs, Babson is proud to announce the 2007 Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs Inductees: The Forbes Family, Forbes and The Molson Family, Molson Coors Brewing Company. These family-owned businesses continue to build on the entrepreneurial legacy of the founding family members.
Founder's Day 2007 also will feature the following hosts and honored guests: Ellen Gordon ADE '99, president and chief operating officer, Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. and Edward C. Johnson 3d ADE '95, chairman and chief executive, Fidelity Investments.
To register, please visit http://www.babson.edu/foundersday
Matthew Jacques, a freshman at Babson has started a business called The Birds & The Tees. His company aims to provide small clubs and organizations, as well as schools, with inexpensive t-shirts for group and/or school pride fundraisers. We can make shirts with your school logo or our talented design team can create an image for you, free of charge. In addition to free artwork, we will take care of the entire process for you and deliver the shirts to your door for free. The Birds & The Tees is a non-profit organization and all proceeds will go to local charities. Why not help others and help yourself and school by buying quality shirts that beat the competitors price? If interested please feel free to contact Matthew Jacques for more details or to place an order.
As part of its
Community Connections Health Education Series, the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham will host a lecture on "Losing the Last 10 Pounds" on March 13th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. The lecture will be presented by Cathy Tong, M.D., an internist at Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare. She will discuss how to shed those last difficult 10 pounds after childbirth, as well as other times of life, and will answer questions following the presentation. The free lecture is co-sponsored by Parent Talk and will be held in the hospital's Dickerson Room. Please contact
Margaret Pantridge with questions.
Interested in photography? Babson is hosting introductory classes in B&W Photography on April 7th and April 14th. The fee is $50 for Olin students, staff and faculty. Contact Kay Sorensen for more information.
- Lindsay Nolan joined Olin on Tuesday, February 27th as a Financial Aid temporary staff member. She will be located in OC 111 at ext. 2212.
- Gail Sullivan has converted from temporary status to the regular position of Customer Service Coordinator for the Sloan Center, effective Thursday, March 1st. She is located in OC 262 at ext. 2572.
"Road Scholars: MIT, Olin Trick Soldiers' Truck," Mass High Tech, By Catherine Williams, February 23, 2007
In the last issue we asked "What percentage of this year's 2011 candidates will travel more than 500 miles to Olin's campus for candidate's weekend?" Bryce Lee was the first to respond with a close to correct answer of 72 percent, actual answer was 65.76 percent.
Trivia buffs, do you know.....
Q: What is this year's Big Conversations speaker, MIT Instructor Amy Smith, best known for?
A: First person to correctly respond to Alyson Goodrow receives a prize.
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