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On Thursday, October 18, Olin's IT department, under the leadership of web developer Javier Zapanta, launched the redesigned Olin College website. As mentioned previously, the new design culminated a process that involved feedback from the community regarding the look, feel, and usability of the former site. Feedback from the greater community regarding the overall look and feel of the new site has been overwhelmingly positive; thank you all for sharing your thoughts with us and don't hesitate to send IT an email with further suggestions/feedback.
The Office of Parent & Alumni Relations would like to thank all who made this year's Family Weekend one of Olin's most successful to date! More than 130 families participated and preliminary feedback from those folks has been great. It's a pleasure to see so many students and families enjoying themselves and is a great reminder of what a sensational community we have. Photos from the weekend are now available on Flickr!
The Olin Tutoring Squad has recently begun business as a part of the Foundations of Business and Entrepreneurship class here at Olin. The Tutoring Squad serves high school students in the Needham and Wellesley communities, offering both subject specific tutoring as well as SAT/ACT prep tutoring. Please keep them in mind if a neighbor, friend, or family member has a need for tutoring. The group can be contacted at olintutoringsquad@gmail.com or 781-444-0383 and includes Heena Mutha '10, Jef Gluckstein '09, Jessica Sullivan '09, Kate Miroshnikova '09, Alyshia Olsen '10, Becky Belisle '10 , and Jillian Kiser '10.
That's right - it's that time of the year again. It's as close to a tradition as Olin gets. It's SERV Auction time! Start thinking about ideas for donations, because SERV will be in the dining hall from October 15 to November 2 to accept donations. You can also email SERV with the completed donation form.
Donations are due November 2 at midnight (via email or the table in the dining hall).
SERV Auction schedule (in brief)
* Friday, November 2 - all donations are due
* Monday, November 5 to Friday, November 9 - The silent auction
* Friday, November 9 - The LIVE AUCTION!!
Google and Specialized are searching for the brightest engineering minds on earth for the first ever Innovate or Die Pedal-Powered Machine Contest. They're asking students to invent and build environmentally friendly, zero-emission machines that transform human pedal power into a new and useful purpose. After you build it, film it and post it on YouTube by Sunday, December 15. The Grand Prize for the most innovative submission will be $5,000 and a Specialized Globe bike for the winner(s). The inventors behind the top 5 runner-up inventions will also receive Specialized Globe Bikes. This is an opportunity to flex your inventive muscle and have some fun doing it. And perhaps even help save our planet, one pedal stroke at a time. For an example innovation and contest specifics, please visit innovate-or-die.com.
We would like to invite you all for an informal brown bag lunch (please, bring your own) and dessert (on us) roundtable discussion lead by Dr. Marianne de Laet, a faculty member at Harvey Mudd College. She is an absolutely amazing speaker and a very thought-provoking discussant. We will talk about her research and discuss AHS curriculum and pedagogy at Harvey Mudd and Olin.
Who: Dr. Marianne de Laet, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society at Harvey Mudd College
What: Building Culture Through Building Things
When: Friday, November 2nd; Brown Bag Lunch Talk 12– 1 pm; Dessert and Roundtable Discussion 1–2 pm
Where: OC373
Thanks to resolutions passed by Congress, the week of October 21-27 has been designated National Save for Retirement Week. With the right information and a bit of planning, you can use this opportunity to take steps toward planning for your financial future. Following are links to three helpful retirement planning documents:
* Six Steps To Improve Your Retirement Planning: Tips for helping to reach your retirement goals, whether you're a beginner or longtime saver.
* What to Look for in a Retirement Plan Provider: Four features a retirement plan carrier should provide.
* Retirement Savings Tax Planning Tips: Saving for retirement in a constantly changing tax environment.
Created by Olin students for a Business and Entrepreneurship Foundation course, all calendars are customizable and specifically geared to Parents, Faculty/Staff, or Students. All proceeds go to charity! For more information please check out http://www.olincalendars.com/.
A area reception will take place at the home of Trustee Scott Gibson in Portland, OR, on November 19. Area receptions are designed to bring together Olin alumni, parents, corporate partners and friends of the college with the purpose of meeting with President Miller as well as participating Trustees and getting an update on the college.
We would like to bring on two members to represent the parents of the class of 2011 on the Parent Advisory Board by next month. We thank those of you who expressed interest during Family Weekend. If you were unable to attend but are interested in being a candidate, please visit the volunteering sign up page on the Parent website. Simply select the PAB membership (and other volunteer opportunities you may be interested in) option and click submit. To aid in the selection process, it would be most helpful if you could also email Krissy Raposa a brief bio no later than Tuesday, October 30. It will help give us background on who we are working with and what interests they have in Olin's PAB. Please include a few sentences on your background (career, experience, interest in the PAB, etc.). A resume is not necessary. The compiled bios will be shared with the rest of the PAB by the end of that week. These bios will also be used to help with the selection process when we bring on two more members next spring.
Click here to read a press release issued by Mayor Menino's office regarding safety precautions during the World Series and any subsequent celebrations.Celebrate a Decade of Women in the Lead on Friday, November 9th at Babson's Center for Women’s Leadership 10th Annual Conference.You are welcome to attend individual sessions without registering for the Conference. However, if you wish to attend the luncheon and keynote address by Dr. Sally Ride (First American Woman in Space; Entrepreneur; Educator) please register at the Babson Student Rate soon! There are a limited number of spaces available and only those who are registered will be seated. A detailed program for the day is on the CWL web site at www.babson.edu/cwl.
The 109 living Medal of Honor recipients who constitute the Congressional Medal of Honor Society invite you to join them in a unique non-partisan, non-military initiative called Above & Beyond. At the heart of the initiative is the Above & Beyond Citizen Honors which recognize and honor three civilian Americans every year who have made a difference in the lives of others through a singular act of extraordinary heroism, or through their continued commitment to putting others before themselves, without regard for personal gain. Nominations for the Above & Beyond Citizen Honors can be submitted by filling out an online nomination form at www.aboveandbeyond365.com. All nominations must be received by December 16, in order to be considered.
For more information on the Above & Beyond initiative, please visit www.aboveandbeyond365.com.
"The Once and Future University" Jon Udell's Blog, October 16, 2007
"Olin Adds Engineering Class Link to Colleges," Mass High Tech, October 19, 2007
In the last issue we asked "How many people attended Olin's very first Family Weekend event (including students)?" Marlene Veldwisch was the first to guess and in the end was the closest to the correct answer of 388.
Trivia buffs, do you know...
Q: Franklin W. Olin's first business produced what product?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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