| You are all invited to join the Board of Trustees, President’s Council members and Distinguished Guests on Monday, November 12 in the auditorium for Olin’s 10th anniversary celebration. The festivities will begin at 11:10 am with brief remarks and some surprise announcements. If you choose to eat in the dining hall, George and his Sodexho team will be preparing a special dessert that will follow a presentation by students.
On Wednesday, November 14 at 11:00 am in the Olin Center Auditorium, the Presidential Lecture Series presents Dr. Claire Gaudiani. Dr. Gaudiani is an expert on the history and economics of American philanthropy. She is also a clinical professor at New York University, where she directs the graduate program in philanthropic studies. Additionally, Dr. Gaudiani recently wrote "The Greater Good" (Henry Holt/New York Times Books). This widely-cited book argues that Americans are not generous because we are rich, but rich because we are generous. Click here for more information on Claire Gaudiani and contact Joanne Kossuth with questions. We hope you'll join us for the event!
President Miller and the entire President’s Cabinet (Rod Crafts, Steve Hannabury, Joanne Kossuth, Mike Moody, and Charlie Nolan) would like to invite all faculty, staff and students to be our guest at a Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday, November 15, beginning at noon. This 7th annual Thanksgiving luncheon is one of the oldest traditions at Olin College and it provides an opportunity for the entire community to come together to enjoy an excellent roast turkey meal and the good company of friends, colleagues and classmates. Please show your Olin ID card at the check-in desk when you arrive. We look forward to seeing you.
The College is updating emergency contact information for students. We have added a link for updating this information to the "Students" Tab on the portal. The link is located under the heading "Emergency Contact Information".
December 19 and 20 is fall Expo! Once again, we would like to ask you to recommend people to invite as guests and external evaluators for Expo. Keep in mind that external evaluators should be in a position to assess college students and compare their work to other college students and college graduates: in other words, they should be professionals or college/grad school academics who work with college students and college graduates on a daily basis. Please send the person’s name, title, affiliation and contact information (ESPECIALLY email address) to Suzanne Alcott, by EOD Monday, November 12.
Please be advised that bills for spring semester have been printed and mailed to the students’ on-campus mailbox per our policy in the Student Handbook on page 57. The due date is December 3. A separate bill will not be sent to the “home” address.*
To parents, please be sure to communicate with your student if you are the payer of the bill and ask that a copy be forwarded to you. Another option would be for the student to bring the bill home during the Thanksgiving Break. There will still be enough time to send payment to meet the December 3 due date. If payment is not received by the due date a late fee of $150 will be assessed.
If you have contracted with TMS to pay monthly, please review your budget to ensure that your budgeted amount will cover the remaining balance for the year. The account is covered as long as the amount due equals $0.00 by the last scheduled payment. If there is a discrepancy, please contact TMS at 1-800-463-6994 to adjust the budget amount or contact the StAR Center.
* Please Note: If the student had a “billing address” on file with the StAR Center, the bill was mailed to that address.
Olin’s Administrative Council, an advisory body to the President and Cabinet, has begun an initiative to examine the current policies and procedures of the College with a view toward recommending ways to streamline operations. Council members may be in contact with individuals and departments in the near future requesting information about current policies and procedures in effect at the College. Contact Terri Dunphy for more information.
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.
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.
The Office of Parent and Alumni Relations announces new members of the Parent Advisory Board (PAB), Liz Firstenberg (P'08 and P'11), John Harley (P'11) and Ray Marra (P'10). More information on these and other PAB members can be found on the Parent website with additional information available via the Parent Blackboard. Please join us in welcoming them!
Join Andrew Savitz, author of "The Triple Bottom Line," in an interactive discussion about his book!
Date: Tuesday, November 13
Time: 5:00-6:15 pm
Location: Olin 220
** First 60 attendees receive free copies of "The Triple Bottom Line
Babson Energy and Environment Club, Net Impact at Babson College, and the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship will host an event designed to review current trends in Social entrepreneurship on Wednesday, November 13 at 5:00 pm in the Olin Auditorium, Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College. The event, a conversation between successful social entrepreneurs followed by Q&A from the audience, features Wayne Silby, founder and Chairman of Calvert Funds, the $10 billion investment management pioneer noted for its early leadership in socially responsible investment, and Mark Donohue (B’88), Managing Partner and Chairman of Expansion Capital Partners, LLC, a leading Clean Technology venture capital firm, discuss the current state of Social Entrepreneurship, Cleantech and more. Click here for additional details.
The Rotary Club of Needham and the Needham Community Council will co-sponsor the annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner at 12 noon on Thursday, November 22 at the Masonic Hall, 1101 Highland Avenue, Needham. This free dinner is offered to people of all ages who wish to experience community and camaraderie with their fellow neighbors. Needham Rotarians, Community Council members, and other volunteers will serve a delicious hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings at noon. Entertainment will add to the festivities during dinner. Transportation will be provided to and from the dinner for those who need it. For those who are unable to join in the fun at the Hall, we have a wonderful “Take-Out” service delivered right to your door. Anyone who wishes to attend the dinner, needs a ride, or would like home delivery; please contact the Needham Community Council at (781) 444-2415 to make your reservations in advance. Please join us for the festivities!
On Wednesday, December 5, beginning at 7:30 am (registration, breakfast, & networking with speaker presentation to begin at 8:30 am) the Babson Alumni Technology Council will host an event titled Beat the Competition Through Analytics: How New Methods of Decision-Making and Business Intelligence Can Turbo-Charge Revenue. The talk will be presented by Tom Davenport, author of "Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning" and will take place in the Needham-Wellesley Room, Olin Hall at Babson College. Please click here to register for this event.
On Saturday, November 17 at 8:00 pm the Homegrown Coffeehouse will host Lindsay Mac. Lindsay offers a fresh, alternative look at everything you’ve ever considered “folk”. She is a true original, transforming a traditional instrument and raising it to new heights. She started out classically trained, but now she stands while she performs and plucks the cello strapped around her small frame, offering original songs in the folk/jazz tradition, creating a sound that is groundbreaking and compelling. The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, 800 Highland Avenue in Needham Heights. There is free parking and wheelchair access. Admission is $15 / $12 students & seniors to benefit the Church. For more information, call (781) 444-7478, or visit www.uuneedham.org/Coffeehouse.
On Monday, November 12, Deborah J. Manzelli will join Olin as a Development Assistant. Her office location will be OC300 and her phone extension will be 2292.
On Tuesday, January 1, 2008, Dr. Lucy Dunne will join Olin as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering Design. Her office location is to be determined.
On October 29, "Yellow Lights," the feature film produced by Olin alums, Tom Kochem '06 and Kevin Tostado '06, was screened as part of the 2007 Indie Fest USA film festival which took place at the AMC Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA.
Following its successful screening, "Yellow Lights" was awarded "Best Feature Film" and "Best Cinematography!" The awards were presented by the Academy of Independent Cinema Arts and Artists. There were a total of 23 feature films screened at the festival and 76 films to compete with for the cinematography award. Click here to read more.
Congratulations to the DARPA Scope team! The race vehicle they prepared for MIT placed fourth in last Saturday's DARPA Urban Challenge which took place in Victorville, CA. Three members from the SCOPE team, Keoni Mahelona ’07, Alexander Epstein ’07 and Wellesley graduate Katy Moyer, along with Professor David Barrett, were on hand for the race. Click here to read more or visit www.olin.edu to read coverage of the event.
"Google Goes Globe-Trotting," Newsweek, November 12, 2007
"MIT Team Places Fourth in Robocar Race," Boston.com, November 5, 2007
"DARPA Urban Challenge 2007: George Town Races," Defense Industry Daily, November 4, 2007
"Outside the Box," The New York Times, November 4, 2007
"Revenge of the Right Brain,"Wired Magazine, November 2007
"Are Engineering Profs Really That Bad?" Design News, October 22, 2007
In the last issue we asked "Franklin W. Olin's first business produced what product?" Matt Crawford was the first to guess correctly with an answer of blasting powder.
Trivia buffs, do you know...
Q: What name seven out of the original eight trustees had in common?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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