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On January 30 at 11:00 am in the Olin College auditorium, Mr. John Sculley, a former CEO of Apple and Pepsi, will address attendees on the topic of "Designing the Future: Business Leadership & Great Design - How design-centric product marketing can transform the ground rules of building companies." Mr. Sculley is best known for combining product design innovations with creative marketing. He will discuss lessons learned creating and launching the first plastic soft-drink bottles, the first Macintosh, desktop publishing, and the Powerbook notebook computer. He'll also present some of his current work helping develop the "3rd screen in the home" for Verizon and Shenzhen-based PCH International's innovative asset-light supply chain systems.
Thank you so much to everyone who has already participated in the Annual Fund. We are making great progress thanks to you. Participation rates are listed below.
The Annual Fund runs through June 30 and our goal is 100% participation of all Olin constituency groups. These generous gifts are critical for demonstrating the internal commitment to the College; they make a real difference in our ability to work with grant makers, corporations and foundations.
If you have not yet participated in the Annual Fund, please consider doing so now. It is easy to help us achieve the 100% goal. Mail a check, payable to Olin College, to the Development Office or make a credit card payment on line at https://www.olin.edu/about_olin/online_donation.asp.
Participation Rates as of January 15, 2008:
100% Cabinet
42% Faculty and Staff (last year's rate on June 30 was 52%)
60% Alumni Parent participation (last year's rate on June 30 was 50%)
74% Overall Parent participation (last year's on June 30 was 75%)
* 54% Class of 2008 Parents
* 54% Class of 2009 Parents
* 85% Class of 2010 Parents
* 97% Class of 2011 Parents
Contact Joanne Kossuth with any questions.
If you'd like to thank a community member for their efforts and support Olin's Annual Fund campaign at the same time, you can take advantage of our C.O.M.E.T.S. program! Contact the Development office or go online to make your donation.
The most recent profiles for the Class of 2006 and 2007 are now live on the PGP website. Click here to get an idea of where Olin's alumni are working, attending graduate school or doing other cool things like studying in South Korea on a Fulbright scholarship.
RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. The main goal of this event is to increase awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization. All participating schools are required to report measurements on a weekly basis in pounds. Olin is competing for the per capita prize. The Facilities department will measure the amount of trash vs. recycled materials coming out of the residence halls. Please be sure to do your part to reduce, reuse, recycle!The folks from the Babson Alumni Technology Council (BATC) have invited members from the Olin community to join their group and work with them to schedule joint events, increase participation at said events and engage in discussions regarding topics that are of interest to Babson and Olin students, alumni and faculty members. As a first step, the BATC is inviting anyone who might be interested to join the BATC listserv. The BATC listserv e-mail distribution system enables subscribers to communicate exclusively with other BATC members, receive e-mail communications about upcoming events, and communicate with subscribed Babson alumni on relevant technology issues. Please e-mail alumrel@babson.edu and request to be added to the BATC listserv. Additionally, the BATC is working on determining speakers for an upcoming Clean Energy Panel Discussion scheduled to take place on April 17. To date they have received a commitment from Mark Donahue. Mark is a venture capitalist with Expansion Capital Partners, LLC, a firm that is focused on investing in this space.
In an effort to solidify panelists and a moderator for this event, they are looking for suggestions from the Olin community. Ideal candidates would be involved in Clean Energy and could represent the following interests?
1. A speaker from Babson’s Olin School that could discuss the initiatives taking place at Babson in regard to Clean Energy
2. A Clean Energy Entrepreneur (1 or 2 entrepreneurs would be great)
3. A 2nd representative from another Venture Capital firm investing in Clean Energy
4. A professor/faculty member who could moderate the panel
If you have any suggestions, please email John Celli.
Sponsored by the MIT Enterprise Forum Energy Special Interest Group, the Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) Competition began in 2004 to stimulate the growing clean energy industry in New England. It provides start-up clean energy companies and entrepreneurs with the opportunities and resources to develop business skills, network with industry professionals and attract potential investors. The winners will be awarded a total of $200,000 in cash and services. The competition runs from February-May and competitors receive hands-on support from industry mentors who provide the knowledge and skills needed to attract investors and to build a sustainable company. Students and professionals can sign up to participate in the competition. Click here to read more.
The college hosted a reception for Southern California alumni and parents Friday, January 18, at the UC San Diego Faculty Club. Held in conjunction with a meeting of technical universities in San Diego, the event provided an opportunity to catch up with Olin grads and touch base with parents of current students and alumni. President Miller and VP Stephen Hannabury presented an update on recent developments at the college, which was enthusiastically received by the attendees. Among the alums who attended were Cody Wheeland ‘07, Kevin Tostado ‘06, Sara Marshall ‘07, and James Krejcarek ’06 (left to right in photo).
Babson College is hosting a global warming teach-in on January 31 from 11:00 am -6:00 pm. Click here to see a complete schedule.
The event will include a number of educational booths/displays around campus, information and short presentations from businesses that work in green technology, as well as a keynote speech (5-6:00 pm) from Steven Strong. Steven is an engineer who owns his own solar power business and travels around the country giving presentations and workshops. He has agreed to talk at our teach-in for free because he is especially interested in addressing both business students and engineering students at Olin.
On February 6 at 8:30 am, Michael Krutz, Vice President, IP Core Engineering and Development, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola, will present on the topic of "The Future of Telecommunications, 2008 and Beyond: Consolidation and Convergence." Mr. Krutz is located in Lowell, MA, and leads engineering and development of the IP Core for the Home & Networks Mobility business unit of Motorola Inc. The breakfast series will begin with registration, breakfast, & networking at 7:30 am and continue with the speaker presentation at 8:30 am. The event will be held in the Needham-Wellesley Room, Olin Hall, Babson College. To register for this free event, please click here. Non-Babson guests are welcome. For additional information, please contact Jeanne Quealy.
The Weight Watchers @Work Program is pleased to once again offer its 12-week series prepaid for only $156 ($13/week). If you are interested in signing up, please let Andrea Terry know as soon as possible. A minimum of 15 people are required in order to have the program run at Babson. The date, time and location of the meetings will be determined once we have enough participants in the program.
Red Molly will perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse, February 9, at 8:00 pm. In uncluttered arrangements for three voices, songs by timeless greats like Hank Williams and Billy Edd Wheeler, new traditionalists like Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, and Red Molly’s own Abbie Gardner mix easily with traditional American folk and gospel. 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 $18/$15 students & seniors to benefit the Church. For more information, call 781-444-7478, or visit them at www.uuneedham.org/Coffeehouse for directions, performer links and advance tickets.
On January 14, Jeffrey Beck joined Olin as a Technical Support Specialist after temping with us for a few months. He is located in MHLL16 and his phone extension is 2443.
On January 1, Kath Weston returned to Olin as a Visiting Associate Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She will be located in Academic Center.
"Learning Mechatronics: ENGR 2210: Principles of Engineering" Design News blog by Stefan Wolpert, January 20, 2008
"Seeking Ways to Help the World's Poorest," New York Times, by Andrew Revkin, January 18, 2008
In the last issue we asked "Back in the day, before Olin had actual buildings, how many trailers made up the MAC (modular academic center)?" The correct answer is 20, but no one guessed correctly. Bummer.
Trivia buffs, do you know...
Q: What current faculty member and what current staff member were born closest to campus?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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