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President Miller has scheduled a special State of the College address for the entire community. The talk will take place on Tuesday, April 8, at 12:00 noon in the Auditorium. President Miller will review the accomplishments of the past year, which include the Board of Trustees approval of our Strategic Plan, among several other important topics. See you there!
By now you know that Olin's 9th Big Conversations event will be held next Wednesday, April 9. A schedule of the day's events is now available via the Big Conversations website.
Our speaker, Steve Mariotti, will kick off the day
with his interpretation of "What's Important" and of course how that related to his founding the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). His talk will be followed by a Q&A period and then a panel discussion which will include students from the NFTE program at the Providence, RI, MET School, two NFTE alumns, NFTE's New England Director, a NFTE teacher and volunteer as well as Steve Mariotti.
In preparation for the day's events, you are invited to read the following Wall Street Journal article, which talks about the need to incorporate engineering into K-12 curriculums nationwide. There will be 12-15 NFTE students on campus to share in the day's events and there's no question that Steve Mariotti is psyched to be coming! It will be a day of inspiration and community togetherness, so please join us to discuss "What's Important!"
Can you help Allen Downey and Rod Crafts find panelists for the August 28 Convocation on the summer book? This year's summer book is Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. With support from the Class of 2006, the College will give copies of the book to continuing students this spring and mail the book to incoming students in June; some copies are also available for faculty and staff (contact Rod Crafts).
The purpose of this announcement is to encourage you to read the book and to ask for your help in finding panelists. For the discussion at the Convocation, we would like to have 3-4 panelists to represent different sections of Pollan's book.
1) For conventional agriculture, we would like to find someone involved in large-scale farming or food processing, or possibly a food scientist, or someone involved in large-scale food preparation or transportation.
2) For alternative agriculture, we would like to find someone involved in organic farming, or community-supported agriculture, or small-scale local farming.
3) For personal food production, we would like to find someone involved in hunting, foraging or gardening.
The goal of the Summer Book Program is to choose a book that is likely to foster lively discussion. We would like to recruit panelists who represent a range of perspectives and views.We will begin contacting potential panelists soon, so please send us your recommendations before April 21. Thank you!
The 2008 SWE Regional Conference will take place at Olin April 12 and 13. Between two and three-hundred people are expected to register for the conference, which includes speakers, a career fair of approximately 40 companies, and sessions on leadership, engineering, technology, outreach, and other topics. The theme is “Moving On Up,” which relates to advancement in careers and life.
Javier Zapanta has been promoted to the Programmer Analyst position effective April 1. He will report directly to Mike Hall, Lead Programmer/Application Developer in his new role. Javier will remain in his current office location, MH LL12. Congratulations Jav!
This summer, Olin College will again host the Lead America program on Engineering and Robotics. The program is tailored to high school students. Additionally, in late-July and early-August, Green Apple Camps will be running half day and full day design programs for children grades 1-8. Both programs are offering discounts to Olin College community member children. Click here to learn more and find contact information for enrolling your children.
The Ignite Clean Energy Competition will be returning to Olin on April 8. Thirty semi-final teams will be on campus showcasing their business plans and presenting to panels of judges. Volunteers, including our own students, will be on hand to serve as ambassadors and offer assistance to many corporate visitors. For more information please see http://www.ignitecleanenergy.com/ or contact Mary Fitzpatrick.
Don't forget to sit down with one of our staff interviewers to participate in the Olin Oral History Project! Join members of the Classes of 2006 & 2007 who left a recording of their thoughts, memories, opinions, experiences in the Olin Audio Archives. Jon Provo: "I didn't think I'd left a 'legacy' until Rod [Crafts] reminded me during the interview that I am the college's first Chemistry major." An interviewer should have contacted you already - but if not, drop us a line at library@olin.edu and we'll make sure someone contacts you soon. Thanks!
There will be an informational meeting regarding the “open enrollment period” for CNA’s Long Term Care Insurance program on Monday, April 7, 2008 from 1:30-3:00 p. in MH321. Bruce Kavenagh, from CNA will be discussing the Long-Term Care insurance program. If you are considering enrolling in this benefit program, we encourage you to attend this meeting.You should have received a flyer through interoffice mail outlining the program. If you did not receive one, please contact Human Resources for a copy.
For more information, go to the website (www.ltcbenefits.com, (Password: babsonolin) or call CNA (877-777-9072) to speak to a representative.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact Human Resources.
On April 14 from 5:30-6:30 pm, Olin chefs (Rachel Strubhar-Masick '11,
George Sass '10,
Connor Riley '08,
Stephen Longfield '09,
Jeff Dezso '08,
Jen Keene '10 and alternate Vivian Lee '09) will face Babson chefs in the first-ever Olin vs. Babson Iron Chef Competition. Community members are encouraged to attend for entertainment, team support, and of course an all-inclusive off-campus meal.
The Babson Public Safety Department is sponsoring a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense for Woman) program. This course is going to be held on April 22, April 24, April 27 and April 28 from 5:00-8:00 pm. All four dates are required to complete the course.
Please see the flyer for information and if you need further information please contact Officer Michael Connors at 781-239-3812. If you are interested in joining please fill out the sign up card and return it to the Babson Police Station. This course is limited in size and on a first come first serve basis. All interested partties must reserve there spot by Friday April 11.
The Library has an opening for a full time student worker position for the summer. Duties include daily library tasks like checking-in and shelving books, receiving periodicals, answering phones, interlibrary loan and other projects. If you are looking for something to do and this sounds interesting come talk to Lydia in the library about the specifics.
Catch up with fellow alumni and share your Olin experiences and advice with accepted students on April 20. Kathy Brosnan is hosting an accepted students event from 1:00-5:00 pm in Menlo Park, CA. Alumni currently living in the Bay area, or who are planning to be in the Bay area on April 20, are invited to attend. After all, it wasn’t long ago when you were in their shoes. This event is hosted by Kathy Brosnan, mother of Katie Murphy, ’09 and Michael Murphy, ’12. Details can be found via clicking here to access the invitation. We hope you can make it!
On Thursday, April 17 the Babson Alumni Technology Council will host a panel discussion on the topic of "Clean Technology, Trends & Opportunities." The panel will be moderated by William Huss, Adjunct Lecturer, Babson College, and will take place in the Needham/Wellesley Room of Olin Hall from 8:30-9:45 am, with a breakfast/networking session preceding the discussion from 7:30-8:30 am. More information to follow. To register for this event, please click here.
On April 12 at 8:00 pm, Colleen Sexton will perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse. Equal parts sincerity and strength, Colleen has established herself as a must-see artist and performer. Combining the sweet sounds of the front porch in summer with the soul of a vintage Harlem night, she really delivers the goods. 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.
In the last issue we asked "the construction of what canal is considered to be one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken?" Gail Sullivan was the first on campus community member to answer correctly, the Panama canal. While Gary Munson was our first off-campus winner.
Trivia buffs, do you know...
Q: When (what year) did Olin begin the Big Conversations series and who was Olin's very first Big Conversations speaker?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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