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Olin’s annual Students vs "Grown-Ups" (Faculty, Staff, and Alums) basketball game will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm in Babson’s Webster Center. If you would like to join the Faculty/Staff team please send an e-mail to Debbie Chachra and she’ll add you to the roster and put you on the mailing list for practices. If you’re not interested in playing, the team would love your support; additionally you’ll be supporting a great cause – there is a nominal cover charge, and all proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. It’s also a lot of fun! Join us!
On a trial basis again for this summer employees will be allowed to leave work two hours earlier than your normal ending time*, beginning June 6 and ending August 15.
*For those employees who submit time sheets, the two hours for each Friday should be recorded as holiday time on your time sheet. Please note that for all employees, this holiday time will not apply if you have scheduled a Friday as a vacation day. In that case, the entire day will be recorded as vacation time.
Additionally, an updated holiday schedule is available here. It reflects the two College Holiday's announced during the April 8 State of the College address. (This document can also be found on the HR tab of the portal.)
I hope that you will be able to take this time to enjoy the warm summer weather and the time away from College responsibilities. Thank you again for all you do to make Olin the special place that it is! -- Rick
On Friday, May 2 from 8:00 am-12:00 pm Olin College will host the DOME Foundation Spring Symposium:
Leadership for STEM Education: The Power of Collaboration. The symposium is for administrators and educators in mathematics, science, engineering and technology at schools in Massachusetts and the Boston metropolitan area. President Miller will speak at the event along with Isa Kaftal Zimmerman, Linda Fuhram and Yvonne Spicer. Click here to learn more and to register for the symposium.
Dear Parents of the Class of 2008,
Again, congratulations to the proud parents of Olin College seniors! This is another reminder for Olin’s third commencement at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2008.
If you haven’t already done so, it is strongly advised that you make hotel reservations and dinner reservations as soon as possible. Area hotels are already booking up quickly, with many neighboring colleges holding their commencement exercises the same weekend as Olin.You must mention “Olin College Commencement Weekend” to receive the discounted group rates.
As mentioned on the Commencement website, Olin College has reserved blocks of rooms at each of these hotels for Commencement Weekend:
The Hampton Inn is located 15 minutes from Olin on Rte 9 in Natick, adjacent to the Natick Mall, and offers a deluxe complimentary hot breakfast buffet. For more information call 800-426-7866, 508-653-5000 or visit www.hamptoninn.com/hi/boston-natick. Note: this room block and rate expires April 25. Rate: $119/night, not including taxes.
The Crowne Plaza is a full service hotel located 15 minutes from Olin on Rte 9 in Natick, adjacent to 2 shopping malls and over 25 restaurants. See Natick/Framingham map in the Parent Handbook for area details. For more information call 800-227-6963, 508-653-8800 or visit www.bos-natick.crowneplaza.com and mention group code “OCE”. Note: this room block and rate expires April 25. Rate: $139/night, not including taxes.
Other accommodation options are listed under “Campus” on Olin’s website. Likewise, we have listed a variety of dining options at www.olin.edu/campus/dining.asp.
Please visit the Commencement website for more details as the event nears. Feel free to contact Krissy Raposa with questions or concerns.
Join fellow alumni on Apirl 22, from 6:30-8:30 pm at Tavern on the Square in Cambridge, MA for a “Meet and Greet” event with Olin’s new VP for Development, Tom Krimmel. Please RSVP by Monday, April 21. Appetizers and cocktails will be served. Hope to see you there!
Friday, May 16
The Office of Parent and Alumni Relations invites Olin alumni, students, staff and faculty to "Fun, Fondue and Fond Memories" on Friday, May 16, 4:30-6:30 pm in the MH Mezzanine. Join us as we catch up with old and new friends, reminisce and celebrate Commencement 2008, while indulging in fondue favorites.
Following this event (6:30-8 pm), alumni are invited to join PGP and Academic Affairs in a Strategic Planning Session in the Crescent Room of the Campus Center.
Saturday, May 17
The representatives of the Classes of 2006 and 2007 invite their fellow graduates and those who were formerly members of those classes to a fun-filled evening of activities on the Saturday before the Class of 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Further details, including costs and RSVP information, will be sent via alumni-all@lists.olin.edu. The schedule is as follows:
- 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. – Alumni Association Meeting in Harvard Yard
- 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. – Alumni Dinner at John Harvard's in Harvard Square, Cambridge
- 9:00 p.m.- 2:00 a.m. – Karaoke at Limelight Studios at 204 Tremont Street, Boston
Sunday, May 18
The Class of 2008 Commencement Ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. on the Great Lawn. Visit the Commencement website for further details.
We know you all won't be able to join us at the unofficial reunion events this spring, but we'd still love your participation in a slideshow we'll be putting together to run during "Fun, Fondue and Fond Memories" at Olin on Friday, May 16.
Candidates Weekend Style, we'd like to put together updated profiles reflecting what we're doing now (or anything you've done in the last year). We're looking for pictures, and a few words about what you're up to these days. Expect an email with additional details and a template in the next week or so, but in the meantime start thinking about what you’d like to share!
-The Alumni Class Reps: Jeff, Kat, Susan & Will
On, Wednesday, April 23, from 5:30-8:00 pm, in the Needham/Wellesley Room of Olin Hall, Babson's Consulting and Professional Services career affinity group will host a seminar on generating consulting fees. In this interactive presentation, Mike Schultz M’02, President of Wellesley Hills Group, Publisher of RainToday.com, and report author will reveal major findings from the 2008 benchmark study on fees and prices in consulting and professional services in Consulting, Law, Accounting, Architecture and Engineering, and Marketing, Advertising and PR. In addition, Mike will share recommendations to help firms maximize their fee and pricing structures to meet their overall revenue and growth goals. Click here to RSVP.
On April 26 at 8:00 pm, Chris Pahud (a Needham native) will perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse. He’s been a regular as stage host/musician at the New Bedford Summerfest and Boston Folk Festival and has shared the stage numerous times with Garnet Rogers and other Homegrown Coffeehouse favorites. Appearing with Chris will be an all-star lineup of Seth Connelly on guitar, Joe Donnelly on drums, and Hatrack Gallagher on blues harp. 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.
The second annual NeedArts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 31 in the Needham Town Common from 10:00am-4:00 pm. The organization is seeking artists, musicians, jugglers, magicians, and the like. If you are interested in performing at the event, please contact Claire Messing or sign up via the NeedArts website.
- On Monday, May 5, Patricia A. Gallagher will join Olin as Assistant Vice President for Financial Affairs. Her office location will be MH310 and her phone extension will be 2416.
"It's Colleges' Turn for Nail Biting," The Boston Globe, April 18, 2008
"10 Careers Where Women Have the Pay Advantage,"
PayScale,
April 14, 2008
In the last issue we asked "when (what year) did Olin begin the Big Conversations series and who was Olin's very first Big Conversations speaker?" Greg Marra was the first to respond correctly, with an answer of 2003, Dean Kamen.
Trivia buffs (and Red Sox fans), do you know...
Q: As of Link press time (Friday, 4/18 at 1:00 pm) how much was the bid for the David Ortiz Red Sox jersey that was recently dug up from the new Yankee Stadium concrete?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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