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From March 31-April 2, in conjunction with the University of Illinois, Olin will host a Summit on the Engineer of the Future 2.0. This event will center on April 1, Olin’s “Big Conversations” event for 2009. Karan Watson, Vice-Provost of Texas A&M University will be the keynote speaker and provide the foundation for the day’s agenda, which focuses on transforming undergraduate engineering education. A morning panel session, “Listening to the Engineers of the Future,” will feature recent graduates (including Olin’s own Janet Tsai ’06). Many outside visitors from around the US and abroad will be on campus to participate in the day’s activities. Students from the University of Illinois and other colleges, universities and institutes will be on campus as well. We are excited about the opportunities this collaborative event presents and hope you will all join us for the broadest Big Conversation yet to be held at Olin! Stay tuned for more details.
Once again President Miller has joined forces with Babson President Leonard Schlesinger and Wellesley College President H. Kim Bottomly to present the Leadership and Ethics Lecture Series. The first lecture of the spring semester will take place here at Olin next Thursday, February 19 beginning at 6:00 pm in the Milas Hall Auditorium. Ms. Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, Leader to Leader Institute is Thursday's featured speaker. She will speak on the topic of "Leaders of the Future: Ethics in Action." Ms. Hesselbein will focus on the need for principled, ethical leadership and will share three leadership experiences of her own, focusing on why they were significant and relevant to leaders of the future. She asks that participants ponder two questions: What do you think is the greatest challenge to young leaders today? and what are the three most important qualities for leaders today and in the future? Please join us for Thursday's presentation!
Tuition and Fees Approved for 2009-10
The Board of Trustees has approved new rates for tuition and fees in 2009-10. The Student Accounts & Records (StAR) Center will send fall semester bills to the student's home address in early July and payment will be due by August 3. Unless the student has made special arrangements with Loretta Dinon, this will be the only billing statement. In other words, separate statements are not sent to parents.
Olin’s caring community is evident in many ways including our wonderful participation rates.
We’re grateful for the donations received thus far. While we are surpassing previous year’s accomplishments, we still need your support. Spread the love this Valentine’s season by giving to the Phoenix Fund today! Mail a check payable to Olin College, to the Development office, or make a credit card payment on line at https://www.olin.edu/giving/donation.aspx. Now is the time to pull together to achieve our goals and continue to provide an excellent education for our students even in the face of these challenging economic times.
The weekday, daytime shuttle van from and to the Riverside T station will end service on February 27. Ridership has been very low, with no regular Olin riders, since this service was instituted last fall. The Wellesley-Olin-Babson cross-registration shuttle will continue on its regular schedule.
It is time, Class of ‘09. The countdown has begun. Now let’s have some fun. This Senior Class event, sponsored by the Office of Parent and Alumni Relations, "2009 Hours Until Graduation Countdown" will be held on Monday, February 23 from 9-11pm in Roger's Pub on Babson's campus. More details to come! Sorry! This event is only for seniors. E-mail Jessie Sullivan or Vivian Lee with questions.
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March 3 from 3-6 pm representatives from more than 15 Needham town-wide agencies and organizations will gather to share information about volunteer opportunities with their organizations. All are welcome, admission is free and raffle prizes will be awarded. The fair will take place at the Needham Historical Society, 1147 Central Ave (1.3 miles from Olin). Please contact Penny Gordon or Paula Angell with questions.
SERV is collecting any old cell phones you might find in your possession that you wish to contribute to a good cause. They will go to the Domestic Action Violence Committee of Needham, which will see them recycled for funding. There will be a box in the Dining Hall in the future, should you desire to contribute.
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Here’s a friendly reminder to please fill out the short Parent Networking survey. You will be helping Olin and your students in multiple ways by sharing such valuable information. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
-Krissy, Sally and Steve
It’s almost time for Commencement 2009. Mark your calendars for 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
Have you made your accommodations yet? 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. Room blocks expire approximately one month prior to the event. You must mention “Olin College Commencement Weekend” to receive the discounted group rates. Olin College has reserved blocks of rooms at each of the hotels mentioned on the Commencement website.
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.
February 18& 19: PGP Career Fairs
February 19 kicks off the Leadership & Ethics Lecture Series
February 23 is the 2009 Hours Til Graduation
February 27 is Candidate's Weekend I
There are currently 16 organizations and graduate schools registered for the fair. Check out the complete list in the Events section of the new PGP website http://www.olin.edu/pgp/events.aspx
The Entrepreneurial Energy Expo (E3) is an annual event hosted by the Babson Energy & Environmental Club at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. E3 aims to connect the energy industry to the Babson community, to provide insight into emerging clean energy solutions, to facilitate networking, and to celebrate the growing business opportunities within this rapidly expanding and entrepreneurial sector. E3 2009 will focus on how innovation will drive a new era of energy, ecology, economics and policy. Panel topics include: Green IT & Energy Efficiency, Cleantech Venture Capital, A New Era of Environmental Policy, Green Entrepreneurship, Marketing & Selling in the Energy Market, and Sustainable Resource Management Solutions.
Click here to learn more and to register for the event.Babson's Sorenson Center for the Arts is now distributing a weekly newsletter. In an effort to control the amount of forwards from Babson and the like, we've set up a distribution list that Olin community members can subscribe to if they wish to receive this eNewsletter (which includes information about things happening at Olin and Wellesley as well). To sign up, visit http://lists.olin.edu/mailman/listinfo/sorenson to subscribe to sorenson@lists.olin.edu.Please join the Babson community at 5:00 pm in the Carling-Sorenson Theater on February 18 for the 6th Annual MLK Legacy Day. There will be a reception immediately following the program, which features guest speaker Kevin Powell:
Author of nine books of essays and poetry and numerous journalistic pieces on politics and culture;
Cast member on the first season of MTV’s The Real World;
2008 Democratic candidate for Congress in Brooklyn;
Guest Curator of the first major exhibit in the U.S. on the history of hip-hop, “Hip-Hop Nation: Roots, Rhymes, and Raggae”
Feminist and anti-racist activist and social entrepreneur; co-founder of Katrina on the Ground;
Teacher, public speaker, mentor.
Students, clubs, teams, organizations, faculty and staff will no longer submit their flyers to the Office of Campus Life for approval. Individuals and groups can simply post the flyers on campus themselves—no prior approval is necessary. However postings should not be attached to windows, walls, doors, and other painted or glass surfaces. Bulletin boards are available in various locations for posting, and documents should reflect the spirit of the Babson Undergraduate Honor Code. Click here to learn more.
What do you get when classical and rock n' roll backgrounds collide? The what is music of fantastic depth of melody and rhythm.The who is Katrin. Katrin placed first at our open mic competition a year ago. She also placed second out of over four hundred entries at the "Mountain Stage New Song Festival" in West Virginia. She was a winner at "Solarfest" singer/songwriter contest in Vermont. Her song "Heal It" was featured on Boston's Best Singer/Songwriter Compilation. The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish Unitarian Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center. There is free parking and wheelchair access. Admission is $20.00/$17.00 students and seniors to benefit the Church. For more information, call 781-444-7478.
"8 Tuition-Free Colleges," Mental_floss Blog, February 11, 2009
"Rapid Prototyped Stingray,"MAKE Blog, January 29, 2009
In the last issue we asked "Which Olin student is featured on page 88 of the book "How many Olin students does it take to affix mailing labels and stamps to 7,000 postcards in 4 hours?" There were surprisingly few guesses to this one, but Mary Anne Lamar took home the prize with her guess of 12. The correct answer however was 14.
Trivia buffs, do you know...
Q: What Olin student’s big sister is a news correspondent, living in and covering Turkey for the brand new (opened for business 1.12.09), web based, GlobalPost news service?
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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