| On Wednesday, April 15, at 11:15 am in the Milas Hall Auditorium, the President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, Dr. Wanda Austin, will deliver a presidential lecture entitled "Getting it Right, in an Imperfect World." Dr. Austin, as Aviation Week puts it, is leading Aerospace Corporation - an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the objective application of science and technology toward the solution of critical issues affecting the nation's space program - through some tough transitions in the company and the U.S. national security space. She was chosen for this hefty leadership role because of her technical excellence, practical common sense and objectivity. Surely she has many great stories to share with Olin. Don't miss Dr. Austin's lecture on Wednesday!
The Olin Art Committee invites you to an opening reception for our spring exhibit of paintings by Mr. Mark Green. Please join us on Thursday, April 16 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Olin gallery space (the walkway to the auditorium). There will also be an" artist talk" about the work beginning at 6:15. Please direct any questions to Helen Donis-Keller. Below: "House (Frost) 2007."
Wired to Care for Summer Reading
Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Moody has approved the recommendation of the Summer Book Program Advisory Committee to use Dev Patnaik's Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy as the book for summer reading. Thanks to Committee members: Maia Bittner '11, Rod Crafts, Sherra Kerns, Dee Magnoni, Rob Martello, Christina Powell '11, Erika Swartz '12, Lorraine Weis '11, and Nikolaus Wittenstein '09. And thanks to members of the Olin community who recommended 24 books for the Committee's consideration.
The Convocation on Wired to Care will be held on Thursday, September 3, at 7 pm in the Milas Hall Auditorium. Suggestions for speakers or panelists may be forwarded to Rod Crafts. The Summer Book Program is funded by the Class of 2006 gift. We thank those who donate to this fund and make this valuable program possible.
The Mailroom Store needed a new more creative name and thanks to everyone who voted during the past week, we have a winning name. Surprisingly, (or not) it took some people a minute to relate “Frank’s” to Franklin W. Olin, but once they did we had a front runner.
Below are the five finalists that were voted on and the percentage of the total votes they received.
- Frank’s—46%
- Olin Mail and More –4%
- Pop’s—10%
- O-mart—33%
- MRS. (Mail Room Store)—7%
Everyone in the Olin community is encouraged to stop by the store to check out the wide selection of everyday items. If you don’t see something you need, we are open to suggestions. Remember, operating hours are M-F from noon until 3:30 pm. Thanks to everyone who participated in this process and we’ll see you all at Frank’s!
On Tuesday evening, April 7, four Olin students, Rachel Strubhar-Masick '11, Molly Crowther '09, Vivian Lee '09 and Nick Monje '12 joined two Olin chefs, Lam Tam and Bill Kelly, to win the Iron Chef competition for the second time. The event took place at Babson's Trim Dining Hall. The Olin team prepared a spicey filet mignon atop a grilled pineapple slice topped with a corn, red pepper, chive salsa; additionally the team prepared a spinach salad with a homemade vinaigrette which was topped with a crab cake. Congrats Olin chefs, you made us proud!
Go-Tech is a local service company founded by 10 Olin students that offers tech support (software and hardware issues, network installation, data backup, etc.) and computer tutorials (Photoshop, web development, MS Office, LaTeX, etc.) for reasonable rates (roughly half the price of its competitors).
Go-tech is non-profit (all of the proceeds go to charity at the end of the semester) and the group offers a ‘fix-it’ money back guarantee – where, in the off chance that they cannot fix your computer, they will refund your payment.
For more information visit www.gotech.org or call 339-987-4888.
If you’re doing service projects not associated with one of the service organizations on campus, SERV would love to get a brief description of what you’re doing. They want to include recognition of all the service Olin community members already do in their weekly SERV emails. Also, if your place of service could use more volunteers, SERV can get the word out to other Olin community members for even more opportunities to SERV! If you're comfortable being recognized, please email SERV with information about your service activities, and whether you are looking for more volunteers. Thank you! We appreciate all you do!
We appreciate the feedback from a few parents suggesting we change the earliest upper class move-in to an earlier time on Tuesday, September 1, next fall (classes begin on Thursday, September 3). However, due to on going difficulties with upper class students disrupting final preparation (e.g., cleaning, painting) of the residence halls and interfering with Orientation activities, we cannot allow upper class students to move in before 5:00 pm on Tuesday. In our earlier days, move-in began at 9:00 am the day before classes; we moved it back to give our west coast students (including Hawaii) more time to travel to campus. We recommend either arriving the day before classes (Wednesday, September 2), or students arrive without their parents and parents visit over the following weekend with the remaining belongings. Thank you for your understanding and for helping us make the Orientation experience a positive one for our new students. A more complete explanation is available on page 67 of the Parent Handbook 2008-09. Questions may be addressed to Dean Rod Crafts.
April 15 –Presidential Lecture: Dr. Wanda Austin
April 16 –Art Exhibit Opening Reception
May 11 –Olin Exposition
May 17 – Commencement
Olin's resident web developer, Dorina Mordkovich, is looking to hire a student to assist her with various development projects, pertaining to www.olin.edu and departmental web pages. The qualifications are listed below:
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and additionally should know ASP.NET and C# (or have the desire to learn).
• Familiarity with PHP, Cold Fusion, ASP and JavaScript is a plus, but not required
• Experience with creating online forms and database interactions
• Ability to support Olin community members with basic Dreamweaver functionality
• Open to learning new skills
She's looking for someone to work at least through the end of the semester and this summer (working remotely is an option), but ideally would like to hire someone who is able to work for at least a full year or until graduation. Please don't hesitate to contact Dorina with any questions or if you'd like to interview for the position.
On Wednesday, April 15, from 8:30-9:45 am, cloud computing expert Wilson MacDonald will deliver a talk, "Cloud Computing - Embracing the Cloud and Emerging Trends" to the Babson Alumni Technology Council as well as outside guests. Mr. MacDonald will answer questions such as What is cloud computing? Where is the potential? Where are the risks? As a result of the financial crisis, will companies being asked to do more with less turn to cloud computing to help? Should they? Registration as well as a continental breakfast begins at 7:30 in the Needham-Wellesley Room in Olin Hall, Babson College. Non-Babson guests are welcome. To register for this event click here.
"Robotics is Booming, but Education Lags," Mass High Tech, April 10, 2009
"Tweet, Wash, Fold,"Boston Globe, Campus Insider, April 5, 2009
In the last issue we asked "Who was pitching a soft ball game in 4th grade and ALMOST got the mitt up in time to stop a line drive, but ended up with a broken nose and a nice set of raccoon eyes instead?" Jobim Santos was the first to respond correctly, Angela Sharer. Many thanks to Patty Kribbs for the submission!
Who is the adorable birthday girl in this photo? Hint: It is an Olin staff member who celebrated a birthday on April 7th!
A: First person to respond to Alyson Goodrow with the correct answer receives a prize.
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