CORe Digest
February 10th 2006
Seeing as this week’s Digest is long, I’ll keep my intro short. I mainly want to take this opportunity to say thanks to our outgoing committee representatives and extend a request that you all do the same when you see them around this weekend.
They are: Julia Bernal-Ostos (AHS), Tommy Cecil (Big Conversations, Crisis Management), Liz Kneen (Big Conversations), Anthony Roldan (Dining Services), Keoni Mahelona (Dining Services), Gui Cavalcanti (Expo), Jay Gantz (OIR), Lindsay Redmond (Art), Eric Munsing (Passionate Pursuits), and Dan Bufford (WOWG)
Thanks for all your time and energy.
To everyone else, have a great weekend,
-Mike
Michael W. Curtis
Vice President of Communication
This Week in CORe
Get the minutes at \\fsvs01\StudentGroups\CORe\Minutes\
General Assembly:
- Line Item: Republicans of Olin College ($500, MACR Gala)
- Line Item: CORe Operating Expenses ($400, Chafing Dishes & Service ware)
- Line Item: CORe Operating Expenses ($80, Remotes for West Hall TVs)
- The Meat Club off probation: let The Meat flow like honey
- 3 Constitutional Amendments: see minutes for details
Executive Board:
- Dr. M coming to GA on March 6th
- Planning trop to Rose Art Museum at Brandeis - details to follow
- core.olin.edu to be new default start page on student laptop image
- Line Item: Comic Book Club ($150, comic books)
- Line Item: Bowling Club ($25 in addition to previous for bowling trip)
- Line Item: ASME ($21, gift for speaker)
- Line Item: Midnight Riders ($412, safety equipment)
- Line Item: Aquatics Club ($50, rope & tethers)
- Line Item: Game Club ($100, board games)
- New Club: Submersible Unmanned Vehicle Club
- Committee Appointments (see below)
- Charter Reviews (see minutes)
Congrats to New Committee Reps
CORe has just completed a big round of committee appointments.
Thank you to all that applied.
Your new committee reps are:
Thank you to all that applied.
Your new committee reps are:
AHS Committee – Tim Smith
Big Conversations Committee – Ike Mao, Lee Edwards
Crisis Management Committee – Matt Crawford
Dining Services Advisory Committee – Alex Davis, Ike Mao
Expo Planning Committee – Bennett Chabot
OIR Grant Committee – Caitlin Foley
Olin Art Committee – Helen Lewis-Rzeszutek
Passionate Pursuits Board – Jo Itescu, Keri O’Toole
Wellesley-Olin Working Group – Alex Epstein
Cory Doctorow Seminar next Thursday
Author, activist, blogger speaks at Olin!
If you already know who Cory Doctorow is, w00t! Join us for his talk, “0wned: How Hollywood Plans on Making the Future Subservient to the Past,” in the Olin Auditorium next Thursday, February 16th, at noon. In true Doctorow spirit, we are planning on recording and sharing his talk, so bring your enthusiasm and questions. If you’d like a bag lunch, please e-mail debbie.chachra@olin.edu before Wednesday.
If you don’t know who Cory Doctorow is, here are some reasons why we are excited that he is speaking at Olin:
He’s a blogger. Cory is one of the people behind the eclectic blog Boing Boing, whose recent posts have included an update on Chinese dissident bloggers and details about a race between CD-pulling snails and ADSL.
He’s an activist. Cory is a Fellow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and writes and speaks extensively about digital rights.
He’s an author. An award-winning author, Cory has written three novels and many short stories, one of which was included in Best American Short Stories 2005.
Go check out Boing Boing, read some of his articles, download a free copy of
one of his
novels, or subscribe to his podcast. We’d love to see you next Thursday.
one of his
novels, or subscribe to his podcast. We’d love to see you next Thursday.
Special bonus events: Cory is also doing public readings and lectures at Harvard and MIT next week, as well being a Special Guest at Boskone next weekend.
Alison Black Appointed Assistant Dean of Student Life
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Alison J. Black as Assistant Dean of Student Life effective March 3rd. She replaces Ellen Cooney who resigned to assume a teaching and counseling position at Colorado State University.
Alison is currently Dean of Students at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. She has held student life administrative positions at Daniel Webster College, Gettsburg College, Wright State University, and Kenyon College. She received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in Psychology from Kenyon College and her Master of Education in Student Personnel Services from Ohio University. She is a highly skilled counselor, an experienced academic advising administrator, and a champion of community service.
Thanks to several members of the Olin community who participated in the search process: Linda Canavan, Chris Doyle '07, Carol Kelley, Rob Martello, Sarah Oliver '06, Simone Sequeira '08, Tim Smith '09, David Soo, Nick Tatar, and Tiana Veldwisch '08. Special thanks to Simone for organizing the student feedback on the three finalists.
Rod Crafts
Commencement Website Release
CWE Variety Show!
Are you eager to share your talent, passionate pursuit, or co-curricular activity with the world!?
How about some adoring prospective students?
Yes? Then SAC invites you to participate in the
Candidate’s Weekend
VARIETY SHOW!
Saturday 7:45 – 9:15p
24 February and 4 March
Much like ExpressO, this is a showcase of your talents and performance skills.
However, since ExpressO will be held in mid-March, and we are limited on time, SAC
wanted to extend the invitation to passionate pursuits and co-curriculars in particular to perform.
Anybody and
everybody is invited to participate!!
everybody is invited to participate!!
If you are interested in performing, please email erin@students.olin.edu
with what you would like to do, and whether you can do it the first, second, or both Saturdays.
Screenings will be held Feb 20-23 by appointment.
SWE Lunchtime Discussions
Allow me to invite you to weekly lunch meetings where we will discuss life at Olin focusing on gender.
The purpose of these meetings is to help us understand the Olin experience from a gender point of view, so that the focus will not be on your future careers, but on your lives here and now. The lunches will be held on Monday at noon on the mezzanine of the dining hall. The discussion is intended to be casual in order to make everyone as comfortable as possible and to allow everyone to learn from each other. As a conversation starter, we will start discussing the article by Deborah Tannen, attached.
The purpose of these meetings is to help us understand the Olin experience from a gender point of view, so that the focus will not be on your future careers, but on your lives here and now. The lunches will be held on Monday at noon on the mezzanine of the dining hall. The discussion is intended to be casual in order to make everyone as comfortable as possible and to allow everyone to learn from each other. As a conversation starter, we will start discussing the article by Deborah Tannen, attached.
I am look forward to this opportunity to share with all of you,
Oscar
Hungry Hungry Hippos Tournament!
Who's the hungriest hippo?
To sign up to play, or to receive information about the event, email Rob Nix.
There will be food and fun for all!
Become a Trading Card!
And help build Olin's Trading Card Game
Attention Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Olin Trading Card Group (Olin TCG), a new E! business, would like to invite you to put yourself on a card in our new card game: Olin TCG (Olin
Trading Card Game).
Trading Card Game).
It's kind of like Magic: The Gathering, except it is all about Olin.
You compete for hours of sleep against your opponents by getting help from other students and professors (summoning them through Meeting Requests, of course).
Want to read more about the rules, click the link below.
You compete for hours of sleep against your opponents by getting help from other students and professors (summoning them through Meeting Requests, of course).
Want to read more about the rules, click the link below.
Sign up to be on a card by going filling out the survey: http://survey.acl.olin.edu/survey/index.php?sid=31
Or, just find out more by reading up on the game at
http://www.ahse1500.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=8&Itemid=44
http://www.ahse1500.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=8&Itemid=44
Will you be the next rare card that everyone wants?
New Home for Financial Aid
For students interested in applying for 2006-07 need based assistance, please note that the Office of Admission will be administering the College's assistance program from now on. Please be patient as Olin makes this transition from the StAR Center to Admission. Stay tuned for future annoucements regarding deadlines and procedures.
The College's application to participate in the federal financial aid programs is pending. The Office of Admission will issue an update on Olin's status in future annoucements. In the meantime, please collect appropriate tax and financial documentation in order to process your FAFSA when the time comes.
Yearbook's Assistant Editor Search
Looking for a Way to Express Yourself and Take Control?
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
GENERAL
Research Skills for Job and Internship Search
February 16, Thursday, 5:00-6:00p. AC 113
Guest Presenters: Dee Magnoni, Olin Library Director; Kristin Djorup, Graduate Instruction Librarian, Economics Liaison, Babson College; Rachel Zyirek, Undergraduate Instruction Librarian, Management Liaison,
Babson College.
Babson College.
Do you feel like you have no clue about what company you'd like to work for or even where to begin researching companies?
Or do you know the company you’re interested in but aren’t sure how to learn more about it?
Come learn what resources are available to search companies by location, industry, size, job types, etc., etc.
This session will cover tools like LexisNexis, IEEE, ACM, ASME, Infotrac, and many others.
Or do you know the company you’re interested in but aren’t sure how to learn more about it?
Come learn what resources are available to search companies by location, industry, size, job types, etc., etc.
This session will cover tools like LexisNexis, IEEE, ACM, ASME, Infotrac, and many others.
2006 Engineer’s Week Career Night
March 2, 2006, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The National Society of Professional Engineers will be holding their 2006 Boston Engineers’ Week Career Night. This flyer covers Career Night details, and specific companies involved will be posted at http://www.engineers.org/engwk.html
IIWE Sustainability Seminar
The International Institute of Women in Engineering is holding this three-week seminar in Paris. There is no deadline to apply, but spots may fill early and the Visa application process may need to be begun early. More information is available at http://www.eng.odu.edu/iiwe/prog2006.htm.
Workshop PowerPoints Available
If you couldn’t make it to the recent workshops on negotiation or networking, the PowerPoint files are available. Richard Rodgers’ presentation on Networking is available at http://www.rconsults.com/ under “Special Links” and the Students & Negotiation PowerPoint on \\fsvs01\Public\Students & Negotiation - Olin.ppt
Also in the announcements this week:
EMPLOYMENT
Prismark Research Consultant Position
INTERNSHIPS
UAV Internship Opportunities
RESEARCH
Rehabilitation Engineering REU
WPI Environmental and Transportation Engineering Program
Medical Informatics REU
ASME Nano Training Bootcamp
Want to work for Xilinx?
Info session hosted by Mark Chang and PGP Office
Like FPGAs? Want to work for Xilinx?
Please join Mark Chang in the Dining Hall for an info session about what Xilinx is all about, the cool tools they make, and how Olin will help you work there.
We have a contact willing to create up to two positions for Olin students.
First years through seniors welcome!
We have a contact willing to create up to two positions for Olin students.
First years through seniors welcome!
Monday February 13, 2006 from 12 - 1 pm
Dining Hall Mezzanine
(iCal attached.)
If you can't make it but are interested in working for Xilinx, email Nick Zola.
Wednesday, February 15th is Gabe Greeley Day!
Job fair for Olin Students!
Impact: A Socially and Environmentally Responsible Career Expo
Olin Students for Awesome is working with MIT's Design for Change to organize a joint career expo for students at Olin and MIT interesting in careers which serve society and the environment.
If you're interested in any of the companies below, please place your resume in the Impact resume dropbox:
\\fsvs01\Public\+Clubs_and_StudentGroups\Olin_Students_for_Awesome\ImpactCareerExpo\ResumeDrop .
Resumes placed in this folder by noon on Sunday (Feb 12th) will be given to company representatives before they leave MIT on Tuesday.
Please label your resumes with your name and major.
For example, ECE_MichaelFoss, or E-SystemsDesign_WillClayton.
Resumes placed in this folder by noon on Sunday (Feb 12th) will be given to company representatives before they leave MIT on Tuesday.
Please label your resumes with your name and major.
For example, ECE_MichaelFoss, or E-SystemsDesign_WillClayton.
Rides wiki is at http://wiki.acl.olin.edu/sonofwiki/Impact.
Impact Career Expo on Tuesday, Noon-4:00 pm: 20 Chimneys, 3rd Floor of MIT’s Stratton Student Center (W20)
Companies attending:
Americorps*VISTA – Division of AmeriCorps targeted at college students
The Cadmus Group, Inc. – Environmental and Management Consulting
GreenMountain Engineering – Clean Technology
Engineering
Engineering
Interface, Inc. – Industrial sustainability leader, business in commercial interiors market (floor coverings and fabrics)
Massachusetts State Sustainability Program – State Government Office to promote and encourage Sustainability within Massachusetts
Navigant
Consulting, Inc. – Consulting Company
Consulting, Inc. – Consulting Company
New Teacher Project/NYCTeaching Fellows – Teacher Recruitment program focused on NYC
Nexus Energy Software – Develops software for utility companies
Plug Power - Designer/Developer of Fuel Cell energy systems
U.S. Geological Survey at Woods Hole – Federal agency that conducts research in Simulating Coastal Environments
Additional information on all of these companies is attached.
Events on Monday evening begin at MIT at 7pm and include a Career Panel Discussion on
Using Technology and Technical Training to Confront Problems in Society and the Environment
which will be followed by a networking session.
Using Technology and Technical Training to Confront Problems in Society and the Environment
which will be followed by a networking session.
Dave Gustashaw, the VP of Engineering at Interface, Inc. will also be speaking at Olin at 5pm on Tuesday about Applied Sustainability.
iCals for all events are attached.
See Will's recent e-mail for more information.
Feel free to visit http://web.mit.edu/impact/
for additional information (note that the website may be slightly in need of updating) or e-mail will@students.olin.edu.
Feel free to visit http://web.mit.edu/impact/
for additional information (note that the website may be slightly in need of updating) or e-mail will@students.olin.edu.
We hope to see you there!
The Suicide - A Comedy
by Nikolai Erdman, in a new translation and adaptation by Brandeis Russian literature Professor David Powelstock
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
February 9-19, 2006
Laurie Theater, Brandeis University
February 9-19, 2006
Laurie Theater, Brandeis University
An unemployed man contemplates suicide but is besieged by spokespeople of discontented groups, from butchers to intellectuals, who want to turn his suicide into a gesture on their behalf. This brilliant Soviet-era satire is a classic of the Russian theater.
There are ushering slots available for ALL performances! Ushers attend the performance for free.
Contact Hope Reiser at 781-736-3356 if you are interested in volunteering.
Contact Hope Reiser at 781-736-3356 if you are interested in volunteering.
For more information: http://www.brandeis.edu/theater/season.html
Digest Errata
Last week we ran an announcement titled "Play Music this Semester" from Burl Hash.
Matt Tesch has informed the CORe Digest that there have been schedule changes for the Babson Olin Jazz Ensemble.
The corrected announcement and schedule are below:
Matt Tesch has informed the CORe Digest that there have been schedule changes for the Babson Olin Jazz Ensemble.
The corrected announcement and schedule are below:
PLAY JAZZ....Join the Babson Olin Jazz Ensemble.
Meets
Mondays 7-9 p.m.
Park Manor Central Bandroom
Contact: Joe at jbrogan@dedham.mec.edu
Meets
Mondays 7-9 p.m.
Park Manor Central Bandroom
Contact: Joe at jbrogan@dedham.mec.edu