CORe Digest
February 24th 2006
It’s my favorite time of year. Candidates’ Weekends are great because they have the energy and enthusiasm of ITLAPD, but last a full half-day longer, and have the added bonus of giving us a glimpse of what Olin will be like in the future, and give us a chance to make a positive impact. What we do at Candidates’ Weekend is just as important as what the candidates do.
If you just walk around while the candidates are arriving, you can literally feel the energy as they come in. Let yourself get sucked in. Be enthusiastic about what you love about Olin—be forthcoming about what you hate. Help the candidates feel welcome to jump into the middle of the Olin Community for a day. Remember how you felt when you came for Candidates’ Weekend. Think about what made you choose Olin. If you remember the students you met, you’ll probably come to the conclusion that our participation contributes to the success of the weekend in a big way.
Think about it: in the short time of 4 days you have the chance to significantly shape Olin’s future – opportunities like that are few and far between. It’s worth it to get involved, and it’s certainly not too late—you don’t need a table at Olin Unplugged or an OVAL name badge to hang out with some cool new people for a couple hours. It just doesn’t get much better or more important than this.
For those of us who would rather receive the CW Schedule in something other than JPEG format (Emily, we still love you), I’ve transcribed the candidate schedule in all its iCal glory. See below.
Enjoy the weekend,
-Mike
Michael W. Curtis
Vice President of Communication
This Week in CORe
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General Assembly:
- SAC planning a luau
- Line Item: Class of 2006 ($50, gift cards)
- Line Item: Class of 2007 ($200, ice cream party)
- Line Item: Class of 2008 ($120, milkshake party)
- Line Item: CORe Operating Expenses ($50, labels for CWE)
- Constitution Amended: RLC Amendment
- Constitution Amended: Election Presider Amendment
- Constitution Amended: Trustee Committee Delegate Amendment
- Rod Crafts to visit GA next week!
Executive Board:
- Planning Pub Night with Wellesley Class of '07
- Trustees have granted request for student on Facilities Committee
- Olin Unplugged planning
- Rollover funds calculated
- Line Item: Greening Olin ($50, speaker gift; $100 fundraiser loan)
- Line Item: Open ($1000, drag show)
- Line Item: Trinity Firefighting Robotics ($240, robot parts)
- 76 Trombones Club dissolves
- Line Item: Olin Jams ($250, piano maintenance)
- Line Item: Japanese Club ($250, cultural dinner)
- Club charter review (see minutes)
CORe Table: Next Monday 11AM - 2PM
- What do you want your class reps to do for you?
- Email/Discussion Lists
- Too much apathy?
The Tipping Point Selected for Summer Reading
Provost David Kerns has approved the recommendation of the Summer Book Program Advisory Committee to use Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Differenceas the book for summer reading. Thanks to Committee members: Rebecca Christianson, Rod Crafts, Alex Davis '08, Ozgur Eris, Sara Marshall '07, Roberto Santana '09, Kathleen Towers '09 and Nikolaus Wittenstein '09. And thanks to members of the Olin community who recommended 29 books for the Committee's consideration.
The Convocation on The Tipping Point will be held on Thursday, August 31, at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center Auditorium. Suggestions for speakers or panelists may be forwarded to Rod Crafts, Alex Davis, Ozgur Eris or Kathleen Towers.
Wellesley Pub Trivia Night!
Wellesley's Class of 07 is hosting a 90's Pub Trivia Night over at Punch's Alley (in their campus center) and Olin is explicitly invited!
The event is on Saturday, March 4th at 9:00 PM.
Trivia starts at 10:00, with the winning team receiving a round of free drinks! (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Trivia starts at 10:00, with the winning team receiving a round of free drinks! (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
It's open to everyone, although you have to be over 21 to drink.
There will also be a live band playing all of your favorite songs from the 90s. Oh and pizza and snacks.
And, as if all that wasn't enough incentive, because the Class of 07's class color is yellow, Mike's Hard Lemonade will be the drink of the evening with a special reduced price.
The legendary Grant Hutchins (of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire fame) is even expected to make an appearance, so come on out and help show Wellesley a little Olin spirit!
Dare to Diva 2006 wants you!
Grab your cha-cha heels or your three-piece suit and get ready, because we're looking for performers for this spring's Olin-Babson drag show. That's right, you can be a part of Dare to Diva 2006! We're awarding $500 in prizes to the winning drag kings and queens, and who doesn't like prizes? That's right, nobody, so go ahead and email daretodiva@gmail.com by Monday, March 6 if you'd like to participate - this is non-binding.
Wondering exactly what this drag show thing is all about? Well, performers (of any gender) cross-dress and usually dance and lip-sync to a song of their choice. Feel free to put together your own unique act - the only rule is that you have to be in drag. So go ahead, express yourself, and dare to diva!
Dare to Diva 2006 is co-sponsored by Open and GLEE. Thanks to CORe, SGA, and SAC for funding this event. If you have any questions, contact daretodiva@gmail.com or come to Open's next general meeting, Sunday, February 26, 9:30 to 10:30 PM in CC317.
Private Tour of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis
Come chill with Brandeis students and enjoy their new contemporary art exhibits!
Brandeis has invited Olin Students to come visit the new exhibits at their Rose Art Museum. We are organizing a private exhibition (exclusively for Olin and Brandeis students) with the director of the art museum right after we return from Spring Break, on Tuesday, March 28th at 6:00 PM (leave some buffer-time for transportation). It is a great way to get off campus, see some cool art, and meet new people.
Since we will be serving refreshments, we would like to get a rough headcount, so please RSVP to Steve Krumholz with interest by March 17. Also, if you are willing to drive, please say so (and how many other people you can hold) in the RSVP.
For more information about the Rose Art Museum, refer to their website: http://www.brandeis.edu/rose/index.html
B&W Photo Workshop
You've waited… it's back!
Introduction to B&W Photography
(Non-credit) (two session commitment)
Taught by popular Babson instructor, David Akiba, this two-part workshop is a perennial favorite. Sign up early!
Part I:
Saturday, March 4, 2006- 1pm-6pm (Using a camera, exposing and developing film)
Part II:
Saturday, March 11, 2006- 1pm-6pm (Using enlargers and printing photos)
Instructor: David Akiba
Location: Sorenson Visual Arts Center, Trim 222
Lab fee: $50 (all materials included: film, paper, chemistry, use of camera, etc.)
Registration: In person, Sorenson Center for the Arts office in Park Manor South, M-F, 9:00- 4:30pm. Please bring a check, written to Babson College, or exact change only.
Open to all Babson/Olin community members.
Every Body is Beautiful Day
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2006
Every BODY
is Beautiful Day!
Friday, March 3, 2006
Sorenson Theatre, Babson College
Daytime Events
1pm: Inside Eating Disorders: A Personal Perspective
3pm: Art Work for Change: The Media, Your Body & You
Evening Events starting at 7 pm
Keynote Speaker: Jenni Schaefer
Author of “Life Without Ed” and recent guest on Dr. Phil
A special performance of The Mind/Body Dialogues
An exploration of society’s preoccupation with The Perfect Body featuring Babson and Olin students and staff.
Sponsored by MEDA, Inc, NEDA & Babson College
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 24—March 4, 2006
“Be Comfortable in Your Genes, Wear Comfortable Jeans” to our event!
Daytime Events: Free and Open to the public
Evening Event: $10 General Admission $5 Students
Free for all Babson Students and Staff
For more information or to make reservations contact Jessica Cunningham at jessica.cunningham@medainc.org
or 617-558-1881 ext. 15
or 617-558-1881 ext. 15
Martin Luther King Legacy Day
March 6th
Save these times on March 6th – this promises to be a thought-provoking day!
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Business, Katrina, and the MLK Jr. Dream: How Far Have We Really Come?
Needham/Wellesley Room, Olin Hall
Please join us and bring your lunch to this interactive panel!
Dessert and coffee will be provided.
Dessert and coffee will be provided.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
MLK Jr Legacy Day Keynote Program
Sorenson Theatre
Includes:
- Speeches from the essay contest top finalists, and presentation of awards
- Presentation of the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award
- Keynote address by Juan Williams, National Political Correspondent for National Public Radio, Fox Television, and FoxNews Sunday, and Award-winning Author
- Question & Answer Session with Mr. Williams
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
MLK Jr Legacy Day Reception and Art Opening, Strange Fruit Hanging from the Tree of Life: Reflections on Bruno, by Artist, Kevin Sipp
Sorenson Upper and Lower Lobbies
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Artist’s Talk:
Kevin Sipp
Kevin Sipp
Sorenson Theater
Showcase your business this Founders Day 2006.
Student & Alumni Business Fair
Tuesday April 4th, 2006
9am – 11:30am Olin Hall
Babson is ranked #1 in entrepreneurship due to entrepreneurs like you.
Come and showcase your business at the Student & Alumni Business Fair at Babson’s biggest event of the year; Founders Day 2006.
Interact with students, alumni and veteran entrepreneurs at the same time you are promoting your business.
Come and showcase your business at the Student & Alumni Business Fair at Babson’s biggest event of the year; Founders Day 2006.
Interact with students, alumni and veteran entrepreneurs at the same time you are promoting your business.
The Student & Alumni Business Fair is hosted by the elite Babson Entrepreneurship Club in coordination with the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
We will provide you with the opportunity to connect with new and exciting people who may be your next customers.
We will provide you with the opportunity to connect with new and exciting people who may be your next customers.
Deadline for registration is March 17th
Sign up to reserve your table today!
Contact Marissa Reisman with the BEC
Thank you for your interest and we hope you will take this opportunity to excel.
For more information on Founders Day:
http://www3.babson.edu/Events/FoundersDay/
For more information on Founders Day:
http://www3.babson.edu/Events/FoundersDay/
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
GENERAL
CNN Engineering Salary Report
CNN recently reported that salaries and job offers for engineering grads are highest among grads with a BS degree in 2006.
See the article at:
See the article at:
Boston Globe Entrepreneurship Article
This past Sunday, the Boston Globe ran an article on the rise and importance of entrepreneurship among young engineers. Read it here.
Sloan Career Resource Center
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an online resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing.
Explore degree fields,
comprehensive education, networking, job hunting, and career planning resources revolve around personal interviews with over 400 individuals who offer candid insight into their career paths.
There are special resources for pre-college students, and other materials for college students and early career professionals. http://www.careercornerstone.org/
Explore degree fields,
comprehensive education, networking, job hunting, and career planning resources revolve around personal interviews with over 400 individuals who offer candid insight into their career paths.
There are special resources for pre-college students, and other materials for college students and early career professionals. http://www.careercornerstone.org/
NACE Engineering Salary Report
In a job market that is seeing higher starting salary offers to new college graduates, engineering majors can expect to see the highest offers, on average, according to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). To read the full article, visit http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?amp;year=&prid=231
Also in the Announcements:
Symantec Programming Competition
EMPLOYMENT
BSI Sales & Marketing Positions
INTERNSHIPS
Ember Corporation Internship
MTC Renewable Energy Internships
Valuation Seminar
Interested in learning more about valuation?
March 1st, at 7PM in Olin Graduate School Room 102.
Members of Orchard Partners, a boutique investment bank in Boston, and Brown Rudnick, a global law firm, will present on valuation and take questions from the audience.
Joel Johnson, Founder and Managing Director of Orchard Partners
Matt Gilman, Partner, Brown Rudnick
Steve London, Partner, Brown Rudnick
RSVP to Bvcfc@babson.edu
Webpage designer/developer needed
I am a junior at Babson College and I have recently started a web-based company called barshots.com (www.barshots.com). I need someone to help me with the design of the site, and more importantly someone with knowledge of javascript or php (preferably php) as to build advanced search features, interactive discussion boards, votings, polls, etc. The company is based on a fun and exciting atmosphere and a person who has an interest-in/knowledge-of bars is preferred. With regards to pay, either an hourly wage or salary will be established based on experience, or an equity stake in the business. We can discuss this in person when the time comes.
If you are interested please contact me at:
If you are interested please contact me at:
Brad Natale
Cell: 301 221 0666