CORe Digest
April 21st, 2006
It's hard for me to believe that I've hardly been in office for one week. Oh how busy we've been! Along with the usual smattering of events for this upcoming week (including SERV Elections and Earth Day), I'm also experimenting with a few additional sections for your Digest. For instance:
Deadlines:
CORe Announcements:
The Greeter Recommendation Committee and Commencement Steering Committee would like to announce the Faculty/Staff and Student greeters who will speak at Commencement a mere one month away. Mark Somerville and Tommy Cecil have been selected. The committees would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who volunteered and wrote speeches.
Yearbook Update:
Earlier this week, the Yearbook staff met with CORe's General Assembly, and then with President Miller, Provost Kerns, and Dean Crafts to discuss the 12-person collaborative snapshot coordinated by Molly Trombley-McCann. The General Assembly made no ruling on whether it could be published, but did request the Yearbook survey its student customers about their opinions on the matter. (All survey data can be found here.) The administration also took no formal stance on whether the art should be included, but at this point the Yearbook is seriously considering alternative content. Please direct questions, comments, or concerns to yearbook@olin.edu or your local CORe representative.
If you've got some free time this weekend (and I know everybody does), take a few minutes and skim CORe's Annual Review. See how far we've come, but push us to do better. Speaking of that, remember that if you like or dislike anything in the Digest, please give me a ring.
Your Vice President of Communication
This Week in CORe
Get the minutes at \\fsvs01\StudentGroups\CORe\Minutes\
General Assembly:
- New Executive Board Sworn In (Lee, Angela are late)
- Amendment: Town Meeting Timing: Passes
- Amendment: Town Meeting Voting Procedures: Passes
- Cheese Club Budget Proposal ($250 from NIF): Passes
- Yearbook Artwork Discussion
- Club Proposal: Mixology Club - Deferred to EBoard
Executive Board:
- Line Item: SWE ($350, food)
- Line Item: Olin Disc Club ($70, transportation)
- Line Item: FILM Outling ($127.50, film ticket price)
- Line Item: Greening Olin ($50, conference registration)
- Club Proposal: Mixology Club - Deferred to GA
- Choosing a SAC Chair
- Committee Repopulation
- Chose a Font (Chiller)
Core Table (Monday):
- Next year's CORe Vision
- Mixology Club
- Paying Speakers to Speak at Olin
SERV Elections
Candidate Speeches:
Come to the Auditorium for speeches from the 2006-2007 SERV Board Candidates. Voting will be open electronically for 24 hours thereafter. Votes will be tabulated at the end of the period and the new SERV Board will be announced. Voters guide and list of candidates are in your inbox.
Meet the candidates:
Please join us at the SERV table at lunch on Tuesday from 12-1pm to meet SERV Candidates.
Greening Olin sponsors Earth Day activities
Food, competitions, information, BBQ, bikes, The Lorax…
Earth Day 2006
Greening Olin has great afternoon and evening events on April 22, 2006. From fun, to educational, to tasty, we've got it all!
3-5PM, Activities, Great Lawn: (rain location - 1st floor WH)
Food! (Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Peet's, Panera, deliciously scrumptious fresh grilled fruits and vegetables…) Please bring your own cups.
Educational displays - about Olin and the world at large
Information about getting green careers/internships that are green
Improving Olin - butcher paper + your problems, ideas, and solutions
Bike maintenance + ride: come learn about bikes, help fix bikes, and go for a ride
Silent auction of Sustainable Design's reuse projects
Greening Olin sweatshirts on sale for $25
Greening Olin Challenge judging at 4:45 PM, with over $175 in prizes!
3:30 - 3:45PM, Find the Recyclables - $40 induction LED flashlight for the competitor that finds the most recyclables digging through the trash in two minutes! (Protection is provided)Email christie.lee@students.olin.edu to participate -- the first four triumph.
3:45pm - 4:45PM, Clean up Parcel B - There are papers, cups, beer cans, foam, building materials, etc. floating around that you can help get rid of! Leave for Parcel B right after Find the Recyclables.
5-7PM, BBQ, Oval: (rain location - dining hall)
Veggie burgers, veggie hot dogs and for the carnivorous, chicken. Look forward to awesome (not the normal Sodexho) toppings for the veggie burgers!
7-8pm, The Lorax, Auditorium:
Come watch this 50 minute animated movie based on the Dr. Seuss story about how a village cuts down all of its trees for economic gain, ruining the village. Everyone leaves and the Truffula Trees are extinct - or are they? If wanted, a discussion (in rhyme?) will ensue.
***Greening Olin would like to thank the following vendors for their generous donations: Peet's Coffee (Wellesley), Trader Joe's (Needham), Whole Foods (Wellesley), Brigham’s Ice Cream (Wellesley), White Mountain Creamery (Wellesley), Joel’s, the candy store (Needham), Quebrada Baking Company (Wellesley), Not Your Average Joe’s (Needham), Fuji Steak House (Needham), Starbucks (Needham), Peet’s (Wellesley), College Square Pizza (Wellesley), Masala Art (Needham), and Harvey’s Hardware (Needham).
Panel on Religion and Spirituality at Olin
Hear about students’ experiences here at Olin
Listen to four students talk about their experiences and feelings about religion and spirituality at Olin. This is not going to be a theology lesson or a definitive answer on “What It Means To Be Religious.” Rather, it will allow us an opportunity to hear about individual experiences and the climate for being religious or spiritual at Olin.
The panel will be moderated by Patti Blanchette and feature:
- Dan Bufford
- Jo Itescu
- Mohsin Khan (Babson)
- Carmelle Tsai
This program is part of an effort by OSL to provide a monthly series of events and programs that creates a safe space for Olin community members to explore the benefits and challenges of living within a diverse society.
MONDAY, APRIL 24 at 7:30 in the WEST HALL 1st FLOOR LOUNGE.
(Please stay around afterwards for a discussion over drinks at Caffoenix.)
(Please stay around afterwards for a discussion over drinks at Caffoenix.)
Served on a college committee? Helped build the College? Student lunchtime discussion table, Wednesday April 26.
Dinners at the President's House - 2 new dates for '06 & '09!
Dinners at the President's House are back!
Dinners at the President's House are back!
Rick & Beth Miller are looking forward to hosting you for dinner in their home. Please visit http://mrwiki.olin.edu/mrwiki/FrontPage to reserve your spot for dinner. Evenings for each class are linked under a main heading in the Planning & Organization section.
*** NEW DATE - Monday, April 24 - First Years, 6 open seats
Tuesday, April 25 - First Years - SOLD OUT!
Monday, May 1 - Sophomores, 7 open seats
Wednesday, May 10 - Seniors - SOLD OUT!
Thursday, May 11 - Juniors, 7 open seats
*** NEW DATE - Monday, April 24 - Seniors, 4 open seats!
Tuesday, May 16 - First Years - SOLD OUT!
There are wait lists for each night. People do cancel even at the last minute and I try to fill those spots.
Many thanks to all the students who helped Mr. Wiki return from his "Away Experience!" Christine
Marjorie Agosin, Award winning Poet and Human Rights Activist
Poetry reading and poetry workshop
Wednesday, April 26th
7-8pm Human Rights Poetry Reading
8-9pm Poetry Workshop
AC109
In celebration of Poetry Month, the Library and OSA are sponsoring:
Poetry Reading - Marjorie Agosin comes from the Chilean tradition of poetry. She has written many poems in response to human rights abuses, as well as other subjects.
Poetry Workshop - Bring your poems for feedback and response from Marjorie Agosin. She is an award winning poet as well as a professor at Wellesley.
RSVP to Sarah Zwicker appreciated (but feel free to come even if you do not RSVP).
Lecture on Globalization and International Trade at Wellesley
Come hear the author of the acclaimed book "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy"
Speaker - Pietra Rivoli from Georgetown University, Monday, Apr 24, 2006, 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Pendleton East Atrium, Wellesley Prof. Rivoli's talk will be based on her book, which takes the reader on an around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life of a simple t-shirt.
See attached flyer.
Paul Farmer to Speak Sunday 4/23
Nanotechnology Summer Research Opportunity at Olin!
(The smaller ones are sweeter.)
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
GENERAL
The Engineering Center
The Engineering Center’s Job Board, at www.engineers.org/careers, brings together engineers, employers and students. You can post your resume and view job positions at no charge.
INTERNSHIPS
Post Graduate Planning Summer Position
Leslie Larocca is looking for a student to work 15-20 hours per week over the summer in the Office of Post Graduate Planning. Email her if interested.
Also this week:
SAIC Internships
Lytron Systems Internship
Tyco Healthcare, North Haven, CT
See Attachement!
Help Produce an Honor Code Video!
Show Candidates what the Honor Code is all about.
Do you have a story to tell? Do you enjoy video production?
The Honor Board is looking for volunteers to help produce an Honor Code video, to be used for Admission purposes during prospective student visits as well as Candidates' Weekends. Contact Matt Aasted and Jeff DeCew if you would like to help plan, produce, or be interviewed in the video.