CORe Digest
September 21st, 2006
I'm going to take this glorious opportunity to (re)introduce all of my loyal readers
(read:twelve people) to CORe's Public Calendar.
Look for it yourself, in Outlook:
Go > Folder List; Public Folders > All Public Folders > Calendars > CORe
I'll be keeping this thing up to date with everything anyone throws at me.
So here's what you, my minions, are to do:
In each Digest, I'll continue to look ahead a week to pull out events, like these:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
As always, if you have any questions or want some more information about any of the
above events, check the Calendar or drop me a line. That goes for general feedback too!
Christopher Dellin
Your Vice President of Communication
SERV Election Results
Congratulations to the 2006-2007 SERV board's final two members, Jillian Kiser and Heena Mutha from the class of 2010!
Thanks to all who ran and voted in the elections.
Butterfingers Wants You
to join us for juggling and return our equipment
If you're interested in juggling or learning how, sign up for the list butterfingers@lists.olin.edu! We don't spam you, but often send out an email once a week on Sunday when we'll be getting out the equipment and juggling.
Second, if you've borrowed our things to practice and forgotten to give them back or know someone with some "new" juggling balls, please give them back. Butterfingers is missing a blue club, numerous balls (blue and silver, red, and yellow), and a devil stick. Please return them to the bin in the 1st floor East Hall storage closet. Thanks!
NEW CLUB: Join the Olin Progressive Alliance
Do something this November.
The elections in November could be huge. A new Congress could result in real change on affordable healthcare, the war in Iraq, stem cell research, and a host of other issues. Come make it happen.
The Olin Progressive Alliance was founded to give students on the left side of the political spectrum a chance to express themselves and work for political change. Things we'll be doing this year include reaching out to potential voters, media screening events, working with local campaigns, and whatever you're excited about.
Ways to get involved:
1. Get your MoveOn and come to our inaugural meeting! It's this Sunday from 2-3 in AC109. (iCal attached.) Talk about events and what excites you.
2. Sign up for our mailing list. Send a blank email to progressives-join@lists.olin.edu.
See you there!
Robotics Lab Grand Opening
Have you ever wanted to build a robot? It's quite a task - you get to design something from scratch, build it, add appropriate sensors and electronics, and then develop and program cool control algorithms.
It can be really fun. It can also be overwhelming, especially if you feel uneasy about any of the many engineering disciplines required.
Gill Pratt and his team of researchers are here to help you.
The Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory is now open for business with regularly scheduled working hours posted on our door. Researchers have already started work on a child-sized biped, a deformable wheel, snake robots, cat robots, and more. We would like to invite motivated students to become a part of the lab and to bring any personal robotics projects, dreams or ideas along.
Interested? Come stop by the lab (AC 228) sometime and say hi.
Social Justice Reading group
Get on board for this year!
What does it mean to strive for social justice? Students attending engineering colleges sometimes say they have too few opportunities to sit and think about the world in which we live, social problems, how society is organized, or the workings of power. Olin faculty often speak about the great potential of Olin students to make real differences and significant contributions to society. Given this potential, it is all the more important that we have spaces in which dialogue about social justice can occur.
Join the Social Justice Reading Group! We will meet twice a month, from about 8:00-9:30 p.m., in Mark and Caryn's apartment. The precise time, and day of the week will be decided once we have an idea of everyone's schedules. Readings will be light (about 35 pages per session), and can be chosen together, but may range from critical theorists such as Michel Foucault, postmodernists writing about The Matrix, cultural, postcolonial, and critical race/gender theorists. These folks will help us to think about concepts such as ideology, race, hegemony, class, oppression, feminism, identity politics, language, and, ultimately, social change.
Join us in thinking about what kind of citizens we want to be, or what the world would look like if we could fashion it according to our own vision. This reading group is all about taking the red pill.
If you are interested, please email Mark Chang (mark.chang@olin.edu) directly. We will be getting started soon, so get on board!
Hindi Table!
Mondays during Lunch
Join Jonathan Raphael and I at the Hindi/Urdu conversation table
Mondays, 12-1 PM in the dining hall mezzanine.
If you speak Hindi/Urdu, or are just interested in the language and culture, come practice with us!
Olin Entrepreneurial Group BBQ
Pirates Chased from Campus by Writing NINJAs
Bad Grammar Won't Trouble You No More
We are proud to announce the return of the Writing NINJA program. This year, the tutors will each hold one office hour per week, according to the schedule below. Please schedule other time by meeting request.
Sunday - Andrew Bouchard, EH306A, 8-9 PM
Monday - Anna von Reden, EH303, 8-9 PM
Tuesday - Allison Schmidt, EH426, 8-9 PM
Thursday - Jonathan Raphael, WH327, 8-9 PM
Away Talks
Olin students show & tell about their experiences abroad
12:30 PM: Simon Helmore, Uganda: The Pearl of Africa
If you have an away or abroad experience that you would like to talk about, sign up at http://mrwiki.olin.edu/mrwiki/XCulture
Please send questions & comments to Alex Dorsk.
Babies and Books: What do you read to kids?
Part of OSL's ongoing diversity series
The residence halls will soon be alive with the sounds of babies! Ramey & Nick and Caryn & Mark are both about to be first-time parents. In this session, we will explore the challenges of what to read to your kids.
- What books would you read to the new baby?
- Do the books you read include people of various races and cultures?
- When or how do you introduce topics such as being gay?
- How would you deal with books they will read in school or at a friend’s house that promote “traditional” norms that you are uncomfortable with?
- Are these topics important to consider?
Join us for an hour of interactive discussion and idea sharing.
Tuesday, September 26, 8:00pm, West Hall 1st floor lounge
Babson Life Sciences Club Kick-Off Event
Sept 26th, 2006 (Tuesday)
5:30pm @ Babson Olin Hall - Room 202
Are you in the Life Sciences field or would like to explore a career in Life Sciences?
(Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical devices, other life sciences related industry)
Join our kick-off meeting and enjoy free pizza and soda!
If you have any questions, please contact Keith Ho.
Introducing DormItem.com!
Free College Classifieds
Introducing DormItem.com: Free College Classifieds. Students can now buy and sell their used stuff online with free listings and no sign up required. Sell used futons, textbooks, and more! Easily connect with sellers through email, and browse the site efficiently with AJAX technology.
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition - Decenber 2, 2006
Sign up to participate by October 4 !
The Putnam Exam is an international mathematical event that pits the best undergraduate mathematical minds on some ingeniously clever problems. Olin has fielded a team in the past, and there has been some interest in forming a team this year. If you are interested in participating, please contact Prof. Tilley (tilley@olin.edu) to sign up. The exam is on Dec 2 this year, and is six hours long (two three-hour parts). Historically, the median score (thousands of students take the exam each year) of the 120 point test is either zero or unity.
From the Putnam Exam web site (http://math.scu.edu/putnam ):
"The examination will be constructed to test originality as well as technical competence. It is expected that the contestant will be familiar with the formal theories embodied in undergraduate mathematics. It is assumed that such training, designed for mathematics and physical science majors, will include somewhat more sophisticated mathematical concepts than is the case in minimal courses. Thus the differential equations course is presumed to include some references to qualitative existence theorems and subtleties beyond the routine solution devices. Questions will be included that cut across the bounds of various disciplines, and self-contained questions that do not fit into any of the usual categories may be included. It will be assumed that the contestant has acquired a familiarity with the body of mathematical lore commonly discussed in mathematics clubs or in courses with such titles as survey of the foundations of mathematics. It is also expected that the self-contained questions involving elementary concepts from group theory, set theory, graph theory, lattice theory, number theory, and cardinal arithmetic will not be entirely foreign to the contestant’s experience."
Relevant Web Sites:
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http://math.harvard.edu/putnam (Daily Putnam Problem!)
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http://www.kalva.demon.co.uk/putnam.html (Previous exams and solutions)
Looking for a part-time job?
Work in nearby Needham in the mornings
The Needham Florist (1091 Great Plains Ave) is looking for an Olin student who would be willing to work part time in the mornings during the week. Please contact Avi or Julie Ben-David if you are interested! They love Olin students and think we are great!
Contact by Phone: 781-449-8484 or 1-800-442-1484
Contact by Email: needhamflorist@aol.com
Paid Individual Tutor Positions Available
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
Career Initiatives Day, Johnson & Johnson Info Session, MentorNet, Internships & More
GENERAL
Career Initiatives Day 2006
Thursday, October 5th
Polish up your resume, iCal your calendars and get ready for a great opportunity to participate in workshops designed to help you think about your future at Olin and after Olin. Meet with prospective employers for both permanent positions and summer internships. All Olin students are invited and highly encouraged to attend (and of course there will be prizes and food!) Don’t forget to check-out the complete schedule of events so that you can plan your day. Still working on that perfect resume? Stop by one of our Resume Workshops on Monday, September 25th at 5PM or Wednesday, September 27th at noon (See iCal above).
Johnson & Johnson: Information Management Leadership Development Program
Thursday, September 28th, 12-1PM, Crescent Room – Olin College
ATTENTION SENIORS AND JUNIORS: Come learn more about the IMLDP, a competitive rotational program for new college graduates, during a lunchtime seminar on Thursday, September 28, 12-1 pm. For more information see the job description.
Join MentorNet Today!
Olin College has renewed its membership in MentorNet, a premier e-mentoring program
Olin College has renewed its membership in MentorNet, a premier e-mentoring program.
MentorNet's One-on-One Mentoring Programs focus on matching women and underrepresented minorities with female or male professionals from all sectors as mentors for one-on-one, email-based mentoring (e-mentoring) relationships. The program has proven effective by providing "real world" information, encouragement, advice, and access to networks that are otherwise often unavailable to those underrepresented in the fields of engineering and science. More information about joining and finding a mentor.
MentorNet’s sponsors include 3M Foundation, Alcoa Foundation, Argonne National Laboratory, Bechtel Foundation, Schlumberger, and more.
2006 Regional Graduate School Fair and G.R.A.D. Lab
Saturday, September 30 – Boston University Photonics Building
The Massachusetts Consortium of S.T.E.M. Programs and the National GEM consortium are sponsoring their annual graduate school fair. For more information see the website.
FALL INTERNSHIPS
GE – Full-Time Position and Internship
Deadlines: Submit Resume by October 1; On-Campus Interviews, October 11, 2006
GE will be at Olin on Wednesday, October 11, to interview prospective full-time and internship applicants for two Software positions (one full-time and one internship). Resumes must be submitted to leslie.larocca@olin.edu no later than October 1. Selected applicants will be notified by October 6, and interviews will be scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, during the day. Please see detailed descriptions at GE Full-time position and GE Internship position.
Sigmatel Internship
Part-time, flexible hours – Waltham, MA
SigmaTel has an immediate need for an intern in their Waltham office. For more information about their internship program see the description. Resumes should be sent directly to Linda McGilvray
Network Biosystems
Part-time, 12-16 hours/week – Woburn, MA
Network Biosystems is seeking an individual to help in the development of their microfluidic prototype. For more information please see the full job description.