CORe Digest
August 30th 2007
The C This episode of the Digest is brought to you by BACK TO SCHOOL! Fun replacement O's will return next week. I promise. Hello Class of 2011! I hope all of you had exciting orientations, and are ready for the upcoming year at Olin! The CORe Digest is a weekly newsletter sent out by CORe (Council of Olin REpresentatives (Student Government)) to inform students of events going on on campus and any announcements that might affect them. Whether FWOP (Franklin W. Olin Players) is putting on a show, Midnight Riders (Unicycling Club) is busting out the extra-tall unicycle, or DISCO (DISCO Is a Sweet Club at Olin (DDR Club)) is having a tournment, the CORe Digest is your place to find out. You can expect a copy delivered fresh to your inbox every week. There are a lot of awesome events coming up on campus! OSL has a lot of awesome announcements about easier ways to get to cross enrolled courses and Boston with new and improved shuttle services, SERV has tons of upcoming opportunities for you to easily get involved in community service on campus (sign up for Race for the Cure at lunch!), and there's just generally a lot of start-of-the-year type things you're going to want to know about! Have a great start of your years, and don't forget to run through the sprinklers on the way to class.
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CORe Calendar:
In Outlook
Friday August 31:
Monday September 03:
Wednesday September 05:
Thursday September 06:
Friday September 07:
Greg "The Sprinklers Cooled Me Down While I Got Close Toed Shoes For Bio" Marra
Vice President of Communication
Labor Day Service Weekend!
Start out the year right
This weekend SERV has a variety of exciting activities planned for students to kick off the year!
On Saturday or Monday you can go to a soup kitchen, and on Saturday we have a recycling drive.
Other upcoming events include that Saturday September 15th is the campus day of service in Boston.
As always, SERV will sponsor an official Olin Race for the Cure team. The cost will be $10 since SAC is covering half.
Sign up for everything tomorrow at lunch!
Talk to SERV, Moo!
Join the basketball mailing list!
Are you interested in playing some fun basketball with faculty and students?
Join the basketball mailing list!
We usually schedule two regular games a week. Fun times! No previous basketball experience necessary!
Coming Soon: Extended Advising Family Event
Meet the new family members!
Jean Ricker -- Financial Aid Officer in the StAR Center
Come to the Meet n' Greet!
Jean Ricker, previously Vice President for Compliance and Client Relations at the Higher Education Assistance Group (HEAG), Inc., has joined the staff as part-time Financial Aid Officer. She reports to Linda Canavan. Prior to her role at HEAG, she served as an Associate Director of Financial Aid at Regis College, a Senior Assistant Director of Financial Assistance at Emerson College, and an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Financial Assistance at Boston University. Jean can be found in the Student Accounts & Records (StAR) Center, at jean.ricker@olin.edu or at x2343. Please welcome her to the Olin community.
On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, there will be an informal "meet and greet" in the dining hall from 11-1pm. Come by and say hi!
OSL Open Office Hours
Come talk to us!
Profs with Props!
Putnam Math Competition Prep (informal co-curricular)
Over the past few years, students at Olin College have participated in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (Putnam exam). This is an informal weekly seminar/meeting which is designed to prepare you for the Putnam exam. The Putnam exam is held in the first week of December each year and consists of two three-hour exams totaling 12 problems. These problems, in principle, can be solved using elementary calculus and discrete mathematical techniques, but are notorious for their difficulty (out of 120 points, the median score is 0). You are only allowed to take the exam four times, only during your undergraduate years. The Putnam exam is well known in the mathematical, science, and even business world and a score above the median could and should be a part of your resume in the future.
An additional activity will be the attempt to solve sertain interesting problems proposed regularly by Math Horizons and Mathematics Magazine - solutions to those problems would be sent to the magazines for publication, and do count as a publication on your record!
Yet another possiblity, if there is enough interest, is a short chess break once in while. Chess is as much about mathematical thinking as it is about personality, so this should provide a different kind of exciting challenge and tap on your competitive spirit! We could also learn, provided we have the equipment, an interesting team-chess varaition I learned from some fellow Harvard math professors and students.
Sessions will meet once weekly in the evening. There will be some work to be done outside of the session, which will be posted in an open format for all students.
Since this is informal, please, contact me to sign up if you are interested!
Georgi Gospodinov, PhD
(781) 292-2581
Babson-Olin Music Ensembles
Join up!
Babson/Olin Jazz Ensemble
Open to musicians who want to play the big band sound of jazz. Practice in the bandroom at Babson once a week for two hours. Perform once or more per semester. Contact bandleader Joe Brogan jbrogan@dedham.k12.ma.us
Babson/Olin Chamber Ensemble
Open to musicians who enjoy playing classical music, all levels welcome. Practice once a week for two hours in the Glavin Family Chapel at Babson. Perform once or more per semester. Contact conductor Adrienne Hartzell at adrienne@newphil.orgPenthouses - Clean out by Tues 7am
We'll be cleaning the penthouses Tuesday morning at 7am (Sept. 4th). Any personal items left in storage will be donated or discarded. Penthouse storage will reopen at noon:
Class of 2008: EH north wing penthouse
Class of 2009: WH east wing penthouse
Class of 2010: WH west wing penthouse
Class of 2011: WH north wing penthouse
Study away and LOA: EH north wing penthouse
Olin Students Eligible to Ride New Babson Weekend Shuttle
Thanks to Dean Dennis Hanno at Babson College, Olin students are eligible to ride the new weekend shuttle to the Woodland T stop, Quincy Market, Downtown Crossing, the Museum of Fine Arts, and Newbury Street. The shuttle departs for these locations on Fridays at 12 noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. It departs at 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. for Tremont/Stuart Street. It picks-up at Tremont/Stuart Street at 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., with a final return to Babson at 3 a.m. The Saturday schedule is the same except the last run returns to Babson at 2 a.m. On Sundays, an abbreviated schedule goes to Woodland T station and downtown Wellesley; it departs Babson at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
10th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education hosted by Purdue's Global Engineering Program
Any student applying for a travel grant should send the following
application materials (ideally per e-mail) to Eckhard Groll
(groll@purdue.edu) by Monday, September 10:
1. A statement explaining their international experiences
and why they would like to attend the 10th ACIEE
2. Resume
3. Transcript
A total of $15k will be given out using the following format:
250$ for regional students, e.g., students who are located
within two hours of driving to Purdue, such as Notre Dame,
University of Illinois, IUPUI in Indianapolis, etc.
$500 for greater distances students, e.g,, students from the
Midwest, GA, TX, etc., except the ones within two hours of
driving.
$750 for long distance students, e.g., students located at
the East or West Coast, any student not included above.
The Organizing Committee will make a decision on borderline
cases.
The travel grants will be given out competitively, which means
multiple applications from one school are acceptable. However,
not more than five travel grants will given to any particular
school.
Best wishes,
The Organizing Committee
application materials (ideally per e-mail) to Eckhard Groll
(groll@purdue.edu) by Monday, September 10:
1. A statement explaining their international experiences
and why they would like to attend the 10th ACIEE
2. Resume
3. Transcript
A total of $15k will be given out using the following format:
250$ for regional students, e.g., students who are located
within two hours of driving to Purdue, such as Notre Dame,
University of Illinois, IUPUI in Indianapolis, etc.
$500 for greater distances students, e.g,, students from the
Midwest, GA, TX, etc., except the ones within two hours of
driving.
$750 for long distance students, e.g., students located at
the East or West Coast, any student not included above.
The Organizing Committee will make a decision on borderline
cases.
The travel grants will be given out competitively, which means
multiple applications from one school are acceptable. However,
not more than five travel grants will given to any particular
school.
Best wishes,
The Organizing Committee
John M. Grandin
Professor of German and Director
International Engineering Program
University of Rhode Island
IEP House
67 Upper College Road
Professor of German and Director
International Engineering Program
University of Rhode Island
IEP House
67 Upper College Road
Campus Day of Service
Serve the Boston community with other college students!
Astronaut Suni Williams Speaking
An Afternoon with NASA Astronaut Suni Williams
What: NASA Astronaut Suni Williams will address, moderate a DVD presentation of her recent Shuttle mission, and field Q&As.
After more than six months in space, Williams, who graduated from Needham High School, the U.S. Naval Academy, and Florida Institute of Technology, returned safely to earth at Edwards Air Force Base aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 22. She set a new endurance record for women in space for logging the most days in orbit and set a world record for a female astronaut on spacewalks of 29 hours and 17 minutes. She was also named ABC News Person of the Week.
When/ Where: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 4:00 pm; Sorenson Center, Babson College.
It's on the Portal!
For the past several years, Olin College has used the Olin Community on Blackboard for posting items such as student jobs, Olin policies, forms and other items of interest. We have been working over the last few months to transition these items over to the Portal. IT, in conjunction with the Portal Working Group, would like to invite you to sign-on to the Portal for all your on campus needs. The Portal will provide you with access to the following:
- Resource Links
- Campus events
- Academic information
- Class lists, course schedules and can input grades
- Benefit information and other resources.
- Student Employment information
What does this mean for Blackboard?
This means that the Olin Community on Blackboard will no longer be accessible. Blackboard will continue to serve Olin as means to access course materials.
This means that the Olin Community on Blackboard will no longer be accessible. Blackboard will continue to serve Olin as means to access course materials.
How do I access the Portal?
To login into PhoenixNet, point your browser to https://my.olin.edu and enter your network credentials. Please contact helpdesk@olin.edu if you have difficulty accessing PhoenixNet.
To login into PhoenixNet, point your browser to https://my.olin.edu and enter your network credentials. Please contact helpdesk@olin.edu if you have difficulty accessing PhoenixNet.
I have feedback to give. Where do I send it?
As always, your feedback is always welcome at myolin@olin.edu.
As always, your feedback is always welcome at myolin@olin.edu.
And remember: It’s on the Portal…
Sloan Center - Work on Campus!
The Sloan Center, located in OC 262, has a need for two student employees.
Student Position: Staff Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities: Provide support with the set-up of Sloan-C workshops, preparing workshop summaries, and issuing certificates upon the completion of the workshop. The student assistants will also help in filling orders for our publications.
Qualifications: Strong attention to detail; good organization skills as well as experience using Word, in particular the mail merge function, and Excel; willing to learn Moodle and Survey Monkey applications
Duties and Responsibilities: Provide support with the set-up of Sloan-C workshops, preparing workshop summaries, and issuing certificates upon the completion of the workshop. The student assistants will also help in filling orders for our publications.
Qualifications: Strong attention to detail; good organization skills as well as experience using Word, in particular the mail merge function, and Excel; willing to learn Moodle and Survey Monkey applications
Interested students should contact Gail Sullivan or Dr. John Bourne in the Olin Center.
BSC Jobs
Boston Sports Clubs - Wellesley and Sports Clubs for Kids are hiring birthday party coordinators, swim instructors and sports/activities specialists. We operate children's programming from various locations and are looking for fall and winter staff. Jobs can begin immediately! Competitive salary and free gym membership with employment. Please contact Greg Jackson at greg.jackson@town-sports.com. Thanks!
Jonathan Goldstein
Programs Manager
Sports Clubs for Kids
BSC-Wellesley
781-263-5800
New Schedule for Wellesley-Olin-Babson Cross-Registration Shuttle
Off Campus Job
Wellesley resident looking for a student to provide tech support for his new computer. He is willing to pay $25 per hour. If you are interested, please contact Herb Mark at 781-235-4318.
Ceramics Classes at Babson (co-curricular)
Wholesome, dirty fun with clay…
(Open House- Sept. 5 from 5-7pm in Trim building, Sorenson Visual Arts Center…tour the Ceramics studio and register. Drawing for a free 10 week class -$50. value)
- Sept 11 – Nov.13 “ Beginning Wheelthrowing”: Tuesdays, 6-8pm
- Sept. 10 – Nov. 19 (skips Oct. 8 Columbus Day)”Advanced Wheelthrowing”: Mondays, 5:15 – 7:15
- Independent study of clay handbuilding with Ceramic- Artist- in- Residence by appointment.
Fee is $50. and includes all materials and firings, instruction, and use of studio for one semester.
Location: Ceramics studio, Sorenson Visual Arts Center in the Trim building 221.
For information and registration: Stephanie Osser, Studio Manager & Ceramic-Artist-in-Residence at sosser@babson.edu or cell 781-454-7442.
Acting Skills for Success in Business I (co-curricular)
Stage Fright? Fear not!
Six fun classes designed to help students abate stage fright, strengthen speaking skills, and project confidence in front of groups.
Wednesdays, Sept. 19 – Oct. 31, (skips Oct. 17) 6:30pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Trim building at Babson, classroom 215.
Fee is $25.
For information and registration: Kay Sorensen at ksorensen@babson.edu or 781-239-5622