CORe Digest
September 6th 2007
The C This episode of the Digest is brought to you by Early September Birthdays! If you want the Digest to shoutout your birthday, let me know. Then everyone will wish you happy birthday. Everyone. Today (yesterday?) is (was?) Alyshia's Birthday! Wish her a happy post-facto birthday tomorrow! Also, Lindsay Kaye and Kate Swift-Spong's birthdays were Wednesday! Wish them a happy double-post-facto birthday! It's also Jon Cass's half-birthday, but I don't know if that counts. He claims it's like sin and cosine, but I don't buy it. It's not any of the R2's birthdays this week, so wish them all happy birthday and see if you can do it before they realize what's going on. Here is how to most effectively hit up all the fun Olin events this weekend. Wake up, go to any applicable classes, and some non-applicable ones if you are up to it. Then go to the Club Fair from 4:00 to 6:00. Then, eat some dinner. Following dinner, go to the OCF Ice Cream Social between the dorms. Following that, head back up the stairs to go to SAC Hypnotist show! Word on the street is you might see some of your favorite Assistant Deans of Campus Life on stage. At this point, it is probably a good idea to go to sleep. But fret not! Saturday morning, you can go check out the first soccer game of the year at 10:00AM. Then, on Sunday, go to the Disc Club Hat Tournament from 1:00 to 7:00 and play frisbee with the whole BBOW community. Then you have to make a tough choice: SWE is having their first meeting of the year at 7:00 in WH1, complete with cheesecake, or Disc Club is concluding their tournament with a barbeque. Don't forget to vote in the CORe Elections for your (Class and) Hall Reps! Go to http://core.olin.edu/apps/vote and vote for your representatives! The secret passwords for classes were mailed to classes, and secret passwords for halls were said aloud at the election speeches. Ask your neighbors or e-mail CORe if you have forgotten them. Note: Due to popular demand and saving your inboxes from half meg emails, attachments that are large (ie: Not small images or iCals) will not be included as attachments with the e-mailed digest. They can be found on the Digest website as downloads. Check out all the great activities going on this weekend, and don't forget to enjoy the warm weather before leaves start changing colors.
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If you choose the SWE meeting, turn to page 37.
If you choose the barbeque, turn to page 42.
CORe Calendar:
In Outlook
Friday September 07:
Saturday September 08:
Sunday September 09:
Monday September 10:
Wednesday September 12:
Greg "On Behalf Of" Marra
Vice President of Communication
Ultimate Frisbee Hat Tourney!
Olin hosts a hat tournament for the BBOW consortium
Come one, come all to the first ever BBOW frisbee tournament on Sunday, September 9th! Players of all skill levels are encouraged to come. This is a hat tournament, so you don't need to be part of a team to play - just show up and give us your name and we'll make some teams.
Play will go from approximately 1 PM until 7 PM. If you can't make it at 1, just come when you can and we'll add you to a team!
There will be an inter-school BBQ for socializing directly after the tourney between the dorms.
We will provide bagels, water, and some snack foods of some kind.
Be sure to bring a light shirt and a dark shirt as well as appropriate footwear!
We will provide bagels, water, and some snack foods of some kind.
Be sure to bring a light shirt and a dark shirt as well as appropriate footwear!
If you know in advance that you will (or probably will) be coming, or if you have any questions, please e-mail Jon Cass at Jonathan.Cass@students.olin.edu and let him know what your status is. Hope to see you on the field!
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
Direct deposit information
As a condition of employment and/or acceptance to the College, students are required to accept direct deposit for their wages and reimbursements for approved expenses. The College will deposit the funds directly into the bank account(s) of your choice, as long as the designated bank is a member of NEACH (New England Automatic Clearing House). Therefore, it is necessary for all students to fill out the attached direct deposit form and return it to Financial Services (OC316) immediately.
Thank you.
Co-Curricular FUN -- Seats Available
Museum of Fine Arts College Night
The Museum of Fine Arts is hosting their annual College Night- September 27- an evening designed specifically for college kids!
Highlights of the evening include a concert by Thurston Moore, lead singer of Sonic Youth, DJ dance parties, $2 slices of pizza, the opening of our new shoe exhibition, and the launch of MFA mobile wallpapers– all of which is free for your students! I’ve enclosed a promotional postcard so you can have all the details.
We’re very excited about this event and are interested in the best way to disseminate this information to your students. We have both postcards and posters for on-campus distribution, and are also interested in any electronic communication, including your campus announcements and calendar.
Please feel free to contact the MFA via email or phone: lsides@mfa.org or 617.369.4030.
OSL Open Office Hours
Come talk to us!
The Christian Club Welcomes You to Weekly Events!
Students, staff, and faculty are all invited to Christian Club events. Whether you are a Christian, a seeker, or just plain curious, we would love to have you join us.
Club Fair Table - Friday 9/7 4:00-6:00 PM (The O)
Drop by the table to chat, find out what the club is up to, and sign up for events.
Drop by the table to chat, find out what the club is up to, and sign up for events.
Friday Sundae Fun Day - Friday 9/7 7:00-9:00 PM (Grassy Area Between Res. Halls)
Come hang out, chat, and enjoy your own sundae on Friday night!
The ice cream will be between the dorms from 7:00-9:00
Remember, Christian Club activities are open to everyone, so come and bring a friend!
Come hang out, chat, and enjoy your own sundae on Friday night!
The ice cream will be between the dorms from 7:00-9:00
Remember, Christian Club activities are open to everyone, so come and bring a friend!
Praise & Worship - Monday 9:00-10:00 PM (Jam Room)
Celebrate God's grace with contemporary Christian music, prayer, a short lesson, and fellowship.
Celebrate God's grace with contemporary Christian music, prayer, a short lesson, and fellowship.
Girls' (WH 320) & Guys' (CC 214) Bible Studies - Tuesday 8:30-9:30 PM
Both Bible studies focus on learning more about scripture and how it applies to daily Christian living.
Both Bible studies focus on learning more about scripture and how it applies to daily Christian living.
Group Prayer - Tuesday 9:30-10:00 PM (CC 214)
A time to share, rejoice, and support each other in Christ, group prayer is the culmination of Girls' and Guys' Bible studies.
A time to share, rejoice, and support each other in Christ, group prayer is the culmination of Girls' and Guys' Bible studies.
Bible Talk - Thursday 8:00-9:00 PM (3rd Floor AC Facing Parking Lot)
A topical Bible discussion for intellectuals where any question is legitimate.
A topical Bible discussion for intellectuals where any question is legitimate.
Volunteer Position with NERGG ( New England Regional Genetics Group)
Part-time web support for non-profit genetics education organization.
Build your resume and earn a glowing letter of recommendation in exchange for very limited
web assistance. We are looking for a student to upload/replace PDFs, add links, and rework our
site as needed. We estimate approximately 5 hours of work a month. NERGG, New England Regional Genetics Group, and their executive director are based here in Needham. Student would work in communication with Executive Director via phone, email or occasional meeting. Please view www.nergg.org and contact Mary Frances Garber at 781-444-0126 for more information.
Donate Old Athletic Shoes
Recycle your old shoes!
Do you have any athletic shoes that you are no longer using? I'm planning on donating some old running shoes to Nike, who will recycle them. See the following link for more information about Nike's recycling program, including what the restrictions are for the shoes they will accept: http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=26&cat=reuseashoe&subcat=us
There is a drop-off location in Chestnut Hill that will take up to 10 pairs. I can collect the shoes from you and as soon as I have 10 pairs I will head on over to Chestnut Hill. I will do this as often as I can throughout the semester. You can drop the shoes off at my office in OSL and I will take it from there. If I'm not in the office, just leave the shoes with a note on them so I know who to thank!
Social Justice Reading Group
justice come from? How will we know we are on the right track? Who decides?
An eclectic set of readings and topics emerge as we sit around and munch on
sweet and savory late evening snacks in Mark and Caryn¹s apartment. This
year we have purchased new floor mats for our members!
We will begin the year with a book called Gender and Discourse. Caryn hopes
we can finally bite into some Foucault on power and knowledge this year. The
rest is up to you. Readings are light (around 20 pages per week);
conversations have occasionally become heavy.
If interested, please email Mark Chang (mark.chang@olin.edu) so we can
schedule a time in the next week.
Audition for The Power Chords - Olin's a cappella group
Sweet.
Olin's new a cappella group "The Power Chords" needs singers! Paul Mandel and Jon Cass are co-directing this a cappella group and we are looking for serious, dedicated singers to audition.
Auditions will be held in the Jam Room (AC129) on
Friday, September 7th from 6-8 PM
Saturday, September 8th from 1-3 PM
(if you can't make any of these time slots please e-mail Jon and we will work something out)
and callbacks will be
Saturday, September 8th from 7-9 PM
Auditions will consist of
- Warmup / range check
- Singing scales
- Tonal memory
- Learning/singing a few bars of a harmony
- Sight-singing a few bars
- Singing a prepared solo piece (just a verse of a song is fine - nothing to worry much about)
To sign-up for auditions please go to http://mrwiki.olin.edu/mrwiki/PowerChords
If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to e-mail Jon at jonathan.cass@students.olin.edu
Voice Lessons
Gender and Engineering Co-Curricular Starting Up!
THE SAATCHI & SAATCHI AWARD FOR WORLD CHANGING IDEAS 2007 (For Innovation in Communication)
Deadline: Friday September 28th
The Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas exists to recognize brilliant thinking, to bring it to the world’s attention and to reward the most outstanding innovation with a prize worth $100,000.
We invite submissions from innovators around the world.
Their ideas may be scientific, linguistic, artistic, technological. They may be hi-tech, lo-tech or no-tech.
Their ideas may be in prototype, the finished thing or merely a compelling concept.
Previous finalists have ranged from a tornado early-warning system, self-adjusting spectacles, a sonar system that enables the visually-impaired to ‘see’ with their ears, a compound that can replicate the sensitivity of human skin, a new kind of aeroplane, a storage system for the world’s languages, viable electric lighting for the developing world, and near-instant buildings for disaster relief.
Yes, communication is a vast territory.
Any innovation which could improve, revolutionize, or make possible communication between individuals, between individuals and their environment, between companies and their customers, between performers and their audiences, between nations or even between planets will be considered.
It costs nothing to enter the Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas, but winning the prize could change your world.
For entries to be complete and correct they must contain the following:
- A typewritten description of no more than 500 words. This description should include what the innovation is, explain how it works and entrants should specify what they believe to be the impact of the innovation. Relevant reference material should also be included, e.g. prototypes, photographs, drawings, diagrams, website details.
- A completed entry form
- A signed Deed of Eligibility and Release
- Proof that your idea is capable of patent, copyright, registered design, design right or equivalent protection.
SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETED ENTRY SIGNIFIES YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. SEND YOUR ENTRIES TO:
Norma Clarke
Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas
Saatchi & Saatchi
80 Charlotte Street
London W1A 1AQ
United Kingdom
OSSISURB Information:
OSS and Independent Studies
OSSISURB Information: The registration for all OSSISURB activities, including OSS, research, and independent study, will take place during the add period (8/30/07 through 9/13/07) of the fall semester.
Olin Self-Study (OSS):
Potential OSS topics offered by faculty members can be viewed at http://ossisurb.olin.edu/fac_oss.htm
The registration for OSS will take place during the add period (8/30/07 through 9/13/07) of the fall semester. All rising seniors will be required to take 4 credits of OSS during the senior year. Rising juniors can also consider taking 4 credits of OSS during their junior year. Students should register for an OSS by selecting the proper course number through https://sis.olin.edu . The registration process has three steps:
1) completing an application form from OSSISURB ( <http://ossisurb.olin.edu/>),
2) registering for the actual course and credits on https://sis.olin.edu , and
3) delivering your completed HARD COPY application to the StAR Center no later than September 13, 2007.
After the add period, all sis.olin.edu data will be reconciled with the hard copy forms. Any sis.olin.edu registration that does not have a completed form will be dropped from the student record. If you have any questions regarding these three academic activities, please email ossisurb@lists.edu.
Research (R) and Independant Study (IS):
Potential Research topics offered by faculty members can be viewed at http://ossisurb.olin.edu/fac-research.htm
The registration for undergraduate research and independent study will take place during the add period (8/30/07 through 9/13/07) of the fall semester. Students should register for an Independent Study or Research Activity by selecting the proper course number through https://sis.olin.edu. The registration process has three steps:
1) completing an application form from OSSISURB (http://ossisurb.olin.edu),
2) registering for the actual course and credits on https://sis.olin.edu, and
3) delivering your completed HARD COPY application to the StAR Center no later than September 13, 2007.
After the add period, all sis.olin.edu data will be reconciled with the hard copy forms. Any sis.olin.edu registration that does not have a completed form will be dropped from the student record. If you have any questions regarding these three academic activities, please email ossisurb@lists.olin.edu.
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
a.k.a. PGP
GENERAL
World Grad School Tour 2007 – Sheraton Boston
Thursday, September 20, 2007 – 5:00PM – 9:00 PM
The World Grad School Tour is a way for students wishing to apply for Masters or PH.D programs to meet with representatives from universities throughout the country and the world. For more information and to register for the fair please see the QS website.
G.R.A.D. Lab Recruitment Fair – Photonics Building, Boston University
Saturday, September 29, 2007 – 9:00AM – 4:30PM
The Massachusetts Consortium of S.T.E.M. Programs is teaming up with GEM to offer the second annual New England G.R.A.D (Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees) Lab 2007. Click here for more information.
Career Initiatives Day – Academic Center, Olin College
Thursday, October 11, 2007 – 9:00AM – 4:00PM
SAVE the Date! On Thursday, October 11th, Olin College/PGP will host Career Initiatives Day, a day-long event of activities that introduce students to career exploration and kick-off their quest for full-time employment and summer internships. The activities include a Job and Internship Fair from 1-4 pm. Some of the companies that are currently registered include: Bluefin Robotics, iRobot, Microsoft and SolidWorks just to name a few of the 30+ companies that will be here. Get those resumes ready!
Don’t forget to register in EASE by eCampusRecruiter, on the PGP website to see all the jobs and internships currently posted (too many to mention all of them here). ?s email postgrad@olin.edu
JOBS
(More information in EASE!)
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Application Support engineer
Installation Programmer
Software Engineer I
Installations Project Manager
YouthBuild
Programmer/Analyst
INTERNSHIPS
(More information in EASE!)
LFI
Engineering Internship
Harvard University
Nuclear research
Microsoft
Software and Hardware Development Intern