CORe Digest
September 27th 2007
The C This episode of the Digest is brought to you by a crisp autumn breeze! It's official. Despite the sweltering weather on Wednesday, it has been officially autumn for the better part of a week. Autumn is a pretty awesome season for a variety of reasons. The weather is exceedingly pleasant, you can teach young children about chlorophyll, and you can put large amounts of leaves into bags shaped like pumpkins. The history of autumn is a long one that most people aren't familiar with. Let me run through it for you. I hope you found that Public Service Announcement informative and useful in your everyday life. There's a bunch going on this week! Check out the HALO 3 tournament at Babson, the Needham Harvest Fair, and a chance for mock interviews during Career Initiatives Day! Also, if you want to present at Something Completely Different during parent's weekend, be sure to check out the announcement below. Enjoy the last warm days before all the leaves change colors and it gets chilly!
Re Digest
The History of Autumn:
CORe Calendar:
In Outlook
Friday, September 28:
Saturday, September 29:
Sunday, September 30:
Tuesday, October 02:
Wednesday, October 03:
Greg "Good at Raking" Marra
Vice President of Communication
Honor Board Weekly Poll
Cross Registering and the Honor Code
This Week's Poll:
| Cross registered students in Olin classes are expected to follow the Olin Honor Code. What sort of orientation to the Honor Code should they have? |
| They don't need orientation. |
| They should be allowed to attend an optional orientation. |
| They should be required to attend an orientation for their first class. |
Last Week's Results:
| Currently, the honor code procedures does not provide any guidance for how to deal with a suspected violation report regarding the Chair or Vice Chair. |
| I would trust the Chair the VC and the ADSL to resolve that situation fairly. - 46 percent / 32 Votes |
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| The board should write an internal protocol for this year only. - 11 percent / 8 Votes |
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| Write an amendment and get student approval. - 43 percent / 30 Votes |
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| I don't care. - 0 percent / 0 Votes |
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| Total Votes: 70 |
HALO 3 Launch Party
Babson is having a HALO 3 party. They spelled the name of their Campus Activities Board wrong on the Facebook group for it. You should probably go play anyway, because you can win stuff and its sponsored by Microsoft, so there might be sweet prizes.
Name: HALO 3 LAUNCH PARTY!!!
Tagline: *NOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT*
Host: Campus Activites Board
Tagline: *NOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT*
Host: Campus Activites Board
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm
REYNOLDS CAMPUS CENTER
Babson Park, MA
6:00pm - 9:00pm
REYNOLDS CAMPUS CENTER
Babson Park, MA
Present at Something Completely Different
Tell the community (and parents!) about something cool you’ve been up to during Parents’ Weekend
Short: Want to present at Something Completely Different during Parents’ Weekend? E-mail Gregory.marra@students.olin.edu a paragraph about what you want to talk about!
Of Moderate Length:
Something Completely Different is a recurring event where community members are invited to give short, informal presentations on anything exciting they want to present about. It’s not formal like Expo, so non-academic presentations are encouraged! Talk about your experience vacationing somewhere exotic, the cool internship you had over the summer, or a hobby you’re passionate about.
The presentations are only five minutes long, so they’re super easy to put together. The idea is to get the audience’s feet wet, so that afterwards anyone who was interested in your presentation can come find out more.
If you want to present, send an e-mail to Greg (Gregory.marra@students.olin.edu) by Sunday the 30th. Something Completely Different will be Friday the 12th of October from 8:00pm to 9:30pm as part of Family Weekend, so we’re expecting a big crowd! If there are more presentations than our time slot allows for, don’t worry! There will be more Something Completely Differents in the future, so you will have more opportunities to present and hear about what other people have been working on!
Thanks, and we’re looking forward to hearing about all the cool things you do!
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!
Needham Harvest Fair - 9/29 10:00-3:00p
Olin Participating in Souperbowl
This Saturday, September 29th Needham will host is annual Harvest Fair Event in Needham Center from 10:00-3:00 pm. Entertainment and other activities will be provided. Additionally, the event will once again feature the "Souperbowl" - the soup tasting even under the tent on the Needham Town Common. Thanks to the hard work of George Butler, Olin is participating in this event, which runs from 11:30-1:30, with a Garden Vegetable soup entry.
Student volunteers, Stephen Westwood and Jennifer Keene will be on hand to serve soup and chat about Olin. If you care to join them or myself at the event, please email me (alyson.goodrow@olin.edu). Otherwise feel free to attend and mingle with the Needham community.
Sleep: Did You Know?
Get the facts!
Did you know…
that the direct and indirect impact of daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders on the national economy is estimated to be $100 billion annually?
that most teenagers need at least 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep each night and most adults need 7 to 9 hours?
that drinking caffeine 3 to 6 hours before bedtime can double the time it takes to fall asleep and quadruple the number of time a person wakes in the night?
that trying to work off "sleep debt" by sleeping extra on the weekend is not as effective as getting sleep in the first place? (a bit obvious…)
Get more information, tips, and resources at www.sleepfoundation.org
ACL Surveys
The ACL Survey service is back from the dead. Just go to http://survey.acl.olin.edu! Only available inside the Great Olin Firewall.
Pictures from Race for the Cure
See if you were photographed!
Did you participate in the Race for the Cure on Sunday, September 23rd? If so, then there might be a photo of you from the race at this web site: http://www.capstonephotostore.com/search.php?eventnum=56
And even if you weren't there but your friends were, you can search for them on this site by submitting their last name or race number. Happy viewing!
EPA Funding Opportunity
Good day -
The following program from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be of interest to you.
Program Title: 5th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Synopsis of Program: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving sustainability. The P3 competition highlights people, prosperity, and the planet – the three pillars of sustainability. The P3 Awards program is a partnership between the public and private sectors to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the developed and developing world while moving towards the goal of sustainability. Please see the P3 website (http://www.epa.gov/ncer/P3) for more details about this program.
Award Information-
Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 55 awards for Phase I; Approximately 6 awards for Phase II
Anticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $1,000,000 total for all awards
Potential Funding per Award: Up to $10,000 per Phase I grant for one year including direct and indirect costs. Proposals for Phase I grants with budgets exceeding $10,000 will not be considered. Upon the successful completion of Phase I, Phase I grant recipients will have the opportunity to apply for Phase II funding of up to $75,000 for two additional years including direct and indirect costs (see Background section for more information). Proposals for Phase II grants with budgets exceeding $75,000 will not be considered. Cost-sharing is not required for either Phase I or Phase II grants.
Potential Funding per Award: Up to $10,000 per Phase I grant for one year including direct and indirect costs. Proposals for Phase I grants with budgets exceeding $10,000 will not be considered. Upon the successful completion of Phase I, Phase I grant recipients will have the opportunity to apply for Phase II funding of up to $75,000 for two additional years including direct and indirect costs (see Background section for more information). Proposals for Phase II grants with budgets exceeding $75,000 will not be considered. Cost-sharing is not required for either Phase I or Phase II grants.
Full Proposal Deadline(s):
Solicitation Opening Date: August 31, 2007
Solicitation Closing Date: December 20, 2007; 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Solicitation Closing Date: December 20, 2007; 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Full Description - Click on link below
Program URL:
For proposals to be submitted electronically, please allow a minimum of five business days to coordinate efforts for successful transmission.
Please feel free to contact me at extension x2375, or via e-mail at stacy.riseman@olin.edu should you have any questions regarding this announcement. And as always, please feel free to contact me regarding any other sponsored program interests you may have.
Cheers!
Stacy
Stacy A. Riseman
Director of Research and Sponsored Programs
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Olin Way, Suite 227
Needham, MA 02492
(T) 781-292-2375
(F) 781-292-2380
Take Back the Night!
Help raise awareness about violence against women
The 1st Annual Olin College Open Call for Photos.
Calling all shutterbugs.
This is your school. We need your photos.
We need your visual ideas " we need the way you see Olin "
to represent our school in the redesigned “Olin Prospectus."
(you know that duct tape thingy that you love).
Overall, we’d like to document what a cool and different
kind of college Olin is. To that end, please cover one or more
of the photo suggestions listed below.
We also fully expect you to break the rules and do your own thing.
(Probably where the best shots will come from!)
The Grand prize - notoriety!
Your photos will be credited in the new “Olin Prospectus."
(Oh yeah, and the warm, fuzzy feeling you’ll get knowing that you’ve
helped to represent our fine institution.)
Thanks and good luck.
Deadline: October 1
Submit via: P:\Prospectus Photo Submissions
Please use the following naming convention
Firstinitialmiddleinitial.lastname_brief photo description (am.goodrow_AC)
Photo suggestions.
- Photos of Olin buildings and Olin people that showcase how inventive Olin is.
- Photo of the most fun thing you do on campus, or in the area.
- Photo of the coolest thing you’ve created while at Olin.
- Interesting angles and views of Olin College architecture.
- Photograph a friend, professor or roommate in an interesting way.
- Photo of Olin during different beautiful light, night and day.
Product Design: Refrigerators
Is it running?
Does your family have a refrigerator? Are you often on-the-go? If so, our product design team would love to interview you and shadow you using your refrigerator to help guide us in our redesign efforts.
Our team conducting some user interviews and taking observations of how people use their fridges. We would like to know if we could possibly have about 30 minutes of your time to observe how you and your family use the refrigerator and ask a few questions. If it is possible, it would be great if this were during a time in which you are coming back from grocery shopping and putting things away, or preparing a meal. Thanks!
-Liz Kneen, Carmelle Tsai, and Anne Itsuno
Contact: Elizabeth Kneen
Paid Tutor Positions Available
Help your fellow students!
Sign up for mock interviews!
Career Initiatives Day this year will include mock interviews conducted by Olin parent volunteers. This will be a great opportunity for you to practice your interviewing skills in a non-stressful environment. This practice will help you feel confident and prepared when you walk into your first “real” interview. Please sign up for a time slot on EASE: http://careers.olin.edu/. The deadline is Friday, October 5th so sign up now!
PGP Announcements
Olin’s resource for internships, summer research, jobs, graduate school and more…
GENERAL
New PGP Director!
Stop by CC 314a and meet the new director of PGP, Sally Phelps. Sally comes to Olin with 22 years of experience from Bose and is truly excited about working with the Olin Community.
Career Initiatives Day 2007
Thursday, October 11th – Academic Center
Polish up those resumes, dust off your interview outfit and get ready for a day of great events to help you start making decisions about life after Olin. There will be 34 companies at CID 2007 from 1-4 PM including: Google, DEKA, IBM, Bose, Nortel, Mitre, Case New Holland and Raytheon. For a schedule of the day and more information check-out the PGP website.
Resume Assistance
Friday, September 28th – Wednesday, October 10th
PGP has several knowledgeable staff and students that are willing to help you with your resume so that it is looking great in time for CID 2007. For a list of Resume Coaches and their office hours please click here.
Google Information Session
Thursday, October 11th, 8:00 PM - AC 109
Come meet members of the Google Team and find out what it’s really like to work there. Register in EASE to ensure a spot for yourself. Refreshments will be served.
Rockwell Automation – On Campus Interviews
Friday, October 12th – location TBD
Rockwell Automation will be on campus for CID 2007 and they will be interviewing for their Leadership Development Program the next day. If you are interested in learning more about and applying for this program please see their posting in EASE.
Don’t forget to register in EASE by eCampusRecruiter, on the PGP website to see all the jobs and internships currently posted. ?s email postgrad@olin.edu
JOBS
(More information in EASE!)
Turin Consultants
Part-time Software Engineer $30/hour
Athenahealth
Software Developer
Rockwell Automation
Engineer, Leadership Development Program - Product Development Track