CORe Digest
November 29th 2007
The C Only 25 more shopping days! I couldn't help but notice while I was home that stores are already decorating for the holiday season. Thanksgiving hadn't even happened yet, and already lights were hung and trees were out. It seems to happen earlier and earlier every year. Keeping with this spirit, this week's CORe Digest celebrates Christmas! Stay tuned for future weeks, which will spotlight other winter-time celebrations. If you have a particular celebration you would like showcased, send me and e-mail, and I will do a Digest about it! As usual, I direct you to the Uncyclopedia page for Christmas. It's full of such gems as "Santa is renowned for an aggressive adherence to a binary naughty/nice list, which suggests an impatience for nuanced moral positions that betrays his Republican preferences.". I highly recommend giving it a browse. Most of the R2's are running "Non-Secular Gift Giving" type things for the holiday season. They mostly have a cap of $15 for the gifts being exchanged. For this reason, I suggest some excellent items: Alternatively, you could do something more tame and just give them something neat you found at a toy store. I'd recommend silly putty.
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Remember to pay your auction debts!
Today will be the last day SERV will be conveniently at lunch for you to pay for your auction items! Stop by and see us! Thank you!
Curriculum Review Wrap Up!
Three Events
We're going to be holding curriculum review wrap up next week! For freshman, or those who don't remember, every five years we are forced to re-evaluate our curriculum to see what future directions we should head and where our shortcomings are.
Monday from 9-10pm Ellen and Marco will be in the WH First Floor Lounge. We can do a brief overview of the overall outcomes and describe the curriculum review documents. We'll also be able to answer some questions and discuss. This meeting will be informative in preparation for
Tuesday from 7:30pm, again in WH1, there will be a discussion of Curriculum Review to solicit feedback from students. Reps from each task force and the ARB will be present!
Finally, Wednesday from 12-1pm there will be a community discussion involving students, faculty, and staff to round out the process.
Please come to find out what's going on and set the tone for future curriculum review! Look for an email from Brian Bingham for locations for the third meeting!
This is Your Body Without Sleep
Check out these important sleep facts!
According to Prevention Magazine's December 2007 issue, these are just two risks to not getting enough sleep:
YOU CRAVE JUNK FOOD: Sleep loss may cause you to want more calories than your body needs, especially in the form of sugary snacks and starches. After going without enough sleep for two nights, people in one study had more of the hunger-inducing hormone ghrelin and less of the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin. LONG TERM RISK: obesity
YOU'RE LESS ABLE TO PROCESS GLUCOSE: It's the fuel that every cell in your body needs to function. After just 6 days of sleep restriction, people develop resistance to insulin, the hormone that helps transport glucose from the bloodstream into the cells, say University of Chicago researchers. In another study, tests showed that participants who slept fewer than 6 hours a night and claimed to be "natural short sleepers" couldn't metabolize sugar properly. LONG TERM RISK: Type 2 diabetes
Try to get some sleep if you need it! More facts next week.
Nominate or Run for an ASME Officer Position!
Elections to be held Thursday, December 6th
It's that time of year for ASME to elect our new officers. I encourage you to think about running and to nominate some of your peers that you would like to represent you as an ASME officer. E-mail asme@clubs.olin.edu if you would like to run or nominate someone. Elections and short speeches will be held on Thurs Dec 6, 2008 . If you have any questions about the positions ask a current officer (Chair: Elizabeth Kneen, Vice-Chair: Brian Fahrenbach, Records: Chris Carrick, External Relations/PR: Amy Lee, Projects/Design Competitions: Kevin Bretney).
I. Mission Statement
To be the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering section of the ASME mechanical engineering society. To provide support and inspiration for the practice and expression of mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
II. Officers
A. Chair:
The Chair represents ASME to the Caucus of Clubs and Organizations. The Chair is the formal representative of ASME to the Olin community. The Chair is responsible for guiding and implementing the vision of the club. Examples of his or her primary duties are organizing club meetings, initiating club activities, and recruiting and motivating club members.
B. Vice-Chair
The Vice Chair’s role is to support the activities of the club. In the event the Chair can no longer fill the role, the Vice Chair becomes Acting Chair until a new Chair can be selected.
C. Records
The Records officer is charged with recording the minutes of meetings. The Records officer keeps a current record of club assets and budget. Receipts from ASME purchases are submitted to the Records officer, and he or she can also facilitate reimbursal, especially by CORe or the academic budget.
D. External Relations
The External Relations manager is responsible for communication with the district chapter of ASME, industry contacts, and other organizations and communities.
E. Project Chief
The Project Chief is responsible for managing ASME-sponsored projects (e.g. design challenges). This position is also responsible for maintaining and overseeing the hardware resources of the club (e.g. radio controllers).
Team Handball
6v6 Team Handball night
Wednesday, December 5th
7pm-10pm
PepsiCo Pavilion
PepsiCo Pavilion
Gatorade for all & the members of the winning team receive IM championship t-shirts.
E-mail dutton@babson.edu:
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BATC Speaker Series: Beat the Competition Through Analytics
How New Methods of Decision-Making and Business Intelligence Can Turbo-Charge Revenue
Author of Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
Companies have long used business intelligence for specific applications, but these initiatives were too narrow to affect corporate performance. Now, leading firms are basing their competitive strategies on a new way of analyzing business data. Instead of a single application, they are building broad capabilities for enterprise-level business analytics and intelligence. Their capability goes well beyond data and technology to address the processes, skills and cultures of their organizations. They are using new tools to identify their most profitable customers and offer them the right price, to accelerate product innovation, to optimize supply chains, and to identify the true drivers of financial performance. A wealth of examples—from organizations as diverse as Amazon, Barclay’s, Capital One, Harrah’s, Procter & Gamble, Wachovia, and the Boston Red Sox—illuminate how to leverage the power of analytics.
The Olin Power Chords host the Wellesley Tupelos
A Cappella at Olin College. Sweet.
Our guest group this year is the Wellesley Tupelos - and we are very excited to be singing with them. They were on the "Best of College A Cappella: 2007" CD with their song "Zombie" and their performances are spectacular.
And to add to the fun, the concert is free!
So come to the Olin College auditorium (in The Larry) at 7 PM on Sunday, December 9th and listen to some great a cappella music.
Hope to see you there!
Toys for Tots
Beginning Monday, November 26, 2007 thru Saturday, December 15, 2007, Public Safety will be sponsoring the annual Toys for Tots program at Babson and Olin Colleges to provide toys to underprivileged children. The response to this program has grown dramatically over the past few years. We were very pleased with last year's response and we invite you to join us again this year to make the holidays very special for a child who would normally not have the joys of receiving holiday presents. Once again, Chief John Jackson invites you to trade a parking ticket for a toy. If you have received a parking ticket for a violation, other than parking in a Handicap Space or a Fire Lane, between the dates of November 15 and December 15, 2007, the ticket will be voided when you present a new, unwrapped toy with a value of at least ½ of the parking fine.
Please note that during this period, only one ticket, per person, will be invalidated upon the donation of a toy.
Please see our web page, listed below, for more information.
Many people do not realize that the United Parcel Service (UPS) donates their trucks to pick up the toys from drop off locations. Last year UPS sent two trucks to Babson to transport toys to the U.S. Marine Reserves for distribution. Please help us in our efforts to make this a great holiday season for children in need. Please go to our website www3.babson.edu/offices/public_safety/toysfortots.cfm or www3.babson.edu/offices/public_safety.cfm and click the link for information on our drop off locations.
Video contest: Olin in 5
What do you think is special about the Olin experience?
Start Date
November 19, 2007
End Date
January 23, 2008
Contest Title
“Olin in 5”
What we’re (the Office of Communication) looking for
A five minute (or less) promotional video of Olin—try to capture what you think is special about the Olin experience.
Prizes:
1st place: $200
2nd place: $100
3rd place: $50
How to Submit
Save you video to P:\Video Contest 2007
Evaluation Criteria
Videos will be evaluated based on creativity, accuracy, quality of production
Judges
Judging will be done by committee
How will my video be utilized?
Winning submissions will be posted on www.olin.edu and possibly used in conjunction with others for on campus events such as Family Weekend, Candidate’s Weekend, etc.
Free Chair Massages!
Take a study break!
NASA Summer Internships
Most NASA Center internships are aimed at upperclassmen, but Olin has its own NASA summer internship program that is specifically designed for our underclassmen. In each of the past five years, Olin underclassmen have visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to discuss projects that were subsequently undertaken under the mentorship of Goddard scientists and Olin faculty during June and July. Selected students receive a stipend and dorm residence for nine weeks. If you are interested, please contact Steve Holt via E-mail with an expression of interest no later than December 10 – no special application is required at this time, but since the number of early responses generally far exceed the available slots there will probably not be another announcement.
For upperclassmen who are interested in a NASA Center internship for the summer, there is no website with a comprehensive list, but a good place to start is http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/programs/undergraduate.jsp
Another opportunity for rising juniors and seniors in a ten-week summer (June 18-August 22) program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California has just been announced. JPL will supply full-time mentors for the activities and administrative costs for the program. Students who are interested should send their resumes and current transcripts to Helen Halaris (halaris@mit.edu), by February 1, 2008. Resumes will be reviewed and JPL engineers and scientists will make final selections. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Students will be housed on the Caltech campus. Bus transportation from Caltech to JPL will be provided. In addition to technical tasks, students will be able to take part in seminars, social events, and other “enrichment” opportunities offered by JPL and Caltech.
PGP
Olin’s resource for internships, summer research, jobs, graduate school and more…
GENERAL
Bose Automobile Suspension Information Session AC 109 – December 3rd @ 6:30 PM
Join engineers from Bose as they discuss their latest breakthroughs in automobile suspension technology. Dinner will be provided. Sign up in EASE.
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
RISE Summer Research in Germany
Application Deadline: January 15, 2008
Application Deadline: January 15, 2008
For more information and to apply for the RISE program please see their website at http://www.daad.de/rise-pro/en/index.html
SARA REU Summer Intern Program
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Stipend: $3600, housing and travel costs also covered.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Stipend: $3600, housing and travel costs also covered.
To learn more about and apply for the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy REU please visit www.astro.fit.edu/sara-reu .
CONFERENCES
CSI Cleantech 2008
Abstract Deadline: December 6, 2007
The CSI Cleantech Conference for 2008 will be held from June 1-5 in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center. To be considered for a poster or oral presentation please submit an online application at http://www.csievents.org/Cleantech2008/
SCHOLARSHIPS
Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. As part of Google's ongoing commitment to furthering Anita's vision, we are pleased to announce the 2008 Google Anita Borg Scholarship, through which we hope to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders. The scholarship recipients will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Remaining finalists will receive $1,000 each. A cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required.
Hollings Scholarship
Application Deadline: February 8, 2008
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration offers a scholarship to rising juniors. The Hollings Scholarship program provides $8,000 per year for your junior and senior year of study. These funds are unrestricted and can be spent or saved by the recipient’s discretion. The scholarship also provides a fully paid internship at a NOAA lab for the summer between junior and senior years. More information can be found at: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required, as are two references.
JOBS/INTERNSHIPS
Here’s what’s new in EASE this week
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Job Title |
Job Location |
Employer |
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Crop Harvesting Field Test Intern |
Iowa |
Case New Holland |
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Mechanical Engineer Intern |
Pennsylvania |
Case New Holland |
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Cotton Harvesting Design Intern |
Pennsylvania |
Case New Holland |
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Process Intern/Co-op |
New York |
Plug Power |
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Entry Level Java Training Programmer |
Massachusetts |
Accenture Technology Solutions |
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Engineering Intern |
California |
D2M, Inc. |
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Linux Admins—Several Opportunities |
Massachusetts |
New Dimensions in Technology |