CORe Digest
April 25th 2008
The C Party time, yay! This is it. The end. All over. ...Well, until next year anyway. And if you're not done with your work yet (I'm not either, don't feel so bad), keep in mind that Carnival is this weekend! To me, that means bounce house joy and face painting. And for you sporty ones out there, prepare for the the ultimate RHO challenges in the form of the three legged race, frog leap, and more. Who says engineers aren't athletic? Once Expo is over with, we've got a long stretch of summer ahead. I'm ready, are you? 
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Sunday, May 11
Monday, May 12
Wednesday, May 14
Chen "Wants a Face-Painted Sailor Moon Tiara" Wang
Vice President of Communication
AHS Capstone Extravaganza!
Support and celebrate this semester's AHS Capstone students.
Come hear final presentations and visit a poster session by students who did independent projects (Project Capstones) and students who capped their concentration off with a final course (Course Capstones).
Presentations: Tues., May 6, 12-2:30 pm, AC 318 and AC 326
Presentations: Thurs., May 8, 12-1:45 pm, AC 318 and AC 326
Posters: Thurs., May 8, 1:45-2:45 pm, AC 3rd floor hallway
See the presentation and poster schedule (with student names and
Topics include Video Production, Fiction-writing, Product Design and Consumer Culture, Film in the GDR, Mixing Media, _Ella Enchanted_, Space Policy, and many more!!!
SAC Presents: Carnival!
A perfect opportunity to celebrate the end of classes and finals
Come enjoy the beautiful weather at this year’s Carnival! SAC is hosting your favorite events again this year, including a bouncy castle, sumo wrestling, dunk tank, human foosball, pedestal joust, airbrush tattoo artist, and caricaturist. And the best part? All the events are free! Carnival is the perfect event to celebrate the end of classes and finals, now held on SUNDAY, May 11, from 2 pm to 8 pm. Don’t forget—lost of tasty food will be provided, including Italian ice and other summer goodies. Don’t miss out on enjoying one of the most carefree days of the year.
All students, faculty, staff, and families are invited to attend. *Faculty members are especially encouraged to participate in the dunk tank. J
Boba Tea!
30 pounds of tapioca pearls + 6 flavors = Yummy boba/bubble tea!
This Saturday, drop by after dinner and grab a cup of boba tea / bubble tea (pick your wording) in Chinese Club's biggest event of the year! Available flavors include almond, green tea, taro, lychee, mango, and pineapple.
Saturday, May 10
7-9 PM
Campus Center, above the wooden waterfall
Fun, Fondue, and Fond Memories!
The Office of Parent and Alumni Relations invites Olin alumni, students, staff and faculty to "Fun, Fondue and Fond Memories" on Friday, May 16, 4:30-6:30 pm in the MH Mezzanine. Join us as we catch up with old and new friends, reminisce and celebrate Commencement 2008, while indulging in fondue favorites.
Following this event (6:30-8 pm), alumni are invited to join PGP and Academic Affairs in a Strategic Planning Session in the Crescent Room of the Campus Center.
Southwestern Senior Send-off: May 7
The Offices of Parent and Alumni Relations and Post Graduate Planning invite the senior class to a special Senior Send-Off Dinner. We’ll be saying “happy trails” to student status and “giddy-up” to alumni world. Aside from this Southwestern Fiesta dinner, soon-to-be graduates will learn the hot resources available to alumni. From communication and events to career services and volunteering, there won’t be time for a siesta! Seniors can also nominate themselves or one of their classmates to be their alumni class reps. Nominations can be sent to AlumniRelations@olin.edu. Attendees will vote online after the event.
Important IT related information for graduating students!!
We're sure that you're probably ready to leave Olin, but is your laptop???
This announcement is a reminder to review the answers to many of the questions you may have as you prepare to depart Olin. We'd like to direct your attention to the IT web page and the Graduating Student announcement which contains several links to information detailing the items you should familiarize yourself with, and take action on, prior to leaving campus. If you have any questions, issues, or concerns, please contact the IT Help Desk as soon as possible.
Summer Mail Services
Please inform Mail Services if you wish to have your mail forwarded. If you do not request forwarding, your mail will be held here until you return in the fall.
- Student mail can ONLY be forwarded to US addresses.
- ONLY First class mail can be forwarded. Third class and standard mail (which includes magazines and catalogs) will be discarded.
- If you wish to have your mail forwarded, please supply Mail Services with appropriate labels to ensure correct mailing.
Other important mail forwarding information
- UPS, FedEx, Airborne, DHL, etc…cannot be forwarded under any circumstances.
- All couriered packages will be returned to sender, unless notice of arrival is given beforehand.
- Arrival notifications must be sent to the Mail Services address below.
- Catalogues and newspapers cannot be forwarded
- These items will be discarded.
- We strongly encourage you to contact directly the subscription departments of any magazines to which you subscribe to update your address for the summer (delivery of forwarded mail is often slow – see #5).
- The United States Postal Service does not place a first class mail priority on forwarded mail.
- Mail Services is not responsible for any late fees assessed by any billing companies as a result of mail forwarding. We strongly encourage you to contact all billing companies to have your address updated.
- If you are staying in the Olin College area and plan to retrieve mail from your student mail box, you need to let mail services know and plan to check the box often. We can not accommodate overflowing mail boxes.
- Because there are many non-Olin community members on campus during the summer, packages and mail can not be left outside the mail room for after hours pick-up.
Mail Services contact information:
Phone: (781) 292-2230, email: mail.services@olin.edu
ASME-SEDS Rocket Design Build
Build Bottle Rockets! And Eat/Drink Free Food and Soda!
PGP Announcements
Olin’s resource for internships, summer research, jobs, graduate school and more…
GENERAL
Massachusetts Governor’s Youth Council
Deadline: Friday, May 30th
Governor Deval Patrick is looking for Massachusetts youth ages 14-20 to be part of his youth council. This is a part-time two year commitment for residents from all of 13 counties in Massachusetts. For more information and to apply online please visit http://www.mass.gov/governor/youthcouncil
INTERNSHIPS
iRobot – Burlington, MA
This message was sent to us directly from Janet Tsai (’06)
The Home Robots Division of iRobot has some last-minute openings for 2 summer interns! We're urgently looking for 2 mechanically-inclined [Olin] engineers available this summer, preferably graduating or rising seniors. If you're interested, please send your cover letter and resume directly to hiring manager Dave Matheson (dmatheson@irobot.com) AND Mechanical Engineering Director Adam Craft (acraft@irobot.com) with the subject line "Summer Internship Applicant from Olin College".
*Don’t forget to ALSO check out EASE for all the latest opportunities!