Olin’s Office of Admission and Financial Aid (OAFA) has reported a significant increase in domestic applications for admittance to the Class of 2030. Applications for admission to Olin have grown by 33% over the last four years. Read more.

 

In just 72 hours, Ryan Thrasher ’28, Zarin Sikder ’28, and Jasper Anderson ’28 built, tested, and iterated a fully mechanical pantograph with an interchangeable magnetic wood-burning attachment, housed within a custom fume-extracting enclosure, at the Formlabs Student Hackathon earlier this month. Read more.

 

The Town of Needham is currently considering three different options for a redesign of Great Plain Avenue in Needham Center. The survey is open to all residents, business owners, employees, students, customers,  visitors and others who use Needham Center. Olin students, faculty and staff are being encouraged to take the survey, which will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Feb., 22. Take the survey.

 

 

President May invites all students who are physically on campus and not in class to a meeting in the Dining Hall. 
She asks that faculty and staff go to the DH before noon, or after 1:00 to accommodate the student meeting.

The decision to study away can be a big one. Are you searching by country or major, budgeting for costs, or wanting to learn about the region and cultural experiences?! Olin's Study Away Partners can guide you to find the right study abroad program. Please see the PDF attached with clickable links and reach out to Xong Sony Yang (xsyang@olin.edu) with any questions. Olin's Application Deadline is March 15, and the College's Study Away Partners will be on campus on the following dates: 

The community seminar, entitled "Dialogues with Mother Earth: Drawing to save the planet," will feature Erica Daborn, who will discuss her artworks and book on an artist’s response to climate change. Please reach out to Helen Donis-Keller (hdoniskeller@olin.edu) with any questions. 

Join us for the Career Fair, where Olin will welcome a selection of hiring organizations and grad schools to campus. Activities will mainly take place in the second-floor mezzanine and Crescent Room. This event is open to all current students and alumni, as well as all class years and majors. Please note:

Join us for the 2026 Candidates’ Weekends (CW), which are being held on the following dates: 

This is a wonderful opportunity for the Olin community to help the OAFA team select the Class of 2030. Questions can be sent to Salvadore Liberto (sliberto@olin.edu), Dean of Admission and Financial Aid.

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Please send any questions about photography to OSCOM@olin.edu.

 

Contact Sarah Clark (sclark@olin.edu).