Coming Up
Mon.,
April 14: IDEA SP25: "Technology as a Bridge, Not a Barrier: Advancing
Diversity, Belonging, and Connection in a Digital World" with Dr. Avriel
Epps
5:30
p.m. - 7 p.m. / Norden Auditorium
The
Office of IDEA will host Dr. Avriel Epps (she/they), a computational social
scientist and Civic Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell University
CATLab, as the Spring 2025 keynote speaker, who will discuss AI, equity and
social justice. The presentation will be followed by a half hour of Q&A
(6:30 - 7 p.m.) and is open to all members of the BOW community. Learn
more about Dr. Epps.
Tue., April 15: Developmental Leave Presentations
12
p.m. / MAC 326
Join
Daniela Faas as she shares how she taught an Olin-style course with very
different resources at Tufts and MIT. Daniela will also discuss how she
visited several makerspaces and engaged with faculty and staff to integrate
fabrication into their curriculum, and her year making bad ceramic mugs (and
why we should teach ceramics and glass in engineering school). Click here to join virtually.
Wed.,
April 23: SLACfest
1
p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join
SLAC (Stay Late and Create) in celebrating 10 years! Their annual SLACfest
brings Oliners together for community events throughout the day. SLAC is
looking for people to host events throughout the day (previous events include
learning to juggle, set tournament, volleyball, clay sculpture making and
nail painting). Sign up
to host an event.
Thurs.,
May 8: Spring Expo
Save
the date! Join us for the opportunity to come together as a community to
learn, explore, share and enjoy good food! The day will include a
presentation and discussion in the Dining Hall about a survey that makes
connections between Olin alumni's post-undergraduate careers and their Olin
experiences; a Mini Design Challenge in the MAC; student project
presentations in the library and Story Slam. More details on the event will
be shared soon.
Fri.,
May 9: SCOPE Summit
12:30
p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / Milas Hall
Join
the Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) for their summit, where
the 13 teams will present the results of their year-long projects with
sponsors from industry, academia, a government agency and a private
foundation. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. in the Milas Hall Lobby. A
livestream of the event will also be available beginning at 1 p.m. Visit the 2025 Summit event page to learn more about this year's
projects and how to register.
MathWorks MATLAB
Copilot Seeking Beta Program Testers
MathWorks is excited to
offer students at Olin College of Engineering an exclusive opportunity to
participate in the first official beta of MATLAB Copilot, the new Generative
AI assistant designed for MATLAB.
Why Participate?
Your feedback as a student
using MATLAB will help MathWorks design and build MATLAB Copilot, and you can
be among the first to explore and contribute to shaping its development.
By joining this beta
program, you will:
- Be
among the first to explore and influence the development of MATLAB
Copilot.
- Provide
crucial feedback that will help shape future enhancements.
- Enhance
your MATLAB productivity with AI-assisted features.
If you are interested in
participating, sign up here.
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