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BOW-ling at Wellesley
 
Students in Olin's Products and Markets course at Wellesley College's WeStart Showcase. Pia Swarup ’29, Justin Yoon ’29, Will Beadle ’29, Trevor McDonald ’29 and Ameya Muralidharan ’29 were invited to speak about their experiences with entrepreneurship at Olin, and their group won the Kindness with a KPI award for their efforts in bringing the BOW community together.

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Community Highlights
 
Abe Murray P’29: Activation Energy at Work
Abe first encountered Olin College alumni and faculty years before he became the parent of an Olin student. During his 15-year career at Google, Murray noticed that some of the most impressive engineers he worked with were from Olin. Read the story.
 
Erhardt Graeff's Local Democracy Class Visits Boston City Hall
Erhardt's students got to learn from Olin alumni Maia Materman ’22 and Emily Nasiff ’21, whose work spans technology, policy and civic impact. See the post.
 
Commencement 2026
 
For more information regarding parking and accessibility, weather, accommodations and more, visit the Commencement website
 

Thurs., May 14: President’s Reception 

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. / Oval Tent 

Graduates and their families are invited to join President Lee, trustees, faculty and staff for this reception. There will be brief remarks, food and drinks. 

 

Fri., May 15: 2025 Commencement 

2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Great Lawn tent 

Olin College staff, faculty and students are invited to join alumni, trustees, friends and guests as we celebrate the Class of 2026 and their families. The ceremony's featured speaker is Reshma Saujani, a 2026 TIME Woman of the Year and leading activist, founder, podcast host and author. A reception will follow the ceremony.

Coming Up
 
Tues., April 14: KSE's Design Review II: What a Week and a Half Has Done
12 - 1 p.m. / MH 335 (Lunch Provided)
Just as we support our own students' growth through iterative design reviews, we are offering KSE the same — a second structured opportunity to share what has shifted, what has deepened, and what is still unfolding in their curricular thinking since they arrived. Come engage with where the KSE team is now and help them carry something stronger back to Kyiv.
 
Wed., April 15: Curricular Nuggets: KSE Teaches (with a possible afternoon extension)
9:30 - 11 a.m. / Location TBD
To close their visit, the KSE Delta Engineering team will present a series of curricular nuggets — 30-60 minute interactive activities they are designing for integration into their first-year curriculum this fall. By preparing and teaching these snippets at Olin, they are stretching their pedagogic muscles in anticipation of what awaits them in Kyiv. We invite the Olin community to participate as students in these sessions.
 
Wed., April 15: Olin Community Story Slam
12 p.m. / Crescent Rooms
Come hear the wonderful student stories performed for CW 2026, along with brand new stories from faculty and staff! Organized by Jon Adler and Gillian Epstein, performances will feature Bhargavi Deshpande ’27, Azzy Zeigler ’27, Jesse Austin-Breneman, Shauna Sperou ’27, Ramzey Burdette ’28, Delaney Knapp and Carter Harris ’26. 
 
April 13–17: The Power of Us: Spring Giving Week 
A weeklong celebration of the people who make the Olin community unique and impactful. Follow along as we highlight the stories of:
  • Students who bring Olin to life.
  • Alumni who carry us forward.
  • Parents and friends who believe in what’s possible.
  • Faculty and staff who guide and inspire.
You’ll see this come to life through social posts, emails and outreach to our broader Olin network. Our goal is to raise 100k during this campaign. We hope you’ll be inspired to join our community and bring the power of us to life. Please contact Laura Dill (ldill@olin.edu) if you’re interested in making phone calls to past supporters to renew their support to Olin. Visit the Giving Week website
 
Fri., April 17: Community Research Seminar
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. / Library (Upper Level)
Join  Victoria Preston for her presentation, "What Happens After the Volcano Erupts?"  She will discuss her research on the mid-ocean ridge (MOR) and the research she conducted with other scientists studying the hydrothermal sites along the East Pacific Rise (EPR) post-eruption.
 
Fri., May 8: SCOPE Summit & Expo
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. / Across Campus
The day will include a Student Project Expo, OCO performance, project team displays, a community lunch and the SCOPE Summit in the afternoon. The Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) invites you to join us as eight teams present the results of their year-long projects with sponsors from industry, academia, a government agency and a private foundation. Click here for more information about this year's projects and to register
 
Poll of the Week
 
Thank you for your participation in oLink's Poll of the Week! Last week's poll was inspired by the Artemis II launch, and we asked: Star Wars, or Star Trek? There were 20 responses, and the results are: 
  • Star Wars (13)
  • Star Trek (4)
  • I like both! (3)
 
Please feel free to reach out to Sarah Clark (sclark@olin.edu) with any feedback or ideas. Enjoy this week's poll, which is themed around World Art Day (April 15th)Click here to cast your vote

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