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oLink - May 26

Community Highlights
 

Commencement 2026: Lean on Us and Each Other

On Friday, May 15, more than 700 Olin family members, faculty, staff, trustees, students and guests gathered on campus for the College’s 21st Commencement Ceremony in celebration of the Class of 2026. Read the recap and view the photo galleries.

 
How Olin First-Years Built a Viral Self-Balancing Bicycle
A team of first-year Olin students built it as an autonomous self-balancing bicycle for their Independent Study Research (ISR) project. Read the story.
 
Spring 2026 Finals Week Photos
The photos from Spring 2026 finals week are ready to view! See the Exposure gallery.
 
2026 Senior Send-Off Gallery
On Tues., May 12, President May and PGP hosted a Senior Send-Off for the Class of 2026. View the Exposure gallery.
 
2026 President's Reception Gallery
On Thurs., May 14, this year's graduating class and their families gathered in the Dining Hall for the President’s Reception with President May, trustees, faculty and staff. View the Exposure gallery.
Coming Up
 
Mon., June 1 - Sun., July 5: Staff & Faculty Walking Challenge
Faculty and staff are invited to join this year's Walking Challenge! When you participate in the five-week challenge and track 35,000 steps per week (or an average of 5,000 steps per day), you’re eligible for a weekly drawing. Other activities can also be converted into steps. Olin competes against the other edHEALTH institutions, and the school with the highest average steps wins an on-site team celebration. See the attached PDF for more information.
 
Wed., July 8 - Fri., July 10: Learning by Design: Translating and Implementing Olin Principles at Your Institution
Learning by Design is a three-day immersive institute for all educators seeking practical, transferable approaches to interdisciplinary, student-centered project-based learning. See the event page.
 
Wed., July 8 - Fri., July 10: Makerspace Institute: Empowering Your Makerspace Through Curriculum and Culture
This three-day immersive experience is designed for educators and staff who want to strengthen—or reimagine—the role their makerspace plays in student learning. See the event page.
 
Mon, July 13 - Fri., July 17: Summer Studio 2025: Accelerating Educational Transformation through Curriculum and Culture 
Olin will be hosting its Summer Studio, which is designed to help programs and institutions accelerate their high-priority institutional initiatives related to teaching and learning. Visit our website for more. See the event page.
 
Poll of the Week
 
Thank you for your participation in oLink's Poll of the Week! Last week's poll asked what your favorite summer sweet treat is. There were 20 responses, and the results are: 
  • Space 🚀🪐 - 35%
  • History 🏛️🌎 - 30%
  • Science 🔬🧬 - 15%
  • Art 🖼️🎨 - 15%
  • Natural History/Animals 🦖🔎 - 5%
 
Enjoy this week's poll, inspired by National Paper Airplane DayClick here to cast your vote

For Your Information
 
 
oLink Summer Schedule
The oLink newsletter will shift to a biweekly schedule during the summer. The summer editions will be published on the following dates: June 1, June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27 and Aug. 10. We will resume the weekly oLink newsletter schedule on Aug. 24. 
 
Photography on Campus
Please send any questions about photography to OSCOM@olin.edu.
 
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Contact Sarah Clark (sclark@olin.edu).
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