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Returning to Campus
(RTC):
Please visit the RTC
section
on Olin.edu for up to date information. Some helpful links and reminders
below:
Read
the latest community updates and guidance about RTC below:
January 6, 2022
Message To The Community
December 22, 2021
Message To The Community
December 17, 2021
Message To The Community
Olin Ahead Q/A Session on 1/12: Olin Ahead will be
hosting a Q&A session on Wednesday, January 12 from 2-3pm EST
(iCal attached). Please submit your questions in advance via this survey before 11am EST on
Wednesday 1/12. Stay tuned for additional details.
Remember
to update your booster information:
All community members
are required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster by January 31, 2022 or
within two weeks of becoming eligible for a booster, whichever is later.
Community members with an approved medical or religious exemption will retain
their exemptions.
Students should
upload booster documentation to the Student Health Portal.
Employees should
upload booster documentation to the Employee
Vaccination Status Form.
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Alumni Spotlight
Johannes Santen '12, Leon Santen '21 and Onur T. '20, are
at Natel Energy, a US-based turbine manufacturer and hydropower developer
partnering with MyHydro - a water-to-wire utility investment firm for Africa,
to bring Natel’s fish-safe Restoration Hydro Turbine to the continent. The
goal is to support the bringing of clean, reliable, fish-safe hydropower to
Africa's off-grid communities. Learn more.
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Upcoming Events
Olin Ahead Q/A Session: Olin Ahead will be hosting a Q&A
session on Wednesday, January 12 from 2-3pm EST (iCal attached).
Please submit your questions in advance via this survey before 11am EST on
Wednesday 1/12. Stay tuned for additional details.
Olin Learning Labs: A new series of Olin Learning Labs taught by Olin alumni
for Olin alumni and students are coming up. These seminars are a great way to
hear advice on topics such as CompSci job advice, entrepreneurship and ethics
in technology, while re-connecting with alumni and networking. Open to
students, faculty and staff. If you have a question or a Learning Lab seminar
idea, contact Sally or Kristin. All seminars are virtual and free. Sign up today! More
information below:
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Entrepreneurship
Lee
Edwards ‘07,
Leif
Jentoft ‘09, Hari Iyer ’13 | Tuesday,
January 25 | 7 PM (ET)
Entrepreneurship
can mean innovation inside a company, at your own early stage startup, or at
someone else's. In this introductory session, Hari, Leif, and Lee will
explore innovation in each of these areas, and discuss which approach might
be right for you. RSVP in
Handshake
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How to Get the Computer Science Job of Your Dreams
Jonah
Spear ’19
| Wed, Jan 26th | 8 PM (ET)
Are you stressing about getting that summer internship? Your first job after
college? Jonah will cover practical advice that will help you reach your
career goals. In addition, he’ll make sure your career goals align with your
personal mission. Topics covered include strategies for getting a great
internship/job, the CS career ladder, and resume Do's and Don'ts - from
someone in the field. RSVP in
Handshake
Shane Skikne ’16
and Evan
Dorsky ‘16 | Tuesdays
February 1, 8, 22, and March 1
| 8 PM (ET)
Technology work is full of choices with
ethical implications, but ethics often ride below the surface, out of view.
This seminar series will offer talks from tech leaders who have identified
ethical dilemmas in their own work and taken stances. The series will also
provide cognitive tools and background for reasoning about ethical dilemmas
latent in technology work, forming and justifying your own opinions,
discussing them with others, and changing your own mind. RSVP in
Handshake
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Faculty and Staff Publications
Jon Adler, Professor of Psychology was named
the next editor of PSPR this past September and started his term in January
2022. His incoming
Editorial
was recently published online.
Callan Bignoli, Library
Director co-wrote a new
journal article
"Resisting Crisis Surveillance Capitalism in Academic Libraries," in The Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
with three fellow members of the Library Freedom Project.
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