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"Munchkin" At Olin's Student Project Expo
 
Dhvan Shah ’28 and Kilan Rougeot ’28 created the autonomous feeding device, “Munchkin.” They hope their project will help people with upper extremity disabilities feed themselves. See the interview with the team in this Instagram post!

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oLink - June 1

Mon, Jun 1 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics are shortlisted for PIEoneer Awards Partnership of the Year

For a decade, the PIEoneer Awards have stood at the forefront of international education, celebrating the people and organizations transforming the sector. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, described as the ‘Oscars of international education,’ on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 at London's Guildhall. Read the announcement.
 
Olin HydroFleet Wins Farm Robotics Challenge Drone Award
The Olin College Robotics Lab took home the 2026 Excellence in Drone Applications Award in the fourth annual Farm Robotics Challenge awards ceremony on May 21 held at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California. Read the story.
 
Olin Students Learn to Take Action in New “Local Democracy” Course
“Local Democracy,” a new Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences elective taught by Erhardt Graeff, moves civic engagement out of the abstract and into the real world. Read thex story.
 
Lis Sylvan Co-Authors Article for the Network of Centers (NoC)

Lis co-wrote the Medium article, which summarizes the event she moderated in late April entitled "Navigating Uncertainty in a Technology-Driven World: Comparative Perspectives from Across the Globe." Read the article.
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 was themed around National Paper Airplane Day and asked what the most important paper airplane feature is. There were 16 responses, and the results are: 
  • Distance - 44%
  • Cool Folds - 31%
  • Accuracy - 13%
  • Surviving Impact- 13%
 
Enjoy this week's poll, inspired by National Game Show Day (June 1)! Click 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. 
 
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Please send any questions about photography to OSCOM@olin.edu.
 
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Contact Sarah Clark (sclark@olin.edu).
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