Community-centered culture

People are drawn to Olin because our culture is dynamic, entrepreneurial, and creative. Everyone in our community—students, faculty, and staff—is given the freedom and support to develop their agency, purpose, and a deep sense of self-worth.

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Giving Tuesday 2024

December 3, 2024 is Giving Tuesday, Olin's largest day of community fundraising. Join us on this global day of generosity and help spark the flame that fuels engineering transformation!

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STORY: Cultivating Whole Engineers through Partnerships with Local Farms

This summer, two Olin students spent their time engaged equally in agricultural research and hands-on farmwork at certified-organic Powisset Farm.

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STORY: Olin Students Create Rare, Fully Functional Electromechanical Turing Machine

A team of five Olin College of Engineering undergraduate students have created their own electromechanical Turing Machine for a project in their Fall 2023 Principles in Engineering (PIE) class. And at a low-cost of under $250, it might be one of only three physical machines in existence.

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STORY: Olin Baja Car Pushed to the Limits at Rugged SAE Competition

On September 12-15, eighteen members of the Olin Baja project team took their off-road car to Holly, Michigan, to attend the annual Baja SAE competition for engineering students. After three days of competition, tests, and working day and night on-site to get it ready, their car was pushed to the limits. Would it endure the notorious four-hour endurance race??

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STORY: Oliners Experience Unique Mix of Coursework & Culture While Studying in Scotland

In the fall of 2023, sixteen Olin College students embarked on a one-of-a-kind academic opportunity in Scotland, with a unique, faculty-led study abroad trip that blended Olin coursework and an integration into the Scottish academic environment.

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STORY: Alumna Founds Nonprofit Building Pipeline of Diverse Math Students

National Math Stars is a 10-year, fully funded program that supports and inspires exceptional elementary students’ love of mathematics.

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STORY: Olin Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2024

Meet the new members of Olin's faculty, including two alumni, joining us for Fall 2024! In this article, you'll find three profile stories of the new longterm faculty, as they share a little more about themselves and what they are looking forward to most at Olin.

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Olin Speaker Series: Frans Johansson

Olin College is pleased to welcome renowned author, entrepreneur and acclaimed international speaker, Frans Johansson to campus where he will deliver an inspirational talk on the importance of diversity in driving innovation.

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NEWS: Olin College Named One of the Nation’s Best Colleges by Princeton Review

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2025 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges.

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Convocation 2024

Convocation is an opportunity for the entire Olin community to come together to welcome the Class of 2028.

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STORY: Students Developing Autonomous Weeding Robot for Sustainable Farming

They’ll submit their proposed system to the Farm Robotics Challenge this summer.

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NEWS: Olin Commencement 2024: Celebrating the Power of Relationships

On Friday, May 10, 2024, over 800 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, and guests, gathered on Olin College's Needham, MA campus for Olin’s 19th Commencement Ceremony in a joyful celebration of the Class of 2024.

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STORY: Olin Partners with Local Alternative Meat Startup Tender Food

The college is Tender’s first-ever university partner, serving sustainable, delicious, and local plant-based foods every week.

Spring 2024 Olin College Expo

Please join us for the Spring 2024 Olin College Expo on Tuesday, May 7th.

The Olin Expo is an end-of-semester celebration of student work. Students may share a favorite project from a class or a passionate pursuit, a research experience, or another endeavor.

Move-In Day 2024

We will be welcoming members of the Class of 2028 to campus on Wednesday, August 27, 2024. Click to see the move-in day schedule of events.

Return to the Oval: Alumni + Family Weekend

This reimagined major Olin event, held during the peak of the New England fall season, will be a new, exciting way for you to reconnect with friends, network, mark milestone alumni reunions (2009, 2014, 2019), and celebrate Olin’s past, present and future.