Student Involvement

CORe is a student experience organization centered around two complementary mission areas. First, CORe is the representative body that acts as the student body government, helps shape continuous improvement goals for the student body, and works to amplify the value of student input in all change initiatives that occur at Olin College. Second, CORe is further charged with coordinating action initiatives where student input is involved as necessary, ensuring the realization of student body goals and change initiatives. CORe also helps to fund student clubs, organizations, and initiatives.

Mission Statement: The Council of Olin Representatives will work to amplify student input on issues under consideration by the administration and will support student initiatives. The Council will represent Olin's student body to help the administration, other colleges, and the outside world, while working to improve student life by supporting and developing solutions to issues facing the student body. 

The Committee for Clubs and Organizations, lead by a director and assistant director, oversees and distributes funds to all clubs and student organizations. CCO maintains and expands a continuous and diverse set of social opportunities for the student body with the help of the Student Activities Committee (SAC), club presidents, and student organization leaders.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the student activities fund is fairly and reasonably distributed and used by SAC, clubs, and student organizations throughout the years.

• Responsible for maintaining a current list of student clubs and organizations, as well as other issues of club administration. 

• Via the Student Activities Committee, CCO is charged with throwing campus-wide events, facilitating club events as requested, and maintaining a public calendar of events.

The Olin College Honor Board administers the Olin Honor Code and ensures that it meets the evolving needs of the Olin Community.

Responsibilities:

• To engage the Olin Community in the discussion and administration of the Honor Code and related policies (see appendices in the Student Handbook)

• To use the resources available to the Olin Community to productively and effectively resolve reported violations of the Honor Code and related policies

• To continually evaluate the efficacy of the Honor Board procedures and the Olin Honor Code and address shortcomings therein.

The Student Activities Committee (SAC) is one of the major programming groups on campus responsible for hosting a number of events throughout the year. Their team consists of a student director and assistant director, as well as general body members from the Olin Community.  Recognizing that there is more to college than just homework and studying, SAC strives to provide opportunities for socialization and entertainment at least once a week. Past events have included movie screenings, scavenger hunts, casino nights, pumpkin carving, paint nites, and an annual formal. New members are always welcome!

Have an idea for an event on campus? Want to know more? Email Student Affairs at [email protected]

SERV is Olin’s service branch of student government. SERV runs 2 big events per semester, and runs smaller weekend volunteering events. In the fall SERV runs a meal packaging event for Rise Against Hunger during family weekend and the SERV auction after Thanksgiving. In the spring, SERV runs an Alternative Spring Break trip and a packaging event during SLACfest. In the past year, SERV has partnered with local organizations like Boston Rescue Mission and Habitat for Humanity to provide volunteer opportunities for students!

As the umbrella organization for community service at Olin, we are here to Support, Encourage, and Recognize Volunteerism in every form in the community.

Students wishing to enroll in a Passionate Pursuit fill out a proposal form containing the following information:

1. Title and description of project

2. Proposed learning goals and assessment process/deliverables

3. Email approvals from sponsor who will evaluate your work (this person must have the title of faculty or instructor as they will be asked to approve the credit for your work at the end of the semester) and your academic adviser so they are aware of your plan. An additional secondary sponsor, who may be staff with relevant disciplinary expertise, may also be listed.

4. [optional] Request for funding with details of fees/equipment needed. This request should be as detailed as possible and include any documentation that can be provided at the time.  Students should investigate using/sharing existing resources before requesting money; transportation costs and the cost of personal items such as shoes and gloves will not be reimbursed. Equipment left over at the end of the Passionate Pursuit will generally belong to the College.

Each proposal will be assessed for feasibility given our current limitations with the Shop and other facilities on campus. Students may be asked for more information about their proposals to make that assessment.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Dean of Student Affairs to evaluate whether the proposed activity has sufficient intellectual content to be credit-worthy and to appear on the student’s academic record, and to decide on the funding amount, if any.  Funding decisions will be subject to the limitations of the total funds available for the program. Any proposal that is deemed insufficient to meet the above conditions will be reviewed by a faculty member and a member of the Student Government before a final decision is made. 

Passionate Pursuits are Olin-specific. The project outlined on an individual proposal must be able to be completed during a standard semester.

The deadline for submitting Passionate Pursuit Proposals is the last day of the add period. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Funding is provided via reimbursement. To request reimbursement, not to exceed the amount allocated for the Pursuit, fill out the Student Request for Reimbursement form; you will need to include itemized receipts showing amount and method of payment. This should be done as early as possible, but no later than the last day of classes of the semester in which the student is receiving credit for the Pursuit. All receipts should be submitted at the same time, if possible. If paying out of pocket and being reimbursed is a barrier to your participation in your Pursuit, please be in touch with the Dean of the College to discuss alternate funding plans.