Tradition!
OK… So Olin College is a new school and we don’t have many long-standing traditions. That probably doesn’t come as a big shock to you! However, we do have one SIX YEAR TRADITION that I was honored to join last Sunday… The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
We participated in the 2001 Race for the Cure – our first year with students, the Partner Year – with only a handful of students, faculty and staff. Each year, the involvement has steadily grown and the Race for the Cure has become an annual tradition for the Olin Community. It was an amazing morning – not only was the experience fun and for a good cause, Olin won first place in the Community Team competition by having the largest non-corporate team with 128 members (most of whom were students)!! We’ve come a long way, baby!
Almuna Ann Marie Rynning helps fellow alum (and Asst. Director of Admission) Emma Goodman with her race number.
Bryn ‘09 shows her Race for the Cure pride with a rockin’ pink tattoo on her cheek.
Me being stupid with Ash ‘09
Waiting for the results to come in…
Lots of free food and stuff + college students = loading up with BOXES of free cheese!
Prof. Joanne Pratt chatting with Susan Fredholm ‘06
First place!
Andrew Hollett ‘07 (and amazing co-coordinator for the Olin team) accepts the newest member to our Race for the Cure trophy collection.
#1 Non-Corporate Team, Most Participants
Team photo… good representation, but this was by no means all the Oliners involved!
As you learn more about Olin, you will likely begin to notice a common theme of philanthropy. The idea of giving back to the community is an important part of the Olin Experience and seems to exist at the very core of the school. There is a sense that Olin students will go out and make the world a better place, although we don’t define what that means. Many may become engineers… but not all of them! And that’s fine by us. The point is that our students and alumni will make a difference in their communities by becoming doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, volunteers, teachers, and researchers (by the way, that is not an exhaustive list!).
From an admission perspective, many colleges and universities have come to expect a certain level or amount of community service from their applicants. Many of you have already volunteered many hours – whether of your own accord or as a requirement for graduation. So keep doin’ what you’re doin’! We are interested and care a lot about how you spend your time outside of classes.
Take care,
Allison
allison.bahme@olin.edu
781-292-2203
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