Office of External Programs & Partnerships
The Office of External Programs & Partnerships is dedicated to
-
developing new academic partnerships,
-
sustaining our unique capstone programs,
-
expanding experiential opportunities in the curriculum,
-
enhancing alumni engagement,
-
and supporting industry and non-profit collaborations.
Building Meaningful Change
Olin College of Engineering is more than just a laboratory for innovation in engineering education on our own campus. We are dedicated to stimulating transformational educational experiences with and for other institutions. We join leaders in education, business and government seeking to change education to spur the technical innovation necessary to take on society’s big challenges. We seek to create fundamental change for long-term and meaningful results.
Learn more about how academic partners can engage with Olin
Capstone Programs
Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) is a unique industry-university collaboration. Over the course of a full academic year, seniors work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide innovative solutions to a company’s real-world problems.
Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE) is a joint venture with Babson College, where seniors collaborate with communities around the world to address challenges of poverty. ADE is an international, experiential social entrepreneurship and design course that aims to create solutions with people and democratize opportunity.
Entrepreneurial Engineering Capstone (EEC) offers students the opportunity to gain professional experience undertaking an authentic, team-based engineering project in the context of a prospective new venture.

Contact
Dr. C. Jason Woodard
Dean of External Programs and Partnerships
- Professor of Engineering and Entrepreneurship
781-292-2521
jwoodard@olin.edu
Ruth Levine
Director of External Programs and Partnerships
- Strategic industry partnerships
- SCOPE sponsorships and project development
781-292-2743
rlevine@olin.edu
Sally Phelps
Director of External Programs and Partnerships
- Alumni Engagement
- Strategic Initiatives
- Greentown Labs liaison
Jessica McCarthy
Program Director
- Co-director, SCOPE Program
Kathleen Rollauer
Program Director
- Lead, new partnership development
617-686-1978
krollauer@olin.edu
Jess Charlap
Program Manager
- Summer Institute
781-292-2741
jcharlap@olin.edu