Living the experiment

STORY: Building Confidence in Olin’s Shop

Through curricular integration, Olin ensures that all students have the hands-on skills they need to thrive.

Imaginative User Design

A key concept explored during Summer Institute is that of designing student-centered learning experiences by seeing students themselves as valued co-creators. This learning principle was on full display at the virtual 2020 Summer Institute, which brought in students as active participants and co-designers in many sessions

Applying E4H Principles Abroad

Olin Alum Andrew Holmes '19 had the opportunity to mentor about sixty college students in a summer engineering program at SUSTech along with four other Olin students.

STORY: OSSTP Teaches Students Around the World about Satellites through their Build-A-Sat Kits

The OSSTP Group at Olin is teaching students around the world about satellites through their hands-on, educational Build-A-Sat Kits.

NEWS: Olin College Announces 2023-2024 SCOPE Sponsors

Olin College of Engineering is pleased to announce the 13 sponsors of this year’s Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) projects.

STORY: The Sky’s the Limit

Olin students tackle NASA-funded project to examine solar eclipses through high-altitude balloons.

Move-In Day 2023

We will be welcoming members of the Class of 2027 to campus on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Click to see the move-in day schedule of events.

Modeling + Simulation (ModSim)

STORY: Olin to Break Ground on Solar Panel Project

Olin’s multi-year and campus-wide effort to leverage more renewable energy reaches a new milestone this month as the solar panel project in Parking Lot A breaks ground this summer.

STORY: New Interdisciplinary Course Helps Students See Engineering’s Big Picture

“Engineering in Context” allows students to self-integrate concepts of sustainability, ethics, and history into their studies.

NEWS: Olin is #11 in Salaries for Software and #10 for Tech According to New WSJ-Published Ranking of Top Colleges

The Wall Street Journal has published a new ranking of the Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Software, with Olin ranking #11 in all salaries for software and #10 for technology.

Co-Curricular: Growing Edible Mushrooms (GEM)

Growing Edible Mushrooms (GEM) is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester. Participants grow their own mushrooms like oysters, lion's mane, and shiitake, and learn the basics of growing edible mushrooms and more!

Co-Curricular: Fondue-it-Yourself

Fondue-it-Yourself is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester. Participants learn about, and experiment with, four key components of a good cheese fondue. Each meeting consists of a short lesson on a component of cheese fondue, followed by an experiment and tasting session.

Co-Curricular: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Colorful Fluid Dynamics, and the Differences Between Them

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Colorful Fluid Dynamics, and the Differences Between Them is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester.

Co-Curricular: Ga-Ga-Ball!

Ga-Ga-Ball! is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester. All MechEs, gym class try-hards, and dirt pit enthusiasts are invited to join in on building the GaGa pit. Then participants get to play in the GaGa pit.

Co-Curricular: Seed Starting and Spring Gardening

Seed starting and spring gardening is a co-curricular offered during the 2022-2023 spring semester. Participants had the opportunity to start seeds, grow cold-tolerant veggies, and build the soil to make the Olin Garden thrive year- round.