Olin College of Engineering, officially Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, is a private college focused on engineering and located in Needham, Massachusetts.
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Olin College of Engineering, officially Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, is a private college focused on engineering and located in Needham, Massachusetts.
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Olin College is ranked among the top undergraduate engineering programs within the United States.
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Miller was the first employee of Olin College, and had been working as its president for several years before he was officially inaugurated.
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Olin College admitted its first full class of 75 students in 2002.
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Olin College's campus was designed by the architecture firm Perry Dean Rogers Architects in the postmodern style.
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Olin College offers degrees in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and engineering.
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Olin College emphasizes practically grounded education, connecting concepts to real-world challenges and projects.
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Much of Olin College's curriculum is built around hands-on engineering and design projects.
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Olin College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
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Olin College students are allowed to participate in club teams and non-NCAA sports at Babson, and the Babson women's rugby team includes several Olin College members.
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Olin College has two soccer teams that compete through a Boston athletic organization, as well as an Ultimate team that competes in the BUDA league and the Ultimate Players Association.
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Olin College students compete in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling every year.
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In 2002, a team from Olin College received the highest rating in the contest; in 2005, an Olin College team received the highest rating and earned the INFORMS Prize.
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The mascot, sometimes unofficially called Frank, represents Olin College's willingness to reinvent itself, just as the phoenix is reborn from its ashes.
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In 2013, Olin College underwent a rebranding, and the original school colors, blue and silver, are now seen together only in the school seal and on diplomas.
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In 2006, Olin College was selected by Kaplan, Inc and Newsweek as one of "America's 25 New Ivies".
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The Boston Business Journal challenged the Globe's assessment of Olin College's finances, reporting that revenue and enrollment had "rebounded smartly" in 2013 from recession lows.
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