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9/24/09: Requesting Olin Website Edits - Wondering who to contact or where to start when requesting Olin Website edits? Please see Requesting Olin Website Edits regarding the updated process.

9/17/09: Flu Shots - Consistent with past practice, Washington University plans to offer seasonal flu shots to faculty and staff. The tentative dates scheduled for the Danforth campus are in early November. More information will be coming in the future. Those desiring a seasonal flu shot before this date should contact their primary care physician.

9/15/09: The Olin community is invited to Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy Series - Sept-Dec 2009 - The program includes the exhibit A Challenge to Democracy: Ethnic Profiling of Japanese Americans During World War II" For more information, visit the Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values web site http://humanvalues.wustl.edu/

8/25/09: Washington University Preparations for H1N1 (Swine Flu) - For information visit Washington University's Where to Go site.

Comprehensive information about H1N1 is available at the Center for Disease Control.

4/10/09: InsideOlin student intranet - InsideOlin, an intranet site for Olin students, launched on September 8, 2008. It replaces the program student services sites and is your one-stop-shop for information about academic and career events, announcements, and resources.

To access the site, go to https://insideolin.wustl.edu

In the login box, enter your Olin username and password.

If you're a faculty or staff member, you can log on to InsideOlin--but you won't see much. That's because content on the site is delivered based on your log-in. Faculty/staff targeted content will be incorporated later this year.

Your input will help us further develop and refine Olin's intranet. Make suggestions, report unexpected behavior, and tell us your reactions to the site by sending an email to insideolinfeedback@olin.wustl.edu



2/17/09: Taylor Community Consulting Program -
Spring 2009 Consulting Projects Available - Interested in gaining real-world experience and building your resume? Apply to be a member of a consulting team working to address business issues for area nonprofit organizations. Open to upper level undergraduate and graduate students. View the list of projects and apply to participate on the Center for Experiential Learning website at https://www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/forms/apply/. Apply as an individual or as a team. Student applications are due Friday, February 20. Learn more about the Taylor Community Consulting Program online. Questions? Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu or stop by Simon Hall 100.

2/12/09: Students: Report your Job Offers - Report your offers online.
All information is kept confidential and is reported in aggregate only. This information helps us to advise both students and employers regarding competitive salary information.

1/29/09: Olin Cup Winners to be Announced February 5 - Be the first to learn the winners of the 2008 Olin Cup by attending the February 5 Assembly Series event featuring Maxine Clark, founder of Build-a-Bear Workshop. A panel of community and student entrepreneurs will conduct a Q&A session with Maxine on the topic of "Entrepreneurship in the Current Economy." After the discussion Maxine and Ken Harrington, Managing Director of the Skandalaris Center, will announce the winners of the Olin Cup, who will receive funding for their new ventures. This event in Graham Chapel will be followed by an Olin Cup Finalist poster board session and reception in the Danforth University Center. This event is free and open to all, but please register.

11/17/08: Olin Cup Elevator Pitch and Announcement of Finalists - Wednesday, November 19th, 5:30PM - You be the judge! Come hear elevator pitches from this year's Olin Cup semi-finalists. We'll provide you with an evaluation form, and if your ratings are closest to those of the judges, you'll find yourself $250 richer. Plus you'll be providing our semi-finalists with valuable feedback on their ideas. This is a perfect opportunity to hear some great business ideas, find out who will make it to the next round of the Competition, network with our contestants and judges, and maybe even win a little cash. Open to all, but please register to attend.

10/28/08: Web Server Maintenance - The Olin web site and the InsideOlin intranet site will be down at 10 PM tonight in order to install updates. Total downtime should not exceed 20 minutes.

10/28/08: Web Server Maintenance - The Olin web site and the InsideOlin intranet site will be down at 10 PM tonight in order to install updates. Total downtime should not exceed 20 minutes.

8/25/08: 2008 Welcome Back Courtyard Cookout - Please plan to attend Olin's 14th Annual Welcome Back Courtyard Cookout for all new and returning Olin students on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Simon Hall's Lopata Courtyard and Kiefer Foyer. Join us for live music, food, friends and fun!

8/4/08: Updated SecureW2 Client for WUFI-S - An updated version of the SecureW2 client for the WUFI-S wireless network is now available for download.

4/28/08: Mail Service Restored - The Olin mail server suffered an unplanned outage at 7:14 PM. Service was restored at 7:50 PM.

4/28/08: Taylor Community Consulting Program - Team Presentations -
Student teams will deliver the results of their consulting projects worked on behalf of participating nonprofit organizations. The Olin community is invited to attend the final presentations on Tuesday, April 29 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM in room 108 and Wednesday, April 30 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in room 108.
For more information, visit the Taylor Program online or contact the Center for Experiential Learning.

4/4/08: Global Management Studies (GMS) Symposium & Reception - Come and join the Spring 2008 GMS China and Peru groups as they give presentations of their trips Friday, April 11th at 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Simon Hall Room 113. There will be a reception in Miller Lounge immediately following the group presentations featuring foods from China, Colombia, Dubai, and Peru. For more information, contact the Center for Experiential Learning at cel@olin.wustl.edu.

3/7/08: Spring Break Computer Lab Hours -

Saturday/Sunday (3/8-9): Closed
Monday-Friday (3/10-14): 9am to 6pm
Saturday (3/15): Closed
Sunday (3/16): Noon to midnight



2/7/08: TONIGHT! Olin Cup Awards Ceremony - Five teams remain in the running for $75,000 in total seed funding for their business ventures (including a $5000 student prize). Join us for this special event and find out who will take home the cup and the prize. Keynote speaker for the event is Arnold W. Donald, President & Chief Executive Officer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, the largest charitable funder of diabetes research in the world. Previously, he was Chairman of Merisant Company, formed in March 2000, which products include brands Equal® and Canderel®. Merisant is committed to the growing global need for health, nutritional, and lifestyle products based on science and technology. A free reception for all follows the keynote and announcement of winners.

1/30/08: IdeaBounce® on Thursday, January 31, 5:00PM - IdeaBounce® returns with great new ideas from budding entrepreneurs! Come learn about some of the innovative and maybe off-the-wall ideas from students and community members. Fifteen - twenty bouncers will present their 2-minute pitch to a group of judges and an auditorium full of people. The judges will select five winners who receive $100 each and an invitation to dinner with our judges later that evening. Browse all ideas and register for the event at www.ideabounce.com.

1/11/08: SEIC Elevator Pitch Competition and Announcement of Finalists - Thursday, January 17, 6:00PM - You be the judge! Come hear elevator pitches from this year's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition semi-finalists. We'll provide you with an evaluation form, and the audience member whose evaluations match the judges most closely will win $250. This is an opportunity to hear some great social venture ideas, find out who will make it to the next round of the Competition, and network with our contestants and judges. This is a free event and a reception will follow, but please register to attend.

11/20/07: Server Maintenance, Friday 11/23 - We will be installing software updates on Olin servers, starting at 10 PM on Friday, November 23. All servers should be updated by 1 AM on Saturday, November 24.

If you have problems accessing any Olin resources Friday night between 10 PM on Friday and 1 am on Saturday, please wait 15 minutes and try again. Most likely you tried accessing a server as it was being updated.

Faculty, Staff: Please logoff for the Friday maintenance if possible. If you do stay logged on, please close or save any documents you may have open from the network.

11/7/07: TONIGHT, 5:30PM - Olin Cup Finalists to be announced - You be the judge! Come hear elevator pitches from this year's Olin Cup semi-finalists. We'll provide you with an evaluation form, and if your ratings are closest to those of the judges, you'll find yourself $250 richer, while giving valuable feedback to the teams. This event is free and open to all! Register now to attend.

11/1/07: GLOBAL DAY - Thursday, November 1 from 4:00 to 5:30 PM -
Info Session for GMS & IBOC International Practicums
Interested in an international business experience? Been thinking about where in the world you would like to go and what you would like to experience while you are there? Please join the Center for Experiential Learning on Thursday, November 1st from 4:00 to 5:30 in room 104. The Spring 2008 GMS destinations and IBOC International Practicums will be the topic of discussion. Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu with questions.

10/29/07: IdeaBounce on Thursday, November 1, 5:30PM - IdeaBounce returns with great new ideas from budding entrepreneurs! Come learn about some of the innovative and maybe off-the-wall ideas from students and community members. Fifteen - twenty bouncers will present their 2-minute pitch to a group of judges and an auditorium full of people. The judges will select five winners who receive $100 each and an invitation to dinner with our judges later that evening. Browse all ideas and register for the event at www.ideabounce.com.

10/26/07: Bettering Lives Around the World - Friday, November 9, 9:30AM, Simon 120: Meet John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World about Wood's experience leaving his executive-level position at Microsoft to found Room to Read, an organization dedicated to improving literacy worldwide. Room to Read partners with local communities in developing countries to establish schools, libraries and other educational programs. Net Impact and Olin Cares are collecting books to donate to Room to Read, with collection boxes in Simon 115 and the campus bookstore.

10/25/07: Monday, October 29: Olin Cup Executive Summaries due - Due date for the first deliverable in this year's Olin Cup Competition is Monday, October 29th. Submit executive summaries by email to olincup@olin.wustl.edu by noon to enter this year's competition. In February 2008 we will award $75,000, but no entries are accepted after noon on Monday, October 29th. Submit a brief description of your idea and download the Olin Cup Welcome Kit at www.ideabounce.com.

10/21/07: WUBSTUDENT Unplanned Downtime 10/21 - Student network folders were unavailable from 6:41 AM until 7:29 AM on Sunday, 10/21. It appears a recovery process did not complete normally. The problem node was restarted and the resource completed its failover, restoring service.

10/15/07: YouthBridge Workshop, Friday, October 19 - The Skandalaris Center will host the first YouthBridge Workshop for this year, YB 101, 1:00 - 4:00PM. Topics include: "Meeting other Social Entrepreneurs: Advice and Perspectives from past SEIC winners and donors" and "Recruiting a Mentor for your Team: How Mentors Build your Capacity." Workshops will conclude at 4:00PM followed by a reception for all to meet and share ideas. Register at www.sc.wustl.edu.

9/7/07: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Kickoff - Plan now to join us for the kickoff of the 2008 SEIC on Thursday, September 27 in Whitaker Hall. Visit www.sc.wustl.edu to learn more and register or come by Simon 100 for additional information. The event is free and will feature a panel discussion on social venture funding moderated by Dean Edward Lawlor of the Brown School.

8/27/07: Vista and Wireless Problem Corrected - NTS traced the problem with Vista laptops and wireless to a bad network switch. The switch was replaced Tuesday afternoon and access was restored.

8/14/07: Laptop Printing Update - Internet printing is now available for laptop users. Connecting via the VPN is no longer required for printing to lab printers.

See the Laptop Printing page for instructions. Vista and XP instructions are available now. Mac OS X instructions will be available shortly.

6/25/07: System Maintenance: June 28 @ 9 PM (Updated) - We will be upgrading our storage area network (SAN) starting at 9 PM on Thursday, June 28. The complete upgrade should take approximately 4 hours.

Servers will be up and available during the upgrade. The only exception will be a short period when the mail server and web site will be unavailable.

Update: WUBSTAFF and WUBSTUDENT will also be shutdown for ~20 minutes during the 12-1 AM time on Friday morning.

5/24/07: Print Balance Adjusted for Summer - Student print balances have been reset to $50 for the summer semester. Balances will be reset to $70 at start of Fall semester.

5/21/07: Computer Lab Summer Hours - The Simon Hall Computer Lab is now on summer hours.

M-F: 10am-6pm

Sat-Sun: closed

4/25/07: Taylor Community Consulting Program - Team Presentations
The Olin community is invited to attend the Taylor team final presentations:
Tuesday, May 1 - 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM - room 108
Wednesday, May 2 - 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM - room 108
Student teams will deliver the results of their consulting work done on behalf of participating non-profit organizations. For more information, visit the Taylor Program online or contact the Center for Experiential Learning.

4/25/07: SEIC Awards Ceremony This Week - Thursday, May 3rd, 6pm - The second annual Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition will close with this event, and the naming of the 2007 winning teams. Come see which teams will walk away with the combined $125,000 in funding! This event will feature keynote speaker Leslie D. Michelson, founder, CEO, investor, advisor and director for a portfolio of entrepreneurial healthcare, technology and real estate companies. For more information and to register to attend, visit www.sc.wustl.edu.

4/19/07: IdeaBounce Tonight! - April 19th, 5pm; May Auditorium
Join us for IdeaBounce tonight! Why?

1) It's entertaining! Be among the first to hear the new, innovative, and sometimes just wacky ideas from St. Louis's best & brightest.
2) It gets you connected! Every IdeaBounce is followed by a reception--a great opportunity for networking (and delicious, free, food!)
3) It's absolutely FREE!

So bring a friend (or ten!) and check out some of the best ideas coming out of the local community today! Register to attend online at www.sc.wustl.edu or simply stop by on Thursday at 5pm. Walk-ins are welcome!

4/19/07: Global Management Studies (GMS) Symposium -
Date: Friday, April 20, 2007
Presentations: 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Simon Hall Room 103
Reception: 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Simon Hall Miller Lounge
Agenda:
3:30-3:45 p.m. - Brief introduction by Mark Soczek, CEL Director
3:45-4:10 p.m. - GMS Beijing/Hong Kong (Presentation-20 min/5 min Q&A)
4:10-4:35 p.m. - GMS Brazil/Chile (Presentation-20 min/5 min Q&A)
4:35-5:00 p.m. - GMS Dubai (Presentation-20 min/5 min Q&A)
5:00-7:00 p.m. - GMS Reception in Miller Lounge

4/12/07: Student Mail Problem on 4/12 - A backup job on the mail server failed last night causing log files to accumulate in a folder. The resulting low disk space condition caused student mailboxes to be unavailable. The problem was cleared this morning, and we're investigating why the backup job failed and why disk space monitors didn't produce an alert.

4/12/07: Got a Big Idea? - This April 19th, students are taking over IdeaBounce! Are you a student with a great new idea for a business, product, charity, etc? Post your idea to www.ideabounce.com and you could be selected to bounce your idea at IdeaBounce--putting you in the running to win $100 and a FREE dinner with local alumni entrepreneurs. Talk about making connections. Also, with registration for next fall's classes just around the corner, this is also a great chance for you to learn more about the Hatchery Course. Visit www.sc.wustl.edu to learn more and register to attend.

4/11/07: Changes to news.wustl.edu - If you use Usenet news groups hosted on news.wustl.edu, please note that on Thursday April 12, the University will discontinue hosting non wu.* newsgroups. If you need to access non wu.* groups, one option is to use Google Groups.

4/9/07: Wireless and VPN Logon Issue - Between 7:17 PM and 11:03 PM, the RADIUS server was unable to authenticate wireless and VPN logon requests due to a lack of disk space. A configuration file was generated that caused the old log files to build-up.

The configuration has been corrected and the log files moved to a different volume with sufficient free space.

4/5/07: Upcoming Server Maintenance (4/7 and 4/14) - Olin servers will be updated with pending security updates and rebooted starting at 10 PM on Saturday, April 14. As servers are updated and rebooted, they will be unavailable for ~10 minutes. Depending on which updates are necessary, multiple reboots may be needed. All servers should be updated by 1 AM.

In addition to the 4/14 maintenance, WUBSTUDENT will be restarted on Saturday, April 7 at 10 PM.

3/22/07: Diploma & Award Ceremonies - The Olin School of Business has a website for graduating students with information regarding Olin's Diploma & Award Ceremonies on May 18. See http://www.olin.wustl.edu/commencement/ for graduation day instructions, a schedule of events, reception information and other items of interest. For information about the all-school main commencement ceremony, please visit this website. http://commencement.wustl.edu

3/20/07: Win $250! TODAY! - SEIC Elevator Pitch Competition & Announcement of Finalists - Thursday, March 22nd, 6pm. You be the judge! Come hear elevator pitches from this year's Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition semi-finalists. We'll provide you with an evaluation form, and if your ratings are closest to those of the judges, you'll find yourself $250 richer. And plus, you'll be providing our semi-finalists with valuable feedback on their ideas. This is a perfect opportunity to hear some great social venture ideas, find out who will make it to the next round of the Competition, network with our contestants and judges, and maybe even win a little cash. This is a free event and a reception will follow. Open to anyone and everyone! Register to attend at www.sc.wustl.edu

3/20/07: Update: Student Profile Changes - We are backing out the change made to redirect Application Data folder due to some registry permission issues that developed. The next time you logon, the Application Data folder will be relocated back to its normal location. Once the registry issue is resolved, the redirection will be restored. The Desktop folder redirection will remain in place.

3/19/07: Student Account Profile Changes - If you are a student, the next time you logon to one of our PCs, your Desktop and Application Data folders will be moved from your user profile to a network folder. Moving these folders out of your profile will help decrease logon and logoff times. You should notice an improvement in logon/logoff times on your second logon.

Your Desktop folder (which contains any items you place on your desktop) will now be located on your network drive (M:\). In the past, our recommendation was to not place files on the desktop. Now that the folder is part of your M: drive, however, that is no longer our recommendation. Feel free to store files and folders on your desktop if you so choose. Please note that these desktop files and folders do count against your storage quota.

3/15/07: Network Maintenance (Thursday 3/15 @ 11 PM) - Update: Completed on schedule.

On Thursday, March 15, at 11 PM, the Olin network will be unavailable while we relocate our core network switch to a new cabinet and install a software update for our firewall. The outage has been scheduled for three hours.

While the switch is being moved, users outside of Olin will be unable to connect to any resources on the network. Users in Simon Hall and the Knight Center will be unable to access any network resources as well.

3/7/07: Updates for Daylight Saving Time Changes - Computers and PDA devices require updates to properly handle changes to Daylight Saving Time for 2007. Please check the DST 2007 page for instructions for updating your computer, PDA, and selected software programs.

3/1/07: YouthBridge Workshop - Today, March 2, 1:00pm - Next in the YouthBridge Series, this new workshop will offer two hour-long sessions on (1) Alliances and Collaborations and (2) Measuring Outcomes. There will also be simultaneous sessions offered on Creating Your Business Model. This event will be followed by a reception. Register to attend by visiting www.sc.wustl.edu

2/28/07: Stipends Available for Unpaid Summer Internships - The Gephardt Institute for Public Service will award $2,000 stipends to 10 Washington University students who plan to undertake uncompensated internships during the summer of 2007. The internship, arranged by the student, must be oriented toward community service, political action, or social justice. They are encouraging Olin students to apply. Completed applications are due no later than March 30, 2007. For more information and to apply, visit gephardtinstitute.wustl.edu/SummerStipend, or contact the Gephardt Institute at 935-9778 or gephardtintitute@wustl.edu.

2/28/07: Entrepreneurship Week! - Today's Wash U Event: Internship Fair - The Skandalaris Center is hosting its annual Internship Fair for students in all degree programs and schools across campus. Please come to hear about opportunities available at entrepreneurial enterprises during the spring and summer of 2007. Students may send their resume to the Skandalaris Center to be included in a resume book. Company presentations will be followed by a networking reception. Register to attend at www.sc.wustl.edu.

2/27/07: Entrepreneurship Week! -
Today's Wash U Event - Student Entrepreneurship Workshops - These workshops are sponsored by the Foundation of Student Entrepreneurs (FUSE). From 4:00 - 5:00pm simultaneous workshops will be offered on the topics of (1) FUSE and the Student Entrepreneurial Program (StEP) and (2) Intellectual Property. These will be followed by the main event, a panel discussion from 5:00 - 6:30pm on the topic of Entrepreneurship vs Salary. Refreshments will be provided after the panel discussion. Register to attend at www.sc.wustl.edu

For more information about Entrepreneurship Week at Wash U, visit www.sc.wustl.edu

2/26/07: Entrepreneurship Week! -
Today's Wash U Event: Student Business Open House - Stop by this event any time between 5 and 7pm tonight to learn more about our South40 student-owned and operated businesses, and find out how you could become a business owner, too! No registration required, just bring yourself, and bring your friends! Snacks provided! Location: Ursas & the Storefronts, South40.

For more information about Entrepreneurship Week at Wash U, visit www.sc.wustl.edu.

2/21/07: 1st Annual Race to Entrepreneurship - Saturday, February 24th - Think Amazing Race! An adventure-type race that combines team work, physical exercise and activities/academic trivia to build interest and knowledge about entrepreneurship. Form your team of two and register to race by visiting www.stlree.org. The winning team recieves two Cingular Blackjack PDAs by Samsung plus discounted monthly service!

And be sure to check out the full Entrepreneurship Week calendar of events at www.stlree.org!

2/21/07: Innovators & Entrepreneurs Workshop - This Friday, February 23rd, 1:00pm - This workshop will cover such important topics as (1) Defining Entrepreneurship and (2) Idea Generation. Simultaneous sessions will also be offered on Perfecting Your Executive Summary and Elevator Pitch. A reception will follow this event. Visit www.sc.wustl.edu for more information and to register.

2/12/07: Taylor Community Consulting Program - Applications Due February 23
View a list of Taylor projects and apply online to be a member of a Taylor consulting team addressing business issues for area nonprofits. Apply as an individual seeking a team or as a group. Questions? Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu or stop by Simon Hall 100.

2/8/07: Science Frontiers Today! - February 8th, 5:00pm. Jim McLaren, PhD, CMC, of Strathkirn, Inc, an expert in the biotech field will present Biofuels or Bust: Meeting Biotech Challenges for a Sustainable Future. Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A session with the audience. We hope you will join us for this great and timely topic! A networking reception will follow this event. Visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu to register to attend.

2/3/07: IdeaBounce! - Thursday, Feb 15 5:30pm - Think you've stumbled onto the next big thing? Interested in moving your idea forward? Post your idea to www.ideabounce.com by 9am on Monday February 12th and you might be selected to present at the Feb 15th ideabounce, where you could walk away $100 richer, and win an exclusive dinner with our expert judges. Not quite ready to present an idea...the event is still a great way to spend a Thursday evening: Interesting ideas, FREE food, and great networking. Register to attend at www.sc.wustl.edu

2/2/07: WUBSTUDENT Maintenance (Feb 3 @ 10 PM) - Student profile data was moved from WUBSTUDENT to a new server Thursday morning. In order to complete the migration of WUBSTUDENT to new hardware, we will take WUBSTUDENT offline Saturday night at 10 PM. This outage should last approximately one hour.

Printer queues and network shares have already been moved, and all that remains is to disconnect the data volumes where student data files (student M: drives) are stored and reconnect on the new server, and then rename the server. If you utilize WUBSTUDENT as a normal part of your activities, you will not need to make any changes on your system.

Moving profile data as well as some additional changes we will be making to profiles should address the issues with slow logon/logoff times for students with normal sized profiles. The additional changes we will be making will help address slow logons/logoffs caused by h

2/1/07: Olin Cup Awards Ceremony TODAY! - Thursday February 1st, 5:30pm. From over twenty initial applicants, only seven teams remain in the running for $75,000 in total seed funding for their business ventures (including a $5000 student prize). Join our finalists and keynote speaker Maureen Loftus (WUSTL-Olin BSBA '86),General Manager and Vice President of the Bode Technology Group, for this special event and be among the first to find out which teams will walk away as this year's winners. Open to everyone--come be a part of Olin Cup history. This event will be followed by networking and a reception. To register to attend this FREE event, please visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu

1/29/07: Wireless problem Corrected - The problem with the wireless network which prevented users form accessing off-campus resources has been corrected. No word yet on what caused the problem.

1/29/07: Wireless Access to Off-Campus Sites is Unavailable - There appears to be a problem with the campus wireless network preventing users from accessing off-campus sites. We've reported the problem to NTS (the group at the University that operates the wireless network) and are waiting to hear back from them.

1/26/07: Updated Wireless Setup Instuctions - The instructions to setup your laptop to use the wireless network have been updated.

Instructions for WUFI-S and the SecureW2 software have been corrected. On some laptops, the SecureW2 software is not changing all of the necessary settings, so steps have been added to account for this. Link to SecureW2 setup

Instructions for configuring IntelPROSet Manager to access WUFI-S are now available. Link to Intel PROSet setup

1/11/07: Hatchery/SEIC Team Formation Event - Friday, January 19, 4:00pm - For those taking the Hatchery, or thinking about competing in this year's SEIC, this event is a great opportunity for you to find a team for your project or a project for your team! Team founders are invited to make a brief presentation of their idea or concept. Those looking for a team to join can chat with presenters at the networking reception immediately following the presentations. Come check it out! Register to attend by visiting www.sc.wustl.edu

12/28/06: New Firewall Installation 12/29 at 7 AM - The Cisco PIX firewall will be replaced with a new Cisco ASA firewall on Friday, December 29 at 7 AM. Internet access outside of Olin will be down for approximately 15 minutes while the hardware is replaced.

12/27/06: New Workshop: Jan 5th, 2007 1:00pm - The Skandalaris Center will kick off 2007 with a new Youthbridge Social Entrepreneurship workshop, offering two hour-long sessions. The first will be on Pricing your Offering and the second on Defining your Competition. Both sessions will be led by Professor John Branch, formerly an instructor of Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship at Olin, currently Lecturer of Marketing & Strategy at the University of Michigan. For more information and to register for this workshop, please visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu.

12/19/06: Winter Break Lab Hours -
Thursday Dec 21st8:00am - 6:00pm
Dec. 22nd - Jan. 15Closed for the holidays
12/19/06: Olin Cup Awards Ceremony Speaker Announced - Maureen Loftus (WUSTL-Olin BSBA '86) will provide the keynote at the Olin Cup Awards Ceremony on February 1st . She is the General Manager and Vice President of the Bode Technology Group, a leader in providing forensic DNA analysis, highly advanced and proprietary DNA collection products, and research services to law enforcement agencies, federal and state governments, crime laboratories and disaster management organizations throughout the United States and around the world. For more information on Maureen and the company, please visit www.bodetech.com. We hope you will join us for this event! For more information on the Olin Cup, and to register to attend the February 1st Awards Ceremony, visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu.

12/11/06: New Wireless Network - IS will begin deploying the new campus wireless network, WUFI, in Simon Hall and the Knight Center this week. The WUFI network is faster, can support more users, and will be available throughout the school. The Bluesocket wireless network will remain available through the end of the year.

For information about WUFI and how to configure your laptop to use the network, please visit the Wireless page.

12/7/06: Consulting Teams Present Project Work! - Taylor Community Consulting teams will deliver final presentations of their project work to nonprofit clients and a panel of experts on Monday, December 11 from 8:00 to 11:30 in room 113 & Tuesday, December 12 from 8:00 to 12:30 in room 108. Stop by to hear how the student teams applied their academic knowledge to find creative solutions to solve the business challenges of these nonprofit organizations. Everyone in the Olin community is invited to attend. For more information about the Taylor Community Consulting Program, visit the Taylor Program online or contact the Center for Experiential Learning.

12/5/06: 2006 Executives in Residence - Olin has a number of distinguished executives in residence who gladly make their services available to students, faculty, and staff. For a listing, including bios and contact information, view Executives in Residence (restricted access)

12/3/06: IdeaBounce! - Thursday, Dec 7th, 5:30pm - IdeaBounce returns with some great new ideas from budding entrepreneurs! Come learn about some of the new, innovative, and maybe off-the-wall ideas that are coming out of the local community today! For those who missed past events-fifteen people are invited for two minutes each to "bounce" their ideas to a group of judges and an auditorium full of people. The judges then select five winners who receive $100 each and an invitation to dinner with our judges later that evening. This event is FREE and open to everyone. Visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu to register.

12/1/06: Entrepreneurship Symposium - December 5th, 7:00pm. Understanding entrepreneurship and innovation is essential to America's success in a global economy. What defines entrepreneurship? Why should entrepreneurs understand historical context, social forces, and ethical questions that shape your creative ideas into practice? JOIN US for this special panel event. For more information and to register, please visit our website at www.sc.wustl.edu. This event is FREE to attend, and will be followed by a dessert reception.

11/30/06: New Workshop - Friday, Dec 8th, 1:00 PM-December's workshop will include two one-hour sessions. First, Presenting to Investors, by Andrew Rubin, President & CEO of Cymtec Systems, Inc; and second, Refining Your Market & Value Proposition, by Dan Davison, Founder & CEO of BentonsEdge LLC. Skandalaris Center staff will also offer simultaneous sessions on Writing Your Business Plan. This event will be followed by a reception and networking. Register on our website at www.sc.wustl.edu

11/27/06: Calling All Bouncers! - The next IdeaBounce is just around the corner! December 7th, IdeaBounce returns to the Wash U campus for another exciting event. If you've got a great idea you're itching to bounce, post to ideabounce.com by Monday December 4th at 9AM. If you're selected as one of our bouncers, you could win $100 and dinner with our expert judges. Talk about making connections. Check out www.ideabounce.com for more information and to post.

11/27/06: Science Frontiers Series - November 29th, 5:00pm - What if you could power your cell phone for over a month with a just few drops of alcohol? What if you could turn bacteria-ridden wastewater into enough energy to power hundreds of American households? These possibilities may soon become realities. Recent years have seen increased interest and funding from both the public and private sector toward the development of new renewable energy sources and some of the most cutting edge research is being conducted right now, here in our very own backyard. This is a free event and will include a reception and networking! Register on our website at www.sc.wustl.edu

11/21/06: Global Management Studies (GMS) - Spring 2007 Info Session - Curious to know which of your fellow students will be traveling with you to the GMS trips to Beijing/Hong Kong, Brazil/Chile, or Dubai? Have questions about the Spring 2007 destinations? Want to know what's next? Then please join the Center for Experiential Learning on Friday, December 1st at 11:30 AM in the May Auditorium. Lunch and refreshments will be served from 11:30-noon prior to the session! Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu with questions.

11/17/06: Computer Science course open to Olin MBAs and seniors - Technology Entrepreneurship (CSE507A) is a course for students who plan to be, or work with, entrepreneurs. An entrepreneurial mindset is needed to create or grow new companies, new groups within companies, or new University laboratories. This course cultivates an entrepreneurial perspective with emphasis on information technology related activities. The course is jointly offered for Olin and Computer Science, allowing for collaboration between these disciplines, and course topics will include: business ethics, opportunity assessment, team formation, financing, intellectual property, and University technology transfer. The course will feature significant participant and guest instruction. View the syllabus or contact the instructor.

11/16/06: Server Maintenance (11/18 @ 9 PM) - Olin servers will be updated with pending security updates and rebooted (if necessary), starting at 9 PM on Saturday, November 18. If a server needs to be rebooted it will be unavailable for ~5 minutes. WUBSTUDENT will be down for ~30 minutes to replace a storage adapter.

11/15/06: Thanksgiving Holiday: Lab Hours - In recognition of the Thaksgiving Holiday, the lab will be closed from Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th. We will reopen on Sunday 26th, Noon to Midnight, thereafter resuming normal hours.

11/11/06: Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion - Thursday, November 16th, 5:30pm - How do you deal with product and service innovations during the early stages of the entrepreneurial game? How do you stay fresh and relevant in an ever-changing world? Our panel of successful local entrepreneurs will let you in on their secrets for keeping on top of your market. This is a FREE event, and a reception will follow. Register on our website at www.sc.wustl.edu.

11/10/06: Olin Cup Finalists Announced - The field has been narrowed for the 2006 Olin Cup Competition! At a private event on Thursday,November 9th, Olin Cup judges representing venture capital firms, incubators, service providers, and area universities selected 7 finalists to continue in the competition out of 14 semi-finalists. The finalists are: Bio Rankings, ChemBionix, Natural Capital, Neurolife, Senetric, Smart DNA Solutions, & Social Network Systems. Read more about these teams at www.ideabounce.com, and be sure to mark your calendars for the Awards Ceremony on Feb 1st!

11/3/06: Olin Cup Elevator Pitch Competition & Announcement of Finalists -
This Thursday,November 9th, 6:00PM - You be the judge! Come hear elevator pitches from this year's Olin Cup semi-finalists. We'll provide you with an evaluation form, and if your ratings are closest to those of the judges, you'll find yourself $250 richer. Plus, you'll be providing our semi-finalists with valuable feedback on their ideas. This is a perfect opportunity to hear some great business ideas, find out who will make it to the next round of the Competition, network with our contestants and judges, and maybe even win a little cash. Open to all! To register to attend please visit our registration page.

11/3/06: Olin Cup Semi-Finalists Announced! - The 2006 Olin Cup Competition Semi-Finalists have been chosen! From an impressive group of applicants, 14 semi-finalists--including 8 student-owned or student-supported ventures--remain in the competition and in the running for up to $75,000 in funding! Download this document to learn more about this year's semi-finalists.

11/1/06: YouthBridge Social Workshop - Friday, November 3rd, 1:00PM The YouthBridge Workshop Series continues with sessions on Finding Your Champion & Building Your Team. You will also have the opportunity to get specific training in Writing Your Executive Summary & Perfecting your Elevator Pitch. FREE to attend. A reception will follow. Visit the registration page to sign up!

10/27/06: Hatchery Info Session - Tuesday, October 31st, 4:30 PM, Simon 110 Itching to get some hands-on, real-world experience? Check out the Hatchery Course-an opportunity for your team to develop a product, social venture, commercial venture, or scientific discovery, or to work on a real plan for a local entrepreneur. In the Hatchery you will create a business plan and business model to help take an innovative idea to the next level. Come by the info session, grab some free candy, and find out more!

10/25/06: Global Management Studies (GMS) Info Session - Have you been thinking about where in the world you would like to go & what in the world you would like to study when you get there? If so, bring your destination proposals to the Spring 2007 GMS Info Session on Friday, October 27 at 3:00 PM in Simon Hall 112.

10/24/06: Keys to the Future of Your Business: Mission, Management, Marketing, and Money - The Missouri Venture Forum is offering a unique opportunity to students to attend a seminar on Wednesday, November 15, from 7:15am - 1:00pm. The cost to the public is $85, but student scholarships are available for $10. One of the featured panelists is Robert J. Skandalaris, whose generosity helped establish the Skandalaris Center. Download the brochure and read more about the program.

10/22/06: Olin Cup Competition Executive Summaries Due - The first deliverable due date for the Olin Cup is fast approaching, with Executive Summaries due by email to olincup@olin.wustl.edu by noon on Monday, October 30. Download the required cover sheet and the judge's evaluation form, and contact the Skandalaris Center with any questions.

10/22/06: Social Change IdeaBounce - The Skandalaris Center and the Community Service Office are co-hosting an IdeaBounce event on Thursday, October 26th at 5:30pm for undergraduate students to "bounce" their ideas for social change. This event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception for all. Register to attend the event and help your fellow students get their ideas off the ground!

10/10/06: Friday workshop! - October 13th, 1:00pm. The Skandalaris Center will host another in its series of workshops. This Friday's session is geared toward commercial ventures but all are welcome. The topics are "Recruiting and Keeping a Good Team" and "Legal Choices-Legal Entity and Intellectual Property." We will also offer simultaneous sessions on "Developing Your Business Model." Olin Cup Executive Summaries are due on Monday, October 30 - less than 3 weeks away! FREE to attend and a networking reception will follow the workshops. Click to register!

10/2/06: Science Frontiers - October 6, 1:00pm. Interested in science and technology? Want to learn more about current advances in Imaging? Check out Science Frontiers--a series of seminars exploring the leading edge of scientific discovery, but designed specifically for the non-scientist. This event is free for Wash U students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Register and get more info at www.sc.wustl.edu

9/27/06: SEIC Kickoff Tomorrow! - September 28th, 2006. 5:30pm. Tim Hanser, Vice President & Group Director of Community Outreach for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cardinals Care will officially kick off the second Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition with a keynote address discussing the many ways that the Cardinals help nonprofits increase social value with sustainable, innovative, socially-responsible programs. Come learn more about the competition and how you can be involved! This is a FREE event and is open to everyone. A networking reception will follow. Register here.

9/25/06: Do you want to add consulting experience to your resume? -
Become a member of a Taylor Community Consulting team. Teams spend 6 weeks addressing business issues facing area nonprofits and receive 1.5 credits. Review projects & apply online as an individual or a group. Open to upper level undergrads & MBAs. Applications due Fri, Oct 6. Teams announced Tue, Oct 10. Questions? Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu or stop by rm 100.

9/22/06: Server Updates - Saturday, 9/22 at 10 PM - At 10 PM on Saturday, 9/23, we will start applying the September security updates to our servers. If any of the servers require a reboot after the update, they will be restarted. Any systems that need to be restarted should be down for not more than 5-10 minutes, depending on the update.

The one exception will be WUBSTAFF, the faculty/staff file and print server which will be down for ~1 hour to move the data volumes to the new server.

9/14/06: IdeaBounce - September 21st, 5:30pm. IdeaBounce returns with some great new ideas from budding entrepreneurs! Come learn about some of the new, innovative, and maybe off-the-wall ideas that are coming out of the local community today! The Bouncing will be immediately followed by a FREE reception--a great chance for networking with the judges and other attendees, and to talk about the ideas you hear at the event. For more information and to register to attend, visit www.ideabounce.com

9/8/06: New Workshop! - Friday, September 15th, 1:00pm. The 2006-2007 Innovators & Entrepreneurs Workshop Series kicks off with two sessions: the first on "Developing Your Idea and Identifying Your Value Proposition" and the second on "Funding Your Business." There will also be simultaneous sessions on "Writing Your Executive Summary, and Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch"--ideal training for those participating in this year's Olin Cup competition, or for those just looking to brush up on their start-up skills! FREE to Attend for Wash U students, faculty/staff, and alumni. A networking reception will follow this event. For more info and to register, click here.

9/6/06: Olin Cup Kickoff! - September 14th, 5:30pm. May Auditorium. Come be a part of the official start to Olin Cup 2006! Learn more about the competition, hear from some successful entrepreneurs, and meet lots of people who can help you with your idea for the competition. Open to anyone and everyone--those who want to compete, and those who just want to see what Olin Cup is all about. FREE to attend. A Networking Reception will follow this event. For more info and to register, click here.

8/31/06: Hatchery/Team Formation Event - Interested in developing a new business idea? Come check out the Hatchery/Olin Cup Team Formation event on September 7th at 4pm! This event is designed to help those of you with new ideas to recruit team members, and those of you who are looking to be a part of a fun and potentially profitable project to connect up with a team. It's FREE to attend and make sure to stay for the networking reception immediately following! Register here. For more information about being a part of the Hatchery or competing in the Olin Cup, visit www.sc.wustl.edu.

8/27/06: Modem Bank Number Restored - The phone number for the modem bank has been changed back to the original number: 512-0031

8/27/06: WUBSTAFF and WUBSTUDENT Downtime Rescheduled - The planned server maintenance to move WUBSTAFF and WUBSTUDENT on Saturday night had to be postponed.

The downtime has been rescheduled for Monday night (8/28) at 10 PM, contingent on a parts shipment. During this downtime we are planning to move these systems over to new servers. They will be down for 1-2 hours.

8/25/06: Server Downtime Saturday, 8/26 - On Saturday, August 26, starting at 10 PM, we will be installing the August security patches on our servers. In most cases, servers will only be down for a few minutes while they are rebooted. The exception will be WUBSTUDENT and WUBSTAFF. During this downtime we are planning to move these systems over to new servers. They will be down for 1-2 hours.

8/25/06: Blackboard Downtime 8/25 - Blackboard will be unavailable for 1-2 hours tonight (Friday 8/25) starting at 10 PM so that we can install some patches and upgrades to bring us up to the current release level.

8/6/06: PMBA Diploma Ceremony - The Olin community is invited to attend the Professional MBA Diploma & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, September 9, 2006. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Simon Hall's May Auditorium and will include William W. Canfield, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TALX Corporation (NASDAQ: TALX) as our guest speaker. A reception will immediately follow in Simon Hall's Lopata Courtyard. If you plan to attend, please send an email to RSVP-Events@wustl.edu.

7/20/06: IdeaBounce: Tonight!! - Come check out IdeaBounce-a chance for you to hear some of the most creative, innovative, and maybe just wierd ideas out there. The event starts at 5:30pm in Simon Hall and will be immediately followed by a FREE hors d'oeuvre reception. Stop by to hear some great new ideas in the making, meet our expert judges, and enjoy some good fun and great food. This is a FREE event, open to anyone and everyone. Register here

5/16/06: WUBSTAFF DIsk Maintenance for Staff Files - Starting at 7 PM (Tuesday, May 16), the staff data volume will be taken offline for disk maintenance to correct an error. The disk repair will take a few hours and during this time staff files will be inaccessible.

Faculty and department files will not be affected by this disk maintenance.

After the disk repair completes, the server will be rebooted.

5/12/06: Summer Hours for the Computer Lab - Starting Monday, May 22:

Monday - Friday10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturdays and
Sundays		Closed
Closed on Memorial Day, and on July 3rd and 4th

Computers & printers available outside of lab hours in the Express lab and all Student lounges

5/12/06: Server Maintenance (Sunday, May 14 7 AM) - Olin servers will be updated with pending security updates and rebooted (if necessary), starting at 7 AM on Sunday, May 14. If a server needs to be rebooted it will be unavailable for ~5 minutes.

The only exception to this schedule is WUB-MAIL which will be updated tonight (Friday, 5/12) at 10 PM.

5/11/06: SEIC Winners Announced! - At the May 10th Awards Ceremony, among family, friends and supporters from the campus and community, $105,000 in awards money was presented to the winning teams of the Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition. Thank you to all those who attended, participated, and supported the first year of the SEIC. For the full story about the winning teams, please click here

5/10/06: SEIC Award Ceremony - It's not too late to register for TODAY'S Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition Award Ceremony in May Auditorium at 5pm. In addition to announcing the winners in the inaugural year of the competition, the event will feature a panel discussion on Community Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship featuring Dean Mahendra Gupta and Dean Edward Lawlor, in addition to representatives from the community. Please register and we hope to see you there!

4/25/06: Blackboard Restarted 4/25 5:30 AM - There was an error on the Blackboard server at 2:42 AM on Tuesday 4/25. The server was restarted at 5:30 AM.

4/16/06: Bluesocket Wireless Gateway Restarted - The Bluesocket wireless gateway stopped processing logons for the wireless network on Sunday, preventing users from accessing the Internet using wireless. The Bluesocket was reset manually at 9:48 PM. After the reset, wireless logons were accepted again.

4/7/06: Speaker Event featuring Dr. Al Luderer - April 11th, 5pm-6pm. Dr. Luderer, President & CEO of Light Sciences Corporation and an accomplished, nationally known life sciences entrepreneur from Seattle, Washington will give a talk at the medical school on "Running A Successful BioTech: Lessons from the CEO." This is a free event and an hors d'oeuvre and cocktail reception will follow. For more information and to register, click here

4/5/06: Taylor Community Consulting Final Presentations - The Olin community is invited to attend the Taylor Community Consulting Program final presentations on Monday, May 1 in room 103 and Thursday, May 4 in room 106 from 8:00-11:00 AM on both days. Student teams will deliver the results of their consulting work done on behalf of participating non-profit organizations. For more information, visit the Taylor Program online or contact the Center for Experiential Learning.

4/4/06: Global Management Studies (GMS) Symposium - The MBA students have returned from their trips and will share their experiences with the Olin community at the GMS Symposium on Friday, April 14 at 4:00 PM in room 113. The Russia group will present on their studies in marketing. The London/Paris group will present on their studies in finance. And the China group will present on their studies of operations and manufacturing. A reception will follow in the MBA lounge with delicious fare from the countries visited. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, contact the Center for Experiential Learning

3/27/06: SEIC Announcement of the Finalists - March 30, 5:00PM. Be among the first to hear the finalists announced for the inaugural Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition at this FREE event! Theresa Wilson, founder of The Blessing Basket Project will serve as Keynote Speaker. A networking reception will follow this event. For more information and to register to attend, click here

3/26/06: Speaker Event at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work - GWB invites the Olin community to The Many Dimensions of Disaster Management Monday, April 3 from 4-6 p.m. in Brown Lounge in Goldfarb Hall. Meet speaker Marty Evans whose distinguished career has combined both military service as a rear admiral in the US Navy and leadership of premiere organizations such as the Girl Scouts USA and the American Red Cross. There is no cost to attend. For more info contact Barbara Levin at blevin@wustl.edu.

3/23/06: Internship Event - April 4, 4:00PM. Students--looking for summer interships? This event serves to bring you in contact with some of St. Louis's best entrepreneurs & start-up companies. You will have an opportunity to hear about summer opportunities as well as network during a reception after the event. This is FREE event. Please register here

3/21/06: Diploma & Award Ceremonies on May 19! - - The Olin School of Business' commencement website for graduating students has information regarding Olin's Diploma & Award Ceremonies. See www.olin.wustl.edu/commencement/ for graduation day instructions, a schedule of events, reception information and other items of interest. For information about the all-school main commencement ceremony, please visit this website. http://commencement.wustl.edu

3/20/06: Invitation to the MBA Class of 2006 - Mike Gordinier's Personal Financial Planning Seminar is once again going to be offered to the graduating MBA class of 2006 free of charge. Registration is limited to the first 75 students who reply to Joe Fox's email announcing the series. The sessions will be held on Fridays from 2-4 p.m. starting March 24.

Sessions include Income Tax Planning, Financial Independence and Investment Modeling, Estate Planning, Understanding Benefit Packages, etc. etc. Contact Joe Fox via email with questions.

3/6/06: "Strategies for Start-Ups" Workshop - Involved in a start-up? Thinking about breaking out on your own? You're going to need a solid strategy. This Friday, March 10 at 1:00PM, the Innovators & Entrepreneurs Workshop series returns to bring you expert advice on Strategies for Start-Ups in two important areas: "Business Strategy & Developing a Plan" and "Brand Strategy & Evaluating Market Position." A networking reception will follow this event. Click here to register.

3/5/06: Spring Break Lab Hours - Lab hours for Spring Break (3/11 - 3/19) are as follows:

Saturday, March 11Closed
Sunday, March 12Closed
Monday to Friday, 13th-17th10am to 6pm
Saturday, March 18Closed
Sunday, March 19Noon to Midnight

Have a fun and safe Spring Break.

2/20/06: Student Web Developer Position Available - Interested in working as a web developer for Spring and Summer 2006? Great experience opportunity! Flexible hours around your schedule.
If you are interested, see the job description then complete the online application.

2/17/06: IdeaBounce - Join us on Thursday, 2/23 at 5:00 for IdeaBounce to hear new ideas and create opportunities to collaborate and network. Presenter have 2 minutes in front of judges and our audience full of investors, entrepreneurs, students and executives. The judges select 5 winners who receive $100 and an invitation to dinner after the event. At least 2 of the winners will be students. The event is free to all but registration is required. Please contact the Skandalaris Center with questions.

2/16/06: Tycoon and Lab Printer Availability - P-LAB-YELLOW (laptop lab) and P-LAB-RED (main lab) will be unavailable until Monday morning due to the MBA Tycoon Simulation.

2/1/06: Panel Discussion and FAC - Friday, Feb. 3 starting at 4:30 p.m. - OFC, OMA, OSCA, and NAWMBA are jointly sponsoring a panel discussion on lessons learned during the internship search. The discussion will be in Simon 113 starting at 4:30 p.m. followed by a FAC with the usual refreshments.

2/1/06: Super Advertising Bowl - February 5 at the Knight Center - Come join advertising professionals, fellow classmates, and others in the Olin community to watch the Super (Advertising) Bowl Sunday, February 5th from 3 to 9:30 in A-B Dining Hall at the Knight Center. RSVP at http://www.olin.wustl.edu/forms/orgvote/superadbowl/.

1/25/06: Entrepreneurial Panel: February 7 - How does a brand-new company turn its meager start-up money into millions? Our expert panelists from the Entrepreneurship Organization of St. Louis will let you in on the secrets of their success on Tuesday Feb. 7. This event is FREE but registration is required. Please contact the Skandalaris Center for more information!

1/21/06: Unplanned Server Outage - WUBSTUDENT became unresponsive this morning (Sat, 1/21) ~10:30 AM. The problem was traced to a fibre switch. In order to restart the switch, severs connected to that switch, such as WUB-MAIL, WUBSTAFF, and others had to be shutdown. Normal operations were restored at 1 PM.

1/20/06: Olin MBA Chinese New Year Celebration - 1/27 - Please join us Friday, January 27 from 6-9 PM for an evening of great food and traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean presentations. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Purchase tickets online at http://www.olin.wustl.edu/forms/orgvote/gcc/.

1/16/06: WUBSTUDENT Maintenance Rescheduled to Monday (1/16) at 10 PM - The maintenance scheduled for Olin servers on Sunday (1/15) was completed last night on all servers but WUBSTUDENT. In order to allow the weekend backups to proceed, WUBSTUDENT's outage has been rescheduled to Monday (1/16) at 10 PM. WUBSTUDENT will be unavailable from 10-11 PM to install January security updates as well as an upgrade to the storage quota software.

1/1/06: Blackboard Login Changes - As part of the recent Blackboard upgrades, the login process for Blackboard has changed. Your username can now be entered by itself. Adding "OLIN\" before the username is no longer required.

12/29/05: Blackboard maintenance - Blackboard will be unavailable on Friday, December 30 starting at 8 AM. This downtime is needed to upgrade the server operating system and Blackboard software. The Blackboard site should be available again before the end of the day.

12/21/05: Server Maintenance - Olin servers will be updated with the December updates and an updated version of Symantec AntiVirus and rebooted, starting at 9 PM on Thursday, December 22. Each server will be unavailable for ~10-15 minutes. All servers should be updated by 11 PM.

12/19/05: Holiday Lab Hours - Winter Holiday computer lab hours are:
Mon 12/19 -- lab closes at 9pm
Tue 12/20 -- 8am-8pm
Wed 12/21 -- 9am-7pm
Thur 12/22 -- 9am-5pm
Fri 12/23 to Sun 1/8/06 -- CLOSED
Tue 1/9 - 1/13 -- 10am-6pm
Sat 1/14 to Mon 1/16 -- CLOSED
Tue 1/17 -- Regular Hours resume
Computers and printers are available outside of lab hours in the Student Lounges and in the Express Lab on the main floor

12/15/05: Olin School-Wide Calendar Launched! - The new school-wide calendar is a cumulative display of events from Olin departments and clubs with detailed info at the dept/club level. Synchronize with Outlook For qualifying events, import the event into your Outlook calendar.
IMPORTANT! Please note that adding an event to Outlook Does Not register you for the event. Follow the link to the dept/club level to register.
Links to the calendar are shown on the quick link column of the Links & Announcements page, in the home page footer, and at other locations throughout the Olin site.
Go to the CALENDAR

12/5/05: Accounts for May 2005 Graduates Deleted - Accounts for May 2005 graduates were deleted on Friday, December 2, per the previously announced schedule. If your account was deleted and you have not yet provided a new address for mail forwarding to Alumni & Development, be sure to do so. See Computing Info for Graduating Students for more details.

If you didn't save copies of files or mail before your account was deleted, send a note to Help Desk and let us know what you need.

12/1/05: TODAY! Olin Cup Awards Ceremony - Please plan to join us in May Auditorium at 5PM for the 2005 Awards Ceremony, including the announcement of winners. The keynote speaker will be Robert J. Skandalaris, Chairman and Founder, Noble International. Bob serves as the Chair of the national Entrepreneurship Council formed by the Chancellor to advise and counsel the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Bob will speak about his success as an entrepreneur, his experiences developing multiple successful companies and the role of the entrepreneur in the global economy.

11/22/05: MBA Joint Degrees Info Event November 29th at 6:30 p.m. - The Washington University Joint Degree Society (JDS) is sponsoring an informational event in Simon's Hall of Flags on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Representatives from WU's graduate schools (both hilltop and medical campuses) will have tables with materials and be available to answer questions. Find out how you can get two WU degrees for less time (and money) than both would take individually.

11/21/05: Computer Lab Hours: Thanksgiving Holiday - Thanksgiving computer lab hours are:
     Tue 11/22 -- 8am-10pm
     Wed 11/23 -- 9am-6pm
     Thur to Sat -- Closed
     Sun 11/27 -- 12pm-12am
Computers and printers are available outside of lab hours in the Student Lounges and in the Express Lab on the main floor

11/11/05: GMS Info Session this Monday at 4:00 p.m. -
The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) is hosting an information session for the Spring 2006 Global Management Studies (GMS) courses this Monday, November 14 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM in May Auditorium. Course overviews will be presented for upcoming GMS trips to Eastern Europe/Germany to study marketing; London/Paris to study finance; and China to study operations/manufacturing. Questions? Contact the CEL at 935-4512 or cel@olin.wustl.edu.

11/11/05: Taylor Final Presentations - December 9th -
The Olin Community is invited to attend the Taylor Community Consulting Program (TCCP) final presentations on Friday, December 9th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Simon Hall room 106. Ten teams of Olin students will deliver the results of work completed on 6-week consulting projects which addressed various business issues identified by area non-profits participating in TCCP this semester. For more information visit TCCP on the Center for Experiential Learning website or call 935-4512.

11/2/05: Stock Market Trading Game - 4:00 p.m. 11/9 in May Auditorium - "Remember, when people hear about all the money traders make, for every one guy that's made a fortune I guarantee you that there are five guys that are driving cabs." The stock market trading game is a fascinating simulation of the high-speed, high-powered trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. You do not need a background in either trading or the stock market to participate.
Anyone who is interested in Finance, who wants to learn about the stock market, or just wants to have fun and win some $$$, please join us in May Auditorium on November 9th from 4 to 6 p.m.
Any MBA, PMBA, or BSBA can participate as long as you have a team of four. Please send the names of your team members by 5 p.m. Monday to Akhilesh, Jeremy, or Narut.

11/2/05: Wireless Gateway Update - The wireless gateway has been experiencing slow response times which may have prevented some users from logging on. We installed a patch from the vendor this morning which should correct the problem.

10/28/05: Diwali - November 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Simon Hall - Please join the members of the Olin India Club as we celebrate Diwali.
Diwali is supposed to be a corruption of the word Deepavali, the literal meaning of which in Sanskrit is "a row of lamps." The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. Filling little clay lamps with oil and lighting them in rows all over the house is a tradition in most regions of India. The lights signify a welcome to prosperity in the form of Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth and prosperity), and the fireworks are supposed to scare away evil spirits.
Whatever may be the legends behind the celebrations of Deepavali, all people exchange sweets, wear new clothes and buy jewellery at this festive time.
See you on the 11th. Questions? Contact Jitu or Sam.

10/27/05: IdeaBounce tonight! - Please join us tonight at 5:00pm for our next IdeaBounce, an opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to present ideas to the community and create new opportunities for collaboration and networking. Each presenter has two minutes in front of a panel of judges and an audience full of investors, entrepreneurs, students, executives and faculty. The judges will select five winners - at least two of which will be students. The event starts with registration at 5:00pm and concludes with a networking reception immediately following. Please register by 2:00 today so we can have a nametag for you, and contact the Skandalaris Center with any questions.

10/11/05: Innovators and Entrepreneurs Workshop Program - On Friday, October 21, the Skandalaris Center at Washington University, in partnership with the YouthBridge Association, will host a half-day workshop series for social innovators and entrepreneurs in the St. Louis community. The workshops are offered in conjunction with the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition to help participants increase their chances of success. Workshop topics to be covered include:
  • What are the Keys to a Successful Social Enterprise?
  • Is Your Idea for a New Social Venture Feasible?
The event starts with registration at 12:30 p.m in Simon Hall and concludes with a networking reception immediately following the workshops at 4:30. This event is free to students but registration is required. Please contact the Skandalaris Center with any questions.

9/14/05: Speaker to Discuss MS Research through Collaboration - Please join us on Wednesday, September 21st when the Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) will host Scott Johnson as he discusses "Accelerating Research through Collaboration: Overcoming Barriers to Finding a Cure for Multiple Sclerosis." Scott is the President & Founder of the Myelin Repair Foundation whose mission is to "rapidly accelerate the discovery of myelin repair treatments to improve the lives of people suffering from MS." Scott brings over 20 years of experience in business, including President and CEO of three startups. This event was facilitated by a team of Olin students who participated in a Practicum project to develop a business plan which provides incentives and awareness to increase the urgency and research to find a cure for MS. The event includes a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. with the speaker presentation at 8:15 a.m. Q&A and networking will follow until 10:00 a.m. The event is open to the Washington University community and local researchers. There is no cost to attend. Registration is required and limited seating is available. For more information and to register to attend, please visit the CEL website at http://www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/event/.
Location: Knight Center, Room 200

9/12/05: IdeaBounce - Please join us on Thursday, September 15 at 5:00pm for our next IdeaBounce, an opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to present ideas to the community and create new opportunities for collaboration and networking. Each presenter has two minutes in front of a panel of judges and an audience full of investors, entrepreneurs, students, executives and faculty. The judges will select five winners - each receiving $100 and an invitation to dinner with the judges after the event. At least two of the winners will be students. The event starts with registration at 5:00pm and concludes with a networking reception immediately following. This event is free to all but registration is required . Please contact the Skandalaris Centerwith any questions.

9/2/05: Holiday Lab Hours - Labor Day weekend computer lab hours are:

Sat 9/3 -- 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Sun 9/4 -- 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Mon 9/5 -- Closed
     Computers and printers are available outside of lab hours in the Student Lounges and in the Express Lab on the main floor

8/29/05: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition - Please join us on Thursday, September 8 at 5:00pm for the launch of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. The event will feature a Conversation with Joe Edwards, Owner and Developer of Blueberry Hill, The Tivoli and The Pageant, visionary entrepreneur, and creative and passionate innovator whose work serves as a model for neighborhood stabilization and urban revitalization. His latest role is as president of the nonprofit Loop Trolley Company, whose mission is to restore trolley service between the Loop and the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The event starts with registration at 5:00pm and concludes with a networking reception immediately following. This event is free to all but registration is required. Please contact the Skandalaris Center with any questions at sces@wustl.edu.

8/28/05: 2005 Welcome Barbecue - Please plan to attend Olin's Eleventh Annual Welcoming Barbecue for all new and returning BSBA, MBA, PMBA, EMBA and PhD students on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Lopata Courtyard and Kiefer Foyer in Simon Hall. Featuring live music and good food!

8/25/05: Blackboard FAQs Page Now Available! - The most frequently asked questions by students, faculty and staff have now been addressed on this FAQs page. If you have any Blackboard questions please look at this page to see the answers. Blackboard FAQ

8/19/05: Innovators and Entrepreneurs Workshop Program: - On Friday, August 26, the Skandalaris Center at Washington University, in partnership with the Missouri Venture Forum, will host a half-day workshop series for innovators and entrepreneurs in the St. Louis community. The workshops will review the issues and process of team development and communication strategy through different phases of new venture formation. From concept to growth the workshops will cover a range of topics to help entrepreneurs increase their chances of success. The event starts with registration at 12:30 p.m in Simon Hall and concludes with a networking reception immediately following the workshops at 4:30. This event is free to students but registration is required . Please contact the Skandalaris Center with any questions.

8/12/05: Computing Links for New Students - If you need help setting up your laptop for use at Olin, you can find instructions to do so online. Please visit Using a Laptop at Olin for instructions.

8/12/05: System Maintenance: Saturday 8/13 10 PM - Servers will be updated with the August patches and rebooted, starting at 10 PM on Saturday, August 13. Each server will be unavailable for ~10-15 minutes. All servers should be updated by midnight.

7/27/05: Schedule Change!: WUB-SQL Downtime, 7/28/2005 10 PM - The WUB-SQL downtime has been pushed back to Thursday 7/28 at 10 PM.

WUB-SQL, one of our database servers will be down for a short while this evening while we move the data to a new server. The downtime will start ~10 PM, and should last less than an hour.

While this server is down, those systems that store data in the databases there will be unavailable. These systems include ePas, BAS, GoldMine, and portions of the Olin web site.

7/18/05: Blackboard Downtime, Tuesday July 19, 6:30 AM - Blackboard will be unavailable for ~30 minutes starting at 6:30 AM on Tuesday morning, July 19. The downtime is needed to update the firmware on a fibre switch so that we can complete the installation of our new storage area network hardware.

6/3/05: BCTIM Sponsors 2nd Mini-Conference: Integrated Risk Mgmnt in Operations & Global Supply Chain Mgmnt - June 10th & 11th, 2005 - The second Mini-conference on Integrated Risk Management in Operations and Global Supply Chain Management sponsored by the Boeing Center on Technology, Information and Manufacturing (BCTIM) will take place at Charles F. Knight Center, room 200 on June 10th and 11th, 2005. For more information, see the BCTIM calendar.

5/26/05: CRES Sponsors Conference on Industrial Organization - June 9th & 10th, 2005 Through the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy (CRES), Olin will host a conference on Industrial Organization. For more information, click on the following link: www.olin.wustl.edu/cres/research/conferences.cfm.
Location: Simon Hall 241

5/9/05: Summer Hours: Computer Lab - Starting Friday May 13th, the lab will be open as follows:.

Monday - Thursday10:00am - 6:00pm
Fridays10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturdays and
Sundays		Closed

Computers & printers available outside of lab hours in the following locations:
- Main Level -- Express lab, Student lounges

Have a fun and safe summer!

5/2/05: Mahendra Gupta named Olin Dean -
Members of the Olin Community,
I am pleased to inform you that Dr. Mahendra Gupta will succeed Stuart Greenbaum as the next Dean of the John M. Olin School of Business effective July 1, 2005. I extend special thanks to Stuart for developing a talented individual from within the School to succeed to the position of Dean.
Best regards,
Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.
Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry
Washington University in St. Louis
>> Read more.

4/28/05: Pings from Outside Olin Network have been Disabled - We have disabled the ability for people from outside the Olin network to ping our network devices. This change was made in response to multiple attempts in the last few days to mount a denial of service attack against our network.

4/25/05: The Quality Schools Program Final Presentations - The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) invites you to the Quality Schools (QS) final presentations on Thursday, April 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Simon Hall, Room 120. Student teams will present the results of their QS projects to participating schools and the Olin community. This is an excellent opportunity to see how students in the Program apply business school skills in a consulting environment within the St. Louis Public Schools system. For more information on the Program, visit the CEL website at http://www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/community/consulting.cfm

3/29/05: Diploma & Award Ceremonies - The Olin School of Business has a new website for graduating students with information regarding Olin's Diploma & Award Ceremonies. See www.olin.wustl.edu/commencement/ for graduation day instructions, a schedule of events, reception information and other items of interest.

3/24/05: CRES Sponsors Conference on Foundations in Business Strategy -
May 13 & 14, 2005 Through the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy (CRES), Olin will host a conference on Foundations of Business Strategy. Strategy has evolved to the point at which the more formal analytical methods and scientific methodologies that have proven so successful in other applied areas can and should be exploited to a much greater extent. Several recent Strategy publications and working papers provide suggestive evidence in favor of this view. These new papers use formal methods to explore foundational Strategy issues, such as the determinants of performance differences between firms; e.g., what these determinants are, how they operate, how performance should be measured, the extent to which such differences persist, and how various factors serve to increase or limit performance heterogeneity. In so doing, they succeed in delivering unambiguous definitions and clear logic, and, as a result, overcome some of the key obstacles hindering applications and empirical work. In our judgment, there is much more to be gained by pursuing this line of work.

Location: Knight Center

3/23/05: Global Management Studies (GMS) Symposium - Friday, April 1 at 4:00 - The students have returned from their Spring 2005 GMS fieldtrips and will share their experiences with the Olin community at the GMS Symposium on Friday, April 1 at 4:00 PM in room 112. The Chile and Peru group will present on their studies of economic development, business climate and culture, and NAFTA/FTAA. The China group will present on their studies of the floating the currency, banking industry, non-performing loans, and bank consolidation. And the Greece and Turkey group will present on their studies of European integration, business climate and culture, and economic development. A reception will follow in the MBA lounge with delicious fare from the countries visited. Everyone is invited to attend. Contact the Center for Experiential Learning at cel@wustl.edu with questions.

3/3/05: Spring Break Hours -

Saturday, March 5Noon to 5pm
Sunday, March 6Closed
Monday to Friday, 7th-11th10am to 6pm
Saturday, March 12Noon to 5pm
Sunday, March 13Regular Hours
2/23/05: Unplanned Network Outage in Library & Doctoral Suites - A UPS in the network closet feeding the library and doctoral suites shutdown due to a bad battery, causing an unplanned network outage in those areas from 7:51 PM until 9:10 PM.

2/22/05: Deadline Friday, February 25th - Register for a Taylor Community Consulting Team! - The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) is taking student applications for Taylor Community Consulting Program (TCCP) projects for Mini B. The nine non-profit organizations who have applied to the program are hoping to each receive 6-weeks of consulting from a team of Olin students. As part of a TCCP team, students achieve real experience consulting for an external client and learn more about the art of consulting and client management. TCCP is open to all MBA students and BSBA juniors and seniors. Visit the CEL website at www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/forms/apply/ to view the list of TCCP projects and to register to participate. Contact the CEL at cel@olin.wustl.edu with questions.

2/14/05: Olin Cup Competition 2005 - Expanded opportunities for students in the 2005 Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition: As announced at the Kickoff on February 10, this year's Olin Cup will have expanded opportunities for student involvement. First, we will have a new student-team prize category which will award a $5,000 cash prize to the winning team. Secondly, in conjunction with the Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Club, we will have opportunities for student teams to review finalist business plans at the same time as, but in a separate process from, our Olin Cup judges from the community. The students who come closest to the judges' evaluations will receive a $500 team prize AND be invited to participate as judges in the 2006 Competition. Contact olincup@olin.wustl.edu with any questions.

2/11/05: System Downtime: Saturday 2/12 @ 10 PM - Starting at 10 PM on Saturday, February 12, we will be installing the February security updates on our servers. Each server will be rebooted after the updates are complete. If you encounter any problems accessing system resources (Mail, Blackboard, etc.) after 10 PM on Saturday, please wait 15-20 minutes and try again.

1/31/05: Olin Cup Entrepreneur Competition - Kickoff on Thursday, February 10, 4:00 p.m. - Please join us for the 2005 Competition Kickoff in May Auditorium. The event will begin with registration and networking at 4:00, followed by the keynote and a reception. The keynote will be delivered by William Peck, M.D., who will share some of his ideas about the future of St. Louis and the growth of innovation and the entrepreneurial economy. Dr. Peck, former Dean of the Washington University School of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, is the Alan A and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of Washington University's Center for Health Policy. In January 2005 he was elected Chairman of the Technology Gateway Council - a regional economic development organization advancing the region's technology-based economy. For additional information and to register, visit www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/olinCup/events.cfm.

1/25/05: P-LAB-YELLOW Back in Service - P-LAB-YELLOW, the B&W printer in the Laptop Lab, is available for printing.

12/15/04: Attention Student Employees - There is a misprint on the timesheet concerning this upcoming paydate. For the payroll period 12-5-04 to 12-18-04, the paydate will be December 23, not December 24 due to the holiday break.

12/9/04: Winter Break Lab Hours -
Starting Monday the 13th:
Monday 13th - Thursday 16th8:00am - Midnight
Friday, 17th8:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday, 18th10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday, 19thnoon - 9:00pm
Monday, 20th10:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday, 21st10:00am - 5:00pm
Dec. 22nd - Jan. 2ndClosed for the holidays

Hours for January 3rd to January 14th:
Saturdays and SundaysClosed
Monday - Friday10:00am - 6:00pm
Monday, 17thClosed for Martin Luther King

Tuesday 18th will start regular hours:
Sundays10:00am - Midnight
Monday - Thursday8:00am - Midnight
Fridays8:00am - 9:00pm
Saturdays10:00am - 9:00pm
11/30/04: Committee Searches for Next Dean - The Advisory Committee for the Appointment of the Dean has undertaken the process of identifying a successor for Dean Stuart Greenbaum, who will end his decade of service on June 30, 2005.
Follow the committee’s progress at www.olin.wustl.edu/about/deansearch.cfm.

11/19/04: Olin Lab Thanksgiving Hours -
Wed., November 24th Open from 10am to 5pm
Thur., November 25th Closed
Fri., November 26th Closed
Sat., November 27th Closed
Sun., November 28th Open from Noon to Midnight
Computer workstations and Printers are available outside of lab hours on the Main Floor near Olin Café and on the lower level in the laptop lab.

Have a great Thanksgiving!!


11/17/04: Olin Cup Award Winners To Be Announced Thursday, December 2 -
Event will begin with a networking reception at 4pm, followed by the finalists' elevator pitches, a keynote, and the announcement of winners, followed by a reception. The keynote will be delivered by Kevin Haar, who played a key role in building Rational Software from its roots as an obscure start-up into an industry leader with 98 of the Fortune 100 among its customers. Kevin spent 17 years at Rational, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations—holding responsibility for global sales, support, and services—through the company’s $2.1 billion acquisition by IBM. In October, 2004, Kevin was appointed CEO at Tsunami Research. The topic of his keynote will be "Building a Billion-Dollar Company...Again?" For additional information and to register, visit www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/olinCup/events.cfm.

11/2/04: Lab and MBA Lounge Printer Upgrades -

P-LAB-SILVER is a brand new LaserJet 4350 (55 ppm, duplex)

P-LAB-BLUE has been upgraded to a LaserJet 9000 (former Silver)

P-LAB-MBA (MBA Lounge) has been upgraded to a LaserJet 5Si (former Blue)

P-LAB-GREEN is no longer available

For more info about student printing see the Printing Resources page.

10/29/04: Mail Downtime 10/30 at 10 PM - The mail server will be down for 1-2 hours starting at 10 PM on Saturday, October 30. This downtime is needed to do maintenance on the server to address the mail problem that occurred Wednesday night.

10/18/04: Olin Cup Finalists To Be Announced Friday, October 29th - Event will feature a networking reception at 5pm, followed by the announcement of finalists at 6pm, and a keynote by Michael G. Douglas, Ph.D. from the Office of Technology Management at Washington University. His topic will be "Connecting University Technologies to Start-up Ventures." For additional information and to register, visit http://www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/olinCup/events.cfm.

10/4/04: Special Lab Hours for the Debate - Due to the Presidential Debate, the computer lab will close at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 8th

9/5/04: Regular Lab Hours Begin 9/7 -
M-Thu8am - Midnight
Friday8am - 9pm
Sat.10am - 9pm
Sun.10am - Midnight
9/1/04: Lab Hours for Labor Day Weekend -
9/1 Wed.9am - 10pm
9/2 Thu.9:00am - 10pm
9/3 Fri.9am - 6pm
9/4 Sat.10am - 6pm
9/5 Sun.Closed
9/6 Mon.Closed

Regular hours resume on Tuesday, 9/7.

8/19/04: Important Info for Students with Laptops - If you plan to use your laptop on the Olin network in Simon Hall or the Knight Center, make sure you review the information on the Using a Laptop at Olin page.

8/18/04: Welcome Barbecue - Please plan to attend Olin's Tenth Annual Welcoming Barbecue for all new and returning BSBA, MBA, PMBA, EMBA and PhD students on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Lopata Courtyard and Kiefer Foyer in Simon Hall. Featuring live music by "Diversified Portfolio" featuring Olin's own Prof. Phil Dybvig.

8/17/04: Attention Prometheus Users - We are discontinuing the use of Prometheus. Most student accounts have been eliminated already. Remaining accounts will be eliminated soon. In place of Prometheus and in lieu of Telesis, we will use Blackboard for Olin courses.
If you have any questions please email blackboardhelp@olin.wustl.edu.

8/9/04: New Mail Server - All mailboxes were moved to the new mail server (WUB-MAIL) over the weekend. We will keep WUBMAIL up and running for a few more days to give people enough time to have their profiles automatically update.

If you have a question about Outlook 2003, check out the Outlook 2003 FAQ before you contact Help Desk.

8/7/04: Move to New Mail Server - Mailboxes will be moved from the old mail server (WUBMAIL) to the new server (WUB-MAIL). The replacement of the mail server is part of our summer upgrades. Access to your mailbox may be affected by the move. Please see the Email migration page for more info.

Update @ 3:18 PM: Student mailboxes starting with A-G have been moved to the new server. Mailboxes starting with H-K are being moved now.

Update @ 5:21 PM: Student mailboxes starting with A-L and N-O have been moved to the new server. Mailboxes starting with M and P are being moved now.

Update @ 7:15 PM: Student mailboxes starting with A-R have been moved to the new server. Mailboxes starting with S and T are being moved now.

Update @ 11:40 PM: Student mailboxes have been moved to the new server. Faculty mailboxes are being moved now.

Update @ 8/8 4:10 PM: All faculty and student mailboxes have been moved to the new server. Staff mailboxes are being moved now.

7/23/04: Prometheus/Blackboard Downtime - Both Prometheus and Blackboard will be unavailable on Monday, July 26th due to server switching. You may notice that service is up and down throughout the day. Please do not use your account on either service until this process has been successfully completed and a notice appears here indicating the process has ended.
If you have questions regarding this process please send them to brandenburg@wustl.edu

7/14/04: Outlook Web Access Up - Outlook Web Access is now online (4:03 PM). We appreciate your patience while we sorted out the problem.

5/11/04: Summer Computer Lab Hours -
Monday – Friday10:00am – 6:00pm
Saturdays 12:00pm – 5:00pm
SundaysClosed
Computers and Printers are available outside of open lab hours at the following locations: Express Lab, Student Lounges, Lower Laptop Lab

Please note that the lab will be closed for planned upgrades. Closure notices will be posted on Olin Links.

5/10/04: New SPAM Filtering Option - Any mail that is tagged as SPAM on the mail gateway can be automatically routed to a Junk E-mail folder in your mailbox. To enable this feature, see How to Filter SPAM for instructions and an interactive demonstration.

5/6/04: Graduating Students: Important Post-Olin Computing Info - If you are graduating this month, be sure to review Computing Information for Graduates for more info about email forwarding, account deletions, etc.

4/29/04: Commencement and Olin School Diploma & Awards Ceremony -
Friday May 21, 2004

The All-University Commencement Ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Brookings Quadrangle, rain or shine. For more information, visit http://commencement.wustl.edu

Olin School Ceremonies will be held in the Athletic Complex Field House, followed by a reception for graduates and their guests at Simon Hall.
   - BSBA & MSBA ceremony -- 11:30 a.m.
   - MBA, PMBA & PhD Ceremony -- 3:00 p.m.
For more information, visit www.olin.wustl.edu/commencement/

4/27/04: MBA Disorientation -- Save the Dates! - "DISORIENTATION" is a series of fun activities for 1st and 2nd year MBA students, faculty, staff and families between exams and graduation. Save these dates (additional details forthcoming)! . . . And don't forget about Olin Follies (Friday, May 14th.)
    Wednesday, May 12th
  • PRE-GAME WAC (Wednesday Afternoon Club)
  • CARDINALS BASEBALL GAME - Cards vs. Braves
  • 6:10 pm game time
    Tuesday, May 18th [NEW DATE!!]
  • Social gathering at SCHLAFLY BREWPUB - THE TAP ROOM
  • 7:30 pm -
  • 2100 Locust Street (at 21st)
  • Free!
    Monday, May 17th
  • GOLF SCRAMBLE
  • Eagle Springs Golf Course
  • 8:00 shotgun start
  • Including beverages on the course and lunch afterwards
4/20/04: 2004 Graduation Celebration - 2004 graduating Olin students, don't miss the Olin Graduation Celebration.
Saturday, May 1, 2004
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center, 3rd floor
E-mail RSVP-events@wustl.edu by April 26th if you plan to attend.

3/15/04: Mail relay restricted - To prevent Spam from bypassing our mail gateway, the mail server will only allow authenticated users to relay mail. All mail coming from outside the Olin network has always had this restriction. This change merely removes the exception we made for selected users on the Olin network in Simon Hall and the Knight Center. For more info, see SMTP Authentication.

3/15/04: Spam Filtering Modified - The Spam filtering system has been modified. When an incoming message is flagged as Spam, the message is now replaced with a warning that the original message may be Spam and a report detailing why it was tagged as Spam. The original message is attached to this warning, giving the recipient the option of reading the original note if desired.

2/10/04: Critical Windows Update Available - Microsoft has released a critical update for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. If you are using one of these operating systems and have your system set to automatically update, you should see a prompt in your system tray to install critical updates. You can also go directly to Windows Update and install the updates from there. Make sure you update your system(s) as soon as possible.

2/6/04: New MyDoom Removal Tool - Microsoft has released a MyDoom removal tool that will remove both MyDoom.A and MyDoom.B. If you have been infected by MyDoom.B, it will also repair the changes made which prevent you from accessing antivirus and Microsoft update web sites. If you think your computer might be infected by MyDoom, download and run this program. Important: This program will remove the worm, but it will not prevent you from being infected again. Make sure you have antivirus software with a current subscription!

2/4/04: System Downtime Saturday 2/7 - Starting at 10 PM on Saturday, February 7, all Olin servers will be restarted in order to apply the latest security patches. There may be brief periods during this time when certain services are unavailable, such as mail, web, modem bank, etc., as the server which provides that service is restarted. All restarts should be complete by midnight.

2/4/04: Lab Color Printer back online - The new color printer for the lab is now available. The printer that was in the lab will be moved to the Laptop Lab once it is repaired. We're told the parts for which we have been waiting should be in soon. We appreciate your patience.

1/27/04: Novarg/MyDoom Disinfector Available - Sophos has made available a free disinfector for the Novarg/MyDoom worm. If you believe your system has been infected, download and run the disinfector.

Symantec has also made a disinfector available for download.

1/27/04: Novarg/MyDoom Worm information - Make sure you update your antivirus software to the latest signatures so your PC can detect the Novarg/MyDoom worm. The Olin mail system was updated yesterday to detect the virus and is deleting these messages as they arrive.

You can find links to antivirus update sites an the AntiVirus Updates page.

1/27/04: Network Bridging must be disabled on laptops - We have had ongoing problems on the student network this year due to some mis-configured laptops. We've determined that the problem occurs when network bridging is enabled on laptops with active wired and wireless connections.

Network bridging must be disabled on all systems connected to the Olin network. More information is available.

1/2/04: Self-service File Recovery for Students - Students now have the ability to recover deleted and older versions of files and folders stored on WUBSTUDENT. The upgrade of WUBSTUDENT to Windows Server 2003 yesterday makes this possible using what are called "Shadow Copies". More information is available online, including instructions how to use this new feature.

1/2/04: Mail Server and OWA 2003 Upgrade - The mail server is now running Exchange 2003 which adds a number of behind-the-scenes improvements. The visible portion of the upgrade for users is the change to Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003. This new version includes many new features including improved security, an easier-to-use interface, rules, etc. For more information about OWA, see the OWA Page.

12/22/03: Firewall is in and VPN Client is Available - The firewall was installed Saturday morning and is working normally. If you have any questions about the firewall, please see the Firewall page.

Now the news most of you have been waiting to hear... the VPN is up and running! You can go to the VPN Client page to download the Cisco VPN Client to your computer for use when you are away from the Olin network. The VPN client will allow you to use Outlook again as well as map drives to your network shares.

12/17/03: Economics & Research Center (CRES) - NEW - seminars are now online. See our calendar at www.olin.wustl.edu/cres/research/seminars.cfm

12/12/03: Winter Break Lab Hours -

Happy Holidays!

The Olin Computer Lab hours for winter break are as follows:

Dec. 15th - 18th8:00am - 11:00pm
Dec. 19th8:00am - 5:00pm
Dec. 20th - Jan. 6thClosed (Except for MBA ICE Week)
Jan. 7th - 9th11:00am - 5:00pm
Jan. 10th - 11thClosed
Jan. 12th - 16th11:00am - 5:00pm
Jan. 17th - 19thClosed
Jan. 20thStart of classes for BSBA, MBA and PMBA (Regular Hours)

Computers & Printers are available throughout Simon Hall when the lab is closed.

If you need to use the lab during outside of holidays hours please e-mail Earl Banez.
11/21/03: FileWay available for remote file access - FileWay provides access to your network files from any machine with Internet Explorer. Staff and faculty have access now, and student access will be provided during Winter Break. For more info, see the FileWay page.

11/17/03: Lab Hours over Thanksgiving Break - Happy Thanksgiving!
The hours for the Simon Hall Computer Lab for Thanksgiving break are:
 Tuesday8:00am - 10pm
 Wednesday9:00am - 5pm
 ThursdayClosed
 FridayClosed
 Saturday12:00pm - 5pm
 Sunday12:00pm - 12:00am
Computers and printers are available throughout the building outside of lab hours. Locations are as follows:
 Express Lab -- Main Level
 Student lounges -- Main Level
 Laptop Lab -- Lower Level
Have a fun and safe holiday weekend!


10/7/03: New Password Policy - To ensure that all users have secure passwords, a new password policy is in effect. Specific details on password requirements can be found on the Passwords page.

9/22/03: Self-service File Recovery for Faculty and Staff - Staff and faculty now have the ability to recover older versions of files and folders stored on WUBSTAFF. The upgrade of WUBSTAFF to Windows Server 2003 over the summer makes this possible using what are called "Shadow Copies". More information is available online, including instructions how to use this new feature. We expect this feature to be available on WUBSTUDENT during winter break.

9/19/03: W32.Swen.A@mm virus upgraded to category 3 - Symantec has upgraded the W32.Swen.A@mm virus to category 3 due to its rapid spread yesterday and overnight. Swen is a mass mailing worm, spreading itself using its own mail engine. It also uses file-sharing networks such as KaZaA and IRC to spread itself.

Swen exploits a bug in Internet Explorer that is over two years old! Please make sure that you have installed all Critical Updates for your system by going to Windows Update.

Detailed information about Swen is available at: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

9/10/03: New critical updates for Windows and Office - Microsoft has released new critical updates for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. If you are using one of these operating systems and have your system set to automatically update, you should see a prompt in your system tray to install critical updates. You can also go directly to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install the updates from there.

Updates were also released for Microsoft Office. View available updates for your system by going to http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/ and clicking "Check for Updates." Your system will be scanned, and you will be able to install any updates you are missing. Note that the Office Update site only supports Office 2000, XP, and 2003.

8/31/03: Mail Maintenance Complete - Student mailboxes were unavailable Saturday night/Sunday morning until approximately 1 PM for database defragmentation. The mail database for these mailboxes was reduced approximately 45 GB. The next database defragmentation will occur in December as part of the upgrade to Exchange 2003.

8/26/03: New Design for Links Page - As you can tell from the page you see as you read this -- we have a new look for our Links and Announcements page.

All links are still available, they've just been reorganized. The utilization of "drop down" boxes for related links is the most obvious organizational change -- look around to see what's there.

For questions or comments, please contact Dannette Hutton at hutton@olin.wustl.edu

If you wish, the OLD Links and Announcements page can be accessed but will NOT be updated. Add "linksOriginal.cfm" to the end of the URL above (sans the quotes).

8/21/03: Worm Summary & Sobig.F Upgraded to Category 4 - Symantec has upgraded the Sobig.F worm to category 4 (severe). Over the last couple days, we've seen ~7,000 messages per day (25% of the total) rejected at the mail server because of the Sobig.F virus.

Virus summaries and removal tools are available for W32.Blaster.Worm, W32.Welchia.Worm, and W32.Sobig.F@mm.

8/20/03: New Security Updates for Windows - Microsoft released new security updates for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 today. Make sure you visit the Windows Update site to install these patches on all of your systems.

If you have automatic updates enabled on your system, you should be prompted by an update notification in your system tray (looks like a little globe with a Windows logo).

8/20/03: Update on ISPs Blocking Ports - Restech (provider of network ports in on-campus and off-campus university housing) started blocking port 135 yesterday. So if you live in university housing, you won't be able to use Outlook directly. I've talked to NTS, and they're going to see if they get them to open those ports up for university systems. Until then, you will need to use Outlook Web Access.

8/19/03: New Worms and Virus signatures - Symantec has identified a new worm, W32.Welchia.Worm, rated as a category 4 (severe threat). This worm is detected starting with the 8/18 signatures released yesterday and announced in a previous message. This worm uses the same DCOM RPC vulnerability that the Blaster worm uses, so make sure you update your machine if you haven't done so already. See Symantec's bulletin for more info.

Latest virus signatures for Symantec/Norton AntiVirus are 8/19 (released today) and are available for download using Live Update in your software.

8/15/03: Mail outage for maintenance, Saturday, 8/16 - There will be a multi-hour mail outage starting Saturday (August 16) at 10 PM, so that we can compact the mail database. This is maintenance we schedule twice a year to recover empty space in the mail system and reduce the size of the mail database. While the system is down, you will not be able to access your mailbox. Incoming mail will be queued at the mail gateway and held until the system is online again. The mail system should be available again, sometime Sunday morning. We appreciate your patience during this maintenance.

8/15/03: Blaster Worm Updates and AntiVirus mailing list - Visit the Blaster Worm page for the latest information on the worm and how to clean and protect your machine. Information is also available about port blocking by ISPs to control the worm, which has the side effect of preventing you from mapping drives and using Outlook to connect to Exchange.

Subscribe to the AntiVirus Updates mailing list for updates about new viruses and the availability of new virus signatures for Symantec and Norton AntiVirus.

8/8/03: Update on Lab Renovations - Although we had hoped the computer lab would reopen by the end of July, the lab remains closed. We hope to have a new reopening date in the near future. Check this page for the latest information. In the meantime, please use the PCs in the student lounges and express lab. The older IBM PCs in these locations are being replaced with new Dell systems. All systems should be in place next week.

6/20/03: Computer Lab Closing for Renovations - UPDATE! The Art and Marge McWilliams Computing Center (Simon Hall computer lab) will be closed starting June 26 for major renovations including carpet and furniture. The lab should reopen in mid or late July, but we do not yet have a firm date. We will post updated information as it becomes available. The laptop lab is also undergoing renovations and will be unavailable until mid or late July as well. We appreciate your patience as we improve these resources.

5/9/03: Information for graduating students - Account deletion schedules have been modified. Make sure you check out the Graduating Students page to find out what happens to your account after graduation.

5/5/03: 2003 Summer Computing Lab Hours - Summer lab hours begin Friday, May 9:

Monday-Thursday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday Closed


Computers & Printers are located throughout Simon Hall when the lab is closed:
  • Main Level Student Lounges
  • Northwest lower level
  • Library
Have a fun and safe summer. See you in August.

5/1/03: Network Outage Friday, May 2 at 6:45 AM - There will be a brief network outage at 6:45 AM on Friday, May 2. The outage is required to replace a bad blade in the core network switch.

2/28/03: Spring Break Lab Hours - Lab hours will be as follows:
  • Saturday March 1st: Noon – 6pm
  • Sunday March 2nd: Noon – 6pm
  • Mon – Friday March 3 – 7th: 10am – 6pm
  • Saturday March 8th: Noon – 6pm
  • Sunday March 9th: Noon – Midnight
Computers are available outside the lab during closed hours.

Have a safe and fun Spring Break!

1/13/03: New Secure connections to Wireless Network - Secure connections to the wireless network are now available using PPTP. PPTP is built-in to Windows XP and 2000 and easy to setup and use. If you use the wireless network in Simon Hall, you should use PPTP to connect. Instructions are available online.

1/3/03: New Web Search Method - Olin recently switched from the built-in search feature included with the web server software to a more powerful method called Google's University Search. This free feature is offered to accredited university or educational institutions and harnesses the power of the internet to provide the most current search results. Google's University Search is utilized by several other top business schools, so we're in good company.
With Google's University Search, visitors have the option to perform a SiteSearch (search only our specific domain [olin.wustl.edu]) or a WebSearch (search the entire web).
You will see this new search feature on Olin's home page - http://www.olin.wustl.edu/ as well as the page you're on now -- the Links & Announcements page
For a list of FAQs from Google about this service, feel free to visit their site at http://services.google.com/univ_faq.html
For questions or feedback on this new method, please contact Dannette Hutton.

1/2/03: Server Upgrades - WUBSTAFF, WUBSTUDENT, and WUBMAIL will be unavailable on Saturday, January 4, from 9 PM until 10 PM to apply patches.

12/31/02: Webserver Downtime - Olin's webserver (www.olin.wustl.edu) will be down for a short period of time commencing Thursday morning, January 2, 2003 at 7AM. This downtime is for maintenance and will be completed in as short a mannner as possible. Downtime will impact www.olin.wustl.edu and students.olin.wustl.edu - Prometheus will NOT be down during this maintenance work. Thank you for your patience.

12/13/02: Computer Lab Hours - Winter Break - The Computer Lab will have limited hours during Winter break:
Sat. 12/14 10am - 6pm
Sun. 12/15 10am - 10pm
Mon-Thu 12/16-19 8am - 10pm
Fri 12/20 8am - 5pm
12/21 - 1/5 CLOSED for break and renovations
1/6-10 10am - 5pm
Sat 1/11 12pm - 5pm
Sun 1/12 12pm - 10pm
Computers located in the Express lab, student Lounges and the laptop lounges are open outside of normal lab hours.

12/11/02: Fix for Outlook New Mail Notification Problem on the wireless network - A fix is available for the problem receiving new mail notifications in Outlook when using the wireless network. Find out more....

12/3/02: Holiday Promotions at Dell - Dell is offering promotions for the holidays as part of our purchase program. You can view these promotions by going to the Dell Purchase Program login page and signing in.

12/2/02: Internet Outage - There will be a brief Internet outage on December 5 from 6:00 AM and 6:15 AM so that NTS can replace hardware. This outage affects all of the university.

11/21/02: Prevent Reuse of Bluesocket Logout Windows - If you use Internet Explorer (IE) while on the wireless network, be aware that by default IE reuses Windows when you open shortcuts. As a result, IE may use the Bluesocket logout window when you click on a web link in an e-mail message or a document. Instructions for disabling this feature to ensure the logout window remains open are online.

11/7/02: Wireless Network Improvements - Antennas for new access points finally arrived, several weeks later than we expected. More details are available on the Wireless Network page. Latest news:
  • New access points and antennas were installed in the MBA Lounge (on 11/6), Olin Cafe & Student Lounges, and the Courtyard.
  • Two new access points will be installed in the library as soon as the network rewiring project is complete.
  • An access point will be installed in May Auditorium once a new network line is installed.
10/10/02: CONFERENCE: Interdisciplinary Conference on Trust and Reciprocity in Experimental Economics - Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, 2002, is tentatively scheduled to present. Professor Smith is currently at George Mason University. For more information about the conference, see http://www.olin.wustl.edu/taylorlab/TrustReciprocityConf.htm

9/24/02: Additional mail relay restrictions starting Friday (9/27) - In 2000, we started requiring users to authenticate before sending mail through our mail server if they were off-campus and not using the modem bank. We continued to allow relay from other parts of campus on a temporary basis.

Beginning on Friday (9/27), authentication will also be required for users on campus who are not on the local network (Simon Hall and the Knight Center). This change will mainly affect students on the South 40.

Information on how to configure your software can be found online. An FAQ is also available. Please note that if you are using Outlook Web Access or Outlook with the Exchange Server service, this change does not apply to you. This change only applies to people using programs such as Outlook Express, Eudora, etc.

9/19/02: Changes to Wireless Network - Beginning Monday, September 23, logons will be required to use the wireless network in Simon Hall. Opening any web page other than the Olin web site will direct you to logon to the new Bluesocket gateway. Users will logon with the same username and password they use for the modem bank (user@olin, user@artsci, user@cec, etc.).

We are also changing the SSID/Network Name for the network, from Bsch00l to WLAN. We are changing the name so that users can move between the campus network and Simon Hall with the same configuration. We will allow open association for a couple weeks to give everyone time to change their setup.

Detailed information about the wireless network can be found online.

7/29/02: SPAM messages - IS has implemented a new mail gateway to add SPAM filtering to the existing checks for viruses. All inbound mail is filtered through these filters (including old addresses such as @wuolin, @simon, etc.) You've probably noticed an increase in the number of messages with subjects that start with "*** SPAM ****".

Instructions are available to filter messages marked as SPAM. Additional information and details on the system including instructions on how to filter spam can be found online at:
http://www.olin.wustl.edu/computing/help/mail/spam.cfm

Direct any questions to Scott Ladewig at ladewig@olin.wustl.edu

7/26/02: Information Systems - New Web Page - Updated web page for computing resources now online at www.olin.wustl.edu/computing/

7/8/02: Antivirus Information - What is antivirus software and how do I get it? What are the latest hoaxes invading my mailbox? Find out about antivirus software and the latest hoaxes at Olin's new antivirus page.

6/29/02: Discovery@Olin Debut! - Olin's new online magazine goes live in June 2002. Check it out - www.olin.wustl.edu/discovery/

6/26/02: BSBA Admissions - New Web Page - Updated web page for prospective BSBA students now online at www.olin.wustl.edu/bsba/adm/

6/10/02: Kopolow Library - New Web Page - Updated web page for Olin's Kopolow Library now online at www.olin.wustl.edu/library/

 
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