Olin College will open in Fall 2002 as the first new engineering college in the
United States in more than 45 years. Its goal is to do nothing less than reinvent engineering education.
The school's
mission statement:
The founding principle of Olin College of Engineering is to prepare leaders able to predict, create and manage the technologies of the future. The Olin education will be provided at little or no cost to bright, talented, creative, and ambitious students, regardless of their financial circumstances. The faculty, curriculum, and facilities will be unsurpassed and deliberately designed for fast and continuous change to adapt to technology and meet the business needs of the 21st century.
The
Olin Foundation, famous for contributing to education building construction, announced their support of the school in 1997. Olin acquired a 70-acre site from Babson College in
Needham,
Massachusetts. The first 30 students will arrive in Fall 2001, and will be Partners in the school's design process before joining the class of 2006.