JUMBO DIGEST | October 06, 2024 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

G'mar chatima tovah to those observing Yom Kippur later this week! Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Pride in the PEW | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel, see featured events

HIIT Me Up! with Lauren Kramer | 9:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

October 7th Prayer Table | 10 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center Table 2

Midday Mindfulness with Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

Computer Science Exchange (CSX) Mentorship Event | 12 noon | Joyce Cummings Center Room 170

Tufts in Paris Information Session | 5:30 p.m. | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Girl Gains General Club Meeting | 7 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 280

Hindu Students Association Weekly Meeting | 8 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

COFFEE (Community of Faith Exploration and Engagement): Interfaith Discussion Group Meeting | 8:30 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

First-session courses only: Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to WITHDRAW from courses and receive a grade of W

First-session courses only: Last day for undergraduates to select PASS/FAIL option

Last day for AS&E students (except first-year undergraduate students, first-semester transfer students, and first-semester REAL students) to DROP full-term courses without record of enrollment

Heart-Opening Hatha Yoga with Elijah Mirman | 9 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Tufts Programs Abroad Engineering Options Information Session | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Tufts Quadball Tabling | 1 p.m. | Campus Center Upper Patio

Presentation of the Book Henry Martin: An Active Ear | 5:30 p.m. | Barnum Hall LL26, see featured events

Cheese x Chess Club Collaboration | 9 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 170

Boot Camp with Courtney Kreitzer | 8:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Ponder and Pause | 9 a.m. | Goddard Chapel

Fall Book Club: We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) by Kate Cohen | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

Tufts in Beijing Information Session | 12 noon | Olin Center Laminan Lounge, see featured events

Tufts in London Information Session | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2024: What You Need to Know Before You Vote | 12 noon | Barnum Hall Room 104

Interdisciplinary Research Panel | 12 noon | 574 Boston Ave.

American Chemical Society (ACS) Research Information Session | 12 noon | Pearson Laboratory Room 104

Tufts in London and Tufts in Paris Fine Arts Information Session | 2 p.m. | Boston SMFA Campus Room B201, see featured events

Asian American Center (AAC) Study Night | 5 p.m. | Asian American Center

Pre-Veterinary Society Speaker Series with Wildlife Surgeon | 6 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 310

Yin Yang Yoga with Elizabeth Merryweather | 6 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Zeta/Iota Game Night | 6 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center

Tufts in Madrid Information Session | 6:30 p.m. | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Weekly Meditation with the Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Tufts in Tubingen Information Session | 7 p.m. | German House, see featured events

Moove and Groove with Juliette Hawley | 7 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Jumbo Fire and Flow Jam | 7 p.m. | Academic Quad

Civilian Response to Active Shooter Course | 10:30 a.m. | Tisch Library Room 304

Tufts in Chile Information Session | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745B, see featured events

The Sacred Waters of Blake Plateau: When Ocean Conservation Meets Cultural History | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and virtual, see featured events

Who Votes and Why: A Deep Dive on American Voters | 12 noon | Barnum Hall Rabb Room

BARMUN | 1 p.m. | Boston University

Taichi and Qigong for Stress with DeVante Love | 5 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Tufts in Chile Summer Information Session | 6:30 p.m. | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

[Film Screening] Beautiful Boy | 6:30 p.m. | Barnum Hall 08

Tufts x BC Online Chess Tournament | 7:15 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 270

The Barre Scene with Arianna Farrell | 10:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Dharma Dialogue with the Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 12 noon | Goddard Chapel

Tufts BRIDGE Peer Event | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fall Barbecue | 1 p.m. | SEC Patio

Jummah Prayer | 1:15 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Humanist Community at Tufts Weekly Gathering | 3 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

3Ps Play Outing: Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt | 2 p.m. | The Huntington Theatre

Indigenous Peoples' Day | 1 p.m. | Residential Quad

Join the Protestant Chaplaincy for their annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration during Protestant Evening Worship. The Rev. Kevin Vetiac will serve as the guest preacher. Kevin (he/they) is a Boston native with years of ministerial and higher education experience. Contact Daniel.Bell@tufts.edu with any questions.

Join the directors of Tufts in Hong Kong, Tufts in London, Tufts in Madrid, and Tufts in Paris on Tuesday, October 8, at 12 noon–1 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A to learn about semester- and year-long study abroad options for all types of engineering. This session is relevant to students in the School of Engineering and students in the School of Arts and Sciences who are interested in taking engineering classes while abroad.

On Tuesday, October 8, at 5:30 p.m. in Barnum Hall LL26, join a presentation of the book Henry Martin: An Active Ear, the first publication dedicated to the work of Afro-American writer, critic, translator, and curator Henry Martin (Philadelphia, PA 1942–Bozen/Bolzano, Italy 2022). The book is conceived as research into Henry Martin's contribution to cultural and artistic environments across Italy, Europe, and the U.S.

Join the directors of Tufts in London and Tufts in Paris on Wednesday, October 9, at 2–2:30 p.m. at the Boston SMFA Campus Room B201 to learn about semester- and year-long study abroad options studying fine arts at University of the Arts London, Paris College of Art, and Beaux-Arts. This session is relevant to BFA students, combined degree students, and any other students interested in studying fine arts abroad.

Join us on Thursday, October 10, at 12 noon to hear from Valerie Cleland, A15 (Environmental Studies & International Relations). Valerie is a senior manager at the Natural Resources Defense Council. She will discuss why we must conserve Blake Plateau, a home to marine life and of cultural value to the Gullah/Geechee people. This talk will be livestreamed and recorded. This lecture is sponsored by Environmental Studies in collaboration with the Department of Biology and the International Relations Program.

Join us on Thursday, October 10, at 6:30–7:30 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A to learn about our new summer program in Santiago, Chile, that focuses on public health and Indigenous healthcare. No prior Spanish or Community Health background is required. The course includes seminars, field observations, and research, along with homestays and excursions to experience Chile's rich culture. A minimum 2.75 GPA and good standing are required.

Students and Student Organizations can submit events to JumboLife! Add your event by Thursday at 12 noon each week, and we'll include it in the Jumbo Digest on Sunday.

Arts & Sciences First-Years and Sophomores 

A&S students interested in internal transfer to the School of Engineering are invited to attend a mandatory Zoom presentation on October 9 at 12 noon–1 p.m. Applications submitted after October 15 will not be processed until mid-November. The session will be recorded for students who are unable to attend.

October 8 is the final day to DROP a course without record of enrollment for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. (First-year students have until Nov. 12.)

ES2 and CS10 exemptions exams will be offered on Wednesday, Oct 9, at 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

Save the date! The School of Engineering Majors Exploration Fair and Pizza Party will kick off Majors Month and is taking place on Wednesday, October 16, at 12 noon–1 p.m. The event will feature the EN Ambassadors, the SOE Senior Academic Advisors, a select group of EN1 Instructors and SOE Professors, the A&S Senior Academic Advisors, Representatives from the Gordon Institute and the Derby Entrepreneurship Center.

Do you have questions for your A&S, Engineering, or SMFA Advising team? Students can stop by drop-in advising with any quick questions about advising, courses, or academic requirements.

Attention seniors: Senior class portrait photographers will be on campus for portrait sittings starting Monday, October 14. Sign up now for your free portrait sitting. Taking your senior portrait on campus during this time is the only option for having your photo in the portrait section of the 2025 Senior Memory Book.

The 2023–2024 Student Life Annual Report highlights last year's initiatives to support undergraduate and graduate students and our aspirations for the coming year. Check it out! All feedback is welcome by the Dean of Students.

Many Tufts students choose to vote by mail.  Voting this way usually has three components:

Due to processing time and mail delivery, people planning to vote by mail should register to vote and request a vote by mail ballot this week.