A letter from the Medical Director of Health Service
A letter from the Medical Director of Health Service
Tufts Student Life
PARENT NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2018
Margaret Higham,MD, Medical Director of Health Service
Margaret Higham, MD, Medical Director, Health Service
Dear Parents and Families,
I hope this finds you enjoying the first few weeks of spring. Here at Tufts, we’re getting ready for Spring Fling Weekend, preparing for final exams, and making plans for Commencement on May 20th. It’s hard to believe we’re already so close to the end of the 2018-19 academic year! As the Medical Director for Tufts’ Health Service, it’s my job to support students’ health and, in turn, their overall Tufts experience. To that end, I’m writing with a few quick tips and pieces of information to help your student enjoy a strong finish this spring and have a healthy start next fall.
Continue Reading Dr. Higham's Letter

What's Happening Academically

Advising and Registration

This Advising Period ends this Friday, April 6, and registration for undergraduate students begins the following Tuesday, April 10. All students need to meet with their Advisor prior to registration to be able to register for classes for Fall 2018. If your student hasn't yet made an appointment to meet with their Advisor, please encourage them to do so as soon as possible. Sophomore Liberal Arts BA/BS students should also be aware that they must have a major declared in order to register for fall classes.
Students can find their specific registration date and time on SIS.
  • Tuesday, April 10 - Engineering Study Abroad Students & Engineering Undergraduates Register
  • Wednesday, April 11 - Current Liberal Arts Juniors (including SMFA) and Liberal Arts Study Abroad Register
  • Tuesday, April 17 - Liberal Arts Current Sophomores (including SMFA) Register
  • Wednesday, April 18 - Current Liberal Arts First Year (including SMFA) Register
Full dates for Advising and Registration are available on the Academic Calendar. Your student can also contact their Student Success Advisor or Advising Dean with questions related to registration (Liberal Arts BA/BS, Liberal Arts BFA, or Engineering).

Order Your Senior Memory Book

The Class of 2018 Jumbo Senior Memory Book is an opportunity to capture and preserve the memories of Senior Year. This year’s Senior Memory Book will include the many events and milestones of the Senior Class, as well as the formal senior portraits of those students who took their portraits with the Yearbook’s photography company. The 2018 edition will also be hard covered and include approximately sixty-four all colored pages highlighting the Tufts University Class of 2018!
Order Your 2018 Senior Memory Book

New Summer Session Courses

Summer is a great time to acquire new skills and expand your horizons! Check out some of our new Summer Session courses that can help you do both. (Please bold the name of the class.)
  • "Coding Bootcamp" is a series of two-week sessions on data science programs R, MATLAB, and Python (register for one or all three).
  • "Our Road to DACA and the Wall" explores the history of immigration in the US and Theatrical Responses to Cultural Currents examines the relationship between theater and cultural movements.
Whether you study online or at one of our campuses in Boston or Medford/Somerville during our convenient daytime or evening courses, Tufts Summer Session is flexible to fit in with your busy life.
Enroll in Courses through Tufts Summer Session
Summer at Tufts

Career Corner: Conversations with the Tufts Career Center

Help Your Student Build Resiliency

Whether it’s a poor score on an exam or a job/internship rejection, college setbacks go hand-in-hand with developing resiliency. Here are some tips as you support your student in challenging times:
  • Be realistic, yet keep the conversation upbeat. Remind them of their talents, skills, and experience and encourage them to stay focused on the "big picture." Help them identify times when they’ve demonstrated resilience; can they apply similar strategies to other areas of life?
  • Invite honesty and openness. If students fear they will disappoint you/others, you may not hear what’s on their minds. Your attitude and expectations set the tone.
  • Use open-ended questions. “Tell me about …”, “What are your thoughts on …?” “How do you feel about …?”
  • Resist the urge to intervene. Allowing students to face smaller stressors independently will strengthen resiliency for the future (broadly referred to as the stress inoculation theory, i.e., one is better able to adapt to stressors if he/she has some prior experience).
Resiliency and the Job Search (PDF): Tips and Resources for Your Student

Dates to Remember


April 5 - Last Day for Undergraduate First-Year Students to DROP Courses without Record of Enrollment

Last Day for Undergraduate First-Year Students to Select PASS/FAIL Option

April 6 - Advising Period Ends

April 10 - Engineering students register for Fall 2018 classes

April 11 - Liberal Arts (including SMFA) current juniors, Combined Degree students, Study Abroad students, and Diploma students register for Fall 2018 classes


Patriots' Day (University holiday): No classes

April 17 - Liberal Arts (including SMFA) current sophomores register for Fall 2018 classes

April 18 - Liberal Arts (including SMFA) current first-year students register for Fall 2018 classes

April 20 - Fall 2018 registration ends

April 30 - Classes End

Last Day for AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W

May 1 - Reading Period

May 2 - Review Boards Begin

Reading Period

May 3 - Reading Period

May 4 - Final Examinations Begin

May 11 - Review Boards End

May 14 - Degree Candidates' Spring Term Grades Due Online by 9 a.m. (48 hours after final)

May 18 - Remaining Grades Due Online by 9 a.m.
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