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JUMBO DIGEST

April 23, 2023

Hello Jumbos!

The semester has flown by. Enjoy your last full week of classes and Spring Fling weekend! Here's what's coming up.

Student Life Events

Sunday, April 23

Mistakes to Avoid in Your Medical School Application With Dr. Wagner | 4 p.m. | Zoom
Farewell Cards Workshop | 4:30 p.m. | Campus Center Room 220
Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel
Weekly Discussion With the Humanist Community | 5 p.m. | Interfaith Center
Vietnamese Students Club Culture Show 2023: Viet Market | 5:30 p.m. | 51 Winthrop St.
Tufts Tap Ensemble Performance | 6 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium
Brown Sugar Prom | 6 p.m. | Boston
Protestant Evening Worship | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel
Local Bard's Players Present: Scamlet | 7 p.m. | Barnum Hall Room 008
Full Sound Vocal Spring 2023 Semester Concert: Kung-Full Panda | 8 p.m. | Aidekman Arts Center Remis Sculpture Court

Monday, April 24

Fall 2023 registration starts for A&S rising sophomores and first-year students in SIS
Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha Weekly Meditation | 12 noon | Interfaith Center
Spring Into Off-Campus Housing | 12 noon | Campus Center (Near the Game Room), see Featured Events
GLADC's Generous Listening and Dialogue with Dinner (LADD) Event | 5:30 p.m. | Ballou Hall Coolidge Room
MN2-Gether Foundation Donate Life Workshop | 7 p.m. | Aidekman Arts Center Alumnae Lounge, see Featured Events
Munchkins, Medicine, and (President) Monaco | 7 p.m. | Barnum Hall Auditorium
PhDs and Pies | 7 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 170
Jumboraas Open Lessons! | 10 p.m. | Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room

Tuesday, April 25

Sophomore Halfway There | 6 p.m. | Sunny M. Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop St.
Baseball vs. Eastern Nazarene College | 6 p.m. | Gittleman Park
Hindu Student Association | 8 p.m. | Goddard Chapel
Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts (TAST) Open Meeting: Taiwanese Drama Re-enactments and Games! | 9 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 316

Wednesday, April 26

Student Organization Awards Ceremony | 12 noon | Alumnae Lounge
Brazilian Immigrant Health Symposium | 5:30 p.m. | Breed Memorial Hall
Mindfulness Sangha Meditation Buddhist Studies | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel
Women's Lacrosse vs. Bowdoin College | 7 p.m. | Bello Field
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Student Faculty Appreciation Dinner | 7 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court
Black Students in Computer Science (BSCS) Final Study Review Session | 7:30 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 140
Jumbo Ventures Demo Day | 7:30 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 260

Thursday, April 27

Project SHARE Merch Raffle | 12 noon | Mayer Campus Center
Protecting the Jewels of the Night: Firefly Life, Sex, and Death | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and Virtual, see Featured Events
Chai Chat | 5 p.m. | Women's Center
Unpacking White Christian Nationalism Event Series Keynote Address and Dinner | 5:30 p.m. | Alumnae Hall, see Featured Events
How I Changed My Mind on Abortion: A Conversation With Stephen Sachs | 6 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 501
Eurydice Performance | 7 p.m. | Tisch Library Roof
Trivia Night | 7 p.m. | Electrical Engineering Labs, 550 Boston Ave.
Tufts National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Alumni Night | 8:30 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 160
Noche Caliente | 9 p.m. | Alumnae Lounge

Friday, April 28

Unpacking White Christian Nationalism Event Series Brunch and Conversation With Dr. Butler | 9:30 a.m. | Alumnae Hall, see Featured Events
Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha Dharma Discussion | 12 noon | Goddard Chapel
Bagels and Bubble Soccer | 12 noon | Residential Quad
Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS) Senior Celebration and 65th Anniversary | 12 noon | Cabot Center ASEAN Auditorium
Destress With Active Minds | 12 noon | President's Lawn
Muslim Students Association (MSA), Jummah Prayer | 1 p.m. | Interfaith Center
Arab Gala | 7 p.m. | Breed Memorial Hall
Spring Thing | 7 p.m. | Sophia Gordon Hall Room 100
Thai Night | 7 p.m. | Paige Hall Crane Room
Bubs in the Pub! | 8 p.m. | 3 The Green
Enchanted A Cappella 10th Anniversary Spring Concert | 8 p.m. | Hillside Community Church
Institute Musical | 9 p.m. | Barnum Hall LL08

Saturday, April 29

Spring Fling | 12 noon | Academic Quad
Future Histories Launch Party/Open Mic | 6:30 p.m. | Paige Hall 113 Crane Room

Sunday, April 30

Turbomania | 12 noon | 51 Winthrop St.
Final Symposium | 12 noon | Cabot Center Room 206
Harlem Grooves Spring Show | 1 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium
CAN Party | 1 p.m. | Online (Over Discord)
We Outside Cookout!! | 1 p.m. | Africana Center Lawn
Meet the Goddard Chapel Organ | 2 or 3 p.m. | Goddard Chapel, see Featured Events

Featured Events

Spring Into Off-Campus Housing

Please join us on Monday, April 24, at 12 noon–3 p.m. for the Spring Into Off-Campus Housing Fair! We'll be in the Campus Center with campus and community partners to provide information and resources regarding off-campus housing.

Learn more about off-campus housing

MN2-Gether Foundation Donate Life Workshop

Please join MN2-Gether Foundation, New England Donor Services, and Axogen Nerve Repair Professionals for a Donate Life Workshop on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Aidekman Arts Center Alumnae Lounge. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.

Learn more about the workshop

Protecting the Jewels of the Night: Firefly Life, Sex, and Death

Fireflies are surely among our greatest ambassadors for Earth's natural magic. For centuries, their ethereal beauty has sparked wonder, inspiring poets and artists alike. On Thursday, April 27, at 12 noon–1 p.m.,this talk with Professor Emerita Sara Lewis will look back on her research into the secrets of firefly sex and the current global efforts aimed at conserving these charismatic insects. Free pizza will be served! This event is cosponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and the Department of Biology.

Learn more and register for the livestream

Unpacking White Christian Nationalism Event Series

How does white Christian nationalism threaten a multifaith and multiracial democracy? The Interfaith Ambassador team, University Chaplaincy, and the Department of Religion invite Dr. Anthea Butler to deliver a lecture on her book White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.

Thursday, April 27, 5:30–7:30 p.m. in Alumnae Hall: Keynote address and dinner
Friday, April 28, 9:30–11 a.m. in Alumnae Hall: Brunch and conversation with Dr. Butler

Learn more and register

Meet the Goddard Chapel Organ

Ever wonder about the Goddard Chapel organ? Want to know what a pipe and a stop are? Want to hear a demonstration? On Sunday, April 30, come join the University Chaplaincy Music Director Suzie Cartreine and meet the organ! Suzie will introduce fun facts, play for the audience, and let you get up close to this 140-year-old instrument. No RSVP is necessary; all are welcome. Session 1 is 2–2:30 p.m., and Session 2 is 3–3:30 p.m.

Submit an Event

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.

Announcements and Updates

Last Undergraduate Admissions Jumbo Day

On April 24, get excited to see admitted students and their families exploring the Medford/Somerville campus. The dining centers will be very busy at 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., so we encourage you to dine outside those hours. If you see any admitted students across campus who need directions, don’t hesitate to lend a helping hand!

Learn more about Jumbo Days

Academic Reminders: Registration for Fall 2023 Courses is Taking Place Now

Registration is open for Engineers, BFA and Combined Degree students, and rising A&S seniors and juniors. Rising A&S sophomores register on April 24. For help with registration, visit the Registrar's web page or stop by Engineering or Arts & Sciences drop-ins.

If you need advice or support as you wrap up your semester, don't hesitate to reach out to your advising team or take advantage of the resources offered through the Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center and Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS). We are here to support you and help you have a successful semester!