JUMBO DIGEST | October 10, 2026 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day and enjoy the long weekend. Here's what's coming up.

Explore student organizations and event opportunities, connect with interest communities, and find all of the resources you need to lead your organization! 

You'll find a full listing of next week's events in Jumbo Life!

This week's Jumbo Digest features just some of the many events happening on campus.

Students and Student Organizations can submit events to JumboLife! Add your event by Thursday at noon each week to be discoverable via the Jumbo Digest.

Indigenous Peoples' Day Community Celebration

Sunday, October 11, 2026

11:30 a.m – 2:30 p.m. 

Lunch will be served, participants are welcome to come and go anytime during the event.

Location: Residential Quad, Medford/Somerville Campus

Wednesday, October 14
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Joyce Cummings Center Atrium

Join Health Promotion and CMHS for the 5th Annual Mental Health & Wellbeing Fair!

Explore mental health resources, try out activities and coping strategies, enjoy free food, enter raffles, and visit with therapy dogs.

Stop by anytime — all Tufts students are welcome!

Wednesday, October 14
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Dowling Hall, Milmore Room

Boston is home to many great law schools! Join us for refreshments and great insights. You'll hear from Admissions reps from Boston University, Boston College, and Suffolk Schools of Law.

Thursday, October 15
Noon – 1 p.m.
Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

Dr. David Shane Lowry, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at the University of Southern Maine, will discuss how environmental conversations and policies can better center American Indian peoples, sovereignty, and experiences of environmental injustice.

Three copies of his book, Lumbee Pipelines, will be raffled off among in-person attendees! Lunch provided.

This talk will be livestreamed and recorded.

Friday, October 16
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Joyce Cummings Center, Room 270

Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation with Loretta J. Ross, currently an Associate Professor at Smith College, who is known for her work exploring the practice of calling in. Calling in proposes a transformative approach to conflict that offers an alternative to calling out by inviting empathy, accountability, and grace into difficult conversations. 

Ross is a nationally renowned activist, public intellectual, author, and professor whose work over the past five decades has shaped how we think about human rights, equity, and social change.

Space is limited. Registration is required.

Friday, October 16
3 – 5 p.m.
Tsungming Tu Complex Atrium

Network with fellow undergraduate and graduate students on in the TTC Atrium. See recent research. Learn about potential career paths for math majors from alumni and employers.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3! Are you ready to make your voice heard? Explore Tisch College’s election resources and tools to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, view state deadlines, sign-up for free localized reminders through TurboVote, learn more about this year’s Massachusetts ballot questions, and more.

Tuesday, October 13
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Zoom

In this workshop, participants will engage in conversations and activities that explore self-awareness as a foundational skill for building meaningful connections and engaging effectively across differences.

Open to all students.

Join us on Tuesday, October 13 for the following global education opportunities:

Tuesday, October 13
1 – 2 p.m.
SMFA, B201

The vibrant city of Oaxaca, Mexico awaits you this summer! SMFA 194: Special Topics: Fresco in Mexico introduces students to the history, techniques, and materials of fresco as practiced in Mexico and the United States. Students will explore Western, Nahuatl, Mixtec, and Zapotec traditions while creating fresco panels and murals. Experience fresco as both an artistic practice and a living cultural tradition. This 4 SHU course is open to all interested students and has no pre-requisites.

Calling all STEM students! 

Join us this week for a STEM Study Strategies Fall Workshop Series, led by members of our Lead Subject Peer Tutoring Team. 

Sign up to attend one, or all, depending on your interest! Our resources are free and open to all undergraduates. 

Sign up to attend one, or all, depending on your interest! Our resources are free and open to all undergraduates. Workshops are held in person on the Medford campus.

Teach For America Coffee Chats

Tuesday, October 13
1 – 4 p.m.

Emily Blagg, Recruitment Manager for Teach for America, is hosting coffee chats on campus on. Each session lasts 20 minutes. TFA is particularly interested in connecting with students who are majoring or interested in education, psychology, or sociology, as well as those who are involved in social justice initiatives on campus. Learn more about TFA’s mission to expand educational equity and opportunity for students across the country!

HubSpot Cold Calling Workshop: A Tips and Tricks Session

Tuesday, October 13
5 – 6 p.m.
Cabot 703

Ready to jumpstart your career in sales? Join HubSpot for a hands-on Cold Calling Workshop. Gain tips and tricks to set you up for success!

Wayfair Interview Prep Workshop

Thursday, October 15
1 – 1:45 p.m
Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room

Join this interactive session and get an insider's edge by working through a real-world business problem in a small breakout group. Guided by a current Wayfairian, you'll get live feedback, learn our problem-solving frameworks, and gain the confidence you need to stand out. Walk away with the skills and insights to be successful in any case interview.

Cianbro Rotational & Internship Programs for Tufts

Friday, October 16
2 – 3 p.m.
Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room

Rotational programs are designed for early-career professionals, recent grads, or interns to explore different areas of a company while developing a wide range of skills and business knowledge. Meet Cianbro to gain insights about their rotational and internship programs. These opportunities are open to students across majors and disciplines.

Friday, October 16 
Noon – 2 p.m.
Campus Center on the Upper Patio

Please join the Sex Health Reps for our annual Humpkin Fest. Help continue our goal of promoting sexual education to combat misinformation and preventing sexual misconduct here on campus.

Friday, October 16 
3:30 – 5 p.m.
Tisch Library, Room 224

Join us for a visible mending workshop. Learn to mend your clothes using darning, a woven fabric patching technique used to repair holes and reinforce fabrics to revitalize your well-loved garments and celebrate the act of repair. Supplies (sewing needles, yarn/thread) will be provided.

Bring your own garment or practice with ours.

All experience levels welcome!

Friday, October 16
Noon on Zoom

Are you interested in or currently working on science, mathematics, or engineering research? If so, consider applying for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. 

The Goldwater Scholarship seeks to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research.

Hosted by the Office of Scholar Development. 

Tuesday, October 13 is the final day to DROP a course without record of enrollment for sophomores, juniors, and seniors (first-year and first-semester transfer students have until November 17).

The Computer Programming Placement Exemption Exam will be offered on Tuesday, October 13 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Please visit the following website for information on the Computer Placement Exam and how to sign up.

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.  

Join us for the Arts and Society Salon Series, an engaging conversation series exploring the intersections of creativity, culture, and society.

Open to all Tufts students, including SMFA students.

Sessions will be held: 

Additional details and registration information will be located on our website.

Indigenous Peoples' Day Lunch | 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Residential Quad (see featured events)

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Protestant Evening Worship (P.E.W.) | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Midday Mindfulness with the Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | Noon | Interfaith Center

Final day to DROP a course without record of enrollment for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | JCC Atrium (see featured events)

Protestant Bible Study | Noon – 1 p.m. | Barnum Room 231

Law School Panel | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Dowling Hall Milmore Room (see featured events)

Buddhist Tea and Community Care | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series: Pipeline Pedagogy | Noon – 1 p.m. | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (see featured events)

A conversation with Loretta Ross | Noon – 1:30 p.m. | JCC Room 270 (see featured events)

Jummah Prayers | 1:15 – 2 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Math Career Day | 3 – 5 p.m. | TTC Atrium (see featured events)