JUMBO DIGEST | March 10, 2024 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

Ramadan Mubarak! And Happy Pi Day! Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Parade of Nations 2024 | 8 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

TA Discussion Group | 10 a.m. | SEC Room 223

Project SHARE Resource Development Committee's Art and Bake Sale for Youth Guidance | 11 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center Table 5

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

The Herd Walkthrough for Students | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

Tufts Legacy Project Blind Date with a Book Fundraiser | 12 noon | Campus Center Lobby

Office of Scholar Development Drop-In Hours | 4 p.m. | Tisch Library Tower Cafe

An Evening of Health, Education, and Culture in Post-Earthquake Nepal and Post-Genocide Rwanda | 6 p.m. | SEC Atrium

Tufts Legacy Project x Japanese Culture Club Identities in Evanescence | 9:15 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 160

Tufts Legacy Project U.S. Aging Conference | 7:30 a.m. | Washington, DC

Beyond Tufts: Navigating Uncertainty in Your Career Path After Tufts | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

Tufts Cheerleading Popcorn Fundraiser | 12 noon | Mayer Campus Center

Dr. Sima Samar Book Launch Event – Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan | 5 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Lantern Room, see featured events

Interfaith Iftar | 6 p.m. | Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop St.

Pre-Law Society Mentorship Event | 7:30 p.m. | 574 Boston Ave. Room 401

TURBO Internal Jam | 8 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Second-session courses only: Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes

Green Dot Spring Break Tabling | 10 a.m. | Campus Center Table (one of them near the information booth)

Do What You LOVE? Creative Work in Global Perspective: A Conversation with Scholar at Risk and Artist Protection Fund Fellow in Residence Dr. Margarita Kuleva | 12 noon | Olin Center Room 106, see featured events

Understanding Degree Audits | 12 noon | Virtual, see announcements and updates

Wendell Phillips Speaker Auditions | 12 noon | Goddard Chapel

Tufts Legacy Project Blind Date with a Book | 1:30 p.m. | Campus Center Lobby

Needle Felting with the GSAS Community Fellows | 4 p.m. | Women's Center, see featured events

Solomont Speaker Series: Nora McInerny | 4:30 p.m. | Granoff Music Center Distler Performance Hall

Dialogue and Action in an Age of Divides: War, Civilians, International Law | 5 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

It's Getting Hot in Here: Topics in Environmental Law/Justice | 6:30 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

Pen, Paint, and Pretzels (3Ps) Play Outing #2 for Exception to the Rule | 6:30 p.m. | Modern Theatre

Jumbo Flow Jam | 7 p.m. | Balch Arena Lobby

Sending Sunshine Event | 7 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 501

Weekly Meditation with the Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 7:30 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Event with Geoff Diehl | 8 p.m. | Campus Center Room 112

Rock Talk with Tufts University Geological Society (TUGS) | 8 p.m. | Lane Hall Room 007

Japanese Culture Club (JCC*) x I-Club White Day Candygrams | 10 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center Room 207

Pi(e) Day | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Lobby

Listening Project Pop-Up | 11 a.m. | Bromfield-Pearson Hall Room 001

Local Public Health on the Forefront of a Changing Environment | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and virtual, see featured events

QAS x BAGLY | 4 p.m. | 28 Court Sq., Boston

Film Screening and Artist Conversation with Kenneth Tam | 6 p.m. | Barnum Hall 08, see featured events

Tokyo Vice Project | 8 p.m.

Education Abroad Commitments for Academic Year 2024–2025 Due | 12 midnight | Log into your Application Portals to commit

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

Muslim Students Association, Jummah Prayer | 1 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Spring recess begins; classes suspended

Do you want to connect with Tufts alumni for answers to your career questions? On Monday, March 11, 12 noon, join us for a walkthrough of The Herd, Tufts' career networking and mentoring space for students and alumni in Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and the SMFA. We will go through important sections of the platform and answer all your questions about this over 8,600-member community.

Do you have any questions about fellowships, applications, grad school, etc.? Come chat with the Office of Scholar Development to talk through exciting opportunities, go over applications, and get advice! Drop-In Hours are held every Monday at 4–5 p.m. at Tisch Library Tower Cafe.

Handling the stress of the internship/job search may require tools to manage anxious feelings or negative thoughts. Led by Jennifer Granquist, Tufts CMHS Urgent Care Specialist and Staff Clinician, this session on Tuesday, March 12, at 12 noon in Dowling Hall Room 745A will introduce a variety of skills and resources for juniors and seniors and provide an opportunity for conversation and practice. The goal is to come away with a well-being plan tailored to your needs.

On Tuesday, March 12, at 5–7 p.m. in the Joyce Cummings Center Lantern Room, join Dr. Sima Samar, a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Women's Human Rights Defender, Fletcher Visiting Fellow, and Scholar at Risk, as she launches her new memoir, Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan. The event will be a book talk and signing followed by a reception. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

On Wednesday, March 13, at 12 noon–1:15 p.m. at Olin Center Room 106, join us for a conversation with cultural sociologist, performance artist, ethnographer, and curator Dr. Margarita Kuleva as she gives us a peek inside the complex worlds of creative workers in Russia, the UK, and the U.S. Dr. Kuleva is spending the year with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts and the Department of Sociology as a Scholar at Risk and Artist Protection Fund Scholar. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome.

Join us on Wednesday, March 13, at 4–6 p.m. at the Women's Center to create needle felted crafts and build community! All are welcome.

This series features conversations among colleagues from across nine Massachusetts universities in the spirit of tackling difficult issues. On Wednesday, March 13, at 5–6 p.m., panelists will discuss a range of armed conflicts and attempts at resolution.

Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. on environmental law and justice. Our esteemed panelists include Dano Weisbord, Chief Sustainability Officer at Tufts University and Executive Director of Campus Planning; John Rumpler, A88, Clean Water Director and Senior Attorney, Environment America; and Brad Rattiner, A10, Associate specializing in Energy and Climate at Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell. What keeps them up at night? In what ways can we come together and address the problems facing the environment?

Environmental Studies is honored to have our very own Tufts alumna, Dr. Karen Alroy, A05, VG12, MPH12, join us on Thursday, March 14, at 12 noon as part of the Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series. Her talk will highlight stories of how health practitioners respond to the health impacts of a changing planet. All of our speakers are in person. This talk will be livestreamed but NOT recorded.

On Thursday, March 14, at 6 p.m., Tufts University Art Galleries present a special screening of three short films by Kenneth Tam, in conjunction with his exhibition "Standing in Soft Formation" and in collaboration with Tufts Film and Media Studies Program. Following the screening will be a conversation with Tam and Luis Arnías, SMFA faculty. All are welcome, and advance registration is appreciated. This event will take place in Barnum Hall 08.

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.

Understanding Degree Audits 

On Wednesday, March 13, at 12 noon–1 p.m., SoE Senior Academic Advisors are hosting a workshop where we will be discussing how to access and understand your degree audit, a tool in SIS to track degree progress.  

We will also be answering any questions you may have about degree audits and how you can use them to plan course selection for Fall 2024 and beyond. The workshop will take place via Zoom and will be recorded. 

We look forward to seeing you there!   

Join Zoom Session 

Meeting ID: 921 7962 4643 

Passcode: 546416

Drop-in Advising for Next Week

Check your Tufts inbox on Thursday, March 14, for a link to the Student Perspectives on Sexual Misconduct Survey from grandriversolutions@qualtrics-survey.com. Your voice matters. Participate and be heard!

Education abroad commitments for academic year 2024–2025 are due by March 15. This deadline applies to students going abroad in the following terms:

All students must log back into their application portal and change their status to "committed."

The annual Undergraduate Environmental Photo Contest is back. The contest is open to all undergraduate students. Enter for a chance to win up to $150 and an opportunity for your work to be displayed on the Medford/Somerville campus for the next academic year. Students can submit up to five photos. The deadline is Monday, March 25, at 12 midnight.

Tufts Elephant Conservation Alliance (TECA) announces a call for proposals for competitive grants available for student research, communication, or service projects that contribute to conservation and/or protection of African or Asian elephants. The application form must be filled out and submitted by April 8 to be considered for summer 2024 funding.

We're almost halfway through the semester, and it's an important time to focus on your mental health. Here's how we're here to support you:

Therapy Available During Spring Break

If you are in Massachusetts but away from campus, Mantra Health and CMHS are still accessible during Spring Break. Mantra connects you with therapists in Massachusetts, and appointments are also available during evening and some weekend hours.  CMHS is also available during business hours.  Students who have paid the Tufts University Health & Wellness fee are eligible.

Access Mantra Health

To access therapy, sign up or log in to the Mantra Health portal with your @tufts.edu email. This grants you access to teletherapy through Mantra.

Your mental health is a priority, and we're committed to providing you with the resources and support you need. If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to hi@mantrahealth.com or visit the Tufts University Counseling and Mental Health Service.

Courses at Tufts for the summer are currently enrolling! Browse Tufts' extensive selection of summer courses to advance in your degree or explore your interests with flexible options for summer schedule and register now.