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Julián Cancino, Director, Latino Center |
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Dear Parents and Families, Greetings from Tufts Latino Center! A home away from home, our center provides resources, support, and guidance to a wide range of students—from the accomplished athlete and gifted artist to the student who experienced an interruption to their educational path. Tufts Latino Center is a family of families.
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What's Happening Academically?Summer can be a good time for your students to hit the refresh button, to step back from their studies and reflect on the past year as well as future goals, and perhaps to explore more deliberately and directly a possible career interest. But some students do choose to study in the summer. If your student is home or elsewhere, not in Medford or the Fenway, there is a large variety of Tufts online courses offered in the summer. While the first Summer Session has begun, the second does not begin until July, which means there is still time to consider that option. Time is tighter if your student wants to take a class at a local college or university, since they will want to confirm in advance that the course will transfer to Tufts. Courses taught at bachelor’s degree-granting institutions in classrooms (not online) and for which your student earns at least a C- may be eligible. Log on to SIS and use the drop down menu under "Classes" to start the process for requesting a transfer credit.
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Career Corner: Conversations with the Tufts Career CenterSummer Career Building Activities for Your StudentAlongside opportunities for rest and rejuvenation, the summer is a great time for students to reflect, research career paths, and refine self-marketing materials. Here are a few low-stress options: - Evaluate competencies and career readiness: Students can use these self-assessment tools to think about which competencies they’ve already developed through internships, civic engagement, academic courses/projects, research, and more -- and which ones they’d like to strengthen.
- Conduct informational interviews: If this sounds intimidating to your student, remind them that they’re simply short conversations with people whose careers sound interesting. Perhaps someone from the Tufts Career Network on LinkedIn (or your personal network) would welcome a chat over coffee or a 20-minute phone call? A family friend they could meet for lunch?
- Refine the resume: We’re biased, but who doesn’t love a shiny new resume?! Better still, once they have a draft, your student can contact the Career Center for a summer review -- in person, via phone or Skype.
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2018-19 Health Insurance Waiver
The Health Insurance Waiver for the 2018-19 academic year is now available in SIS. All Tufts students are required to have health insurance (it’s a Massachusetts state law). Accordingly, all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled half time or more are automatically enrolled in and billed for the Student Health Insurance plan at Tufts. If, however, your student is covered by a separate policy through a U.S.-based insurance company that is comparable to the Student Health Insurance plan, they have the option of waiving their Student Health Insurance plan. The waiver process is required every year a student is enrolled at Tufts. If your student is covered by a separate health insurance policy for 2018-19 and would like to waive the Student Health Insurance plan, they can do so between June 1 and July 31:
How to Waive the Student Health Insurance Plan
- Have your student visit their SIS account.
- Have your student click on the Bills & Balances tab to access the Health Insurance Waiver.
Complete the Health Insurance Waiver on Behalf of Your Student
If you would like to complete the Health Insurance Waiver on your student's behalf, they will need to provide you with "invited viewer" access to their SIS account. For more information about this process, please visit the Registrar's Invited Viewer Access webpage. For questions and additional information about health insurance, please contact:
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Dates to Remember
June 29 - First Summer Session Ends
July 3 - Second Summer Session Begins
July 4 - Independence Day (University Holiday): No Classes
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Still Time to Register for Summer Session! Summer at Tufts Session 2 begins on July 3! From comics to calculus, history to human-machine design, we have courses covering subjects that will expand your skills and horizons. Browse our catalog of over 170 online or on-campus classes, including weekend and evening options!
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