JUMBO DIGEST | October 04, 2026 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

We hope you will join us for Parent and Family 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 just features some of the many highlights.

Students and Student Organizations can submit events to JumboLife! Add your event by Thursday at 12 noon each week to be discoverable via the Jumbo Digest.

Indigenous Peoples' Day Lunch & Learn

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Doors Open: 11:15 a.m.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12 noon

Formal Program (hybrid): 12 noon -1 p.m.

Location: Alumnae Lounge, Medford/Somerville Campus and Livestream

Indigenous Peoples' Day Community Celebration

Monday, 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

Hanna Loss A17 (Environmental Studies & English) is a producer for GBH's Boston Public Radio and The Curiosity Desk. She will talk about how environmental stories are adapted for radio––from reporting and writing to the unique opportunities and challenges of audio storytelling. This talk is co-sponsored by the English Department and will be live streamed and recorded. Lunch provided.

Thursday, October 8
5 – 7 p.m.
Cabot Intercultural Center

Join us for an exciting evening where you’ll learn how a Fletcher education can accelerate your career and expand your opportunities.

This year’s theme, “The Next Global Economy: How AI, geopolitics, and globalization are reshaping careers” will feature engaging conversations with faculty, alumni, and leaders who know how to navigate today’s fast-changing job market.

Come for the insights, connections, and career inspiration—and leave with tools, stories, and a vision for your own future.

Thursday, October 8
5:30 p.m.
Barnum LL08

Join Tufts University for an exclusive screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary All the Empty Rooms, followed by an insightful Q&A and conversation with Tufts alumni who helped bring this powerful story to life.

Stay after the discussion for a celebratory reception with food, drinks, and conversation

Free and open to the public – Registration Required

Friday, October 9
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Aidekman Arts Center
Cohen Auditorium

Show off your Bingo skills at Parents & Family Weekend—you bring the luck, we’ll provide the fun and fabulous prizes! Hosted by Student Life, in partnership with the Office of Campus Life and Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC).

Join us Monday, October 5, 12 noon –1 p.m. in Tisch Library Room 127 for Envisioning Your Senior Thesis. Designed for senior honors thesis and senior capstone writers, this interactive workshop will help you envision your independent research project through focused freewriting, discussion, and Q&A.

Join us Wednesday, October 7, 12 noon –1p.m. in Tisch Library Room 127 for Writing a Personal Statement. This interactive session will help you understand the purpose of a personal statement and begin the writing process by generating possible topics, choosing a focus, and organizing your essay so that it reflects your goals.

Our resources are free and open to all undergraduates.

Workshops are held in person on the Medford campus.

Tufts in Ghana Info Session: Monday, October 5, 12 noon, over Zoom.

Summer Research in Taiwan Info Session: Tuesday, October 6, 5 p.m., 740P Milmore Room, Dowling Hall.

Tufts in Beijing Info Session: Wednesday, October 7, 12 noon, in Laminan Lounge, Olin Center.

First Steps: Wednesday October 7, 5 p.m. over Zoom.

Are you interested in learning more about moving off-campus?

Join us Wednesday, October 7, 12 noon – 1 p.m. for our virtual webinar on the process. Hear from Residential Life, Financial Aid and hear some general details from our partners at Pachyderm Place.

Wednesday, October 7
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Barnum 208

Ever wonder what it would be like to live and work in Japan? Attend this info session to learn about The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, also known as the JET Program, a Japanese government initiative that brings college graduates—mostly native speakers of English—to live and work in Japan.

As of August 1, 2026, the University Chaplaincy has become the Office of Religious and Philosophical Life (RPL), reflecting Tufts' commitment to pluralism and a multifaith approach to supporting students.

While our name has changed, our team of chaplains and staff is the same, continuing to provide spiritual care, programs, and resources for the entire Tufts community. We invite you to try the new name (pronounced like “ripple”!) and come by Goddard Chapel or the Interfaith Center anytime.

Wednesday, October 7, 12 noon – 1  p.m., Artist Resource Center (B205, 230 The Fenway)

The SMFA Career Center is partnering with Tufts University Art Galleries to give their staff an opportunity to share career stories with students. Stop by the Artist Resource Center for an informal chat with Meera Chauhan, Exhibitions Coordinator at TUAG.

Group therapy options (including several that will start next week!) offered at CMHS this fall are open to undergraduate and graduate students on the Medford-Somerville and SMFA campuses. All groups are free and confidential.

October is Public Transit Month for the Jumbo Footprint Challenge. Log bus, commuter rail, or T trips to win Bluetooth headphones. Discounted MBTA passes are available at https://access.tufts.edu/mbta-discounts. Record all your trips on GoMassCommute.

Anyone who records a minimum of 30 trips between August 28 and December 1 will be entered to win the grand prize of a bicycle (up to $1,000 value).

Congratulations to the winners of the September Bike Challenge, Alison Harris and Natalia Castillo.

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.

Majors Month Starts on October 19!

We will have a series of events and workshops to help students in their major exploration process. Stay tuned for more information on these events and announcements in your Academic Essentials CANVAS course.

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.  

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 | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

First Session courses only: Last day for AS&E Students to DROP classes without record of enrollment by 11:59 p.m. ET.

Protestant Bible Study | 12 noon – 1 p.m. | Barnum Room 231

Meera Chauhan | 12 noon – 1 p.m. | SMFA Artist Resource Center, 230 Fenway

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

Indigenous Peoples' Day Lunch and Learn  | 11:30 a.m. | Alumnae Lounge (see featured events)

Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series: How to tell environmental stories for the ear | 12 noon – 1 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center, Room 170 (see featured events)

FletcherFest | 5 – 7 p.m. | Cabot Intercultural Center (see featured events)

All the Empty Rooms | 5:30 p.m. | Barnum LL08 (see featured events)

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

Family Weekend Bingo | 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium (see featured events)