JUMBO DIGEST | April 06, 2025 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS | |
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Hello Jumbos!
Chag Pesach sameach to those celebrating the upcoming Passover! Here's what's coming up.
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Monday Mindful Pause drop-in sessions for Tufts undergraduate and graduate students will be offered on the following Mondays at 12 noon–1 p.m.: April 7, 14, and 28 and May 5 in Anderson Hall Burden Lounge. These sessions are hosted by the Tufts Mindfulness and Wellbeing Collaborative and will be co-facilitated by Deborah Donahue-Keegan, Sehba Hasan, and Rikki Morrow-Spitzer, all Be REAL (REsilient Attitudes and Living) trained facilitators. Join one or all sessions!
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| KBUG: Navigating Race and Ethnicity Abroad |
Join us Monday, April 7, at 5:30–6:30 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A! Engage with Tufts Global Education (TGE) and returned study abroad students in a dialogue about race and ethnicity and how they factor into the education abroad experience. Food will be provided.
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BEYOND TUFTS: Personal Finance: Fundamentals of Budgeting, Saving, and Employer Benefits |
Do you want more certainty about your personal finances, both in general and especially for after you graduate? Join us on Wednesday, April 9, at 1–2 p.m. in the Dowling Hall Milmore Room as Chris Di Fronzo, Director of Career Services and certified financial advisor, brings levity to this stressful topic. In this interactive session, you'll learn about principles of money management, including budgeting, saving, and moving from financial dependence to independence as you evaluate and make decisions. Pizza will be provided!
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| Industry Insights Speaker Series: Trustee Meena Thever, J00 |
Join us for our next Industry Insights Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 9, at 4–5:30 p.m. in the Cummings Center Lantern Room. We look forward to hearing from Tufts trustee Meena Thever, J00, a leader in the field of finance and the partner and head of capital formation at ACON Investments. Meena will discuss opportunities across a number of areas in finance, competencies students will need as they enter the workforce, and more.
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"The World’s Largest Puzzle" Unveiling Party |
We have completed "The World's Largest Puzzle" as a community! Join us for the Unveiling Party on Thursday, April 10, at 3–4:30 p.m. on the Tisch Library 2nd Floor near the "fishbowl" to view the puzzle, as well as for exhibits, activities, and snacks. This event is brought to you by the User Experience & Student Success Department, the Digital Design Studio (DDS), Special Collections, Tufts Archival Research Center (TARC), the SMFA Library, and the Lilly Music Library.
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Join TGE and returned study abroad students for a candid conversation about LGBTQIA+ experiences abroad. Food will be provided. This event takes place on Thursday, April 10, at 5:30–6:30 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A.
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Remixing Wong Kar-wai: Music, Bricolage, and the Aesthetics of Oblivion Book Talk with Giorgio Biancorosso, Film Music Scholar |
Tufts Film and Media Studies Program and Tufts Department of Music present film music scholar Giorgio Biancorosso on Thursday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. Remixing Wong Kar-wai is a poetic, wide-ranging evocation of cult filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's modus operandi. Once dubbed the "best ear in the industry," Wong Kar-wai crafts the soundtracks of his films by jettisoning original scores in favor of commercial recordings.
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| Language Access Matters: Empowering an Inclusive Democracy |
Please join us for a Tisch Scholars capstone event, "Language Access Matters: Empowering an Inclusive Democracy," on Friday, April 11, at 6 p.m. at Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room. The event features a panel and discussion with Josephine Chen from the Asian Outreach Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services, Kella Merlain-Moffatt from the Tufts Africana Center, and Elida Acuña from NeighborHealth. Dinner will be catered by Sugar & Spice!
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Sudanese Fundraising Bazaar |
Step into the heart of Sudan and South Sudan at this Fundraising Bazaar. Enjoy a day filled with delicious food, vibrant crafts, and music that celebrates the beauty and resilience of Sudanese and South Sudanese cultures. Everyone is welcome! Your presence helps raise awareness and funds for ongoing humanitarian efforts. The bazaar will take place on Saturday, April 13, at 12 noon–6 p.m. at the Africana Center.
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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.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES |
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The Advising Period is upon us, and we are here to help you prepare for your fall 2025 registration. Be sure to schedule an advising appointment with your advisor as soon as possible to plan for your courses and to have your Registration HOLD lifted.
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Engineers have a pre-registration date of April 10 and a subsequent second registration date and time depending on your class year. (Check SIS for your registration times.)
- A&S students register April 11–16 by class year. (Check SIS for your registration date/time.)
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The deadline to Withdraw from a spring 2025 course and receive a grade of "W" or to select Pass/Fail for all AS&E undergraduates is Wednesday, April 2, at 11:59 p.m.
Drop-In Advising: Do you have questions about fall 2025 courses, registration, and pre-registration? Visit Engineering or Arts & Sciences drop-in advising this week.
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| Join the Tufts Delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil This Fall |
Each year, Tufts sends a delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference. The 2025 conference will be in Belém, Brazil, in November. All Tufts students are encouraged to apply by May 31. Tufts delegates gain important insight into the discussions that frame global climate change policy and action. Attendance at this event impacts faculty, staff, and student research. Please note that funding is not included in this opportunity.
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| Register for the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium! |
Registration for the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium has been extended! This is a great opportunity for all students to share their research and advance their presentation skills (as well as something that will look great on a resume). The symposium will be held on May 1 starting at 12 noon. Reach out to ScholarDevelopment@tufts.edu with any questions. Sign-up by April 11 to share your work!
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