JUMBO DIGEST | November 03, 2024 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

Election day is on Tuesday! Check out our "Election 2024 at Tufts" section at the bottom for more information about voting and election night activities. Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

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

Tufts Chinese Students and Scholars Association (TCSSA) Halloween Scavenger Hunt | 7 p.m. | Aidekman Arts Center Remis Sculpture Court, Granoff Music Center Distler Hall Lobby, Jackson Gym Room 005, Mayer Campus Center Room 112

HIIT Me Up! with Lauren Kramer | 9:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

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

Engineering Design Abroad in Cartagena, Colombia | 12 noon | SEC Anderson Room 210, see featured events

Write Early, Write Often: The Writing Process for Senior Thesis Writers | 12 noon | Tisch Library Austin Room, see featured events

Clueless to Career Ready Tabling | 12 noon | Campus Center Table 2

PERIOD Monday Tabling | 3 p.m. | Mayer Campus Center Table 3

Tufts in Hong Kong Virtual Information Session | 5:30 p.m. | Zoom, see featured events

Afrikana Town Hall: Afrikana People and Christianity | 6 p.m. | Africana Center

Girl Gains General Club Meeting | 7 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 280

AOC x Athlete Ally Trivia Night | 7 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 160

Make Your Own Fossils and Career Talk: Courses, Internship, Field Work, Etc. | 7:30 p.m. | Lane Hall Room 007

Hindu Students Association Weekly Meeting | 8 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

COFFEE (Community of Faith Exploration and Engagement): Interfaith Discussion Group Meeting | 8:30 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Engineers without Borders (EWB) Ice Cream Social | 8:30 p.m. | SEC Room 206

Presidential Election Day (no classes held)

Tufts Financial Group (TFG) Goldman Coffee Chats | 8 a.m. | Campus Center Rooms 207 and 209

Special Ponder and Pause | 9 a.m. | Goddard Chapel

Election Day Movie...Election | 12 noon | Barnum Hall Room 008

Election Day Treats | 12 noon | Campus Center Lobby

A Path to Decarbonize Economies and Support Cleaner Technologies | 1:30 p.m. | Robinson Hall Room 253, see featured events

S-Factor x NPHC Election Night | 6:29 p.m. | Barnum Hall Dana Complex LL08

Election Night Extravaganza | 7 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center, see Election 2024 at Tufts

Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Class Advising Night | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Anderson Room 208

Boot Camp with Courtney Kreitzer | 8:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Special Ponder and Pause | 9 a.m. | Goddard Chapel

Chi O Cookie Dough | 11 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Fall Book Club: We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) by Kate Cohen | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

Tufts in Madrid Information Session | 12 noon | Zoom, see featured events

Engineering Design Abroad in Cartagena, Colombia | 12 noon | SEC Anderson Room 210, see featured events

Beyond Tufts: Applying to MFA Programs 101 – Research, Application, Funding | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

The Women's Network (TWN) – Tufts Clueless to Career Ready | 12 noon | Cummings Center Room 160

Global Voices on Sustainable Governance: A Conversation with Carlos Alvarado Quesada | 12 noon | Barnum Hall Room 104

PERIOD Wednesday Tabling | 3 p.m. | Mayer Campus Center Table 2

Sub-Saharan African Research Group (SSARG) x Zema Presents...Dance Workshop! | 5 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court, see featured events

Yin-Yang Yoga with Elizabeth Merryweather | 6 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

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

Moove and Groove with Juliette Hawley | 7 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

National Society of Leadership and Success at Tufts (NSLS) Speaker Broadcast Viewing Session | 7 p.m. | Barnum Hall Dana Complex Room 104

Jumbo Fire and Flow Jam | 7 p.m. | Academic Quad

Challenging White Christian Nationalism: A Dinner and Discussion Series | 7:30 p.m. | Tisch Library Austin Room 226

Pre-Veterinary Society Course Registration Workshop | 8 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 310

Queer Asian Social: Button-Making | 8 p.m. | Asian American Center 1st Floor

EWB Course Advising Night | 8 p.m. | SEC Room 211

Tufts Model United Nations (MUN) UPMUN | 8 a.m. | UPenn

Tabling for the Petey Greene Program | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Table 3

Finding Success through Self Advocacy as a Black Woman in Toxics Use Reduction | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and virtual, see featured events

Pop-Up Pub | 5 p.m. | Hotung Cafe, see featured events

Taichi and Qigong for Stress with DeVante Love | 5 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Law School Information Session: Fordham and University of Wisconsin | 6 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

Design Networking Night for Creatives and Engineers | 6 p.m. | Breed Memorial Hall, see featured events

Red Dress Gala | 7 p.m. | Curtis Hall

Pre-Vet Society Course Registration Workshop | 8 p.m. | SEC Research Wing Room 327

Spirit of the Creative: Alter Ego Thursday Show | 9 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Sarabande Campus Center Tabling | 10 a.m. | Campus Center

The Barre Scene with Arianna Farrell | 10:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

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

BRIDGE Peer Event | 12 noon | Cummings Center Room 074

Jummah Prayer | 1:15 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Engineering Career Fair Collaborative (ECFC) | 2 p.m. | Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden St., Cambridge, see featured events

TFG Centerview Alumni Coffee Chats | 2:30 p.m. | Campus Center Room 207, 209

Humanist Community at Tufts Weekly Gathering | 3 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Diwali | 3:30 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Onyx Magazine Painting Workshop! | 6 p.m. | Crane Room 113

Chinese Students Association (CSA) Formal | 7 p.m. | 51 Winthrop

Tufts Amalgamates Fall Retreat | 9 a.m. | Meredith, NH

Bookmaking | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Room 012

Ray Tracing Event | 1 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 170

Mocktails and Masterpieces: Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) x SMFA Senior Event | 4 p.m. | SMFA Atrium

Spirit of the Creative: Alter Ego Saturday Show | 8 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

180 Degrees Consulting (180DC) x TIC Formal | 9 p.m. | Sophia Gordon Hall Room 100

Badminton Scrimmage with Boston College | 3 p.m. | Margot Connell Recreation Center, Edmonds Hall, 200 St. Thomas More Rd., Boston

Senior thesis and capstone writers: This interactive workshop on Monday, November 4, at 12 noon will help you develop writing processes that will help you start writing early and build on your strengths as a researcher and writer while identifying and addressing the particular challenges of longer writing projects. This event is sponsored by the Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center.

Join us on Monday, November 4, or Wednesday, November 6, at 12 noon–1 p.m. in SEC Anderson Room 210 to learn about Engineering Design Abroad in Cartagena, Colombia. This new program for engineering students includes: (a) an overview of design models; (b) inclusive community engagement practices; and (c) a semester-long project with a real-world deliverable. Students must enroll in ME 90 for the spring semester and be ready for travel to Colombia at the semester's end. Don't miss out!

All members of the Tufts community are invited to the School of Engineering Dean's Lecture on Tuesday, November 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Robinson Hall Room 253. Tufts alumnus and global leader in the chemical and energy transition industry Vikram Handa, E01, will deliver a lecture titled, "A Path to Decarbonize Economies and Support Cleaner Technologies." Handa is the founder and managing director of the Epsilon Group, a leading industrial conglomerate aimed at driving the global carbon black and battery materials industry.

If you're considering applying for an MFA or just curious to learn the basics, join Erin Carey, assistant director of Graduate Admissions at SMFA, at this virtual session on Wednesday, November 6, at 12 noon–12:45 p.m. on Zoom. Erin will review how to research and find MFA programs that are right for you, as well as how to maximize your funding.

Join us on Wednesday, November 6, at 5 p.m. at the Remis Sculpture Court for our collaboration event with Zema where they will be teaching Eskista.

Join us on Thursday, November 7, at 12 noon to hear from Kayla Powers, A19 (Environmental Studies and Anthropology). Kayla is the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Clean Production Action. In her talk, Kayla will discuss how she overcame her challenges as a Black woman here at Tufts and in her workplace. This talk will be livestreamed and recorded. This lecture is sponsored by Environmental Studies in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology.

On Thursday, November 7, at 5 p.m., Tufts Dining will host the Pop-Up Pub at Hotung Café. It will be open to students of all ages, faculty, and staff. Those attending must have a Tufts ID to enter and a government-issued ID to prove that they are at least 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages. There will be a cash bar. The food is free. Tickets ($10) are required and may be purchased on Tufts Tickets; at the Campus Center Information Booth via JumboCash; or at the door via cash, credit, or debit.

Join us on Thursday, November 7, at 6–7:30 p.m. on Zoom for an informational panel with University of Wisconsin Law School and Fordham Law admissions officers. In addition to hearing about these two law schools, you'll learn how to create compelling applications for all your future submissions. There will be time for Q&A.

Are you interested in knowing more about careers in design? Join a group of Tufts and SMFA alumni and employers from a variety of organizations for an evening of conversations on Thursday, November 7, at 6–8 p.m. in Breed Memorial Hall (51 Winthrop St.). You'll hear from folks who work in the design world as creatives, engineers, UX/UI specialists, technologists, and more. Food will be served.

This year's ECFC will take place on Friday, November 8, at 2–5 p.m. at the Sheraton Commander Hotel (16 Garden St., Cambridge). You'll meet representatives from engineering firms across the country seeking students for full-time and internship opportunities in innovative fields including robotics, energy, medical devices, environmental services, transportation, and design.

Join Student Life on Friday, November 15, at 4 p.m. for Dr. Davis' presentation, "Race, Restorative Justice, and Healing in a Time of Awakening, Repair, and Re-imagining," in which she will explore the roots of Restorative Justice and the importance of educational institutions centering Restorative Practices to rebuild trust in their community. Dr. Fania E. Davis is a leading international voice on the intersection of racial and restorative justice. She is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, author, and educator with a PhD in Indigenous Knowledge. We anticipate space will be very limited, and we are asking attendees to pre-register. Registration and seats are on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

FMS Winternships are short, intensive internships over winter break, offering hands-on experience in top media organizations across the country. Open to all students, these one- to two-week programs provide real-world training in filmmaking, television, radio, advertising, marketing, public relations (PR), digital media, and journalism. Opportunities are available for in-person, hybrid, or remote work. The application opened on October 29 and will be due November 12!

Majors Month Continues! 

Support for major exploration and declaration in Arts & Sciences and Engineering continues the week of November 3.

Entering the Second Week of the Advising Period

Please remember to reach out and schedule an appointment with your Major Advisor, Pre-Major Advisor, or designated Senior Academic Advisor to plan for your spring 2025 courses and to have your Registration HOLD lifted. Spring 2025 courses and enrollment times are currently available on SIS.

Do you have 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.

Election day is this Tuesday! This year is the first election day where there are no classes at Tufts. Clearing your schedule of classes for the day is designed to give you the flexibility to vote, be a poll worker, assist a campaign of your choice, learn about elections in the U.S., and otherwise be politically engaged.

If you are voting by mail and haven't already, get your ballot in the mail today! If you are voting in person, make a plan to get to your polling place now. We're here to help.

Join the election night takeover of the Joyce Cummings Center and celebrate the democratic process with your friends! Gather as a community to watch early election results come in on big screens*; enjoy food, games, trivia, a photo booth, and other fun activities; join optional political discussions; take advantage of de-stress zones; and more. No matter how you plan on commemorating this election, the JCC is your one-stop-shop for experiencing election night together as a Tufts community. All are welcome! Drop in for a short time or stay for the duration.

*While some state-level results might be available during our event timeline, it's unlikely the overall results of the presidential election will be known by 11 p.m., the event end-time.