Hello Jumbos!

It's already almost March! Ramadan Mubarak to those who will be observing. Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Mindful Dialogue with the Buddhist Chaplaincy | 6 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Pre-Veterinary Society Suture Lab | 6:59 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 316

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

Mutual Aid Sale | 10 a.m. | Campus Center

Cheer Midterms Goodie Bags (Monday) | 10:30 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Low-Keys Bake Sale | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Tables

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

Healing Hatha Flow with Elijah Mirman | 5 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Information Session: Summer Chinese Language Program in Beijing | 5:30 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

Swahili Language Circle | 6 p.m. | Eaton Hall Room 224, see featured events

AAC Transfer Student Social: Bookmarks and Boba | 6 p.m. | Asian American Center Ube Room

COFFEE (Interfaith Discussion Group) | 8:30 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Tufts Cheer Midterms Goodie Bags (Tuesday) | 10:30 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Tufts Food Rescue Bake Sale | 11 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Burn the Beat with Ella Lombardo | 6 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

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

Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS) Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair | 11 a.m. | Joyce Cummings Center 1st Floor, see featured events

CMHS Fair Tabling | 11 a.m. | Joyce Cummings Center

From Studio to Streets: A Two-Part Workshop on Creating Great Public Art | 11:15 a.m. | SMFA at Tufts Anderson Auditorium

Civic Life Lunch: Lessons and Strategies from Community Organizing around the World | 12 noon | Barnum Hall Room 104

Make Your Own Sourdough Starter | 12 noon | Pearson Laboratory Room 104

Legacies of Liberation: Black History in Boston | 1 p.m. | Alumnae Lounge, see featured events

Drop-In Research Consultations (with Research Data Librarian) | 2 p.m. | Tisch Library, see featured events

Humanist Chaplaincy Spring Book Club: What I Believe: Humanist Ideas and Philosophies to Live By by Andrew Copson | 4 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Maha Shivratri Celebration | 4 p.m. | Interfaith Center, see featured events

Panel: The Triennial is Coming! Public Art in Boston and Beyond | 6 p.m. | SMFA at Tufts Anderson Auditorium

Career Conversations: Public and Community Health | 6:30 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 224 DSDI Hub

Jumbo Flow Jam | 7 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court

Tea and Poetry with the Buddhist Chaplaincy | 7:30 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Let's Talk with CMHS | 10 a.m. | Tisch Library Room 313

Tufts Cheer Midterms Goodie Bags (Thursday) | 10:30 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Unsettling Colonial Ecologies, Removal, and Ruin | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and Virtual

Voices For Peace and Light Choir Rehearsal | 12:10 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Sisters Project Peru (SPP) Textiles and Information | 1 p.m. | Campus Center

Democracy on the Brink Symposium | 3:30 p.m. | Multiple, see featured events

Islamic Spirituality Circle | 5 p.m. | Interfaith Center

No Internship, No Problem! | 6 p.m. | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

HIIT ME Up! with Lauren Kramer | 6 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

English Society x Hooked Crocheting Night | 7 p.m. | Campus Center Room 112

Pre-Veterinary Society Speaker Series: Dr. Megan Mueller | 7 p.m. | Eaton Hall Room 201

Sexy Jeopardy | 8 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 160

Democracy on the Brink Symposium | Breed Memorial Hall, see featured events

UNC Chappell Hill Aaj Ka Dhamaka 2025 | 9 a.m. | UNC Chapel Hill

Temple University Step or Die | 10:13 a.m. | Temple University Performing Art Center

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

Northeast Hillel A Cappella Competition (NHAC) | 10:31 a.m. | University of Maryland Hillel

Project SHARE Stress Relief Care Packages | 11 a.m. | Campus Center

Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) x Chabad Gift of Life Drive! | 11:30 a.m. | Mayer Campus Center

Humanist Weekly Meeting | 3 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Tufts Association of South Asians (TASA) x JCC Snack and Match | 4:30 p.m. | Sophia Gordon Hall Room 100

Daily Flame Game Night | 7 p.m. | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

TFL Comedy Show | 8 p.m. | Barnum Hall LL0008

Chuckleducks Spring Show 1 | 9 p.m. | Miner Hall Room 224

Democracy on the Brink Symposium | Breed Memorial Hall, see featured events

Art Sale for Mutual Aid | 10 a.m. | Alumnae Lounge

Hmong Mixer | 1 p.m. | Asian American Center

Visiting Artist Resin Workshop | 2 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 401

Pack the House | 2 p.m. | Northeastern University Ballroom

Tufts JumboRaas Showcase at Yale University | 4 p.m. | Yale University

Scarf Workshop – Intermediate Knitting | 5:30 p.m. | Crafts Center

Drag Me to Tufts | 8 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Tufts Public Health Society CPR Training Event | 12:30 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 170

3Ps Show Outing: The Grove | 2 p.m. | The Huntington Theater

Habitat for Humanity Spikeball Tournament | 2:30 p.m. | Carzo Cage

Are you currently studying Chinese and looking to improve your language skills? Tufts Global Education is partnering with Beijing Normal University (BNU) to offer students an intensive Chinese language course focusing on Chinese culture through local excursions and trips to places with cultural and historical significance. Join us on Monday, February 24, at 5:30–6:30 p.m. on Zoom to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

We are holding an event called "Swahili Language Circle" on Monday, February 24, at 6 p.m. in Eaton Hall Room 225. Join our learning session while we learn Swahili together!

Join CMHS and some of your favorite centers, student groups, and departments at the 3rd annual Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair for games, activities, free food, raffle prizes, and therapy dogs. See you on Wednesday, February 26, at the Cummings Center (1st floor) at 11 a.m.–2 p.m.!

In honor of Black History Month, the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence (IIE) invites you to join us for "Legacies of Liberation: Black History in Boston," A Conversation with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson and Dr. Kerri Greenidge, who are leading historians on Black History in the United States. This event will take place on Wednesday, February 26, at 1–2 p.m. in Alumnae Lounge and via Zoom. Join us for food and a great discussion.

Do you need research help? Stop by Tisch Library on Wednesday, February 26, at 2 p.m. to meet with a librarian who can help with things such as developing keywords and search strategies, identifying and searching for sources, evaluating information types, and planning and organizing your research. Research Data Librarian, Elizabeth McCall, will be present to help with questions about research data management, including organizing, storing, and sharing your data.

On Wednesday, February 26, at 4–5 p.m. at the Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St.), join the Graduate Hindu Student Association for a Maha Shivratri Celebration, which will include prayer, story-sharing, a guided meditation, aarti, and lunch. Please email Graduate Student Intern Prakruthi Ramesh with any questions.

Join the Tufts Career Fellows on Thursday, February 27, at 6–7 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A; pizza will be served! After attending this event, you will understand how to build skills and utilize the summer to its fullest potential, Tufts-specific resources and possible paths to consider instead of internships, and networking strategies to help you meet your goals.

Join a special three-day symposium from Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1. "Democracy on the Brink" will bring together scholars, practitioners, and students to grapple with the challenges and opportunities that democracy faces with the global expansion of authoritarianism, populism, and extremism. Discussions will focus on critical issues like modern threats to democracy, global comparisons, justice movements under authoritarian rule, criminal justice, capitalism, and more.

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.

Gain hands-on research experience in Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Aeronautics/Astronautics, and more. Develop professional and academic skills in a dynamic, cutting-edge environment, all while immersing yourself in Taiwanese culture by exploring historic Tainan and connecting with a global network of researchers at National Cheng Kung University. The deadline to register is March 1.

Important Upcoming Deadlines and Drop-in Advising

The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice hosts its 8th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference April 4–5. Centering the Role of Fathers in Addressing Maternal Health Inequities, the event highlights the transformative role fathers play in advancing maternal health equity. The conference will feature dynamic speakers, insightful discussions, and meaningful networking opportunities with policy leaders, providers, community health workers, and advocates.