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Weekly Small Group Reflections with Tufts' Humanist in Residence
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| Fridays, 5:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
At the Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy, we hope to foster a comfortable environment for people to engage in honest discussions about the challenges in their lives, and to explore how people outside traditional religion approach questions that many faith traditions engage regularly. Our day to day lives, on campus and off, can be challenging just as they are exciting, but we don’t always take a structured hour in the week to sit down and reflect on the ways we’ve grown, and the lessons we can learn from the experiences of others. At small group reflections, the Humanist in Residence facilitates an open, respectful, and confidential conversations around a theme that concerns and informs many of our choices and experiences on our life journey. The conversation begins rooted in a text (or other piece of culture) written from a Humanist perspective that engages the theme, and then opens to the perspectives and experiences of everyone present in the group. Those present are encouraged to bring pieces of culture that inspire their own values on the theme, including and especially those from other faith traditions. For more information or questions, please contact Humanist in Residence Walker Bristol.
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| This Week's Reflection: Rebecca Goldstein
Friday, September 23, 5:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
Tomorrow's small group reflection will begin with a passage from author Rebecca Goldstein. Small group reflections are open to all members of the Tufts community, irrespective of anyone’s belief background. Light refreshments will be served.
Rebecca Goldstein is an acclaimed American philosopher and writer of both fiction and non-fiction. After dedicated work exploring the question of God and moral human living for modern nonreligious people, she was awarded the 2011 Humanist of the Year award by the American Humanist Association. She is also a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and earned the National Humanities Medal in 2014 from President Barack Obama. Learn more here.
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Mindful Mondays and Fridays in Goddard Chapel
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| Mondays and Fridays, Noon-1:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
Join Priya Sraman, Buddhist in Residence and advisor to the Tufts Mindfulness Buddhist Sangha, for an hour of guided meditation (with various lengths of sitting), followed by conversation, tea, and light snacks. Various forms of meditation will be led, followed by some dharma discussion.
Stay tuned for more information from Priya and the Tufts Mindfulness Buddhist Sangha regarding an upcoming GIM and planning for the year ahead, including retreats, mindful service projects, and interfaith activities. To join the mindfulness/sangha elist, please email chaplaincy@tufts.edu. These programs are sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer.
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Interfaith Student Council
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Sowing and Growing: An Interfaith Community Event
Wednesday, September 28, Noon-2 pm, Academic Quad near Goddard Chapel
Join the Interfaith Student Council this Wednesday in a fun project to brighten up your dorm room and learn more about upcoming interfaith and chaplaincy events. We will be outside of Goddard Chapel during open block with seeds, soil and everything else you need to create a beautiful piece of living art. So come by and say hello, grab a plant and get some snacks. All are welcome - feel free to bring friends of any spiritual or religious background. Join the Facebook event. Sponsored by the Tufts Interfaith Student Council.
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Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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Gingko Sapling Planting
Friday, September 23, 5 pm, Carmichael Hall
Professor Charles Inouye has arranged for a Gingko sapling from a tree that somehow survived the bombing of Hiroshima, to be planted in front of Carmichael Hall. President Monaco and Professor Inouye will say a few words on Carmichael lawn on Friday, September 23 at 5 pm and invite members of the Tufts community (and beyond) to join in.
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Adventist Collegiate Summit 2016
Friday, September 23, 7 pm, Sophia Gordon Hall Multi-purpose room and Saturday, September 24, 10 am, Interfaith Center
Be Spiritually Revived. Network. Serve. All are welcome. Be sure to register here.
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Weekly Protestant Evening Worship
Sunday, September 25, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
Whoever you are, however you come, there is always room for YOU in the PEW. Every Sunday at 7 pm in Goddard Chapel we gather for worship, followed by a fellowship time with light refreshments. This week, hear Tufts Protestant Chaplain Dan Bell preach. Sermon title: "Blessed to be a Blessing." All are welcome
Read Dan's full professional biography here.
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Catholic Mass in Spanish
Sunday, September 25, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
The Catholic Community at Tufts will be holding Mass in Spanish four times over the course of the semester by the request of members from our community. All students/faiths are welcome to attend and there will be refreshments (usually cookies and/or cheese and crackers) served afterwards. For more info contact Julia Zubiago ( julia.zubiago@tufts.edu), the Interfaith Coordinator, or Christopher Kuhner ( christopher.kuhner@tufts.edu), the Vice-President and Coordinator of the Masses.
Leading Mass: Jean Luc Enyegue
A native of Cameroon, West Africa, Jean Luc Enyegue studied in Congo and Spain before coming to Boston to study at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. He is now pursuing his doctorate at in History and Hermenuetics at Boston University. His research includes research Interests include the evangelization of Southern Cameroon and Fernando Po in the Nineteenth Century, and issues related to women’s leadership in mission. He is also collaborating in many projects related to the Historical Institute of the Jesuits in Africa.
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| Visions of Peace - Parents Circle Meeting
Monday, September 26, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
Visions of Peace is excited to present representatives from The Parents Circle-Families Forum. The Parents Circle - Families Forum is a joint Palestinian/Israeli organization of over 600 families, all of whom have lost a close family member as a result of the prolonged conflict. The speakers will explain how surrounding oneself with others in a grief born of the same conflict can expedite the progression through that grief. While the Parents Circle takes no sides on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, it holds the belief that this grassroots counselling is the beginning to a peaceful future in the region. Cosponsors: LGBT Center, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, and Peace and Justice Studies. Noonday Prayer and Bible Study
Wednesday, September 28, Noon, Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall
Come feed your body, mind, and spirit--all at once. We meet in Dewick's private dining room to eat, pray, and reflect on scripture for next Sunday’s service. For those with limited or no meal plans, lunch is on us. Bring a Bible if you can (not required). For more information, contact Tufts Protestant Chaplain Dan Bell.
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High Holidays Celebration
Join Tufts Hillel for High Holiday services, meals, and creative programming. Dates to remember: - Rosh Hashanah, October 2-4, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Yom Kippur, October 11-12, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Join us at Tufts Hillel for High Holiday services, meals, and creative programming. There are a lot of exciting events taking place throughout the holidays. Visit our website for more information. You can make a reservation for the meals by clicking here. Cost for Dinners: $15/Meal
You can make a reservation for the meals here. Registration is required for meals. Please register here. Make sure to print out your confirmation email and bring it with you to any meal you attend. Tickets are not required to attend services.
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Rising Up: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Communities in Post-9/11 America
Public Talk with Deepa Iyer, Author of "We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape our Multiracial Future"
Wednesday, October 5, 4:30 pm, Cohen Auditorium
For questions, contact Professor Pawan Dhingra.
Sponsored by the Consortium of Studies on Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, Asian American Studies Minor, Asian American Center, Sociology Department, Africana Center, International Center, Latino Center, LGBT Center, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Office of Residential Life and Learning, Peace and Justice Studies, Religion Department, and the University Chaplaincy.
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| Analyzing the Racialization of Muslim Masculines
Friday, October 7, 2-3:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St.)
In this lecture Dr. Khoja-Moolji analyzes Anglophone media cultures to show how renderings of Muslim male bodies as monstrous and in/sub/human have consequences for our understandings of the "human" as well as for the treatment of Muslim-presenting men en masse. For more information, please contact Muslim Chaplain Celene Ibrahim.
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| Third Annual Workshop of the Consortium in Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora: Native American and Indigenous Studies, Colonialism, and the University
Friday, October 14, Noon-8 pm, Sophia Gordon Hall
The Third Annual Workshop of the Consortium in Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora considers the theme " Native American and Indigenous Studies, Colonialism, and the University." The symposium, hosted at Tufts University on unceded tribal territories, will celebrate the first Indigenous Peoples Day at Tufts University that follows last year’s student-driven activism and faculty vote to change the name of Columbus Day.
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Yoga for Refugee Relief
Saturday, October 22, 5:30-7:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St.)
Esteemed yoga teacher Arielle Danziger will lead an evening of yoga to support Eyes on Refugees Foundation and the Syrian American Medical Society, sponsored by the Muslim Student Association. Donations are suggested of $10 or more, and there will be light snacks served. For more information, email Shaiza.Anwar@tufts.edu.
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| Lift Every Voice
Saturday, September 24, 10 am-2 pm, The Robbins House (320 Monument Street, Concord, MA).
Celebrate the Grand Opening of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. This event is presented in celebration of the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Space and food are limited, please register & preorder lunch. $20 suggested donation. Poets and Prophets from the Hood
Saturday, September 24, 6:30-9 pm, St. Cyprian's Church ( 1073 Tremont St., Roxbury)
Join Rev. Edwin Johnson A04 and Beloved Community: Episcopalians for Racial and Economic Justice in an evening of poetry and performances from local artists who will prophesy about the brokenness of God’s body in eastern Massachusetts— broken by racism, inequity, police brutality and unaccountability— and proclaim God's dream of reconciliation with justice. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 24, 6:30-9 pm at St. Cyprian’s Church (1073 Tremont Street) in Roxbury. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, email Daniel.Bell@tufts.edu.
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Civic Life Lunch: Douglas Alexander
Thursday, September 22, Noon, Tisch College, Lincoln Filene Hall
Join us as we kick off our brand new initiative, Civic Life Lunches, a series of informal, intimate lunchtime chats with experienced leaders and practitioners in fields like politics, media, the nonprofit sector, and more. Our inaugural guest will be Doug Alexander, a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as the UK’s Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2011-2015, managed Tony Blair’s 2001 campaign for Prime Minister, and has advised Bono on how best to secure global investment to tackle global poverty. No RSVP required. Lunch will be provided. International Barbeque
Thursday, September 22, 4-6 pm, I-House Backyard (13 Sawyer Avenue)
Hope to see you there. Good good. Good music. Good vibes. Brought to you by the I-Center, I-Club, & I-House.
Dinner and a Movie: Inside Out
Thursday, September 22, 6:30 pm, Women's Center (55 Talbot Ave.)
How do our emotions change as we age? How do we cope when life throws us curve balls? In Inside Out, Riley and her family move across the country, and Riley's emotions - happiness, sadness, anger, and fear - help her to navigate her new world. Join us to watch the film and have dinner and discussion at the Women's Center. Students of all genders and identities welcome. Conversation facilitated by Sam Sommers, Associate Professor of Psychology.
Civic Life Lunch: Harry Boyte
Friday, September 23, Noon, Tisch College, Lincoln Filene Hall
Join us for a Civic Life Lunch with Harry Boyte, founder of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College, and one of the leading thinkers in the field of Civic Studies. He will discuss how Donald Trump’s candidacy can be seen as a consequence of diminished attention to citizenship. No RSVP required. Lunch will be provided.
Harleston Hall Renaming Ceremony
Friday, September 23, 12:30-2 pm, South Hall (30 Lower Campus Rd.)
Join us to celebrate the renaming of South Hall in honor of Dr. Bernard Harleston, H98. With this event, Harleston Hall will also join the growing Tufts/ Medford African American Freedom Trail. Read the Tufts Now article. RSVP: rsvpevents@tufts.edu.
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Presidential Debate Watch Party
Monday, September 26, 7:45 pm, Cohen Auditorium
Come to the Presidential Debate Watch Party, hosted with the Office of the Provost, the Sociology Department, Tisch College of Civic Life, the ExCollege, Tufts Democrats and JumboVote. There will be a pre-debate expert panel in the auditorium at 8:15pm with pizza being served in the lobby starting at 7:45pm. The live stream of the debate is at 9pm. Click here to see the Facebook event.
Post Debate Dialogue
Tuesday, September 27, Noon-1 pm, Varis Lecture Hall, Grafton
Tuesday, September 27, 6-7:30 pm, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman, Medford
As we approach Election Day, we hope the Tufts campus will be filled with conversations about the candidates, political climate, and issues that matter to each of us and to our shared communities. Join the first of our election dialogue series where students are welcome to voice their hopes and concerns about the election, and to hear those of others, with empathy and understanding, even if individuals continue to disagree.
Film Showing - Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth
Thursday, September 29, 7 pm, Metcalf Lounge
The Common Read Committee plans to show the film Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth. Following the film there will be a panel discussion moderated by Ruben Salinas Stern, director of the Latino Center. This film is designed to accompany the common read book this year which was Lives in Limbo by Roberto Gonzalez who will be visiting campus on Thursday, October 6.
Bla(queer) Magic: An Evening of Poetry, Prose, and Power
Thursday, September 29, 9 pm, Granoff Music Center Room 155
This event will showcase the Black and/or Queer Magic within us all, that (open) secret weapon we've long groomed, through the presentation of our truths, our power, our "us" via art, prose, poetry and power. We will showcase local artists and make space for an open mic, before a reading and discussion of Tabias Olajuawon's book of essays, poetry and cultural critiques: Godless Circumcisions. There will also be a book signing for those interested in making a purchase.
Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) Open House
Friday, September 30, 4-5:30 pm, 23 Bellevue Street, 3rd floor
Join us for good food and community and learn about our 2016-17 projects. Meet the 2016-17 Gill fellows, new CSRD faculty/staff, and more. Stay tuned for details on future events, including the next National Dialogue on Race Gathering.
Africana Festival
Friday, September 30, 5:30-7:30 pm, Tisch Library Roof
Come and experience the uniqueness of the African Diaspora at Tufts. Experience food, musical and spoken word groups, and step team performances, dance, drumming and meet members of student organizations. Presented by the Africana Center and supported by the Africana Advisory Alliance.
After Orlando
Friday, September 30, 8 pm, Balch Arena Theatre
After Orlando is a performance of reflection & remembrance of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting this past summer, which deeply affected the queer Latinx community in Orlando, Florida and all across the world. It will be performed in the Balch Arena Theatre on Friday, September 30th at 8pm.
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Tufts Undergraduate Common Book Lecture: Roberto Gonzales
Thursday, October 6, 6:30 pm, Cohen Auditorium
Join Tisch College and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Students for a conversation with Roberto G. Gonzales, author of the 2016 undergraduate common book Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America. Gonzales is an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education whose research focuses on the factors that promote and impede the educational progress of immigrant and Latino students.
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Resources, Scholarships, and Opportunities
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Tufts Daily Scholarship
For the first time ever, The Tufts Daily is offering a $500 scholarship for first-year students who are interested in becoming part of the Daily team this semester. First-year students who have a serious interest in journalism/media and have a demonstrated financial need are eligible. Recipients must complete at least one project in their section of choice each month and attend regular meetings with editors throughout the semester. No prior experience in journalism is necessary. Applications and further information can be found at http://bit.ly/2cmB3fm. Anyone interested can email daily@tuftsdaily.com with any questions or concerns.
Internships for the Second Annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs
The Second Annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs, hosted by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, is looking for undergraduate marketing, operations, and fundraising interns to assist conference planning. Under the theme of Gender-Sensitive Leadership: Putting Theory into Practice, this year’s conference builds on the ongoing feminist examination of power structures and gendered institutions to identify the contexts and strategies that support gender-sensitive leadership in the diplomatic, business, and security sectors. Applications are due by September 26. Contact danielle.daley@tufts.edu with any questions.
Leonard Carmichael Society Directional Staff Applications
We wanted to remind you that applications to join LCS' Directional Staff (our eboard) our due this Friday, September 23 at 5 pm. We are currently hiring for three positions (Assistant Van Coordinator, Assistant Greek/Athletics Liaison, and Webmaster), so if you have any questions about these positions or would like to receive an application, please email lcsexecutives@gmail.com.
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Fall 2016 Support and Discussion Groups
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) Meetings on Campus
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Noon-1 pm, Campus Center 218
Tuesdays, 7-8 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
For more information, contact Ian Wong from Tufts Health Promotion at Ian.wong@tufts.edu or 617-627-5495 or learn more here. Join a Free Group: Open to Current Tufts Students
Support and therapy groups are an opportunity to receive multiple perspectives, encouragement, and feedback in a safe and confidential environment. The experience can deepen your self-awareness, enhance your relationship skills and allow you to experiment with new ideas and ways of being. Workshops and discussion groups provide you the opportunity to learn more effective college living and skill building. We offer workshops throughout the semesters on a drop-in basis. Learn more and sign up here.
Weekly and Biweekly Groups - Survivors Support Group: Connection, Education, Healing
- Self Care and Race Based Trauma
- First Generation College Student Support Group
- Understanding Self and Others
- Anxiety and Stress Reduction Group
- Group for Students Impacted by Undocumented Status
Resources for International Students - Connections: International Graduate Student Discussion Group
- Secrets to Intercultural Friendship Workshop
- Decoding U.S. Culture: Cultural Adjustment and Stress Management Strategies for International Students
Monthly Drop-In Health and Wellness Events - Pause for Paws: Animal Assisted Therapy and Relaxation Techniques
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Upcoming Religious Holidays and Festivals
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Das Laxana Festival
Friday, 9.16 – Sunday, 9.25.2016
Tradition: Jainism
(The Paryusana Festival of Jain Digumbar Sect): A 10-day festival that is considered to be a holy convocation. During these days, Jains impose some restraints on their daily activities by fasting, meditation and prayer. The last day of Paryusana is the most solemn occasion of forgiveness and the examination of one's own thoughts and feelings. On this day, Jains ask for forgiveness from their relatives and friends for any offense they may have committed by deed, word or thought. Mabon
Wednesday, 9.21.2016
Tradition: Wicca/Paganism
Autumnal equinox and the second harvest festival, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark, the arrival of Autumn, and thanksgiving for the Earth's bounty. (Begins at sundown) These events are drawn from the multifaith calendar maintained by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School. To see more upcoming religious holidays and festivals, please click here.
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Weekly Gatherings
Note: The following list is being updated over the course of the first few weeks of the semester as our student communities set their weekly gathering times.
Mondays- Guided Meditation and Tea with Tufts Buddhist in Residence Priya Sraman, Noon-1:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Protestant Student Association: Book Club, 12:15 pm, Location TBD
- Tufts Hindu Students Council: Puja, 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Tuesdays
- Tufts University Unitarian Universalists Weekly Meetings: 7:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Wednesdays
- Protestant Student Association: Noonday Prayer, Noon-1:15 pm, MacPhie Conference Room, Dewick Dining Hall
- C. Stacey Woods Programming Board: Large Group, 7:30 pm, Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
Thursdays
- Humanist Community at Tufts Weekly Meetings: Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Eaton 201
- Non-denominational Christian Fellowship: Large Group, 7:30-9 pm, Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
- Tufts Adventist Christian Fellowship Weekly Meetings: Thursdays, 8 pm, Campus Center 012
- Protestant Student Association: Compline and Spiritual Formation, 9-10 pm, Goddard Chapel
Fridays- Guided Meditation and Tea with Tufts Buddhist in Residence Priya Sraman, Noon-1:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Muslim Students Association: Jumah Prayer, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts: Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer, 3-5 pm alternate weeks, Interfaith Center
- Small Group Reflections Led by Humanist in Residence: Fridays, 5:30 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Hillel: Conservative and Reform Shabbat Services, 6 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Tufts Hillel: Shabbat Dinner, 7:15 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Chabad at Tufts University: Shabbat Dinner, 6:45 pm, Rohr Chabad House
- Chabad at Tufts University: Shabbat Service, 7:30 pm, Rohr Chabad House
Saturdays- Tufts Hillel: Conservative and Reform Shabbat Services, 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Sundays- Protestant Student Association: Worship Service, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Catholic Community at Tufts: Mass, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
To learn meeting times for the following groups, please see our website for student leader contact information: - Tufts Baha'i Students Association
- Tufts CAFE (Interfaith)
- Tufts Latter-day Saints Students Association
- Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship
- Tufts Sikh Students Association
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| About the University Chaplaincy Enews
The University Chaplaincy Enews is published weekly by the Tufts University Chaplaincy to promote programs and opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture, and social justice. To propose announcements for inclusion please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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The Tufts University Chaplaincy is a dynamic hub supporting religious, spiritual, ethical, and cultural life for all members of the Tufts community. We provide pastoral care, support religious and philosophical communities, educate about spiritual and ethical issues in society and the world, and promote multifaith engagement.
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