Hello Jumbos!
Hope you're enjoying the long weekend! Here's what's coming up.
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Sunday, February 19Monday, February 20Tuesday, February 21Wednesday, February 22Thursday, February 23Friday, February 24Saturday, February 25Sunday, February 26Featured Events
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MS in Innovation & Management Information Session
Join us on Tuesday, February 21, at 12 noon for an information session to learn how Tufts' MS in Innovation & Management prepares you with the business, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills you need to make an impact in the world through technology—all in as little as one year! Get details about how you develop innovative products and solutions for real-world problems through the program's immersive curriculum. Hear from alumni about how the program has accelerated their careers and get your admissions questions answered.
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Roots of Peace
Join Friends of Israel and J Street in Tisch Library Room 304 on Tuesday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. to hear the personal stories and interconnected experiences of Sarah Mandel, an Israeli from a West Bank settlement, and Khalil Sayegh, a Palestinian from Gaza and Ramallah!
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Diabetes Network Meeting
This Wednesday, February 22, Tufts' Chapter of The Diabetes Link is meeting at 7 p.m. in Cummings Center Room 502. Follow our Instagram @tuftsdiabeteslink, email list, and GroupMe for a full list of event dates. Come meet other students in college with diabetes, help plan other events, and make friends who just get it. See you there!
Meeting Dates:
February 22 (this Wednesday)
March 8
March 22
April 5
April 19
May 3
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Tufts Hillel Blood Drives
Give blood and help save lives! Tufts Hillel is hosting two blood drives with support from Tufts Athletics in loving memory of Madie Nicpon. Come on Thursday, February 23 (Tufts Monday schedule), or Wednesday, March 1, at 12 noon–5 p.m. to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Please reach out to mariel.priven@tufts.edu with any questions.
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Clean Mines: Engineering a Better Way for Our Earth and Our Future
Join the chairman of Hochschild Mining and School of Engineering alumnus Eduardo Hochschild, E87, on Friday, February 24, at 1:30 p.m. for an Engineering Dean's Lecture. Company leaders must strike the right balance between leadership and stewardship and Hochschild has prioritized engineering the cleanest mines possible. Hochschild will reflect on corporate guidance, community responsibility, and the role we all play in creating a Brighter World. He will also touch on how Tufts prepared him for his career.
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Mystic River Cleanup
Join us on Sunday, February 26, at 12 noon to help clean the Mystic River in a collaboration with the Mystic River Watershed Association. Meet us between Carmichael and Wren to learn about water health and clean your local river while enjoying a snack. Use the sign up link in the Eco Reps Instagram bio to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
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Submit an Event
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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Academic Reminders
Wednesday, February 22, is the last day for all AS&E students, including first years, to DROP a course without record of enrollment. Dropping a course after this deadline will result in a W (Withdraw).
The deadline for Arts & Sciences sophomores to declare their major is March 1. Reach out to your advising team if you have questions about the major declaration process.
Questions about the drop deadline, courses, or academic requirements? Contact your advising team! A&S students can also visit Drop-In Advising to speak with their Senior Academic Advisors.
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Health at Tufts – Your Way
Since 2009, students have completed the confidential, online National College Health Assessment survey. On February 20, you'll receive an email linking you to the survey. Topics include substance use, tobacco, sexual health, nutrition, mental health, and sexual misconduct. Participants are eligible to win: $25 Amazon gift card, $10 The Sink gift cards, $10 JP Licks gift cards, or exchange for JumboCash or Rhino Bucks. Contact ian.wong@tufts.edu, Director of Health Promotion, with any questions.
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