Welcome, Parents and Families | May  09, 2023

Dear Parents and Families,

Hello from the Medford/Somerville and SMFA Boston campuses! We are looking forward to welcoming your student to the Tufts community in August. Planning for orientation is well underway, and our colleagues in Academic Advising and Student Life are busy preparing for their arrival.

To kick off the summer, we invite you to join us for our Welcome to Tufts webinar for parents and families on Wednesday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ET. During this live event, you will meet members of the Student Life and Orientation teams and learn about the New Student Checklist. There will also be time to answer some of your questions. Pre-registration is required, and please submit any questions in advance.

Don't worry if you are not able to make the live webinar; it will be recorded and available on our website a few days later. Please note that this event is geared specifically to parents and families and not intended for students. Your student will be invited to a Welcome to Tufts webinar just for them on May 30.

Additional webinars for parents and families will be added throughout the summer. Please refer to the parent/family page of the Orientation website for updates and registration information.

New students who choose to participate in an optional Pre-Orientation program will arrive and move in on Thursday, August 24. Please refer to the Pre-Orientation web page for further details.

Students not participating in a Pre-Orientation program should arrive and move in on Tuesday, August 29. Undergraduate Orientation is mandatory for all new students, including new transfer students. It begins on Wednesday, August 30, at 1 p.m. and runs through Monday, September 4, with classes starting on Tuesday, September 5.

There will be programming for parents and families on both arrival/move-in dates: August 24 and 29, 3–5 p.m.

On Wednesday, August 30, we welcome parents and families to campus for the 10 a.m. Matriculation Ceremony. We ask that all parents and families depart before the start of Orientation at 1 p.m. that afternoon. Matriculation will also be livestreamed.

During the summer, we will keep you updated with specific details on arrival, move-in, and the parent/family orientation programs and schedule. In the meantime, please refer to the Undergraduate Orientation web page and the Office of Residential Life and Learning web page for updates. We will also send periodic emails and invitations to additional webinars to introduce you to Student Life team members and campus partners as well as various campus resources.

Please contact Student Services at 617-627-2000 or StudentServices@tufts.edu.

This summer, we will send an email each week to incoming students to help them stay up to date and on track for orientation in August. We will also introduce students to various departments and resources at Tufts. We archive all our messages online in case they miss a mailing or would like to review information again.

Your student has a few important tasks to complete over the summer; many can be completed online. We will list all items on their customized New Student Checklist 2023, which will open May 30 on their Application Status page.

The Tufts Parents Giving Program connects with parents to enrich the Tufts community, directly impacting the individual student experience through philanthropy, our Parents Leadership Council, communications, and events. We are excited to be planning an in-person Parents and Family Weekend on October 13 and 14, 2023. More information will be available in the coming months.

Family Engagement