JUMBO DIGEST | November 12, 2023 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

Happy Diwali to those who celebrate! Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Protestant Evening Worship | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

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

Writing the Introduction Section of a Scientific Paper or Thesis | 12 noon | Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) Room 210, see featured events

Tufts in London Information Session | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

First Steps | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Best Buddies Guest Speaker: Farrah Garland | 12 noon | Joyce Cummings Center Room 140

Diwali Dinner at Dewick | Dinnertime | Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center, see featured events

Know Before U Go (KBUG): LGBTQIA+ and Gender Expression Abroad | 5:30 p.m. | LGBT Center, see featured events

Mushrooms as the Future of Sustainable Dining | 7 p.m. | Bromfield-Pearson Room 003

Child Development Association (CDA) Pancakes With Professors | 7 p.m. | SEC Room 212

FIRST Asians | 7:30 p.m. | FIRST Center 3rd Floor

First-Generation Collective (FGC) Bingo Night | 8 p.m. SEC Anderson Room 112 Nelson Auditorium

Tufts Real Estate Society | 8 p.m. | Mayer Campus Center Room 220

Mushroom Sampling With UnClassic Foods | 8 p.m. | Bromfield-Pearson Room 003

Tufts Student Giving Tabling | 12 noon | Campus Center

Tufts Timmy Global Health Tote Bags and Bake Sale | 12 noon | Mayer Campus Center Tables

Cranes Arts and Crafts | 3 p.m. | Campus Center Room 218

Queer Asian Social | 6 p.m. | Asian American Center 1st Floor

The Good, the Bad, and the Not Too Bad: Ethics and Aesthetics of Movie Characters | 6:30 p.m. | Barnum Hall Room 104, see featured events

Tufts in Beijing Information Session | 7 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

Indigenous Center x Encendido Open Lesson | 9 p.m. | Curtis Hall

Breaking Foundations Workshop | 9 p.m. | Hill Hall Multipurpose Room

Donut Bar | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Lobby

Tufts in Japan Information Session | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Tufts in Oxford Information Session | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

Multifaith Gathering for Peace | 12:15 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Experimental College (ExCollege) Class: Rwanda Fellowship General Interest Meeting (GIM) | 12:30 p.m. | Hillel, see featured events

Listening Pop-Up | 1 p.m. | Science and Engineering Complex, Research Wing, Room 327

Society of Engineers Walks of Life Event | 6 p.m. | SEC Anderson Room 312

A Photo History of the Buildings of Tufts University from 1852 to Today | 6 p.m. | SEC Robinson Hall Room 253

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

Introduction to TUCCA | 7 p.m. | Science and Technology Center Room 136

Ghost in the Neural Net: Traversing the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – Panel Discussion | 7 p.m. | Granoff Music Center Room 120 Distler Performance Hall

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Cyber:  Binary Exploitation Lab | 7:30 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 160

Tufts Ballroom Social Dance | 9 p.m. | Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room

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Vietnamese Students Club (VSC) Coffee Shop Fundraising | 10 a.m. | Campus Center (44 Professors Row)

Through Fire and Water: How Climate and Land Use Are Changing Tropical Landscapes and the Search for Solutions | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and virtual, see featured events

Tufts in Talloires 2024 Information Session #1 | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Milmore Room

Tufts Dining Fall Feast Dinner | Dinnertime | Carmichael and Dewick Dining Centers, see featured events

Dance Films with Mitchell Rose | 7 p.m. | Barnum Hall Room 104, see featured events

Fire and Flow Jam at Residential Quad | 7 p.m. | Upper Residential Quad (front of Carmichael Hall)

Tufts Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Trivia Night | 8 p.m. | Hotung Cafe, Campus Center

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical | 8 p.m. | Balch Arena Theater

Spirit of the Creative (SOC) Show #1: After Hours | 9 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Fordham APDA | 10 a.m. | New York, NY

Dharma Dialogue With Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 12 noon | Goddard Chapel

Tufts Community Union (TCU) Clothing Swap | 12 noon | Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room

Tufts in Talloires 2024 Information Session #2 | 1 p.m. | Dowling Hall Milmore Room

Society of Latinx Engineers and Scientists (SOLES) Vertex Visit! | 1 p.m. | Vertex Headquarters, 11 Fan Pier Blvd., Boston

Jummah Prayers With the Muslim Chaplaincy | 1:15 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Tufts in Ghana Information Session | 1:30 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

B/MPH Tour | 2 p.m. | Boston Health Sciences Campus

Volpe Center Tour | 3 p.m. | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Mixer Event | 6 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 280

Robotics Club Battlebots Competition | 6 p.m. | SEC Research Patio

Pole Choreography and Floorwork Workshop | 6 p.m. | Harleston Hall Multipurpose Room

The Sleep Out | 7 p.m. | Residential Quad

Red Dress Gala | 7 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court

Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) x A Cappella Riff-Off | 8 p.m. | 51 Winthrop St.

Winter Farmers Market Trip | 11 a.m. | Meet at the Tufts Green Line stop, see featured events

Women in Computer Science (WiCS) Jeopardy | 12 noon | Cummings Center Room 260

FIRST Asians Affinity Space | 12 noon | FIRST Center 3rd Floor

Casual Movie Night! | 5 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 304

Public Harmony Fall Showcase | 6 p.m. | 51 Winthrop St.

VSC Coffee Shop | 6:30 p.m. | Curtis Hall Room 101 Multipurpose Room

SOC Show #2: After Hours | 8 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Applejam Presents LUCY (Cooper B. Handy)/Bandsgiving | 8 p.m. | Crane Room

Tufts Ballroom Dance Competition | 8 a.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Ballroom

The Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center has a great writing workshop coming up this week! Join us for "Writing the Introduction Section of a Scientific Paper or Thesis" on Monday, November 13, at 12 noon–1 p.m. in SEC Room 210. If you have questions, contact the StAAR Center at StAARCenter@Tufts.edu.

Join Tufts Global Education staff on Monday, November 13, at 12 noon–1 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A to learn about the first steps for studying abroad during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Join information sessions for several of the Tufts Programs Abroad:

On Monday, November 13, join us for a Diwali Dinner at Dewick with a special performance by the Tufts Bhangra team.

Join Tufts Global Education on Monday, November 13, at 5:30–7 p.m. at the LGBT Center for a candid conversation about LGBTQIA+ experiences abroad. Food will be provided.

On Tuesday, November 14, at 6:30 pm in Barnum Hall Room 104, join Tufts Film and Media Studies, Tufts Department of Philosophy, and the Boston Cinema/Media Seminar for a talk featuring Mario De Caro, University of Roma Tre and Tufts University, and Enrico Terrone, University of Genoa, with respondent Malcolm Turvey, Tufts University.

The Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes are experiencing rapid land use and climate changes that have intensified and accelerated over the last decade. Dr. Marcia Macedo will present ongoing research on how these compounding disturbances are changing the trajectory of these tropical ecosystems for this week's Hoch Cunningham (HoCu) Environmental lecture on Thursday, November 16, at 12 noon in the Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and via livestream. She will also share her perspective on how data from field observations, satellites, and modeling can be integrated to support management interventions and identify solutions.

Are you interested in global justice and gaining a deeper understanding of Rwandan culture, history, and post-genocide reconciliation? Hear from a diverse array of guest lecturers, as well as participate in meaningful conversation. Come to the GIM at Hillel on Wednesday, November 15, at 12:30 p.m. to learn more about the Rwanda Fellowship and the accompanied immersive trip to Rwanda at the end of the semester, as well as to get access to the application form early! Email rwandafellowship24@gmail.com with any questions.

Join Tufts Dining for our Fall Feast Dinner happening at both Carmichael and Dewick Dining Centers on Thursday, November 16!

Mitchell Rose is an American director of short films known for comedic work and dance film. He began his career as a choreographer and performance artist and then migrated to film and his works have won numerous awards. The screening on Thursday, November 16, at 7 p.m. in Barnum Hall Room 104 will feature several short dance films followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Co-sponsored by Tufts Film and Media Studies Program and Tufts Dance Program.

Join the SustainableCORE Fellows for a trip to the Somerville Winter Farmers Market on Saturday, November 18, at 11 a.m.! Learn about local vendors, farming practices, sustainable shopping, and explore the Arts at the Armory just off Magoun Square. Every attendee will receive a voucher to a chosen vendor as a memento of the trip. The Office of Sustainability will provide CharlieCards.

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.

Seniors! This is your last chance this semester to have your senior portrait taken. Senior portrait sessions are free, and they are the only way to have your photo in the 2024 Senior Memory Book. Photo package purchases are optional. The photographer will be on campus the week of November 13 in Campus Center Room 112. 

Entering the Final Week of Majors Month and the Advising Period

Support for major exploration and declaration in Arts & Sciences and Engineering continues the week of November 12. View the full schedule of Majors Month events. Please remember to schedule an appointment with your Major Advisor, Pre-Major Advisor, or designated Senior Academic Advisor to plan for your spring 2024 courses and to have your Registration HOLD lifted. Spring 2024 courses are available to view on SIS. Familiarize yourself with upcoming registration dates and deadlines by visiting the Academic Calendar.

Tuesday, November 14, at 11:59 p.m. EST is the deadline to:

Do you have questions for your A&S, Engineering, or SMFA advising team?

Are you thinking about housing for next year and interested in sustainability? Apply now to be considered for two sustainability-themed housing options on the Medford/Somerville campus! The HIVE (Hillside Apartments) is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in sustainable living and issues surrounding sustainability. The Green House (12 Bellevue St.) has single bedrooms for juniors and seniors who want to live in an inclusive sustainable community. Applications close on January 23.