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Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Zoroastrianism) Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Eighth Day of the Assembly;" unclear purpose in the bible and has had many forms of celebration. Comes at the end of Sukkot and almost coincides with Simchat Torah. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Rejoicing of the Law." Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor: Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Event Contact Name: Andre Watson Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/ec27b3f8-a435-4737-8518-1e12917102bc/ Tufts Public Safety will be offering Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training this semester to all members of the Tufts University community.  In these 60-minute sessions, participants will learn strategies if confronted with an active shooter situation. The training expands on the tools and techniques found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide found at https://emergency.tufts.edu/guide/.  NOTE: Session locations will be emailed upon registration.

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Time Gaps. From earliest possible historical models, Tufts Composers enter ancient structures through new doors. Past+Future=Present.

Building: Olin Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 007 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement,Humanities,International Affairs,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Biology department,Environmental Studies program,Romance Studies department Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Join us to learn more about a brand-new summer program launching in summer 2026, which will allow students to spend 5.5 weeks in Costa Rica, studying Spanish language/culture and Tropical Biology. The program, developed in collaboration with the prestigious Organization for Tropical Studies, links intensive language or culture learning (at different levels) and homestays with a unique opportunity to experience the wonders of Costa Rica’s rainforests and cloud forests first-hand. Students conduct their own research to study how animals and people are adapting to our changing world. The first half of the program takes place in the capital city, San José; students then move to La Selva Research Station and Monteverde in the second half to conduct field-based research projects. Students must have completed SPN 003 or equivalent prior to participation on the program.

Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Hybrid: In-person with food in MedEd 114 (145 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02111) and on Zoom Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Global Engagement,Health/Wellness Event Sponsor Details: TUSM Global Health Faculty Council, the Tufts Center for Global Public Health, and the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center Speaker Name: Jaya Prasad Tripathy RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lxDNCYHAT7qgnItKAjeo6A#/registration Event Contact Name: Kim Burke Event Contact Email: kimberly.burke@tufts.edu Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death from a single pathogen worldwide. India has the world’s largest TB epidemic, accounting for one-quarter of TB incidence and one-third of TB deaths globally. Given that TB is highly curable in the vast majority of cases, improving implementation of health services in resource-constrained settings is critical for bending the curve to accelerate TB elimination. This talk will focus on the World Health Organization SORT IT model of capacity building in operational research in low- and middle-income countries. Using case studies, this talk will highlight the role of operational research in shaping health care delivery and provide examples of how this research approach transformed key policies within India’s National TB Elimination Programme. Jaya Prasad Tripathy is an associate professor at the Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Nagpur, India. He serves as a clinician at the Fever, Preventative, and Immunization Clinic; a manager in charge at a primary health center providing service for approximately 70,000 people; and a researcher and teacher for MD, MPH, and PhD courses. He previously worked as a senior operational research fellow with the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (the Union), where he mentored operational research projects in TB, HIV, and malaria in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Nepal, in collaboration with their national programs. He is a senior mentor for the SORT IT training program within the World Health Organization Special Training Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. He has over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has managed projects funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department for International Development, and United States Agency for International Development. He is currently a visiting fellow with the Department Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Online Location Details: More details to come soon. Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Joyce C. Cummings Center 177 College Avenue, Medford 02155 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Community Celebration,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBdMJ5mNZzDvrj_YpmxreFn0CK7LB7JkAg5NieQdjyWBf51Q/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114495927983195307783 Event Contact Name: Jasmine Raynor Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 857-293-8048 Link: https://diversity.tufts.edu/events/ The Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence invites ALL Tufts community members to attend our annual fall event. If you are a new student, faculty, or staff member on campus or a long-time Jumbo, this annual gathering is designed to foster connections across the Tufts community while sharing updates from the IIE team regarding strategy, vision, and key priorities for the year. Please use your Tufts email address to register for this event. Event agenda: 12:00 p.m. Doors open and registration 12:05–12:15 p.m. Light refreshments 12:15–12:35 p.m. Program (livestream available) 12:35–12:55 p.m. Community networking 12:55–1 p.m. Closing Questions about the IIE Fall Reception should be directed to diversity@tufts.edu.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 177 College Avenue, Medford Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Event Sponsor Department / Area: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBdMJ5mNZzDvrj_YpmxreFn0CK7LB7JkAg5NieQdjyWBf51Q/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114495927983195307783 The Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence invites ALL Tufts community members to attend our annual fall event. If you are a new student, faculty, or staff member on campus or a long-time Jumbo, this annual gathering is designed to foster connections across the Tufts community while sharing updates from the IIE team regarding strategy, vision and key priorities for the year.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1 Building: Pearson Chemical Laboratory City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room P-106 Open to Public: No Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Chemistry department Speaker Name: Prof. Petra Reinke, University of Virginia Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649 Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series Title: TBA

Online Location Details: https://www.myfidelitysite.com/TuftsUniversity/tufts-university/8222 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Financial Health Event Sponsor Details: Human Resources RSVP Information: https://fmr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Apq0vA2qTzKgKqYEC5Tl0g#/registration Link: https://fmr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Apq0vA2qTzKgKqYEC5Tl0g#/registration Starting November 1, 2025, Fidelity Investments will be the sole provider of administrative services for both the Tufts University-Funded Retirement Plan – 401(a) and the Self-Funded Retirement Plan – 403(b). Dan Shea and Matt Greeke from Fidelity will be hosting this virtual information session to review what the transition to Fidelity means and how it may affect you.

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Research Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu Link: https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/node/3565 Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies Identifying and searching for sources Evaluating information types Planning and organizing your research On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 November 12 December 3 No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: This event will take place virtually and in-person.ASEAN Auditorium at The Fletcher School 160 Packard Ave., Medford, MA Open to Public: No RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2OgeAXPhDPkCTI Link: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2OgeAXPhDPkCTI The Office of the Provost and the faculty working group that recommended the Statement on Institutional Pluralism will hold an open forum to discuss their work. All members of the Tufts community are invited to attend.

Online Location Details: Zoom (Link to be posted) Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium at The Fletcher School 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2OgeAXPhDPkCTI Event Contact Name: Office of the Provost Event Contact Email: provost@tufts.edu Link: https://provost.tufts.edu/events-initiatives/institutional-pluralism/ The Office of the Provost and the faculty working group that recommended the Statement on Institutional Pluralism will hold an open forum to discuss their work.

Learn about Tufts in Japan from Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Subject: Global Engagement Link: https://fletcher.admissions.tufts.edu/register/?id=c3c66c61-6ea2-4b87-b395-523edfa34025 Join us for an exciting evening where you’ll learn how a Fletcher education can accelerate your career and expand your opportunities. FletcherFest spotlights our new Graduate Business Certificate—open to all Tufts undergraduates—and showcases Fletcher’s broader programs in global affairs and business. This year’s theme, “Where are the Jobs? Emerging Trends in Business, Employment and the Changing Future of Work,” will feature engaging conversations with faculty, alumni, and leaders who know how to navigate today’s fast-changing job market. The expert panel includes: Vivek Shah A94, CEO at Ziff Davis Candace Lun Plotkin F96, Partner at McKinsey & Company Doug Rachlin A85, Senior Portfolio Manager at Neuberger Berman Ali Schmidt-Fellner F17, Executive Director of Community Advocacy & Impact at JPMorgan Chase What’s happening at FletcherFest: · Hear from Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher and Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti · Connect with outstanding alumni · Get a professional headshot (drop-in) · Stop by the Office of Professional Development for quick career guidance · Pick up Fletcher merchandise and enter a raffle for prizes · Enjoy some delicious food and drink Come for the insights, connections, and career inspiration—and leave with tools, stories, and a vision for your own future.

Building: Anderson Hall, TTC City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Anderson Hall, TTC 211 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Global Engagement ME 90 - Engineering Design Abroad in Cartagena, Colombia is an exciting offering for engineering students. The spring course entails a semester-long, community-based design project that integrates selected community partners in the project planning and decision-making process, culminating in a real-world deliverable. Students must be enrolled in ME 90 for the spring semester and be prepared to participate in required travel to Colombia at the end of the semester. Join us to learn more! Program Dates: May 18 - May 28 Program Interest Form: globalopportunities.tufts.edu