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

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: 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.

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.

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.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes 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. What’s happening at FletcherFest: · Hear from Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher and Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti · Connect with outstanding Tufts alumni: Vivek Shah (A94) and Candace Lun Plotkin (F96) · 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.

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

Building: Anderson Hall, TTC City: Medford, MA 02155 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

Campus: Off-campus Location Details: K&L Gates DC Office Conference Room 1A 1601 K St NW Washington, DC 20006 Open to Public: Yes Link: https://emailcc.com/rv/ff00f5021f4ed2f9c734bd078f45ba5379c5e7ae Please join us for a panel discussion featuring Bhaskar Chakravorti and Chris Miller from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and members of K&L Gates Policy & Regulatory practice examining the evolving intersection of U.S. trade policy, legal developments, and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. This program will bring together experienced practitioners and policy experts to provide insights into how current U.S. legal and regulatory trends are shaping trade and investment in technology sectors, and what these developments may mean for foreign governments and multinational companies. Topics will include: U.S. trade priorities and their implications for technology and AI Regulatory and legal frameworks affecting AI innovation and cross-border collaboration Policy considerations for foreign governments engaging with U.S. technology markets Speakers: Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, Executive Director, Institute for Business in the Global Context, The Fletcher School at Tufts University and former Partner at McKinsey & Company. Steven Hill, Partner, K&L Gates LLP Chris Miller, Professor of International History, The Fletcher School at Tufts University and author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. 

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium (first floor) Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Neuroscience RSVP Information: Registration is free but required. Please RSVP via the Eventbrite website by October 9. Event Contact Name: Shelley Scheier Event Contact Email: shelley.antonio@tufts.edu Link: https://tuftsneurosciencesymposium2025.eventbrite.com The day-long Tufts Neuroscience Symposium features diverse speakers from around the country, and consistently brings together many from neuroscience disciplines in the Boston area for a day of educational talks and discussions. It is concluded by a lecture that honors William Shucart, former professor and chair of neurosurgery at Tufts School of Medicine. This year's symposium will center around the theme: "Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Processing: From Synapses to Circuits."

Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Global Engagement Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Environmental Studies program RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jj27sWB2QI6uwFK8lPwAcA Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#oct16 It’s clear that the climate crisis is dire, dramatic changes inevitable and already underway, and action inadequate despite decades of increasingly urgent warnings by climate scientists. Culture plays a critical role in shaping how we receive and respond to information, guiding action on the micro and macro scales. How can stories help us to navigate this changing planet? In this talk, Emily will explore the possibilities that interdisciplinary nonfiction storytelling can offer when just the facts fall short. How can braiding journalism, science, history, memory, and imagination create space for discovering or remembering other ways of being and acting in relationship to the earth? She will draw on her own writing on environmental contamination from nuclear weapons production and emerging work on responses to climate change, as well as examples from other boundary-crossing nonfiction writers.

Building: Aidekman Arts Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Speaker Name: Jennifer Minniti, Michelle Finamore, and Beverly Semmes, moderated by Lynne Cooney RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-fashion-forward-tickets-1461675925039?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/229-panel-fashion-forward Since the early 1990s, Beverly Semmes has created installations and sculptures of enormous dresses—some reaching over three-stories high, others taking over entire gallery spaces.  Since those early days, her relationship with fashion has grown and deepened—from sculptures and installations to an ongoing collaboration with fashion designer Jennifer Minniti—CarWash Collective—that creates wearable garments cut and patterned with Semmes’s images.  Join us for an open conversation with Semmes, Jennifer Minniti, and fashion curator Michelle Finamore, moderated by Lynne Cooney about the intersection of fashion and art. 

Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Tufts University Barnum Hall, LL08 163 Packard Ave Medford Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Film Screening Event Subject: Arts,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Film and Media Studies program Event Sponsor Details: FMS 10th Anniversary Celebration Event Speaker Name: Khary Jones and Kyle Petty RSVP Information: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/faculty-film-screening Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Gina O'Connor Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176273574 Link: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/faculty-film-screening Night Fight by Khary Jones monolithic tendencies by Kyle Petty Featuring a post-screening Q+A Details and RSVP coming soon!

Building: Sophia Gordon Hall City: Somerville, MA 02144 Room: Sophia Gordon Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Sophia Gordon Hall room 100 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Global Engagement,Research,Sustainability/Climate RSVP Information: https://www.linkedin.com/events/aninternationalsymposiumonabund7351295658781237251/ Admission/Cost: $0 Event Contact Name: Justin Hollander Event Contact Email: justin.hollander@tufts.edu Link: https://sites.tufts.edu/newtowns/ This symposium will explore the potential of ‘new towns’ to address a range of housing affordability and community planning challenges, as well as new research methods and techniques for using adaptive zoning techniques in urban planning. Most cities and towns in North America are zoned almost entirely as “single-family residential.” This means that when they are fully built-out every farm, field, and forest is developed. These communities will always be car-oriented, sprawling, and too low-density to support public transit. However, this is not the only way: abundant housing advocates are increasingly coalescing around the need for “new towns,” large master-planned communities that can happen through adaptive zoning innovation. These new towns consider the range of transportation, water/sewer, electricity, waste, safety, education, and other infrastructures while allowing for the creation of places that are mixed-use, walkable, bikeable, and dense enough to support public transit.  This symposium will bring together creative thinkers from around the world who are advancing knowledge in these areas, helping to shape a new kind of planning and design practice—one that embraces innovative approaches to housing crises through community-based solutions.

Learn about Tufts in Ghana from SIT and Tufts Global Education staff.  Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

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 The Tufts Pep Band performs a concert for children and families. Michel Muller, director

Building: Ellis Oval City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 18 Lower Campus Rd. Somerville, MA Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Staff,Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Health/Wellness RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zR5Ydb8oyeJXSPwKw5W5CZ6z_Q2hrkWnoFsGMvh6qNI/viewform?edit_requested=true Admission/Cost: Donations to Team Impact encouraged Event Contact Name: Francis Roche Event Contact Email: francis.roche@tufts.edu Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zR5Ydb8oyeJXSPwKw5W5CZ6z_Q2hrkWnoFsGMvh6qNI/viewform?edit_requested=true Join the Boston Team IMPACT community as we come together to support the Team IMPACT 5K! Run, walk, or roll...

Building: Academic Quad City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Parking available at Dowling Garage, 419 Boston Ave. Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Community Celebration RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUh_kxYcoVhBaYvrxtEqqqCdwme5-YnadSi0ff_9NI0BaFGA/viewform Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Email: communityrelations@tufts.edu Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUh_kxYcoVhBaYvrxtEqqqCdwme5-YnadSi0ff_9NI0BaFGA/viewform Leonard Carmichael Society and Tufts Athletics have revived a long held annual tradition: Halloween on the Hill (HOH)! Back by popular demand, we are inviting neighboring families to celebrate Halloween with an afternoon of activities, crafts, and candy! This event will be occurring on Sunday, October 19 from 3–5 p.m. on Tufts Academic Quad. We are asking that all children be accompanied by an adult. Come in costume and with an appetite for spooks and shenanigans. Please fill out this form if you plan to attend! We will provide more information as the time approaches.