Building: Sophia Gordon Hall City: Somerville, MA 02144 Room: Sophia Gordon Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Weekend registration will take place at the Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Parents RSVP Information: https://rsvp.tufts.edu/PM87KO Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Email: parentsgiving@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3798 Link: https://rsvp.tufts.edu/PM87KO Join us on campus for Parents and Family Weekend 2025 on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, to celebrate all things Tufts, hosted by the Parents Giving Program. Step into your Jumbo’s world and experience Tufts through their eyes! Over the course of the weekend, you’ll: Hear from university leadership and senior administrators Attend engaging lectures from our world-renowned faculty Visit open houses across campus, including the Jumbo Life Fair Join in a lively round of Bingo Bonanza with the Office of Student Life Cheer on our athletic teams Explore campus with our Jumbo Scavenger Hunt Enjoy music, dance, and performances by student groups at the Avenue of the Arts Festival on Talbot Ave. Browse the pop-up market of student artists at the SMFA Sidewalk Sale during the festival …and much more! It’s a weekend full of inspiration, connection, and Jumbo spirit—we can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences For information on this and all other Parents Weekend activities, visit rsvp.tufts.edu…. 

Building: Goddard Chapel City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality Event Sponsor: Tufts University RSVP Information: Tufts University Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.

Building: Anderson Auditorium City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston SMFA campus Location Details: Join Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG), critic, curator, and senior editor at Art in America, Emily Watlington, artist Jeff Kasper, and co-curators of How do you throw a brick through the window… Laurel V. McLaughlin, TUAG, and Tanya Gayer, John Michael Kohler Arts Center for a conversation engaging disability culture in our contemporary moment.   Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-culture-now-a-panel-with-emily-watlington-jeff-kasper-tickets-1660421217559?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/227-disability-culture-now-a-panel-with-emily-watlington-jeff-kasper Join Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG), critic, curator, and senior editor at Art in America, Emily Watlington, artist Jeff Kasper, and co-curators of How do you throw a brick through the window… Laurel V. McLaughlin, TUAG, and Tanya Gayer, John Michael Kohler Arts Center for a conversation engaging disability culture in our contemporary moment.  

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: OVPR conference room Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Link: https://provost.tufts.edu/faculty-engagement/ Faculty are invited to drop-in coffee hours to engage with Provost Genco.

Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar,Training/Workshop Event Subject: Education Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-D1VpCg4LzAJM9TKj-5WG6hroe1bdyifCQcG1nPcHR6iojA/viewform?usp=header Event Contact Name: Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) Event Contact Email: CELT@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-4000 This Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) workshop will give you practical strategies to make small group work more effective, engaging, and transformative for your students.