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- Oct 1712:00 PM[ENVS Lecture Series] Climate Action: Equitable Resilience SolutionsBuilding: Curtis Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave., Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact: Sinet Kroch sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0qO8iWRATz2b568BNmLXZg Yesteryear’s strategies are not suitable for a climate-changed future. In addition to greenhouse gas mitigation, leaders are seeking new solutions to address growing physical climate impacts from extreme heat to river flooding, wildfires to drought, coastal storms to sea level rise. There are opportunities for every sector to be part of creating safety, stability, and security in the face of climate change disruption. Join Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, for this lecture.
- Oct 18–19Save the Date: Parents and Family Weekend 2024Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk,Performance Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Parents Giving Program Event Contact: Parents Giving Program 617-627-3798 parentsgiving@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Link to register coming in August Link: https://alumniandfriends.tufts.edu/giving-to-tufts/parents-giving-program/parents-family-weekend-overview Tufts University's Parents Giving Program is pleased to host our annual Parents & Family Weekend in October where we offer families the opportunity to experience what life is like for your Jumbo on campus. Two full days of events are planned where you will hear from senior administrators, attend lectures by our world-renowned faculty members, participate in workshops, cheer on our athletics teams, and sing and dance along with our many outstanding student groups during the Avenue of the Arts Festival.
- Oct 20All dayInstallation of Granth Sahib Ji as GuruBuilding: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy This day celebrates Gobind Singh Ji's passing on guruship to Scripture, henceforth known as the Guru Granth Sahib.
- Oct 2112:00 PMCPR/AED TrainingBuilding: Dowling Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Dowling Hall – 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management Event Contact: Vanak Huot, vanak.huot@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Link: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/dashboard Tufts University is offering CPR/AED classes in the fall semester designed to teach the lifesaving skills necessary to help a friend, family member, neighbor, and all community members in need. This is an instructor-led course that teaches adult, child, and infant CPR. Additionally, the course will teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff and is limited to 20 students per session.
- Oct 2212:30 PMCivilian Response to Active Shooter TrainingBuilding: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Auditorium 130 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management Event Contact: ready@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Link: https://emergency.tufts.edu/training/civilian-response-active-shooter-course This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter. Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible. Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area. Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger. This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.
- Oct 23–25Shemini AtzeretBuilding: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy 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.