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- Oct 2312:00 PMMulticultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian ArcherBuilding: Tufts Center for Medical Education Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: MEB 216 A Open to Public: No Event Type: Other Event Contact Email: marlene.jreaswec@tufts.edu Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian Archer Dr. Peter Brodeur will present the subject of “Preparing applications for scholarships and fellowships.” You may RSVP as early as now for that Oct. meeting and remember that these are all catered! RSVP by sending an email Marlene, marlene.jreaswec@tufts.edu. October 23, 2024 12pm-1pm MEB 216 A The goals of the Multicultural Fellows Council at TUSM are: To bring together student representatives to focus on enhancing the diversity climate at TUSM To foster a sense of community within the TUSM student body Actively promote the celebration of excellence through diversity as a core value at Tufts Work together to create a supportive environment that enhances learning from every member of the TUSM community
- Oct 2312:00 PMTisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Ibtihaj MuhammadBuilding: Barnum Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum LL08 Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Athletics Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-ibtihaj-muhammad-tickets-1004868186797?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing Join a conversation on sports, women's empowerment, and advocacy with Olympic fencing medalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist, Ibtihaj Muhammad. An Olympic bronze medalist, five-time Senior World medalist and World Champion in fencing, Ibtihaj became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab and the first Muslim-American woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016. She later became the face of Nike’s first ever Pro Hijab designed for Muslim female athletes.
- Oct 2312:15 PMFriedman School Speaker Series: Can Systems Modeling Help Us Better Understand the World?Online Location Details: Details provided via email Building: 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: Behrakis Auditorium and Online Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary Event Admission: Free Speakers: Udita Sanga and Larissa Calancie, Assistant Professors at the Friedman School
- Oct 234:30 PMExcessive Sentencing and Mass Incarceration in ContextBuilding: Breed Memorial Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Building: Breed Memorial Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: This event is hosted by the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) in collaboration with MA activist Bob Marra and Saint Susanna’s Prison Ministry program. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/excessive-sentencing-and-mass-incarceration-context What are the long-term effects of excessive sentencing on individuals, families, and communities? Join a panel conversation to explore the state of excessive sentencing in the United States as well as in countries like Finland and Norway, and learn about diverse policies in California and Massachusetts that have led to a decline in excessive sentencing. Panelists will include two students from the MyTERN Program at Tisch College, award-winning writer and prison reform activist Kenneth Hartman, and renowned civil rights lawyer Michael Meltsner.
- Oct 235:00 PMYoga with Vito - Let's Move TogetherBuilding: Posner Hall Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave) Open to Public: No Subject: Health/Wellness Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together Beginner-Friendly Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement. October 23rd (Wednesday) Evening Classes 5:00pm Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
- Oct 236:00 PMAbolitionist Practices: Then + NowBuilding: Aidekman Arts Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium,Exhibition,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Arts/Media,Education,Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Event Sponsor Details: Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now is made possible by generous support from Stephen and Amy Horowitz and Tufts Diversity Fund. Generous support for Tufts University Art Galleries programming is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abolitionist-practices-then-now-tickets-946416706847?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/174-abolitionist-practices-then-now Presented in conjunction with Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe, this panel explores the histories and legacies of abolitionist practices today. Just as Jackson’s work reckons with the overlooked portions of American history and the long shadow of slavery, so too do these area partners contend with abolitionist thought to correct the ongoing impact of slavery in contemporary society. Organized in collaboration with the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University and the office of Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, speakers include exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, Nia K. Evans and Cierra Michele Peters from the Boston Ujima Project, the Nation’s first democratically governed investment fund, Dayna Cunningham, dean of Tisch College for Civic Life at Tufts University, and Laura McDonald, manager of collections, Tufts University Art Galleries.