Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy The Feast commemorates the birth of the Mother of Jesus Christ.

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Speaker Name: Cheryl A.M. Anderson Event Contact Name: Rebecca Taylor Event Contact Email: rebecca.taylor677064@tufts.edu Please join us for the Stanley N. Gershoff Memorial Lecture at the Friedman School! Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, will present this year’s lecture.

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

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: Tufts University 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.

Online Location Details: More details to come soon. Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Education,Global Engagement,Politics/Policy/Law,Research Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Event Sponsor Department/Area: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence Event Sponsor Details: Alaina Macaulay and Tiffany Enos Event Contact Name: Jasmine Raynor Event Contact Email: jasmine.raynor@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 8572938048 Link: https://diversity.tufts.edu/events/#summer_drop_ins Monthly Drop-Ins with IIE, OUC and OEO The Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence will also be partnering with the Office of University Council and the Office of Equal Opportunity to offer joint office hours through the summer. These 60 minute virtual office hours can serve as drop-ins for questions or consultations to faculty, staff, and students who have questions about how federal actions may impact their research, teaching, programs, or scholarship at Tufts.  

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Autumnal equinox and the second harvest festival, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark, the arrival of Autumn, and thanksgiving for the Earth's bounty.