Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Christianity-Catholic and Protestant) Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas and meditate on the end of all time. In Western churches, the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Buddhism) Day of commemoration for the Buddha having achieved enlightenment. 

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Christianity-Catholic) A feast day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without sin.

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Varis Lecture Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Music department Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Dana Westover presents a colloquium in the Varis Lecture Hall. 

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Medical Education Building, room 114 145 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA, 02155 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Community Celebration,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence Tufts Table is a community dinner that is free and open to students, faculty, and staff from across all four campuses (Boston, Grafton, Medford/Somerville, and SMFA). Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence in collaboration with faculty, staff, and student leaders across our four campuses, Tufts Table provides community members, who might not otherwise cross paths, with the opportunity to make connections and share perspectives on a variety of subjects impacting our community. These subjects include: exploring our intersectional identities, finding a sense of belonging at Tufts, and creating a more inclusive community.

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 Tufts Arab Music Ensemble performs a selection of instrumental and vocal music that represents a wide range of genres within the Arab world. Tareq Rantisi, director