🍂 Welcome to Fall for Tufts 🍂
Thank you for attending our virtual open house, Fall for Tufts! These past seven weeks of virtual programs, such as workshops, panels, and mock classes, were dedicated to illustrating the Tufts community and helping you imagine your future as a Jumbo. You can see a list of past sessions below—some have been recorded for you to view at your leisure.
We hope that these sessions help you understand the Tufts community and maybe even make you...Fall for Tufts (we couldn’t help ourselves!).
Past Events
Jumbos Abroad
6:00-7:00PM EDT, October 26th
Mala Ghosh, Associate Dean
Evan Lohmann, Assistant Director
Aliki Karagiannis, Assistant Director
Join Tufts Global Education to learn more about international opportunities from education abroad, international research, internships, and faculty-led short programs overseas. Hear from our students and staff about experiential learning, study abroad for a semester, or research with a faculty member. Speakers will include: Associate Dean Mala Ghosh, Assistant Directors, Evan Lohman & Aliki Karagiannis as well as students returning from abroad.
Student Experience Panel: Life as a Jumbo
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 26th
Join current students to learn more about the Tufts experience! Our students will share their stories about getting used to a new environment, their favorite parts of being a Jumbo, balancing their responsibilities, and much more. Bring your questions, too!
Student Experience Panel: School of Arts and Sciences
8:00-9:00PM EDT, October 25th
Join current students who are enrolled in our School of Arts and Sciences to learn more about their experiences! You’ll get to hear about various course offerings, their favorite professors, research opportunities, and more. Be sure to bring your questions, too!
Essay Writing Workshop with Undergraduate Admissions
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 24th
Gracie Marshall, Director of Constituent Engagement
Valerie Nam, Assistant Director of Admissions
Writing essays is hard! And writing them for college applications feels even harder. We will help kickstart your essay-writing by providing tools for choosing a topic and getting started. We will also give some insight into how the essays are used in the world of highly selective admissions. Hopefully this session will leave you feeling a little less stressed and a little more empowered as you enter into the full-swing of college application season.
Student Experience Panel: School of the Museum of Fine Arts
6:00-7:00PM EDT, October 24th
Lindsay Pike, Associate Director of Admissions
Join current students who are enrolled in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) to learn about their experiences! You’ll get to learn about a variety of areas of study, studio resources, exhibition opportunities, and more. Bring your questions, too!
Student Experience Panel: School of Engineering
8:00-9:00PM EDT, October 23rd
Join current students who are enrolled in our School of Engineering to learn more about their experiences! You’ll get to hear about their favorite classes, project ideas, research opportunities, and more. Be sure to bring your questions, too!
Meet the Tufts Career Center: Your Partner Every Step of the Way
7:00PM-8:00PM EDT, October 23rd
Donna Esposito, Executive Director
Chris Di Fronzo, Director of Career Services
Join us and hear how our team at the Career Center helps students become career ready through every stage of their career and personal development journey. We support students of all class years, majors, and career interests and talk with students in many areas including: self-assessment and career exploration, resume and cover letter writing, building your network by connecting with alumni, employers, and others, searching for and applying to internships, jobs & grad schools, and more. Stop by our session to learn more and get your questions answered!
A Conversation with the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion Centers (DSDI)
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 19th
Grace Caldara, Director, Center for STEM Diversity
Karina Delgado, Student, Indigenous Center
Kilder Sanic Jr, Student, Indigenous Center
Arielle Ortega, Student, Indigenous Center
Joel Gutierrez, Associate Director, LGBT Center
Mondonna Mojahed, Program Coordinator, Women’s Center
The Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion (DSDI) is a collective of leaders, educators, and mentors that serve as a resource for all students interested in thinking about social identities and the ways they impact our lives and our world. Join representatives from four of the DSDI Centers to learn about opportunities for events, discussion, and leadership on issues of identity, diversity, and social justice. If you are interested in learning about the other four DSDI Centers, feel free to watch the recording of our previous session from October 3rd.
Begin Your Tufts Education in Peru or Thailand with Tufts Civic Semester
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 17th
Jessye Crowe-Rothstein, Global Programs Manager
Tisch College is pleased to offer a unique experiential opportunity for incoming Tufts students to begin their college journey while doing community work, mastering a foreign language, and giving a global kickstart to their college life. In this session, learn about the Tufts Civic Semester and have all your questions answered by program staff and alumni!
Understanding Financial Aid
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 12th
Sarah Emmons, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Financial Aid Office
Hear from members of the Financial Aid Office on the ins and outs of financial aid, how Tufts calculates financial aid, and what that means for you. Bring your questions, too!
Meet the International Center
9:00-10:00AM EDT, October 12th
Andrew Shiotani, Director
The International Center assists and supports all of Tufts’ international students through campus advocacy and programs, immigration and visa document services, and individual advising. Join the center’s Director, Andrew Shiotani, to learn more about the resources available to Tufts students and to have your questions answered!
Jewish Life at Tufts Panel
7:00PM-8:00PM EDT, October 11th
Naftali Brawer, Rabbi and Jewish Chaplain
Ellie Davis, Associate Director of Admissions
Join Tufts’ Rabbi and Jewish Chaplain, Naftali Brawer, and current students for a conversation on the richness of Jewish life at Tufts and the resources available to the Jewish community on campus.
QuestBridge Scholar Panel
8:00-9:00PM EDT, October 11th
Sean Ashburn, Associate Director of Admissions
Join QuestBridge (QB) Scholars and an admissions counselor to learn about their experiences as Jumbos. Our QB Scholars will speak to the communities of QB Scholars and first-generation/low-income students at Tufts, along with the resources that helped them navigate their transitions from home to life on campus. They will also discuss the academic, professional, and extracurricular opportunities they have found at Tufts. Much of the session will be devoted to live Q&A.
Why Tufts: A Deans’ Panel
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 10th
JT Duck, Dean of Admissions
Jim Glaser, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
Kyongbum Lee, Dean of the School of Engineering
Scheri Fultineer, Dean of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
JT Duck, the Dean of the Tufts Office of Undergraduate Admissions, will moderate a panel with the three Deans of each of our undergraduate schools. Learn about the offerings in each program from the people who know them best!
Virtual Portfolio Workshop with SMFA at Tufts
6:00-7:00PM EDT, October 10th
SMFA Admissions Staff
This program is designed to answer all of your questions about what goes into a great SMFA portfolio. The portfolio you submit with your application is our introduction to you as an artist and should be as personal as your personal essay. Join us to hear from a current student about making sense of all the portfolio advice out there and from a member of the admissions team that reviews studio art portfolios on how to make your portfolio speak in your own voice. We’ll show some examples and take your questions.
The Political Psychology of Emotions
3:00-4:00PM EDT, October 5th
Deborah Schildkraut, Professor, Department of Political Science
This lecture will explore how emotions, such as anxiety and anger, affect political attitudes and behavior. It will also consider when and why emotions might have different effects on different groups of people.
Peering Into the Anxious Brain: Using Neuro-imaging Techniques to Study Anxiety
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 5th
Lisa Shin, Professor, Department of Psychology
What is anxiety and when does it become an anxiety disorder? How do researchers use brain imaging to better understand the underlying neurobiological basis of anxiety and its disorders? In this lecture, we will discuss the results of recent research that can provide answers to these questions.
Quest for a Cure: Introduction to Drug Discovery
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 4th
Joshua Kritzer, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Have you ever wondered where new drugs come from, or what’s involved in a clinical trial? In this class, we will explore how drugs are discovered and developed, including exciting breakthroughs that are changing drug development. Prof. Kritzer will also answer questions about chemistry, biochemistry, and undergraduate research at Tufts.
A Conversation with the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion Centers (DSDI)
7:00-8:00PM EDT, October 3rd
Katrina Moore, Director, Africana Center
Montez Paschall, Associate Director, Africana Center
Kali Guise, Program Administrator, Asian American Center
Daniela Pozos Nicolau, Associate Director, FIRST Resource Center
Jonathan Ramirez, student, Latinx Center
The Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion (DSDI) is a collective of leaders, educators, and mentors that serve as a resource for all students interested in thinking about social identities and the ways they impact our lives and our world. Join representatives from four of the DSDI Centers to learn about opportunities for events, discussion, and leadership on issues of identity, diversity, and social justice. Hear from the remaining four DSDI Centers on October 19th!
Free Will: What Is It, And Do We Have It?
2:30-3:30PM EDT, September 29th
David Denby, Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Free will makes you a person. Without it, you are not morally responsible for your actions, and the projects and commitments that your actions express and that give your life meaning would not really be yours at all. On the other hand, it is a fundamental presupposition of science, everyday thought, and perhaps rationality itself that every event has a cause. The problem is that universal causation seems to be incompatible with freewill. Being a person means acting freely; an intelligible world in which rational action is possible means universal causation, but we can’t have it both ways!
The Art of The Fake
7:00-8:00PM EDT, September 28th
Kurt Ralske, Professor of the Practice, SMFA
Pablo Picasso said: “Art is a lie -- the lie that makes us realize truth.” Artists sometimes make explorations of the boundaries between reality and illusion, between truth and fakery. How are images and beliefs connected — is it still true that “seeing is believing”? Are there parallels between the problems of truth in art, and the problems of truth in culture and politics?
Close-Up Animation Magic: The Power of a Piece of Paper
6:00-7:00PM EDT, September 28th
Joel Frenzer, Professor of the Practice, SMFA
Learn intricate animation timing techniques through simple manipulations of a piece of paper. Professor will perform animation sleight-of-hand before your very eyes!
American Musical Theatre
7:00-8:00PM EDT, September 27th
Heather Nathans, Professor & Dean, Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
For more than two centuries US theatre audiences have clamored for musicals--but why? How do musicals invite audiences to imagine different identities around questions of race, gender, ethnicity, or orientation? Which shows have promoted inclusion and which have supported exclusion? Join us for an exploration of the form and its history.
Artists' Books: What Are They and Why Are They Important?
6:00-7:00PM EDT, September 21st
Darin Murphy, Assistant Director, SMFA Library
Artists who choose to work in the book form may create zines, comics, altered books, photo art books, and/or artists' books. The SMFA's collection of artists' books are useful teaching tools, not just for book artists, but for anyone, in any discipline, seeking a different perspective on almost any topic. Join us as we examine selections from the collection and discuss your reactions to them.
Humans and Technology: Discovering Human Factors Engineering and Engineering Psychology
7:00-8:00PM EDT, September 20th
James Intriligator, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
"Human Factors Engineering” and “Engineering Psychology” are two interdisciplinary majors offered at Tufts. In fact, Tufts is home to the country’s oldest (and some say most-distinguished!) Human Factors programs. In this short course you will learn what “human factors” is all about. You will do this by first learning a tiny bit of history, then learning a bit of method, and THEN by doing a whole lot of design, role-playing, and human-factors engineering. Come see how Human Factors Engineering and Engineering Psychology are creating, changing, and optimizing the world.
Psychology & Law
7:00-8:00PM EDT, September 19th
Sam Sommers, Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology
How accurate is eyewitness testimony? How effective are polygraph tests? What factors influence a jury's deliberations? Drawing on perspectives from various areas of the field, psychological scientists have examined a wide range of topics within the legal system, including police interrogations, lie detection, eyewitness memory, jury selection, jury decision-making, and the insanity defense. In this class, we will discuss highlights from this growing area of research, as well as the general benefits and limitations of efforts to apply psychological research to the real-world domain of the legal system.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
6:00PM-7:00PM EDT, September 19th
Tina Weber, Senior Lecturer, Gordon Institute
There is no better way to understand how to create, plan and run a business than to learn how to start one. In this course we will introduce the core mindset and skillset behind new venture creation.
The Power of History — Bias, Silence, and the Individual
7:00PM-8:00PM EDT, September 13th
David Proctor, Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of History
How important is the individual in history? Can one individual really change the world and alter the lives and futures of thousands or even millions? Who tells the story and is how the story is told important to determining how that person is remembered? Do the facts shape the history or do historians shape the facts? Whose voices are listened to and whose are silenced? We will explore these questions and many others as we try to define what history is and the power that the historian's pen can wield.
Pre-Health Advising at Tufts
8:00-9:00PM EDT, September 12th
Amanda Stone, Director of Health Professions Advising
Susana Carranza, Associate Director of Health Professions Advising
Robert Larocco, Senior Health Professions Advisor
Learn about the curricular and extracurricular ways Tufts undergraduates prepare for a wide array of health professions. The pre-health advisors will discuss their program and answer questions