Visit the New Student Orientation page to purchase tickets for yourself and guests for the sunset harbor cruise. Take a look at the events guide for the week below.
Tentative Fall 2019 Student Orientation Schedule
Day | Time | Activity |
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Tuesday, August 27 | 8:00-8:15am | CHECK-IN Arrive promptly at 8:00am @ Boston Campus, Jaharis Center, 150 Harrison Avenue |
8:15-9:00am | SMALL GROUP INTRODUCTIONS, BREAKFAST | |
9:00-10:00am | WELCOME SESSION | |
10:00-10:15am | ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INTRODUCTION w/Grace Phelan, N05 & STUDENT COUNCIL INTRODUCTION w/Kelly Cara, Chair | |
10:15-11:15am | WALKING TOUR, BOSTON CAMPUS | |
11:15-12:15pm | FACULTY INTRODUCTIONS | |
12:15-1:15pm | LUNCH | |
1:15-2:15pm | CURRICULUM ADVISING AND REGISTRATION MEETINGS | |
2:15-2:45pm | FINANCIAL AID w/Valarie Marchese, Assistant Director & BURSAR'S OFFICE w/Kyeana Jones, Bursar Representative | |
2:45-2:55pm | BREAK | |
2:55-3:40pm | STUDENT ADVISORY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (SAHA) w/Gianna Vroom, Director; Sharon Snaggs Gendron, Student Wellness Advisor, and Cynthia Linton, Student Health Administrator + TUFTS PUBLIC SAFETY w/Jessica Bruno, Police Corporal | |
3:40-4:00pm | INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY w/Amy LaVertu and Katherine Morley | |
4:00-4:15pm | GETTING CONNECTED TO TECHNOLOGY AT THE FRIEDMAN SCHOOL w/Annie DeVane, Director of Communications & Web Strategies & Justin Lauzon, Senior Education Technology Specialist | |
4:15-4:45pm | COURSE REGISTRATION WITH SIS w/Michelle Frankfort, Office of Student Affairs, Registrar | |
Wednesday, August 28 | 8:30-9:00am | CHECK-IN, INTRODUCTIONS, BREAKFAST @Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium |
9:00-10:00am | INFORMATION SESSION: Centers, Programs, and Opportunities | |
- Tufts Institute of the Environment | ||
- ChildObesity180 | ||
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project | ||
- Feinstein International Center | ||
- Food Policy Change to Impact Public Health | ||
- Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) | ||
10:00-10:10am | FRIEDMAN SCHOOL SPEAKER SERIES w/Professor Norbert Wilson | |
10:15am | WELCOME FROM TUFTS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ANTHONY MONACO | |
10:30-10:45am | TUFTS OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY w/Shoshana Blank, Education and Outreach Program Administrator | |
10:45-11:00am | OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS w/Lori Ioannone Rodriguez, Associate Director & Isabel McFall, Administrative Coordinator | |
11:00-11:30am | PRESENTATION ON ACADEMIC CONDUCT w/Edward Saltzman, Academic Dean | |
11:30-11:45am | REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES w/Matthew Hast, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs | |
12:15-1:15pm | LUNCH @China Pearl, 9 Tyler Street, Boston | |
1:15-2:15pm | CHINATOWN WALKING TOUR | |
2:30-3:30pm | MedEd Building, Room 812: PUBLIC HEALTH ORIENTATION-MS/MPH BREAKOUT SESSION WITH PROFESSOR AVIVA MUST *Only for students who have been officially accepted to the MS/MPH dual degree program by both the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the School of Medicine Office of Public Health & Professional Degree Programs | |
2:30-4:30pm | INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION is Mandatory for all Non-U.S. Citizens @Sackler 216A, Boston Campus | |
Thursday, August 29 | Schedule in advance | INDIVIDUAL ADVISING SESSIONS AS NEEDED Contact your academic advisor |
9:30-10:30am | MEDFORD CAMPUS TOUR (optional) Meet Tour Guide outside of J.P. Licks - 4 College Avenue (Davis Square) Somerville at 9:00am | |
2:00-4:30pm | SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT ORIENTATION Tufts Institute of the Environment 196 Boston Avenue, Suite 2500, Medford Campus | |
Arrive by 6:30pm | BOSTON HARBOR SUNSET CRUISE - rain or shine! One Long Wharf, Boston | |
Friday, August 30 | Schedule in advance | INDIVIDUAL ADVISING SESSIONS AS NEEDED Contact your academic advisor |
Tuesday, September 3 | All day | FRIEDMAN SCHOOL OF NUTRITION SCIENCE AND POLICY CLASSES BEGIN - NOTE: Start dates for other schools/departments within Tufts may vary. Refer to individual school's academic calendar. |