Jumbo Magazine - Fall 2023

INSIDE OUT

A REAL YET RANDOM, PLAYFUL YET SERIOUS SPIN AROUND CAMPUS—AND JUST BEYOND

EXCOLLEGE HIGHLIGHT: CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE: LEADERSHIP & PROBLEM-SOLVING

CLIMATE CHANGE isn’t going anywhere. But how can we impact systems so large that they feel out of our control? Led by two environmental educators and change makers, students in this course will learn the skills to hold leaders to account as well as bring their knowledge to situations close to home.

TUFTS STEP TEAMS ARE NATIONAL FINALISTS

ENVY LADIES STEP TEAM, Tufts’ historically all-female step team, recently won second place at the National Step Championship held in New York this year. Tufts’ historically all-male team, BlackOut, came in third at the same competition. Congratulations to both teams for their incredible achievement!

INCOMING JUMBOS have the opportunity to come to campus early and get involved in student life with a group of like-minded peers through our many pre-orientation programs. And now, Tufts students have another option available to them through the new SHAPE program. Short for Students Heightening Actionable Political Engagement, Jumbos interested in politics and civic engagement will have the chance to interact with our local communities to bridge divides and work in “think-tank” groups on community issues. Check out the eight other preorientation programs for more ways to get involved and find community before you have your first class!

GOING FOR GOLD (SUSTAINABLY)

THE ASSOCIATION for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education assessed Tufts at the gold level in its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System program for the first time this past year! Some of the reasons Tufts was able to score so highly include the fact that a whopping 44% of faculty research involves sustainability, the new low energy intensity Joyce Cummings Center, and massive reductions in energy use and waste on campus over the past two decades.

A TUFTS DEPARTMENT ON-THE-GO

TUFTS’ Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning recently launched a podcast available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. With contributions from students, faculty, and staff, the podcast aims to provide easily digestible information about urban and environmental policy from impactful voices within our own community. Bring your curiosity and learn something new!

CIVIC SEMESTER EXPANDING TO THAILAND

THE TUFTS CIVIC SEMESTER, offered through the Tisch College of Civic Life for all matriculating first-year students, offers Tufts undergraduates the chance to study abroad in their very first semester. Students have studied in Urubamba, Peru for a number of years, but now the program is expanding! Students applying to Tufts in the fall of 2023 and beyond will have the choice between Peru and Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand. Keep your eyes peeled for more information and for the application which will be available once you have applied to Tufts.