Campus Services

Tufts Summer Session students can take advantage of the university's many campus resources.

Academic Resource Center

The Academic Resource Center provides free tutoring, study skills and time management consulting, writing support, services for students with disabilities, and a variety of other resources to both graduate and undergraduate students. In addition to one-on-one tutoring appointments, Summer Session Head Tutors provide intensive support for students in Math, Chemistry 1 and 2, and Organic Chemistry in the form of drop-in hours, review sessions, and individual tutoring sessions. To see the current tutoring schedule, login to Webcenter and choose Online Tutor Finder from the drop-down menu. If you have any questions about the resources available this summer, please email arctutoring@ase.tufts.edu.

Athletics
Access to a full range of recreational facilities is included in the program fee, including tennis courts, swimming pool, track, gymnasium, softball fields, and a variety of sports equipment.

Athletic facilities also include the Gantcher Family Sports Center, a state-of-the-art athletics and convocation facility, and the Lunder Fitness Center, which is housed in the Ames Center for Human Performance and features 6,000 square feet of floor space. The Fitness Center includes two complete circuits of Cybex Selectorized fitness machines, 28 aerobic machines (including Stairmasters, Lifecycles, treadmills, Nordic Tracks, rowing machines, and Versa Climbers), 40,000 pounds of free weights, and four pieces of hammer strength equipment. Personal training with certified trainers and body composition analysis are also available. Learn more at the Athletics Department's web site.

Blackboard
Blackboard is an e-Education platform used by Tufts University faculty to facilitate class discussion and information sharing outside of the classroom. For more information, visit the Blackboard.

Bookstore
The Tufts University bookstore is a full-service bookstore with textbooks, university apparel, gifts and accessories. Get store hours or buy books online at the Tufts Bookstore web site.

Computer Services
Students may complete assigned course work in the Eaton Computer Lab on the Medford campus. This lab is equipped with PC and Macintosh computers, laser printers, flatbed scanners, and direct links to the Internet and Tufts host services.

Dining
A wide variety of foods is offered on the Medford/ Somerville campus. The Dewick-Macphie dining complex is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Monday through Saturday, and brunch and dinner on Sunday. This market-style food court can satisfy most appetites, with its array of freshly prepared sandwiches, pizza, hot entrees, and vegetarian fare. Unlimited servings of all foods include soups, salad bar, vegetables, fresh fruit, desserts, and beverages.

The Mayer Campus Center complex includes the Campus Center Commons, which offers daily specials, made-to-order deli sandwiches, and a deluxe salad bar. The Brown and Brew Coffee House, located in Curtis Hall, Medford (and with an outdoor patio), is the place to go for a caffeine fix and simple fare. This bistro-like eatery features international roasted coffees and teas, espresso, iced drinks, and bottled beverages and a cafe menu offering sandwiches, pastry, and desserts. Visit the Tufts Dining web site for list of dining locations on campus.

Tufts Dining Services offers Summer Session students the option of buying a standard meal plan or "points" in the Medford/Somerville dining hall for each six-week session.

The following plans are available for each six-week session:

20-meal plan - $912
14-meal plan - $852
10-meal plan - $615

For students who wish to venture off-campus, there are a number of restaurants along the perimeter of the Tufts campus, and several options in nearby Davis Square.

Directions & Campus Maps
Need help getting around Tufts Somerville/Medford campus? Campus maps are available here.

Email
For more information on requesting and accessing a Tufts University email account, click here.

Financial Aid
Students who are fully matriculated Tufts University students, should contact Tufts University's Financial Services office with questions regarding financial aid for Summer Session. Students who are enrolled at other universities are not eligible for Tufts University financial aid and should contact their home financial aid office for options. There are a limited number of small scholarships available during either summer session for fully matriculated Tufts University students. Priority will go to the highest need students, particularly those who are Pell grant recipients. Click here for further details and application materials: http://finaid.tufts.edu/fedstatenew.htm#Summer Study.

Health Services
Tufts students, and all visiting students, can choose to receive service from the Medford/Somerville campus Health Service. The Medford/Somerville campus Health Service provides most services that are available during the fall and spring. Both Tufts and visiting students are eligible for services. Consultant services such as dermatology, orthopedics, or gynecology, however, are not offered. The Medford/ Somerville Health Service operates with a reduced staff consisting of a nurse practitioner/ physician's assistant and a physician on duty. As there is no blanket health fee during the summer months, a fee-for-service policy applies. The Medford/ Somerville campus Health Service is located at 124 Professors Row, 617.627.3350. Their website is http://ase.tufts.edu/healthservices/.

Housing
Summer Session student housing is in Carmichael Hall, a coed residence hall on the Medford/Somerville campus with single- and double-occupancy rooms. The residence hall also has a common living room/recreation space, a laundry room with coin-operated washers and dryers, vending machines, and a common-area kitchenette. Air-conditioners and cooking appliances are not allowed.

Eligibility
Students enrolled in courses on the Medford/Somerville campus may reside in university housing on the Medford/Somerville campus.

Occupancy Period
First Session May 19-June 28
12-Week Session May 19-August 9
Second Session June 30-August 9

Please note that campus housing is not available after August 9 for any reason. There is no on-campus storage between August 9 and the fall semester.

Fees
The room charge is $660 for six weeks and $1320 for twelve weeks.

Assignments
Applications for housing are available online at ase.tufts.edu/reslife. Applications for the First Session and the 12-Week Session are due by May 1; applications for the Second Session are due by June 1. Applications (with payment information) must be returned to Student Services in Dowling Hall after you register for summer courses.  Applications will only be accepted after course registration is verified.  Specific housing assignments and information on furnishings, telephone services, and move-in logistics will be emailed beginning May 10th for the First Session and the 12-Week Session, and June 15th for the Second Session. Please note that the Office of Residential Life and Learning makes all summer housing assignments.  Although a limited number of single rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, please anticipate being assigned to a double room and consider making a specific roommate request.  Mutual roommate requests will be honored on a space-available basis. 

Cancellation
There will be a $200 cancellation fee if your cancellation request is received after May 18th for the First Session (or 12-Week Session) or June 15th for the Second Session. If you cancel once the session has begun, you will be responsible for a prorated charge in addition to the $200 cancellation fee. If you want to cancel a housing request, you must put your cancellation in writing and submit it to the Office of Residential Life and Learning. Notice to any other university office is not sufficient.

Information about the residence hall and residence hall policies can be found online at ase.tufts.edu/reslife or students can contact the Office of Residential Life and Learning directly.

*For current Tufts undergraduates living on-campus during Spring 2008 who apply for summer housing (First Session / 12-week Session Only): interim housing between May 10th and May 19th may be available. Go to ase.tufts.edu/reslife to review late-stay request information and submit a request.

Library
All summer students have access to the Tisch Library, which includes a collection of more than 850,000 volumes, 535,000 government publications, 102,000 maps, 990,000 microforms, 37,000 audiovisual items (including videocassettes, laser discs and recordings, and DVDs), and a growing collection of more than 300 electronic databases and 15,000 e-journals accessible to the Tufts summer community via the Internet. The Tisch Library is air-conditioned, has large study areas with views of Boston, many study carrels with electrical connections for portable computers, media classrooms, viewing carrels, and photocopy facilities. For more information, visit the Tisch Library web site.

Olin Language Media Center
The Olin Center for Language and Culture Studies is fully equipped to offer students opportunities to supplement their foreign language study by using state-of-the-art A/V and media technologies. The Language Media Center includes a language lab with numerous audio and video booths for self-paced instruction, and a sixteen-station interactive computer lab. Students can receive technical support for video productions in the large video studio and video editing room. For more information, visit the Olin Language Media Center site.

Parking & Transportation
Day or evening parking is available near classrooms, the gymnasium, and the theater. Students should register for parking permits through the Office of Public Safety at 419 Boston Avenue. The cost is $50. Parking is also available in Dowling Hall Garage for an additional daily fee. Visit the Public Safety web site for details.

Tufts is easily accessible from many points by the MBTA subway and bus system. The Davis Square/Tufts University stop on the Red Line is a short walk away. Also, many bus routes connect Tufts directly to locations such as Medford, Somerville, Arlington, Cambridge, Harvard Square, and Lechmere. Commuter train connections are at Porter Square, South Station, West Medford, and North Station. Visit http://www.mbta.com for more on public transportation to and from Tufts.

Student ID Cards
Student ID cards, necessary for accessing university library and dining resources, and accessing dormitories, can be acquired at the Tufts University Office of Public Safety at 419 Boston Ave.