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CO-CURRICULAR RESOURCES
International Center
Jane Etish-Andrews, Director
The International Center provides immigration
advising and visa documentation for approximately 1,000
students, faculty, and research scholars representing
over 100 countries on all campuses. Additionally, the
office provides counseling and advising services to the
undergraduate and graduate students as needed. A
small emergency loan fund exists to assist
students in financial need.
The International Center issues visa documents to
nonimmigrant students, faculty, and research scholars.
Tufts is legally required to report to the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when
students or faculty/research scholars fall out of
compliance with the USCIS regulations. For detailed
information on the Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS) refer to this
http://ase.tufts.edu/icenter/.
The International Center coordinates a number of
activities throughout the year, including an
undergraduate preorientation program for new
international students and for a number of American
first-year students. This program is run by
undergraduate volunteer host advisers who are both
international and American. The center, in conjunction
with the International Club, runs an annual weeklong
intercultural festival in the spring semester. The
center serves as adviser to the International House (a
special interest house) and the International Club.
The center also provides programs for graduate
international students. The Intercultural
Conversation Program is available
for graduate students who wish to meet with a
partner on a regular basis
to practice spoken English and to develop a friendship.
The center is located at 20 Sawyer Avenue. For more
information, visit
http://ase.tufts.edu/icenter/ or call 617-627-3458,
or fax 617-627-6076.
Africana Center
Denise Phillips, Interim Director
Founded in 1969, the Africana Center works to augment
the academic mission of the university and to ensure
that all students of African descent have access to a
variety of academic, cultural, and student resources
available on campus. The center works with students,
faculty, and staff across ethnicities, nationalities
(American Caribbean, South American, etc.), gender, and
sexual orientation to celebrate, recognize, and honor
the vast contributions of people of African descent to
Tufts and the community at large.
The center sponsors a variety of programs, including
an annual Cape Cod Orientation Retreat and a Peer
Academic Leader program. Throughout the year, the center
coordinates events and activities that are open to all
members of the university community. These events
reflect and celebrate the scholarly and creative
endeavors of people of African descent.
The center serves as a resource for student
organizations including the Pan African Alliance (PAA),
the Caribbean Club, the African Student Organization (ASO),
the NIA mentoring project, the Black Women's Group, the
Black Men's Group, Black Pre-Law Society, Black Theatre
Company, the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE),
Onyx literary magazine, the Black Graduate
Student Association, and the residential unit, Capen
House. In addition, the center works with the
coordinators of the Tufts-in-Ghana program, the
Historically Black College and University Exchange
Program, and the Black Alumni Association.
All students are invited to come and visit the
Africana Center (8 Professors Row). There is a library
with resource materials and a computer lab for student
use.
For additional information or to be added to the
listserv, contact the Africana Center by
phone 617-627-3372, fax 617-627-3382, e-mail
af-am@tufts.edu, or
visit http://ase.tufts.edu/africana.
Asian
American Center
Linell Yugawa, Director
The Asian American Center, founded in 1983, is a
resource for the university and the Asian/Asian American
communities and fosters a supportive environment for the
academic and personal development of students by
offering programs and services. The center recognizes
the distinct East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South
Asian cultures and identities present in the Tufts
community, and advocates for students to ensure a
successful college experience.
The center coordinates educational and cultural
programs, focusing on Asians in the U.S. and the
diaspora. The center collaborates with other centers,
academic departments, and student organizations to
provide programming. Annual
events/programs include the September community
reception, Peer Leader Program
and Georges Island outing for
first-year students, Discover Boston (a community
learning activity), alumni networking reception, and
Day of Remembrance. Asian
American month, recognized nationally in May,
is celebrated at Tufts in
November. Programs are open to the
entire Tufts community.
The center has computers for student use and
information on campus events, community programs, and
academic and work opportunities. All students have
access to books, periodicals, and newspapers pertaining
to the Asian experience in the U.S.
and also receive information on events through e-mail.
The center offers a meeting space and many opportunities
for intercultural learning among students of different
Asian ethnicities.
The director provides academic and personal advising
on course selection, majors and careers, transition to
college, and identity formation and development, and
works with other programs and offices to ensure that
Asian/Asian American student needs are being met.
The center staff works with student groups
through the Pan-Asian
Council, a collaborative of
representatives from Asian student organizations,
including Asian Community at Tufts, Chinese
Students Association, Filipino Cultural Society, Hawaii
Club, Hong Kong Students Association, Japanese Culture
Club, Korean Students Association, Taiwanese Association
of Students at Tufts, Thai Club, Tufts Association of
South Asians, Vietnamese Students Club,
and Asian Christian Fellowship. The director also
serves as adviser to the Asian American House (Start
House), a special interest group
housing unit.
The center is located in Start House, 17 Latin Way.
For more information, visit
http://ase.tufts.edu/asianam/, call 617-627-3056, or
e-mail asianamcenter@tufts.edu.
Latino Center
Rubén Salinas Stern, Director
The Latino Center, founded in 1993, provides
resources for the growing Latino/Hispanic population at
Tufts. The center's primary mission is to create a
supportive environment for students by offering programs
and services that build a strong Latino community on
campus.
In collaboration with the Association of Latin
American Students (ALAS), the center coordinates Latino
Heritage Month in October. Programs throughout the year
include the Latino Peer Adviser Program and Retreat for
first-year students, Latina Women's Group, and the
Latino Mentoring Program, where Tufts students work with
youth in a local elementary school.
The center offers a friendly space for studying,
group meetings, or informal conversation. Resources
include a computer lab; a library of books, periodicals,
and videos reflecting Latino culture and experience; and
a bulletin board of job listings. A newsletter, Noticias, is published by the center. The director
offers academic, career, and personal advising focusing
on a wide variety of topics such as course selection,
cultural identity issues, discrimination, family
concerns, culture shock, and successful adaptation to
the university environment. The director is the adviser
to ALAS and to La Casa, the residential house
on campus.
The Latino Center is located at 226 College Avenue.
For more information, visit
http://ase.tufts.edu/latinocenter or call
617-627-3363.
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual Transgender Center
Dona Yarbrough, Director
The LGBT Center
offers a safe, supportive environment for LGBT
and questioning students as well as straight
allies. The center provides programming,
advising, and educational resources on issues of
sexual and gender identity and aims to improve
the experience of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender students at Tufts, as well as to
provide campus-wide education about sexuality,
gender, and the effects of homophobia.
The center
organizes numerous programs throughout the year,
including the annual regional Safe Colleges
Conference, an LGBT-focused conference for
college students, and the Queer Studies
Scholar Series. The center also hosts a number
of support and discussion groups as well as a
peer mentoring program. Students, faculty, and
staff can make individual appointments to speak
with the center's director, and both the
director and student members of Team Q are
available to speak to classes and other groups
about sexual orientation and gender.
The director works closely with a number of LGBT-related
student organizations; the Rainbow House, a
special interest house for LGBT and ally
students; the LGBT Faculty/Staff Caucus; and
Pride on the Hill, the alumni group. In
addition, the center works in close
collaboration with the other "Group of Six"
centers on issues related to the intersectionality
of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual
orientation.
Resources include
computers for student use, a book and video
library, a video lounge, meeting room, and quiet
study space. The center is located at 226
College Avenue on the second and third floors.
For more information, call 617-627-3770 or visit
http://ase.tufts.edu/lgbt.
Women's Center
Susan Gilbert Interim Director
The Women's Center,
founded as a student organization in 1973, addresses
matters of specific concern to women in order to
create an atmosphere that is safe, supportive, and
intellectually rich for both men and women. The
center provides programming, counseling,
information, and resources on these issues from a
variety of perspectives that take into account
differences of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, and socioeconomic class.
The Women's Center
Board, a student advisory committee, coordinates
events for the community on contemporary concerns
such as careers, sexuality, and body image. The
Campus Violence Prevention Project is a
federally-funded program of the center focusing on
educating students about sexual assault, rape,
relationship violence, and stalking.
The director is
available for counseling or discussions with
students, faculty, and staff on topics including
discrimination, harassment, rape, abuse in
relationships, and concerns about eating or body
image.
The center houses a
resource room, lounge area, and staff offices. The
resource room, staffed by students, has information
on events, internships, community organizations, and
current issues including health, politics, racism,
and sexuality. The lounge is open to all students on
a drop-in basis every day.
The center is located
at 55 Talbot Avenue. For more information, call
617-627-3184.
Religious Centers
The
Chaplaincy -- A Center for all Faiths
The university chaplain is housed in Goddard Chapel
which stands near the heart of the university campus.
Acknowledging the religious diversity of campus life,
the chaplaincy is open to people of all faiths for
study, fellowship, counseling, and services. The
chaplaincy serves as an umbrella for the activities of
campus religious organizations, promoting dialogue and
understanding between people of different faiths. To
this end, it sponsors interfaith programs of a
religious, cultural, and ethical nature.
In addition to the university chaplain, four
chaplains appointed by their faith communities--the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, the
United Church of Christ, the
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, and the Islamic Society
of Boston--and approved by the university serve the
campus and work closely together in their campus
ministries. The university chaplain, Reverend David
O'Leary, has an office in Goddard Chapel. The Roman
Catholic chaplain, Ms. Ann Penick,
celebrates Mass at Goddard Chapel and has an office at
the Catholic Center at Tufts, 58 Winthrop Street,
Medford. The Protestant chaplain, Reverend Barbara
Asinger conducts services at Goddard Chapel and has an
office in the Curtis Hall loft.
The Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, who serves as
the director for Hillel on campus, has an office in the
Granoff Family Hillel Center on Capen Street. The Muslim
chaplain, Imam Noureddine
Hawat, leads prayer service at the
Islamic Center, 176 Curtis Street.
Other denominational groups and religious
organizations also contribute to religious life on
campus.
For more information, visit
http://www.tufts.edu/chaplaincy/ or call
617-627-3427.
The Catholic
Center at Tufts
The Catholic Center at Tufts is located at 58
Winthrop Street, one block down from Carmichael Hall
in Medford. There is a wide range of programs and
events: Welcome BBQ in the fall, Fall and Spring
retreats, monthly dinners, faith formation, RCIA,
Confirmation Preparation, Eucharistic Minister &
Lector training, service outreach opportunities,
liturgical dance, Lenten simple suppers, Easter
Brunch, and the annual end-of-the-year BBQ. Ann
Penick is the Director of the Catholic Center and
Tufts Associate Catholic Chaplain. During the
academic year Mass is celebrated at Goddard Chapel
at 10:00 pm and there is a weekly Mass schedule
during Lent. The Catholic Center is the
home-away-from-home for all Tufts student
organization, The Catholic Community at Tufts. For
more info, call 781-391-7272 or e-mail Ann at
ann.penick@tufts.edu.
The Protestant
Ministry
The Protestant Ministry is an umbrella for twelve
denominational affiliates and one nondenominational
organization. The Protestant Ministry offices are
located above Brown & Brew in Curtis Hall. Pastoral
counseling and activities are provided by the
Protestant Chaplain. During
the academic year, worship services are held in Goddard
Chapel on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. The Protestant Ministry
relates to the Protestant Student Fellowship and Tufts
Christian Fellowship (intervarsity). For more
information, call 617-627-2097.
Tufts Hillel
The Granoff Family Hillel Center is located on the main
quad, next to Miller Hall. Striving to create a sense of
Jewish community, Hillel involves undergraduate and
graduate students, faculty, staff, and administrators,
and works closely with other Jewish campus
organizations, including Tufts Friends of Israel and the
Bayit (Jewish Culture House). In addition to serving the
needs of the Jewish community on campus, Hillel is a
resource for information about Judaism. Student
leadership works closely with the professional staff to
conduct a variety of activities, including religious
observances, cultural celebrations, study groups, and
lectures. Jewish religious services of all levels of
observance are provided every Shabbat and on holidays,
and Kosher Shabbat dinners are held every week. Most
programs are initiated by the standing committees:
education, religious, social/cultural, advertising,
social action, international Jewry, outreach, and
holidays and festivals. Board meetings are held on
Mondays, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to get
involved. Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, Hillel director and
chaplain, is available to students, staff, and faculty
for counseling or informal conversation. For more
information, visit www.tuftshillel.org or call 617-627-3242.
Tufts Islamic Center
The Islamic Center is located at 176 Curtis Street and
provides an opportunity for Muslim students to gather
for worship, social activities, and education. The
center holds weekly prayer services at 1:30 p.m. on
Fridays during the academic year. Imam Noureddine Hawat
is available to the community. The Islamic Center
relates to the Muslim Students at Tufts (MSAT). For more
information, visit
http://www.ase.tufts.edu/msat.
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