WELCOME PARENTS & FAMILIES ORIENTATION 2018 PARENTS’ PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Matriculation Ceremony 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Academic Quad Arrival/Move-In for Residential Students Students and parents are invited to this official opening day ceremony as Proceed to your assigned Residence Hall to collect your key. President Anthony Monaco enrolls and welcomes new students into the Tufts Note: Students who arrive after 11:30 a.m. should proceed to the Office of community. Residential Life and Learning at 20 Professors Row to pick up room keys. Note: First-year and transfer students line up at at 1:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Students will begin procession at 1:20 p.m. On-Campus Shuttle Buses AFTER MATRICULATION PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES Stops at: • Dowling Hall Parking Garage, 1st Floor • Olin Center, Packard Ave. • Cousens Gym Parking Lot • Dowling Hall Bridge 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. • Campus Center, Professors Row After the Drop-Off: Information for Parents on Health, Mental Health, and Wellness Services at Tufts 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Braker Hall 001 Department Open Houses and Information Areas This interactive session with Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health (see list below) Services, and Health Promotion will discuss important issues such as available 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. health and mental health resources, confidentiality, health and tuition Arts@Tufts Pre-Orientation Program Student Exhibition insurance, health risks, and how to access care. Cold refreshments and snacks Gallery in next to Tower Café will be served. The Arts @ Tufts Student Exhibition is a showcase of the work created by Meet with Advising Deans incoming Tufts students as part of the recent Arts@Tufts Pre-Orientation Tisch Library 304 program. Stop in to meet the Advising Deans for all undergraduate degree programs! 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Each undergraduate student is assigned an Advising Dean who will help Bookstore, Mayer Campus Center them successfully navigate the University. Learn about degree requirements, Visit Tufts Bookstore to learn about textbook options and shop our extensive advising and academic support, and how the Office of Undergraduate selection of Tufts gear! Education partners with students and parents. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Is Your Tufts Student Thinking about a Health Profession? Art Galleries Open House Dowling Hall 745A/745B Aidekman Arts Center A candid conversation for parents with the health professions advisors. Join us at the Tufts Medford Galleries for a preview of the Fall 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitions, Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art from the Andrew and Spiritual Life Resource Fair Linda Safran Collection and States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux. And hop on Goddard Chapel a shuttle bus to the SMFA Galleries in Fenway to tour Museum of Capitalism. University chaplains and student leaders from Tufts’ spiritual communities Come check out these multifaceted exhibitions and discover the many welcome you for snacks and information in Goddard Chapel. Connect with programs the Art Galleries has to offer this semester. resources for spirituality, community, and social justice. All are welcome. 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Parent Welcome and Q&A for Spanish-Speaking Families R.E.A.L. Students Welcome Reception Bienvenida para Padres y Sesión de Preguntas y Respuestas para (Resumed Education for Adult Learners) Familias Hispanohablantes R.E.A.L. Student Lounge, Carmichael Hall Bolles House, Latino Center Open House, see list below Meet here for mid-morning refreshments, get orientation materials, and prepare for matriculation. DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSES AND INFORMATION AREAS 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Academic Resource Center 9:00–11:00 a.m. Dowling Hall The Tufts Experience for Parents and Families Africana Center-Capen House 3:00–5:00 p.m. 8 Professors Row Academic Quad Asian American Center-Start House 3:00–5:00 p.m. 17 Latin Way Please join us to be introduced to the Division of Student Affairs — the Athletics 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Steve Tisch Sports and professionals who support the developmental, cultural, residential, career, Fitness Center health, and safety needs of students. This is an opportunity to acknowledge Career Center 9:00–11:00 a.m. Dowling Hall the change that occurs when a child leaves for school and to share our Counseling & Mental Health Services 3:00–5:00 p.m. 120 Curtis Street commitment and readiness to be part of your student’s amazing new journey. FIRST Center 3:00–5:00 p.m. 20 Professors Row (Students should continue connecting with their new peers while parents and Health Services 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 124 Professors Row family members attend this session.) Hillel 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Granoff Family Hillel Center 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. International Center 3:00–5:00 p.m. 20 Sawyer Ave. Family Photo Station Latino Center-Bolles House 3:00–5:00 p.m. 226 College Ave., 1st Floor Tisch Library Patio LGBT Center-Bolles House 3:00–5:00 p.m. 226 College Ave., 2nd Floor Snap a photo with your new Jumbo on Matriculation Day against our Tufts Residential Life and Learning 3:00–5:00 p.m. 20 Professors Row backdrop. 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