Summer Guest Guide Medford / Somerville campus 2 Notes Welcome to Tufts 3 Welcome! Thank you for visiting Tufts University in Medford/Somerville. Tufts University is a renowned international leader in education and research, and our campuses provide an ideal location for Boston-area meetings and functions. Tufts University offers personalized services for conferences, workshops, and educational programs. Your needs are handled by professionals to ensure a stress-free, enlightening and overall gratifying experience during your stay on campus. I hope you enjoy the many advantages of attending a seminar, conference, or meeting at Tufts University! Sincerely, Adam Cotton Director Tufts University Conference and Event Services 4 Table of Contents 1 Welcome Message ................................................................................................ Page 3 2 Front Desk Services .............................................................................................. Page 5 3 On Campus Amenities .......................................................................................... Page 6 4 Self-Guided Tour ................................................................................................... Page 7 5 Map ....................................................................................................................... Page 8 6 On Campus Dining Options ................................................................................. Page 10 7 WiFi & Computer Lab Access ............................................................................... Page 11 8 MBTA Subway Map ............................................................................................... Page 12 9 Local Area ............................................................................................................ Page 13 10 University Rules and Regulations ........................................................................ Page 14 11 Campus Services & Emergency Information ...................................................... Page 15 5 Front Desk Services CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL OR Check-in time is 2:00 pm. Check-out time PURCHASE is 10:00 am unless special arrangements to Various items are available for loan or extend occupancy have been made. Residence purchase at the front desk including stamps, halls are open 24 hours to accommodate all postcards, alarm clocks, umbrellas, fans, arrival and departure times. Housing fees hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and sports must be paid before or at the time of arrival. equipment including bicycles. We cannot Keys and meal cards must be returned at guarantee that all items on this list will be the end of your stay. There is a $55 charge available at any given time. for unreturned keys and a $10 charge for unreturned meal cards. HOUSEKEEPING Supplies for cleaning your own room may be LAUNDRY AND LINENS borrowed from the front desk. Common areas Coin-operated washers and dryers are and bathrooms are maintained by Tufts staff. located in each residence hall. Detergent and clothes hangers are available free of charge at JUMBOCASH the front desk. The linens and towels provided JumboCash is a prepaid, stored-value in each sleeping room may be also exchanged account that can be used on campus. It is a and the front desk. As part of our campus- convenient, cashless way to pay for most of wide conservation efforts, we encourage your purchases including dining centers and guests to reuse towels and linens. laundry machines. MAIL AND MESSAGES Mail is delivered to residence halls Monday Name of Guest – Friday. Guests will receive an email Title of Conference notification for any mail that is delivered. Conference and Event Services Stamps can be purchased at the front desk. Tufts University South Hall Address mail like this. 30 Lower Campus Rd Somerville, MA 02144 USA 6 On Campus Amenities MAYER CAMPUS CENTER PARKING Mayer Campus Center is a central spot on Guests may request a parking pass at the campus to visit an ATM, the bookstore, while front desk when checking in. Parking passes enjoying comfortable lounges and a few dining are valid on all streets and lots designated options. as Tufts Visitor, Commuter, Resident or Staff/ Faculty. There is a $10 fee for an unreturned Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm parking pass. Friday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Guests should follow all marked regulations Saturday/Sunday: Closed when parking on Somerville/Medford streets. Please note that most parking on Somerville/ BOOKSTORE Medford streets is limited to resident permit Located in the Mayer Campus Center, the parking. Tufts University Bookstore stocks a wide variety of books, souvenirs, clothing, and RECREATION sundries. The Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, Hamilton Pool, squash courts, playing fields Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm and lighted outdoor tennis courts are open Friday: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm to all conference participants using their Saturday/Sunday: Closed conference identification card. Some sports equipment is available for loan from the Front TISCH LIBRARY Desk. Guests have access to the library upon presentation of conference identification RELIGIOUS SERVICES cards. While there are no on campus services during the summer, the Tufts University Chaplaincy Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm located in Goddard Chapel is open. You may Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm also inquire at the front desk for information Saturday/Sunday: 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm about services in the local area. Self Guided Tour 7 1. ACADEMIC QUAD 7. TISCH LIBRARY The Academic Quad is where students bustle Notice the group study spaces, the Tower between classes, sit under a tree to study on Café, and the nearly 1 million available books. beautiful days, matriculate and graduate. Head to the eco-friendly green roof and check out the Boston skyline. 2. GODDARD CHAPEL The University Chaplain provides interfaith 8. MAYER CAMPUS CENTER services in Goddard Chapel and around An epicenter on campus for students to eat, campus. The building also hosts a cappella attend performances, or shop at the campus performances, panels, and alumnae bookstore. weddings. 9. DEWICK-MACPHIE DINING CENTER 3. THE CANNON Tufts is consistently ranked among colleges If Tufts students want to tout a team, with the best food. Decide for yourself at advertise an event, or celebrate a birthday, Dewick, a buffet-style dining center. they paint this cannon at night and guard it until sunrise lest another student group paint 10. AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER and GRANOFF over their masterpiece. MUSIC CENTER Granoff is home to the music department’s 4. JUMBO STATUE library, classrooms, rehearsal spaces, the Our mascot, Jumbo, was once the most World Music Room, and two new music halls. famous animal in the world, star of Barnum’s Aidekman Arts Center holds the Drama and circus. When Jumbo died, Barnum had him Dance Departments, Balch Arena Theater, stuffed and donated. The building that held and Cohen Auditorium. Jumbo’s hide was destroyed in 1975 (Jumbo’s ashes rest in a peanut butter jar in the athletic 11. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING department). This full-scale statue stands on Tufts’ engineering school offers degrees the quad to show school spirit. in biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical 5. WEST HALL engineering, and computer science, as well You’re looking at the oldest residence hall on as many minors. campus. Students live on campus for at least two years, in dorms, suite-style buildings, or 12. TISCH SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTER theme houses. 42,000 ft2 center is open to all conference guests, and houses state-of-the-art 6. PRESIDENT’S LAWN equipment, fitness class space, lockers, and Tufts’ President Anthony Monaco lives on space for varsity athletes. campus in Gifford House. His backyard is the President’s Lawn, a great place for studying, sledding in the winter and the annual Spring Fling concert. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 A A 8 Campus Map 9 B Science and Technology Center Davis Square B Bello Field Spicer Field C C Huskins Field BOSTON AVENUE Kraft Field Ellis Oval COLLEGE AVENUE D Granoff Music Center D Tisch Library Aidekman Arts Center Steve Tisch Cousens Gym Sports & Campus Center E Fitness Center E Goddard Chapel PROFESSORS ROW Dowling Hall Bookstore TALBOT AVENUE F Bendetson Hall Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center F Barnum Hall G G BOSTON AVENUE PACKARD AVENUE PACKARD AVENUE PROFESSORS ROW H H I I CAPEN STREET J 51 Winthrop St. J CURTIS STREET CURTIS STREET K CURTIS STREET K WINTHROP STREET L L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 BUILDINGS + OFFICES Africana Center Blakely Hall H11 Conference and Gantcher Center D4 Huskins Field (Baseball) C7 Paige Hall D9 Tilton Hall F16 Dining Center F14 (Capen House) D12 Bookstore E13 Event Services G15 Gifford House Interfaith Center L2–3 Pearson Chemical Tisch College of Citizenship Hodgdon Hall F15 Aidekman Arts Center D14 Braker Hall E9 Cousens Gymnasium E6 (President’s Residence) G12 International Center I15 Laboratory E14 and Public Service Hotung Café Alumnae Lounge Bromfield-Pearson Distler Auditorium Goddard Chapel E10 Kraft Field (Soccer) C15 Police (Lincoln Filene Hall) D9 (Mayer Campus Center) E13 (Aidekman Arts Center) D14 C10–11 (Granoff Music Center) D14 Granoff Music Center D14 Lane Hall G7 (Dowling Hall, first floor) E7 Tisch Library D11 Mugar Café Anderson Hall C10–D10 Bush Hall E15 Dowling Hall E7 Halligan Hall D6 Latino Center Psychology Building C9 Voute Tennis Courts