Orientation Programs and Calendars

New students actively engage in intellectual inquiry and exploration throughout Orientation.

• We’ll help you take ownership over your academic experience at Tufts with workshops on college writing, studying for languages, studying for the sciences, and and preparing your artistic experience.
• We’ll introduce you to academic resources at Tufts like the Academic Resource Center.
• We’ll make sure you understand the importance of Academic Integrity in college.
• We’ll help you practice interdisciplinary critical thinking, deepen your intellectual curiosity, and the explore the expression of your own ideas in and beyond the classroom.

New students examine their own identities and the impact of power and privilege through several Orientation programs. They are also given opportunities to interact thoughtfully across difference, sustain dialogue, and build an inclusive community.

• We’ll ask you to think about habits and behaviors that foster inclusion and respect.
• We’ll help you examine implicit and explicit biases and think about how to challenge them.
• We’ll provide you with opportunities connect with Tufts’ diverse group of students, faculty, and staff.
• We’ll introduce you to identity-based resources at Tufts and discuss how our community members advocate for themselves and their peers.

New students learn to create communities and meaningful relationships during Orientation that foster a sense of shared responsibility.

• We’ll explore care and concern for others within the Tufts community and outline community supports.
• We’ll help you start the relationship-building process during Orientation and ask you to think about how it will continue throughout your college experience.
• We’ll help you think about your own identity in relation to the greater Tufts community and how identity can impact community building.

New students learn healthy habits for physical, mental, and social well-being throughout Orientation.

• We’ll help you think about how obstacles are a key part of both academic and co-curricular learning.
• We’ll ask you to consider what might be stressful during your college experience and will outline all the resources available at Tufts for physical, mental, and social wellness, including Counseling and Mental Health, Health Promotion, CARE, Health Service, Student Affairs, and the Office of Equal Opportunity.
• We’ll discuss the impacts of alcohol and other substances.