Friday, October 16-Sunday, October 18
Please note: Due to power outages in Medford, there have been changes to the schedule and some cancellations. Please review schedule below for any updates.
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Saturday meals will be served at Dewick and Carmichael
Dowling Parking Garage will be closed. Please use surface lots or any available parking space. Disregard Faculty/Staff parking signs.
It's Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Exploration at Tufts
Parents Weekend 2009 Schedule of Events
Friday, October 16
9:00 am–8:00 pm
Welcome and Sign-In
Refreshments
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER, PROFESSORS ROW
10:00 – 11:00 am
Tufts University Permanent Art Collection Tour
Led by a “Voice Your Vision!” Gallery Guide
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, MEET IN ART GALLERY LOBBY
11:00 am–12:00 pm
Engineers Without Borders
Open House
SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Campus Sustainability Tour
Join Sarah Hammond Creighton, Tufts' Director of Campus Sustainability and author of Greening the Ivory Tower, for walking tour of Tufts' green initiatives. Sarah will talk about Tufts' 20 year effort to save energy, reduce and recycle waste, and partner with students to make Tufts a leader in the campus environmental movement.
11:00 am–5:00 pm
University Art Gallery Exhibitions Open
Please see page XX for a listing of the exhibitions
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER
11:00 am–12:00 pm
University Art Gallery Exhibition Tour
Tour of the gallery’s fall exhibitions, led by a “Voice Your Vision!” Gallery Guide
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ART GALLERY LOBBY
8:00 am–7:30 pm
Dining Centers Open
Meals are available in Carmichael dining center for parents and students who wish to remain on campus. Parents of students enrolled in a meal plan may eat at no charge, but must be accompanied by their student. The student’s Tufts ID card must be presented. Other family members and guests are charged at visitor rates, or the student may use guest meals, Meal Money, JumboCash, or cash for their guests. Specific hours for each venue can be found at dining.tufts.edu.
CAMPUS DINING CENTERS
12:30–1:30 pm
Workshop
Life After Tufts: A Parent’s Guide to Career Development
Donna Milmore, Assistant Director, Career Services
DOWLING HALL, ROOM 745A
Parents Weekend Welcome
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
12:30–1:15 pm
Education for a Complex World
Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Senior Vice President
1:25 pm–2:25 pm
Panel Discussion
A university-wide look at the impact of environmental changes and how Tufts is engaging students and researchers.
Academic panel moderated by Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Senior Vice President
Julian Agyeman, Chair and Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, School of Arts and Sciences
Harris Berman, Vice Dean and Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
Timothy Griffin, Director, Agriculture, Food and Environment Program and Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Robert Hollister, Dean and Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Professor, Tisch College of Citizenship of Public Service
Deborah Kochevar, Dean and Henry and Lois Foster Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Colin Orians, Professor, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences
Naomi Rosenberg, Dean, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
Time
Muslim Service
2:35 -3:20 pm
Immigration and Environment: A History Lesson
Sol Gittleman, Alice and Nathan
Gantcher University Professor
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
CANCELLED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE3:30–5:00 pm
Author Talk
Can We Afford the Future? Economics for a Warming World
Frank Ackerman, Senior Economist at the Stockholm Environment Institute’s U.S. Center, a research affiliate of Tufts University
TISCH LIBRARY, HIRSH READING ROOM
4:30–5:30 pm
Candid Conversation about Preparing for a Health Profession
Carol Baffi-Dugan, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Program Director for Health Professions Advising
LOCATION CHANGE: Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
5:00–6:00 pm
Pre-Shabbat Reception
GRANOFF FAMILY HILLEL CENTER
6:00 pm
Shabbat Services
Conservative and Reform
Dinner follows at 7:15 pm
Cost for dinner is $18 per person; students, $12.50 or 1 meal plan; children under age 10, $5. Advance registrations are required and can be made by visiting www.tuftshillel.org. For more information, call the Hillel Center at 617-627-3242.
GRANOFF FAMILY HILLEL CENTER
Friday, October 16
9:00pm
Global Lens 2009: Foreign Film Showing
The Photograph, Indonesia
Asean Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center
Saturday, October 17
8:00 am–5:30 pm
Welcome and Sign-in
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER, PROFESSORS ROW
8:00 am–9:00 pm
Dining Centers Open
Meals are available at Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center from 8 am–7 pm
8:30–10:00 am
Deans’ Coffee
Join the deans for refreshments and conversation
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
9:00 am
Shabbat Services
No registration or fee is required
GRANOFF FAMILY HILLEL CENTER
10:30 am and 12:00 pm
Campus Tours
Current students give informative, enthusiastic tours of the university to prospective students.
BENDETSON HALL
11:00 am–8:00 pm
University Art Gallery Exhibitions Open
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER
It's Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Exploration at Tufts
10:00 am
Parents Committee Welcome
Paul Stanzler, A09P, and Marjorie Cohen Stanzler, J73, A09P, Co-Chairs of the Parents Committee
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM
President’s Welcome
Lawrence S. Bacow
President of Tufts University
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM
10:15 am
Keynote Address
Nanomaterials in the Environment: A Blessing or a Curse?
Linda Abriola, Dean of the School of Engineering
Kurt Pennell, Chair and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM
Saturday Sports Events
8:30 am
Head of the Charles Regatta
Charles River, Cambridge, Mass. For more information, maps, and directions, visit the Head of the Charles website at www.hocr.org
12:00 pm
Women’s Soccer vs. Trinity
KRAFT FIELD
12:00 pm
Field Hockey vs. Trinity
BELLO FIELD
1:30 pm
Football vs. Trinity
ELLIS OVAL
2:30 pm
Men’s Soccer vs. Trinity
KRAFT FIELD
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Lectures
Session I 11:15–11:40 am
Session II 11:45 am–12:15 pm
All lectures will be held in Tisch Library, except in the event of continued power outage, in which case alternate lecture locations noted below in italics.
Each lecture is offered at both sessions. Please plan to attend two of the following:
The Struggle for Environmental Justice: Why Does Literature Matter? (Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall)
Elizabeth Ammons, Harriett H. Fay Professor of Literature, Department of English
Policy Environments to Promote Health: Learning from Tobacco and Food (Remis Sculpture Court, Aidekman Arts Center)
Edith Balbach, Senior Lecturer and Director, Community Health Program
Public Health Engineering:
Re-energizing Primary Prevention (Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center)
David M. Gute, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Learning from Nature: Novel Materials for New Ideas (Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center)
David Kaplan, Chair and Stern Family Professor in Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Climate Policy in the United States: What is the Real Cost? (Aidekman 12)
Gilbert Metcalf, Professor, Department of Economics
Energy Choices in a Climate-Constrained World (Barnum 104)
William Moomaw, Director and Professor, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Greening America’s Cities (Jackson 5)
Kent Portney, Professor, Department of Political Science
Toward Greener Skies: of Wind and Wings (Jackson 6)
Richard Wlezien, Chair and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2:30–6:30 pm
Festival
TALBOT AVENUE, ARTS SQUARE, MAYER CAMPUS CENTER
Please note that in case of power outage on Saturday, locations may change. Please go to Aidekman Arts Center for the most updated schedule.
2:30 pm
Festival Kick-Off in the Square
Gospel Choir, directed by David Coleman, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs
ARTS SQUARE, STEPS OF SOPHIA GORDON HALL, EAST (RAIN: COHEN AUDITORIUM)
Musical songs and short scenes
Torn Ticket II, a student-run musical theater group, performs
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, BALCH ARENA THEATER
2:40 pm
Music on the Patio
S-Factor, an all-male student a capella group, performs
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER PATIO (RAIN: MAYER CAMPUS CENTER, HOTUNG CAFÉ)
Music in the Square
The Tufts Big Band, directed by Joel LaRue Smith, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs
ARTS SQUARE, TALBOT STAGE
2:50 pm
Martial Arts in the Square
Tae Kwon Do, the oldest martial arts group at Tufts, performs
ARTS SQUARE, ASHER PLAZA (RAIN: SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM)
2:55 pm
Music in the Square
Jackson Jills, an all-female student
a capella group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, STEPS OF SOPHIA GORDON HALL, EAST (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM)
Dance Ensemble In-Progress
Daniel McCusker, Lecturer, Department of Drama and Dance, directs student dancers
JACKSON GYM, JACKSON DANCE LAB
3:05 pm
Dancing in the Ballroom
Tufts Ballroom Dance Club and Team performs for an hour, followed by an hour lesson
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER, HOTUNG CAFÉ
3:10 pm
Music in the Square
Amalgamates, a Tufts co-ed student a capella group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, STEPS OF SOPHIA GORDON HALL, EAST (RAIN: COHEN AUDITORIUM)
Theater in a Music Space
Major: Undecided, a sketch comedy group, performs
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, DISTLER PERFORMANCE HALL
3:25 pm
Dance in the Square
Turbo, a student break-dancing group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, TALBOT STAGE (RAIN: GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, MURNANE LOBBY)
Kiss Me, Kate
Songs and scenes from the Department of Drama and Dance’s upcoming production, directed by department chair, Barbara Wallace Grossman, choreographed by Laura Espy, A06, musical direction by Jared Trudeau, A11.
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, BALCH ARENA THEATER
Scenes in the Outdoors
Bare Bodkin, a student theater group, performs scenes
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER PATIO (RAIN: SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM)
3:40 pm
Music in a Music Space
Essence, an all-female student a capella group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, STEPS OF SOPHIA GORDON HALL, EAST (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM)
Scenes from the Opera
Tufts Opera Ensemble, directed by Carol Mastrodomenico, Lecturer, Department of Music, and Steven Morris, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs scenes from an upcoming opera
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, FISHER PERFORMANCE ROOM
Music from Across the Globe
The Tufts and Boston Village Gamelan, directed by Barry Drummond, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, WORLD MUSIC ROOM
3:55 pm
Group Movement Structures
Alice Trexler, Associate Professor of Dance, directs student dancers
ARTS SQUARE, ASHER PLAZA (RAIN: JACKSON GYM, JACKSON DANCE LAB)
Music in a Music Space
Shir Appeal, a Tufts student a capella group, performs
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER, CAMPUS CENTER PATIO (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM)
4:00 pm
New Music from Tufts
NME, the Tufts New Music Ensemble, directed by Professor of Music John McDonald and Donald Berman, Lecturer, Department of Music, present new and modern works.
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, DISTLER PERFORMANCE HALL
4:10 pm
Children’s Comedy
Traveling Treasure Trunk, Tufts’ only children’s theater troupe, performs
ARTS SQUARE, TALBOT STAGE (RAIN: SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM)
4:15 pm
Music on the Patio
sQ!, a co-ed student a cappella group, performs
MAYER CAMPUS CENTER PATIO (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM)
4:20 pm
Theater in a Theater Space
Pen, Paint and Pretzels (3Ps), Tufts’ umbrella student theater organization, performs pieces from the 3Ps fall 2009 season
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, BALCH ARENA THEATER
4:30 pm
Music in a Music Space
The Tufts Wind Ensemble, directed by John McCann, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, DISTLER PERFORMANCE HALL
4:35 pm
Music in the Square
Beelzebubs, an all-male student a capella group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, TALBOT STAGE (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM)
4:50 pm
Music in the Square
Kiniwe, the Tufts African drumming and dance ensemble, directed by David Locke, Associate Professor of Music, performs
ARTS SQUARE, STEPS OF SOPHIA GORDON HALL, EAST (RAIN: GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, DISTLER PERFORMANCE HALL)
5:15 pm
Music in a Music Space
The Tufts Flute Ensemble, directed by Nina Barwell, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs
GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER, DISTLER PERFORMANCE HALL
Theater in a Theater Space
HYPE, a student mime group, and Cheapsox, a comedy unit, perform
ARTS SQUARE, TALBOT STAGE (RAIN: AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, BALCH ARENA THEATER)
5:45 pm
Percussive Music
B.E.A.T.S., a percussive performance group, performs
ARTS SQUARE, SOPHIA GORDON HALL STAGE (RAIN: SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM)
6:00 pm
Dance in the Big Space
Tufts Dance Collective, Spirit of Color, and Sarabande, student dance groups, perform
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, COHEN AUDITORIUM
6:05 pm
Klezmer Rockin’ Dance Party
The Jumbo Knish Factory, directed by Michael McLaughlin, Lecturer, Department of Music, performs klezmer music that you can dance to!
SOPHIA GORDON HALL, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
2:00–3:00 pm
Studying Abroad
Sheila Page Bayne, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Director of Tufts Programs Abroad
PEARSON HALL, ROOM 104
3:00–4:00 pm
University Art Gallery Exhibition Tour
Led by a “Voice Your Vision!” Gallery Guide
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ART GALLERY LOBBY
3:15–5:00 pm
The Institute for Global Leadership Open House
Sherman Teichman, Director, Institute for Global Leadership
96 PACKARD AVENUE
3:00–9:00 pm
Aidekman Arts Center Open House
TALBOT AVENUE
5:00–8:00 pm
Dinner
CAMPUS DINING HALLS
9:00pm
Global Lens 2009: Foreign Film Showing
Song from the Southern Seas, Kazakhstan
Braker Hall Room 001
Sunday, October 18
7:45–9:00 am
Run with President Bacow and Adele Fleet Bacow
Registration, 7:45 am Choose from the 4-mile run with the president, 2.5 miles with Adele Fleet Bacow, or a brisk walk around campus. Both runs and the walk start at 8:00 am
GIFFORD HOUSE, 161 PACKARD AVENUE
8:15 am – 9:00 pm
Dining Centers Open
Breakfast is available at Carmichael from 8:15 am – 11:00 am
8:30 am - 9:25 am
Health Matters: Tufts Medical Director Discusses Pandemic Preparation
Margaret Higham, M.D., Medical Director of Tufts University Health Service will discuss general information about H1N1 and what Tufts is doing to address the pandemic.
9:00 am
Coffee
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, BALCH LOBBY
10:00 am
Roman Catholic Mass
GODDARD CHAPEL
9:30–10:25 am
What's Mental Health Got To Do with It?
Marilyn Downs, Director of Outreach, Counseling and Mental Health Service
This interactive session will address common mental health problems in college students, how families can recognize and respond to these difficulties, and what resources are available at Tufts.
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
10:30–11:25 am
Don’t Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children
Ruth Nemzoff, Resident Scholar, Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center, discusses finding constructive ways to stay engaged with your emerging independent adult children.
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Endnote Address
Environmental Ethics: Easier Said Than Done, but Why?
Robert J. Sternberg, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER, ALUMNAE LOUNGE
2:00pm
Sleepwalking Land, Mozambique
Olin Center Room 12- limited seating
This event is supported by the Global Film Initiative. The Global Film Initiative is a U.S.-based not-for-profit organization specializing in the support of independent film from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2002 to promote cross-cultural understanding through the language of cinema, the Initiative awards numerous grants to deserving filmmakers from around the world each year, and supports a touring film series entitled Global Lens. For more information about the Global Lens film series and Global Film Initiative programs, visit: http://www.globalfilm.org.
11:00 am–5:00 pm University Art Gallery Exhibitions OpenAIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER
General Information
RegistrationPlease help us keep our records up to date so we can keep you informed of what’s happening on campus! Fill out registration cards at the Mayer Campus Center.
EmergenciesIn case of an emergency, dial ext. 66911 from any Tufts University campus telephone to reach the Tufts University Police in Dowling Hall, 419 Boston Avenue. If you’re calling from a non-campus phone, dial 617-627-6911. For a non-emergency, call 617-627-3030.
Please check in with the security desk during your visit. Locks are available for locker use. For more information, contact the Athletics Department at 617-627-3232.
