Tufts University
Motto:	Pax et Lux (Peace and Light)
Established:	1852
Type:	Private
Endowment:	$1. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5 billion[1]
President:	Lawrence S. Bacow
Provost:	Jamshed Bharucha
Faculty:	583
Undergraduates:	4,995[2]
Postgraduates:	4,300
Location:	Medford/Somerville/Boston, MA, USA
Campus:	Urban/Suburban
Colors:	Brown      and blue
Mascot:	Jumbo
Affiliations:	NESCAC
Website:	www.tufts.edu

Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Lawrence S "Larry" Bacow has been President of Tufts University since September 1 2001 Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent Jamshed J Bharucha has been Provost and Senior Vice President of Tufts University since August 2002 A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Members The league currently has 11 full members Conference championships The NESCAC holds conference championships in Fall season Men and A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. The university is home to the nation's oldest graduate school of international relations, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, also called simply The Fletcher School, is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies

In 1852, Tufts College was founded by Universalists who had for years worked to open a non-sectarian institution of higher learning. Universalism can be classified as a Religion, Theology and Philosophy that generally holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the Divine and ^[3] Charles Tufts donated the land for the campus on Walnut Hill, the highest point in Medford, saying that he wanted to set a "light on the hill. Charles Tufts ( July 16, 1781 - December 24, 1876) was an American Businessman. Walnut Hill, located in Medford Massachusetts, is the geographical home of Tufts University. " The name was changed to "Tufts University" in 1954, although the corporate name remains "the Trustees of Tufts College. " After over a century as a small New England liberal arts college, the French-American nutritionist Jean Mayer became president of Tufts in the late 1970s and, through a series of rapid acquisitions, transformed the school into an international research university. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Jean Mayer ( February 19, 1920 &ndash January 1, 1993) was a renowned French-American Nutritionist and the tenth president This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. ^[4]

Tufts is organized into 10 schools,^[5] including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The university emphasizes public service in all of its disciplines^[6] and is well-known for internationalism and its study abroad programs. Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by Government to its Citizens, either directly (through the Public sector) or For the Marxist concept of internationalism see Proletarian internationalism. Studying abroad is the act of a Student pursuing Educational opportunities in a foreign country ^[7]

History

Walnut Hill as it appeared prior to the construction of Tisch Library and steps, circa 1910. The road to the right no longer exists.

Charles Tufts was the donor of the land the university now occupies on the Medford-Somerville line. Charles Tufts ( July 16, 1781 - December 24, 1876) was an American Businessman. The twenty-acre plot, given to the Universalist church on the condition that it be used for a college, was valued at $20,000 and located on one of the highest hills in the Boston area, Walnut Hill. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Unitarian Universalism ( UUism) is a theologically liberal Religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth Walnut Hill is the name of several locations in the United States: Walnut Hill Illinois, a village Walnut Hill Medford Massachusetts In 1852, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts chartered Tufts College. Having been one of the biggest influences in the establishment of the College, Hosea Ballou II became the first president in 1853. Hosea II Ballou (1796 - 1861 was the first president of Tufts University from 1853-1861

P.T. Barnum was one of the earliest benefactors of Tufts College, and the Barnum Museum of Natural History was constructed in 1884 with funds donated by him. Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the On April 14, 1975, fire gutted Barnum Hall; the collection housed in the building was completely lost, including numerous animal specimens, Barnum's desk and bust, and the stuffed hide of Jumbo the elephant. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to

On July 15, 1892, the Board of Trustees voted to admit women to Tufts College. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

The university experienced tremendous growth during the presidency of Jean Mayer (1976–1992). Jean Mayer ( February 19, 1920 &ndash January 1, 1993) was a renowned French-American Nutritionist and the tenth president ^[8] Mayer was, by all accounts, some combination of "charming, witty, duplicitous, ambitious, brilliant, intellectual, opportunistic, generous, vain, slippery, loyal, possessed of an inner standard of excellence, and charismatic". ^[9] Mayer established Tufts' veterinary, nutrition, and biomedical schools and acquired the Grafton and Talloires campuses, at the same time lifting the university out of its dire financial situation by increasing the size of the endowment by a factor of 15. ^[8]

Recent developments

Tufts received a gift of $136 million, the largest in the university's history, on April 9, 2008 upon the dissolution of a charitable trust set up by 1911 alumnus Frank C. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Doble. As an unrestricted gift, the donation was invested entirely in the university's endowment. ^[10][11] The investment will help finance the construction of a lab complex integrating biology and engineering, already in the planning stages, which will bear Doble's name. ^[12]

Tufts is in the midst of a capital campaign, entitled Beyond Boundaries, with the intent of raising $1. 2 billion and fully implementing need-blind admission. Need-blind admission is a term in the US denoting a College admission policy in which the admitting institution claims not to consider an applicant's financial situation ^[13] Previously, the university had received the three largest donations in its history during 2005 and 2006. On 4 November 2005, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam donated $100 million to Tufts to establish the Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Pierre M Omidyar ( born June 21, 1967) is a French -born Iranian American Entrepreneur and Philanthropist / The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund is a Microfinance investment firm established on 4 November 2005. ^[14] On 12 May 2006, Jonathan Tisch gave $40 million to endow the University College of Citizenship and Public Service, which now bears his name. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan M Tisch (born 1953 has been Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels since 1989 as well as being Co-Chairman of the Board and Member of the Office of the President of The Jonathan M Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, (originally the University College of Citizenship and Public Service, or UCCPS is a college of Tufts University ^[15] The veterinary school was named in honor of William S. Cummings after a $50 million donation to the school in 2005. On September 4, 2007, it was announced that Steve Tisch had donated $10 million to support a $30-million athletics and fitness facilities expansion planned to begin in late 2008. Steven "Steve" Tisch (born February 14, 1949) is an American Businessman. In addition, the Jaharis Family Foundation donated $15 million to renovate the Sackler Center for Health Communications and build a new campus center for the Boston campus and medical school. ^[16]

In August 2006, Tufts subsidiary TUDC, LLC and development partner Hines Interests LP secured approval to build a 621-foot tower atop Boston's South Station. South Station Tower is a Skyscraper approved for construction in Boston, Massachusetts. South Station, located at Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, in Boston Massachusetts, is the largest Train station and The complex, designed by César Pelli, was conceived by Jean Mayer in 1991 as a medical research hub. Cesar Pelli (born October 12 1926 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine Architect known for designing some of the Jean Mayer ( February 19, 1920 &ndash January 1, 1993) was a renowned French-American Nutritionist and the tenth president Construction is expected to begin sometime in 2008 and is an example of transit-oriented development. TOD in cities Many cities in the USA and Canada are developing TOD policy ^[17][18]

Campuses

Greater Boston

View of Boston from the public area on the Tisch library roof

• The Medford/Somerville campus on Walnut Hill houses the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, the Fletcher School, parts of the Friedman School of Nutrition, and the university administration. Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Walnut Hill, located in Medford Massachusetts, is the geographical home of Tufts University. The School of Arts and Sciences (A&S is the largest of the eight schools and colleges that comprise Tufts University. The School of Engineering is one of the eight schools and colleges that comprise Tufts University. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, also called simply The Fletcher School, is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (also called the Friedman School) at Tufts University brings together Biomedical The offices of the president, the provost, the many of the vice presidents, and the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences are located in Ballou Hall, the oldest building on the hill. There are also administrative officers elsewhere on campus, as well as in the surrounding neighborhoods and Davis Square. Davis Square is a square in Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Holland Street Dover Street Day Street Elm Street Highland Many points on the hill (especially the roof of the Tisch Library) have excellent views of the city skyline in the greater Boston area.

• The Schools of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Dental Medicine, and Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy are located on a campus in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston adjacent to Tufts Medical Center (formerly the Tufts-New England Medical Center), a 451-bed academic medical institution. The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. The Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is a private dental school and one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (also called the Friedman School) at Tufts University brings together Biomedical Tufts Medical Center (until recently Tufts-New England Medical Center) is a medical institution in Boston Massachusetts occupying space between Chinatown All full time Tufts Medical Center physicians hold clinical faculty appointments at Tufts School of Medicine.

• The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is located in Grafton, Massachusetts, west of Boston, on a 634-acre (2. The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the eight colleges and schools that comprise Tufts University and is the only school of Veterinary medicine in Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. 57 km²) campus. The school also maintains the Ambulatory Farm Clinic in Woodstock, Connecticut and the Tufts Laboratory at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole on Cape Cod. Woodstock is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost

Satellite facilities

• Tufts has a satellite campus in Talloires, France at the Tufts European Center, a former Benedictine priory built in the 11th century. A satellite campus is a Campus of a College or University that is physically detached from the main university or college area Talloires is a small town and commune of the Haute-Savoie département, in the Rhône-Alpes région of eastern A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress The priory was purchased in 1958 by Donald MacJannet and his wife Charlotte and used as a summer camp site for several years before the MacJannets gave the campus to Tufts in 1978. Each year the center hosts a number of summer study programs, and enrolled students live with local families. The site is frequently the host of international conferences and summits.

Academic profile

Rankings

Tufts' undergraduate program was ranked #28 overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 rankings of national universities,^[19] tied for #102 in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities,^[20] and tied for #159 in the Times Higher Education 2007 World University Rankings. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( abbreviated Jiao Da (交大 or SJTU) located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ’s Institute of Higher Education and includes major institutes of higher education ranked ^[21] The institution is also categorized as a "Doctoral/Research Extensive" institution by the Carnegie Foundation. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying or grouping Colleges and universities in the United States Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Education, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and Chartered in 1906 by an Act of Congress, is a

In the Princeton Review's 2006 Best 361 Colleges, Tufts was named #7 in a list of the 20 schools in the country where students are happiest, and #17 in a list of the 20 schools in the country with the best food. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company Typically, 96-97% of first year students return for their sophomore year.

Admissions

In the 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report's National Universities ranking, Tufts tied Cornell University as the 15th most selective university. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D

Tufts accepted 25% of applicants to its undergraduate Class of 2012, a 3% decrease from the previous year's admissions rate. ^[22] Eighty-three percent of incoming freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.

In selecting the Class of 2010, Dean of Arts and Sciences Robert Sternberg added experimental criteria to the application process for undergraduates to test "creativity and other non-academic factors. Robert J Sternberg (born December 8, 1949) is an American psychologist and psychometrician and the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University " Calling it the "first major university to try such a departure from the norm," Inside Higher Ed also notes that Tufts continues to consider the SAT and other traditional criteria. Inside Higher Ed is a free daily online publication that covers a variety of college and university issues The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the ^[23][24]

Organization

Tufts University comprises eight schools including:^[25]

• The School of Arts and Sciences (1898 or 1903). The School of Arts and Sciences (A&S is the largest of the eight schools and colleges that comprise Tufts University. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting
• The School of Engineering (1898). The School of Engineering is one of the eight schools and colleges that comprise Tufts University.
• The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1933), America's oldest graduate school for international relations and foreign affairs. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, also called simply The Fletcher School, is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies
• The School of Dental Medicine (1899)
• The School of Medicine (1893), whose primary affiliated hospitals are the Tufts Medical Center and the Baystate Medical Center. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is a private dental school and one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. Tufts Medical Center (until recently Tufts-New England Medical Center) is a medical institution in Boston Massachusetts occupying space between Chinatown
• The Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (1981). The Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University.
• The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (1981), the only graduate school of nutrition in North America, with the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center. The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (also called the Friedman School) at Tufts University brings together Biomedical
• The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (1978), the only veterinary school in New England. The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the eight colleges and schools that comprise Tufts University and is the only school of Veterinary medicine in
• The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service (2000). The Jonathan M Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, (originally the University College of Citizenship and Public Service, or UCCPS is a college of Tufts University

Each school has its own faculty and is lead by a dean appointed by the president and the provost with the consent of the Board of Trustees. In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent In addition, the university is affiliated with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the New England Conservatory of Music. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate College located in

The School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering are the only schools that award both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Jackson College for Women, established in 1910 as a coordinate college adjacent to the Tufts campus, was integrated with the College of Liberal Arts in 1980, but is recognized in the formal name of the undergraduate arts and sciences division, the "College of Liberal Arts and Jackson College". The School of Arts and Sciences (A&S is the largest of the eight schools and colleges that comprise Tufts University. Undergraduate women in arts and sciences continued to receive their diplomas from Jackson College until 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

The Fletcher School, the School of Medicine, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, the School of Dental Medicine, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are exclusively graduate and professional schools. All of these schools, with the exception of dental medicine, award the Ph. D.

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service was founded in 2000 "to educate for active citizenship" with the help of a $10 million gift from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam. The Jonathan M Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, (originally the University College of Citizenship and Public Service, or UCCPS is a college of Tufts University eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Pierre M Omidyar ( born June 21, 1967) is a French -born Iranian American Entrepreneur and Philanthropist / In 2006 the school was renamed after a $40 million dollar gift from Jonathan Tisch. Jonathan M Tisch (born 1953 has been Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels since 1989 as well as being Co-Chairman of the Board and Member of the Office of the President of It has been called the "most ambitious attempt by any research university to make public service part of its core academic mission. "^[26] Tisch College does not grant degrees; the college facilitates and supports a wide range of community service and civil engagement programs, research and teaching initiatives across the university.

Under the purview of the School of Arts and Sciences is the Experimental College, a non-degree granting entity created in 1964 as a proving ground for innovative, experimental, and interdisciplinary curricula and courses. The Experimental College Movement (also referred to as EXCO or EC has taken several forms historically but is generally a school within a school based out of a college or Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In Academia, Pedagogy, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Human sciences and Social sciences By far, the most successful component of the Ex College is EPIIC, a year-long program begun in 1985 to immerse students in a global issue which culminates in an annual symposium of scholars and experts from the field. EPIIC (and Acronym for Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship) is a program at Tufts University in the Program of The Institute Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Culture and student life

A fixture on the Medford campus is a replica of a cannon taken from the deck of the USS Constitution, donated to the university by the city of Medford in 1956. A replica is a copy that is relatively indistinguishable from the original | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. ^[27] Since 1977, it has been used by student groups and individual students who paint advertisements, political statements, birthday greetings, and other messages on the cannon under the cover of night. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Painting the cannon is a competitive activity; students must guard their handiwork or risk of having their message painted over by a rival group before dawn. ^[28]

Football players pose with Jumbo in 1935. Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Jumbo was destroyed by fire in 1975.

The Tufts school mascot is Jumbo the elephant, in honor of a major donation from circus owner P.T. Barnum in 1882. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Jumbo The Elephant ( 1861 - September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the While Barnum gave the skeleton of the animal to the American Museum of Natural History, the stuffed remains of Jumbo were put on display in the basement of Barnum Hall until the building burned down in 1974. The American Museum of Natural History ( AMNH) located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA is one of the largest and most Taxidermy ( Greek for "skin arrangement" is the art of mounting or reproducing Animals for display (e The alleged ashes of Jumbo currently reside in a peanut butter jar in the athletic director's office. Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground roasted Peanuts with or without added oil A large plaster-statue elephant, Jumbo II, now sits on the academic quad. The term plaster can refer to plaster of Paris Lime plaster, or Cement plaster. A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size

The Tufts Community Union funds a number of student groups, and some 150 are recognized by the university. The Leonard Carmichael Society, an umbrella organization for community and public service projects, is the largest student group at Tufts, comprising a volunteer corps of over 1,000 and a staff of eighty-five.

Traditions

• The Naked Quad Run takes place just before fall finals, where several hundred students unwind by stripping and running circuit around the Rez Quad. The Naked Quad Run is an annual tradition among the student body at Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts. The Rez Quad is a quadrangle at Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts. Most students run naked, but some wear costumes such as capes or shrink wrap.
• A concert known as Spring Fling takes place in the spring semester immediately before final exams on the President's Lawn; acts over the past several years have included the Dropkick Murphys, The Roots, T.I., and Tufts alumni Guster. Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, U The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T Guster is an American Jangle pop band that is known for its live performances humor and cult following and was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan
• The night before Spring Fling, the Tuftonia's Day fireworks take place on the Rez Quad.
• The Tufts Mountain Club famously "pumpkins" the campus on the night before Halloween, placing pumpkins in prominent and increasingly absurd locations such as atop buildings and statues. Although the ritual is over 75 years old, the TMC has never officially taken credit for it.

Athletics

Tufts is a member of the Division III National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), which includes Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Williams, and Wesleyan. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Members The league currently has 11 full members Conference championships The NESCAC holds conference championships in Fall season Men and Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Bates College is a private liberal arts college located in Lewiston Maine, in the United States. Bowdoin College, founded in 1794 is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine. Connecticut College is a selective coeducational private liberal arts college located in New London Connecticut. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford Connecticut. Williams College is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. This article concerns Wesleyan Tufts does not offer athletic scholarships. Men's and women's squash and coed and women's sailing are the only Division I sports at the school. The sailing team won the 2001 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Dinghy National Championship and won more championships in the 1990s than any other team. The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA is a Volunteer organization that serves as the governing authority for all The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA holds National Championships in six different events Men's Squash maintains a top 20 Division I national ranking. ^[29]

The Tufts football program is one of the oldest in the country. The 1,000th game in team history was played during the 2006 season. Historians point^[30] to a Tufts versus Harvard game in 1875 as the first game of College Football between two American colleges using American football rules. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with ^[31]

In 1943, the Boston Red Sox used the Tufts athletic facilities during spring training due to gasoline rationing limiting the team's travel. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services ^[32]

Sustainability

Tufts University is a signatory to, and originator of the Talloires Declaration, an international campus sustainability agreement. The Talloires Declaration is a declaration for Sustainability, created for and by presidents of institutions of higher learning Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely ^[33] In 1999, the university pledged to meet or beat Kyoto Protocol targets and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 7% below 1990 levels by 2012. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort Greenhouse gases are gaseous constituents of the atmosphere bothnatural and anthropogenic that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared ^[34] Because of its efforts in areas like climate change, energy efficiency, local food, and recycling, Tufts received a “B+” grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its 2008 college sustainability report card. ^[35]

Campus media and publications

• Tufts Daily, the daily student newspaper and the most prominent source of news for the last two decades; the Daily is notable for its financial independence, receiving no funding from the student activities fee. The Tufts Daily, known on campus simply as The Daily, is the Student newspaper at Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts
• Tufts Observer, a weekly newsmagazine and the oldest student organization on campus, having been founded in 1895 as the university's first student newspaper. The Tufts Observer, founded as the Tufts Weekly, is an undergraduate student newsmagazine published at Tufts University.
• The Primary Source, a journal of conservative thought.
• Zamboni, a humor and satire magazine.
• Tufts Traveler, a travel journal founded in 2005.
• WMFO (91. 5 FM Medford) is freeform radio operated by students and community volunteers since 1970; the station broadcasts 365 days a year and operates out of Curtis Hall. Freeform, or freeform radio, is a Radio station programming format in which the Disc jockey is given total control over
• TUTV, the campus television station, operated by Tufts students in partnership with the Ex College. The Experimental College Movement (also referred to as EXCO or EC has taken several forms historically but is generally a school within a school based out of a college or
• JumboCast, a student-run broadcast group that specializes in streaming Tufts events live over the internet via webcast. JumboCast.com specializes in Broadcasting and Streaming live Webcasts for Tufts University events including university-related athletic
• Hemispheres, since 1976 one of the few undergraduate journals dedicated to international relations in the United States.
• Public Journal, an alternative literary magazine, founded in 2005, which focuses on publishing found literature.
• Outbreath, a literary magazine which publishes short stories, poems, one-act plays, and photography.
• Melisma, a journal of independent music and culture founded in 2004.
• Tuftscope, an interdisciplinary journal of health, ethics, and policy founded in 2001.

Notable alumni and staff

Main article: List of Tufts University people

Tufts alumni are prominent in government and media, as well as business and academic disciplines. The following is a partial incomplete list of notable Tufts University people. New Mexico Governor and former presidential candidate Bill Richardson, U. Governors Governors of New Mexico Territory Governors of New Mexico William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of New Mexico and was a candidate for the 2008 S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, television personality Meredith Vieira, Oscar-winning actor William Hurt, Indian actress Amisha Patel, Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon count Tufts as their alma mater. For the US Representative from Illinois see P H Moynihan Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan ( March 16, 1927 – March 26, Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Amisha Patel (अमीषा पटेल (born June 9, 1976, also known as Ameesha Patel) is an Indian Bollywood actress Pfizer Incorporated ( is a major Pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales Jeffrey Kindler is the CEO of the Pfizer corporation Background Jeffrey Kindler graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University in 1977 eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Pierre M Omidyar ( born June 21, 1967) is a French -born Iranian American Entrepreneur and Philanthropist / JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating James "Jamie" L Dimon (born March 13, 1956) is the current CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co

Notable Tufts academics include philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, biologist Barry Trimmer, Nobel Prize recipient Allan M. Cormack (1924 – 1998) and retired Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Martin J. Sherwin. Daniel Clement Dennett (born March 28 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a prominent American philosopher whose research Barry A Trimmer is a distinguished American Scientist whose research primarily focuses on Biomechanics and soft-bodied locomotion Allan MacLeod Cormack ( February 23, 1924 &ndash May 7, 1998) was a South African born American Physicist Martin J Sherwin is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Historian.

Tufts references in popular culture

Main article: Tufts University in popular culture

Tufts alumni in the media have been known to write characters as students of Tufts or a thinly-veiled substitute, such as the title characters of the TV series Two Guys and a Girl and the lead character of Christopher Golden's Body of Evidence mystery novels. The following is a partial incomplete list of references to Tufts University in popular culture. The following is a partial incomplete list of notable Tufts University people. Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season was a Sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Christopher Golden is an American author of horror, Fantasy, and suspense novels for adults teens and young readers Fictional doctors who cite Tufts School of Medicine as their alma mater include the title character from Crossing Jordan and Dr. The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24 2001 to May 16 Jennifer Melfi from The Sopranos. Dr Jennifer Melfi MD, played by Lorraine Bracco, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. The Elaine Benes character on the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld mentions she went to Tufts. Elaine Marie Benes is a Fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989&ndash1998 played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons

In addition, because of both the school's suburban ambience and proximity to Boston, it has been used as a filming location to represent the generic New England liberal arts college. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Footage of the campus has appeared in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Next Karate Kid, and the 1968 film Charly. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 Film starring Hilary Swank and Pat Morita. Charly (poster title CHAЯLY) is a 1968 Film which tells the fictional story of a mentally retarded Bakery

References

External links

• Official website
• Tufts Profile, College Sustainability Report Card 2008

• Tufts University is at coordinates 42°24′25″N 71°07′11″W / 42.406949, -71.11982 (Tufts University)Coordinates: 42°24′25″N 71°07′11″W / 42.406949, -71.11982 (Tufts University)