The first-ever gathering at Tufts predominately focused on connecting graduates dedicated to active citizenship will convene on campus tomorrow, as the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service hosts over 100 people for its 10th-anniversary celebrations.
The day will begin with a morning of short talks by faculty members and alumni, followed by panels on social enterprise, policy and advocacy.
Together with today's Alan D. Solomont Lecture, featuring House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the event represents the culmination of a year of Tisch College anniversary celebrations.
"Tufts has so many alumni who are active citizens," Sarah Shugars, communications specialist at Tisch College, said. "We really wanted to have an opportunity for all these alumni to come together."
Alumni participants range from Simon Rosenberg (A ‘85), the Founder and President of the New Democratic Network (NDN), to Sheril Kirshenbaum (A ‘02), a University of Texas at Austin researcher who recently wrote a book entitled "The Science of Kissing."
Professors from the biomedical engineering, history and child development departments will join colleagues from the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and Tisch College in sharing their ongoing work.
"We kind of figured that if you're coming back to a university, you have to have a chance to learn something new that you hadn't expected," Nancy Wilson, Director and Associate Dean of Tisch College and future Interim Dean of Tisch College said.
The gathering, entitled "The Active Civic Roles of Tufts Alumni," is targeted at both alumni and students.
An "online community" on Tisch College's website lists attendees and their interests, with the goal of linking them together beforehand and making tomorrow's networking more efficient.
