2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service >
collaborated with community organizations to
support economic recovery in Somerville; worked
in Pentagon positions designed exclusively for Tufts
students; got to know the ins and outs of dynamic
New York non-profits; and traveled to Guatemala
to build critical infrastructure for local coffee
farmers.
CASE Network (Connecting Alumni
and Student Experiences)
A signature program in Washington, DC, the
CASE Network gives Tufts students working or
interning over the summer the opportunity to
connect with a community of Tufts alumni mentors.
These mentors help support students’ summer
learning experience and share valuable insights
about life after college.
Common Reading Book
Tisch College begins working with incoming
students before they even step on campus, annually
selecting a common reading book with a civic
engagement focus. Co-sponsored with the Office of
Undergraduate Education, this program gives Tufts
undergraduates a shared experience as they explore
the book’s themes through lectures and discussions
during orientation. Past books have included:
This I Believe: The personal philosophies of remarkable
men and women, edited by Jay Allison and Dan
Gediman; Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat;
The Blue Death: The intriguing past and present
danger of the water you drink by Robert D. Morris;
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, and
All Souls: A family story from Southie by Michael
Patrick McDonald.
Tufts Undergraduate ACE (Academic and
Community Engagement) Fellows
ACE Fellows are student staff members who
provide academic and civic engagement support to
new Jumbos throughout their first year on campus.
They act as the primary student leadership team
for the First-Year Experience (FYE) and influence
the direction of future FYE initiatives. ACE
Fellows act as academic and community role
models, serve as a resource for civic engagement,
assist first-year students in learning about campus
resources and create a welcoming community
through programs that promote academic success
and active citizenship.
Honos Civicus
Active citizenship does not end with graduation.
Tisch College’s Honos Civicus Society is a growing
network of Tufts alumni who excelled in active
citizenship courses and co-curricular activities
during their undergraduate years at Tufts. Over 470
undergraduates have been inducted into the Honos
Civicus Society over the last five years. In addition,
in 2013 the first classes of medical and dental
students were inducted into Honos Civicus.
Presidential Awards for Citizenship &
Public Service
The Presidential Awards are presented every spring
to a dozen exceptional undergraduates and
graduate students. The Awards recognize outstanding
student accomplishment and celebrate the
diverse meanings of citizenship and public service
that Tufts seeks to support. Past recipients have
been recognized for initiating programs that trained
their peers in Spanish to reach new populations of
community residents, developing and testing a
technology to rapidly and accurately assess childhood
developmental delays, courageously leading
policy change on campus, launching a rabies clinic
in Worcester public housing, volunteering ‘over the
top’ numbers of hours in service to children in our
host community, and more.
Lincoln Filene Center for Community
Partnerships (LFC)
Tisch College’s Lincoln Filene Center actively
builds the capacity of students, faculty and community
organizations to effectively partner in education
and research to address community-identified
needs in Tufts host communities of Medford,
Somerville, Boston’s Chinatown and Grafton. A
resource for both Tufts and its host communities,
the LFC hosts regular skill-building and networking
workshops and manages Campus2Community
(C2C). A project site on TRUNK, C2C helps build
and sustain campus-community partnerships at
Tufts and beyond. We encourage Tufts faculty, staff,
students, and community partners to share
resources, learn about (and post) upcoming events
and announcements, and participate in open
forums. Email lincolnfilenecenter@tufts.edu for
information on how to access the site.
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