Student Organizations-International Education and Research- Tufts University

Student Organizations

Student organizations with international ties are devoted to bringing together students who have a common interest in promoting intellectual and social discourse about their diverse yet common interests. The clubs host social and sports events, engage in fundraising for special causes, coordinate symposia on inter- and cross-cultural issues, celebrate special holidays, sponsor workshops that introduce their culture to Tufts, and work toward creating a diverse and prejudice-free environment at the University.

African Student Organization

The African Student Organization is a cultural group open to all members of the Tufts community. The organization seeks to bring issues concerning modern African politics, traditions, and cultures to the awareness of both the African and non-African communities at Tufts. It achieves this goal by hosting several community outreach and awareness initiatives, as well as bi-monthly interactive discussions, cultural workshops, intercultural shows and other events.

http://ase.tufts.edu/aso/index.aspx

Arab Student Association

The Arab Student Association (ASA) is a political and cultural student organization concerned with Middle Eastern issues. It strives to disseminate information to the Tufts community about the nation-states and nations that make up the Arab world. The ASA attempts to inform and increase awareness of the political conflicts, social and economic developments, and cultural strains unique to this vital and complex area.

http://ase.tufts.edu/asa/

Asian Community at Tufts

The goal of Asian Community at Tufts (ACT) is to unify the Asian groups on campus by raising political awareness about Asian/Asian-American issues. To this end, ACT provides various political, educational, and social events that serve to educate and unite the Tufts community.

http://ase.tufts.edu/act/index.html

Association of Latin American Students

The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), formerly known as the Hispanic American Society, is a student-run organization created in 1989 that seeks to bring together students who are part of the Latino community at Tufts as well as students who are interested in Latin America. ALAS' primary goal is to meet the needs of the Tufts' Latino student population as well as to provide an arena for intellectual discourse on issues facing the Latino community at large.

http://ase.tufts.edu/latinocenter/ALAS.html

Caribbean Club

The Caribbean Club helps to foster an understanding and appreciation of the diverse culture of the region. The club accomplishes this through music, conversation and community. It aims to bring widespread cultural awareness to the Tufts campus by collaborating with other cultural organizations on events such as the "Inter-Cultural Semi-Formal."

http://ase.tufts.edu/caribbean/

Chinese Students Association

The Chinese Students Association (CSA) brings Chinese culture to Tufts through cultural festivals and other activities relating to Chinese culture. Typically, the association holds annual Chinese New Year celebrations and introduces various types of Chinese food and games to the Tufts community. The CSA also publishes the newsletter Resonance, which discusses current issues and events in the local Chinese community and in Asia. The goal of the CSA is to convey to all Tufts students the significance of being Chinese.

http://ase.tufts.edu/csa/

Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) promotes international awareness and responsibility by completing engineering projects designed to improve the standard of living in developing areas. EWB provides a forum and community for engineers and non-engineers alike to learn about developing countries, their cultures, and the development issues facing them. Students have worked on a model green building in Ecuador and water filtration in El Salvador in an effort to build a better world, one community at a time.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ewb

European Club

The purpose of the European Club is to debate and educate students and faculty about European politics and current events, focusing especially on Europe's path towards unification in the 21st century. The Club initiates and coordinates efforts to help the Tufts community understand the challenges facing a united Europe, as well as its importance to the rest of the world.

Filipino Cultural Society

The purpose of the Filipino Cultural Club is to promote awareness of Filipino issues and culture, to create a network of Filipinos on the Tufts campus, to open the lines of communication with Filipino clubs at other schools and, finally, to support Tufts in promoting diversity.

http://ase.tufts.edu/fcs

Fletcher Global Women Mentor Program

This program is designed to help undergraduates majoring in International Relations explore educational opportunities and define career goals through connections with female role models engaged in private, public, and not-for-profit professions. Fletcher students from the Global Women Group are paired with undergraduates according to regional, academic, or professional interests at the beginning of each academic year.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/leadership.htm

Hawaii Club

Emphasizing 'Ohana and the Aloha spirit, the Hawaii Club is dedicated to educating the Tufts community on Hawaiian traditions and cultures as well as helping its first-year undergraduate student members adjust to a new life in Boston. Tufts University's Hawaii Club sponsors events ranging from Asian-American activities to Spam Musubi nights throughout the year, culminating with a luau in the spring.

http://ase.tufts.edu/hawaiiclub/

Intercultural Conversation Program

The Intercultural Conversation Program, sponsored by the International Center, is a volunteer program open to Tufts University students, faculty, and staff who are interested in engaging in a unique cultural exchange. The program gives international graduate students the opportunity to practice English conversational skills, learn more about U.S. life and culture, and seek friendship and support from a local host.

http://ase.tufts.edu/icenter/events-conversion.asp

Intercultural Festival

The Intercultural Festival is a week-long series of programs and events designed by the International Center to promote learning and understanding within the Tufts community of various countries and cultures from around the world and within the United States.

http://ase.tufts.edu/icenter/events-festival.asp

International Club

The International Club at Tufts promotes foreign culture on campus through an array of exciting events designed to link the university's American and International communities: students, faculty and others. In addition to sponsoring events like the I-Cruise, Intercultural Week and the Parade of Nations, the club works closely with groups such as UNICEF to support charitable giving.

http://ase.tufts.edu/iclub/Home.htm

International Relations Director's Leadership Council

The Director's Leadership Council serves as a liaison between the International Relations student body and the International Relations faculty and administration. Its goal is to enhance student life and foster an internationally focused intellectual community on campus. The council's activities have included the International Relations curriculum transformation, creating an International Relations Honor Society chapter, assisting in rebuilding the Model United Nations club and starting a successful debate series.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/leadershipDLC.htm

International Relations Honor Society (Sigma Iota Rho)

This nationally recognized International Relations Honor Society was established to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs and global studies, and to foster integrity and creative performance in conducting world affairs. The goal of the Honor Society is to create a productive atmosphere for international relations on campus, in the community and in the world at large through activities and initiatives related to international affairs.

http://www.sigmaiotarho.org/

International Relations Mentors Program

The Mentors Program was developed to provide new and prospective International Relations majors with an international relations peer mentor. The mentors, typically seniors or juniors, offer their insight on issues such as the department's major requirements, study abroad experiences and international internships.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/leadershipMentors.htm

Japanese Culture Club

The purpose of the Japanese Culture Club is to educate the Tufts community on cultural, political and economic issues about Japan. This is done through organized events and social gatherings that incorporate Japanese food, ceremonies, games, films, and much more. Past efforts have also included a dance to raise awareness and money for victims of the Kobe Japan earthquake.

http://ase.tufts.edu/jcc/home.html

Korean Students Association

The Korean Students Association was formed with the intent to enhance the awareness of the distinct culture and history of Korea. It also seeks to promote unity among Tufts University's Korean students. It achieves these goals by sponsoring a number of dances, culture nights, and sporting events throughout the year.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ksa/KSA/home.html

Muslim Students' Association at Tufts

The Muslim Students Association at Tufts (MSAT) is committed to serving the needs of Muslim students at Tufts University and to promote awareness and tolerance of Islam within the Tufts community and neighborhoods. The organization seeks to provide a welcoming community of faith and friendship. Weekly discussions of the Qur'an are held, as well as communal dinners during Ramadan. MSAT also works with other faith communities on campus to build an environment of peace and mutual understanding.

http://ase.tufts.edu/msat/

Pan-African Alliance

The purpose of the Pan-African Alliance is to promote solidarity and awareness among members of the black community and to teach others about the black experience, providing a cultural and spiritual link to Africa. The Alliance provides and coordinates social, educational, cultural and recreational activities to help enhance the quality of student life at Tufts. The Pan-African Alliance also serves as a voice through which to articulate the concerns of black students to the university as a whole.

http://ase.tufts.edu/africana

Pan-Asian Council

The Pan-Asian Council (PAC), a group of representatives from all the recognized Asian student organizations on campus, promotes unity by supporting collaboration among the organizations and increasing awareness of the organizations in the Tufts community. PAC facilitates weekly meetings in which club representatives share information about their club's events and other campus programs, and discuss co-sponsored activities. Last year, PAC sponsored the Asian American Month Kick-off Rally, the Pan-Asian Fashion Show, Games Night, and the Pan-Asian Volleyball Tournament.

http://ase.tufts.edu/asianam

PANGEA

PANGEA is dedicated to cultivating a community aware of global issues, committed to people around the world, and ready to use its knowledge and experience to lead our generation in promoting justice. Through meetings, teach-ins, hosting events, and other mediums, PANGEA examines diverse international issues and effective means by which to aid communities in need. Most importantly, PANGEA takes action through projects including service trips, and brings the issues to the Tufts community.

http://ase.tufts.edu/pangea

Singapore Students Association

The Tufts Singaporean Students Association (SSA) was established with the goal of promoting the unique Singaporean culture on and around the Tufts Campus. Each year SSA sponsors several events at Tufts, including informational meetings, food gatherings, movie nights, and their biggest annual celebration, Kopitiam. SSA has also been an active participant in the Tufts Tsunami Relief Fund, established to raise funds following the disaster in Southeast Asia.

http://ase.tufts.edu/singapore

Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts

The Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts (TAST) is dedicated to bringing together students interested in the history and culture of the region as well as the experiences of Taiwanese people living at home and abroad. TAST's activities include lantern-painting nights, movie nights, Taiwan Week, Nightmarket, and much more.

http://ase.tufts.edu/tast

Thai Club

The Thai Club seeks to represent the Thai population at Tufts and to promote Thailand's culture throughout the entire student body. The club puts on events each year such as film screenings, field trips, and its annual Thai Night, which recreates the atmosphere of a marketplace and provides authentic Thai food.

http://ase.tufts.edu/thaiclub/

The Russian Circle

The Russian Circle is an organization for students interested in the various cultures and politics that abound in the former Soviet Union, as well as for those studying the Russian language. Past activities have included lectures, a film series, restaurant trips, and celebration of Russian holidays. The Circle holds weekly meetings to which all students, particularly those wishing to converse in Russian, are invited.

http://www.tuftslife.com/campusguide/campusguide.php

Tufts Model United Nations

Tufts Model UN provides opportunities for all Tufts students to better understand international organizations, diplomacy, and current international policy debates. Participants play the role of a country's delegate and are expected to represent that country's policies and interests within the UN body. Last year, Tufts Model UN was also represented in the prestigious McGill Model United Nations Conference in Montreal.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/documents/2005FallVol5Issue3.pdf

Turkish Student Association

The Turkish Student Association represents the growing Turkish community at Tufts. The association embraces students of all cultures and backgrounds, and seeks to familiarize the Tufts community with Turkish culture and the Turkish perspective on international issues. Working with other religious and ethnic groups at Tufts, the association strives to provide the university with a diverse and prejudice-free environment.

http://ase.tufts.edu/stu-org/cultRel.html

<h4>A Dental Education Delivered to your Doorstep</h4>

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<p>Dr. Jeffrey Griffiths, an associate professor of public health and family medicine, is always on the go. But then he needs to be: he is bent on nothing less than changing the world. What makes him run? "I'd just like the world to be a better place when I go," he says. "And it's fun doing this stuff."</p>

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<h4>A Mission to Help </h4>

<p>During the summer of 2007, Tufts dental student Marjorie Brisard traveled to her native Haiti this summer with a team of classmates and faculty members. For Brisard, the trip was one step toward fulfilling a life's goal.</p>

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<h4>Bienvenue à Talloires</h4>

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<h4>Castle in the Clouds </h4>

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<h4>Change Agent</h4>

<p>Salome Otami, a Tufts Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development graduate student, hopes to make a difference when she returns to her native Ghana.</p>

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<h4>Connecting Across Continents </h4>

<p>Students in GMAP, a combined residency and Internet-mediated graduate program at Tufts University's Fletcher School, are gaining an interdisciplinary education in global affairs, while making lifelong connections with their classmates from around the world.</p>

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<h4>Deliverance</h4>

<p>Through the organization he founded, LimaKids, Joseph Donroe (A'98, MD/MPH'07) seeks to address both mental health and quality of life issues of orphaned children in Peru's capital city.</p>

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<h4>Depth of Field</h4>

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<h4>Dr. Chotanga</h4>

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<h4>Growing Strong</h4>

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<h4>Making Its Mark </h4>

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<h4>Re-engineering a River</h4>

<p>Applying engineering principles to primary disease prevention can help bolster public health efforts, says David Gute, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts.</p>

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<h4>Summer Smarts</h4>

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<h4>True Blessings</h4>

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<h4>Welcome to America </h4>

<p>In 2000, Jane Leu (J'91) founded Upwardly Global, a San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to helping legal immigrants find work in their field. Today, with more than a dozen employees and a field office in Manhattan, the organization has assisted immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from some 65 countries.</p>

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<h4>Welcome To Arada Vieja </h4>

<p>Jonny Crocker (E'07), the former president of Engineers Without Borders, talks about the group's water filtration project in rural El Salvador.</p>

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