Interested in Volunteering?
Make a difference on campus or closer to home. There are tons of ways you can get involved as a Tufts alum.
Connect Jumbos Near You
- Join a Shared Interest Group
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Join a Regional Chapter
Looking for alumni in Atlanta? New friends in France? Connections in California?
Tufts alumni are coming together and staying involved in the life of the university through local alumni chapters worldwide. From socials and faculty speakers to community service projects and cultural outings, regional alumni chapters provide many opportunities to reconnect with Tufts and meet other alumni.
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per event (plus event attendance)
Travel: Event planning can be done remotely
- Reunion Committee - Share your passion for Tufts!
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Help Interview the Next Generation of Jumbos (TAN)
Tufts alumni are an important part of the admissions process and help the Admissions Office by conducting interviews with prospective students across the world. TAN members can sign up for a designated amount of interviews and conduct interviews virtually on their own schedule.
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per interview
Travel: Interviews can be done virtually (with Skype, Zoom, etc.)
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Become a PASSPORT Mentor for International Students (Boston area only)
PASSPORT Mentors connect with an incoming Jumbo from another country to help make them feel at home in the United States and, more importantly, in the Tufts community.
This opportunity is for those local to the Medford campus only.
Connect to the Jumbo Career Network
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Be a Career Mentor - Join The Herd!
The Herd, a flash mentoring platform, is designed to provide real-world exposure helping fellow alumni, undergraduates, and graduate students in Arts & Sciences and Engineering connect with alumni in mentoring relationships.
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per month, when mentoring
Travel: Mentoring can be done remotely
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Jumbos4Jumbos: Offer a Virtual Project to a Student
Tufts alumni have reached out to ask what they can do to help during the COVID-19 health crisis. We responded to this generous spirit with an innovative idea. As social distancing continues to cover large portions of the nation, Tufts students may find that internships and research opportunities are being withdrawn or are harder to obtain. If you have a project to offer a student, please contact us to discuss promoting it to students.
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Join the Tufts Career Network on LinkedIn
Join Tufts' largest LinkedIn group – the Tufts University Career Network!
Exclusively for Tufts students, alumni, faculty, and staff, this LinkedIn group of more than 16,000 members is a forum to share and request career-related information, referrals, and advice across industries and geographic locations.
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Hire a Jumbo
Reach thousands of students and alumni for your open job or internship. Increase your on-campus brand visibility to aid your recruitment, or register for our next Career Fair!
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Participate in an Industry Night
Industry Nights are an opportunity for Tufts students to:
- Connect with industry professionals about the named and related industries;
- Learn about new industries, organizations, emerging trends and roles;
- Explore different career paths;
- Strengthen and build confidence in communication and networking competencies;
- Connect with others who are interested in the same career fields.
Learn More about Industry Nights
Want to get involved with an upcoming Industry Night? Contact Sue Atkins, Associate Director of Employer Relations, Tufts Career Center: susan.atkins@tufts.edu
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Offer Expertise as an Alumni Career Webinar Speaker
Do you have great advice on how to succeed professionally? Share your wisdom with fellow Jumbos through the alumni career webinar speaker series.
Time commitment: 2-5 hours per month, when selected
Email Nicole Anderson in Tufts Alumni Career Services to apply.
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Give to the Student & Alumni Professional Development Funds
Interested in helping grow the careers of students or alumni? Check out the opportunities to support students with unpaid internships. Learn about the student and alumni professional development funds that provide grants for business attire, professional organization membership, and conference registration and travel.
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Sponsor an Unpaid Intern
Most Tufts students participate in internships, and internships often lead to job offers. Because some internships are unpaid, the Tufts Career Center offers approximately 60 $4000 grants each summer to undergraduate students who find unpaid internships across a range of sectors.
Not a Lot of Time? Try These Out!
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Join the Alumni Directory
Search for fellow Jumbos by region or industry with our directory tool, update your contact info and email preferences, join in the Tufts Alumni Virtual Book Club, utilize library databases (including JSTOR and Ovid MEDLINE), and much more!
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Be a Social Media Ambassador
Share, post, comment, like, tweet, follow… all on your time, on your channels! Help get your class excited for an upcoming reunion, or keep the conversation and dialogue going until the next one. Support and suggested content will be provided.
Commitment Level: 20 minutes per month
Interested? Contact Amelia to get started today!
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Be a #Giving Tuesday Volunteer
Join the global herd for 24 hours of giving! Make a gift to Tufts on 12.03.19, sign up to be a #GTvolunteer at givingdays.tufts.edu and tag #TuftsGivingTuesday and #GivingTuesday on social media to spread the word.
Interested? Contact the Tufts Fund today!
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Update Jumbos with a Class Note
Class notes are short features in the Tufts Magazine where alumni share exciting news on recent personal or career-oriented accomplishments.
Stay engaged, submit a class note today!
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Send a Welcome Note to First Year Students
Tufts’ newest Jumbos matriculate each fall, we invite you to share celebrations of Tufts, words of advice, and memories from alumni. What better way to do that than by sending a note to an incoming student? We will display your notes in the first-year dorms for students to see as they move into their new home. Traditions like matriculation help to make Tufts a wonderful community to live, learn, grow, and serve.
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Nominate someone special for an Alumni Award
Since 1941, the Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA) has honored accomplished individuals for service to their profession, communities, and to Tufts. Alumni and friends of Tufts may be considered for an Alumni Award.
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Know an awesome Tufts senior? Nominate them for a Senior Award
Each year since 1955, the Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA) has recognized six to 12 members of the Senior Class for their academic achievement, campus and community participation, and outstanding leadership.
Make a Big Impact
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Tufts Fund Volunteer
Peer-to-peer outreach is instrumental in the growing support and alumni participation at Tufts. Become a Tufts Fund volunteer and inspire your classmates to join you–you’ll play an integral role in the success of our fundraising efforts.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month
Travel: Outreach can be done from the comfort of your own home!
Contact Alice Shah to learn more at alice.shah@tufts.edu or at 617-627-4682.
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Young Friends of Tufts Advancement
The mission of Young Friends of Tufts Advancement is to encourage and strengthen young alumni engagement, philanthropy, and connection to the university.
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Join an Alumni Association Committee
Channel your passions for Tufts! Join a committee on the Tufts University Alumni Association to share your views on issues that impact the student and alumni community.
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per week
Travel: Participate remotely or in person on the Medford campus.
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Run for a seat on the Alumni Council
Make a lasting impact on Tufts by serving on the Alumni Council, the governing body of the Tufts University Alumni Association. Join the current members who represent the 110,000+ Tufts alumni worldwide. Council terms are for five years.
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per week
Travel: Participate remotely or in person on the Medford campus.
Volunteer Spotlight
Three decades after leaving the Hill, Bill Abrams, A75, A11P, A16P, had hit a media trifecta, working as a journalist and senior executive at The New York Times, ABC News, and the Wall Street Journal. But he had become impatient with just reporting about what was happening in the world—he wanted to get directly involved.
“As a manager in journalistic enterprises, you could at times feel like you were doing something good for the world,” he said. “But you’re not allowed to be a participant.”
