2024-2025 DGS Calendar & Timeline

August 2024

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Aug 1st Run academic standing query in SIS and reach out to students not in good academic standing

Aug 21st 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.           GSAS Incoming Student Virtual Orientation

Aug 23rd Petitions due for Extension of Time and Reinstatement to GSAS Executive Committee

Aug 23rd 10:00 a.m.   11:30 a.m. GSAS Teaching Assistant Orientation - Day 1

Aug 26th 10:00 a.m.   11:30 a.m. GSAS Teaching Assistant Orientation - Day 2

Aug 28th 10:00 a.m.           11:30 a.m. GSAS Research Assistant Orientation 

Aug 30th GSAS Executive Committee meeting. Final review of all petitions for Fall 2024

Aug 30th Deadline to Submit Action Items for 9/20 P&P Meeting

September 2024

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Sep 5th   1:00 p.m.     2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Resumes & Cover Letters Workshop | Presented by Tufts Career Center

Sep 17th   11:00 a.m.          12:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop:  A Survival Guide to Graduate Student Research | Presented by the Tisch Library

Sep 18th   12:00 p.m.     1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Where Do I Begin? Planning for and Starting Your Graduate Thesis | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 20th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs Meeting 

Sep 23rd   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Time Management and Productive in Graduate School | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center 

Sep 25th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing a Personal Statement | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 27th   Deadline to submit action items for October 25th P&P Meeting. 

Sep 30th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Effective Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

October 2024

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Oct 2nd   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. GSAS Faculty Meeting

Oct 2nd   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Presentation Skills for Graduate Students | Presented by the StAAR Center

Oct 3rd   1:00 p.m.     2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Job & Internship Search Strategy | Presented by the Tufts Career Center

Oct 4th   12:00 p.m.     12:55 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Manage Your Research with Zotero | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 16th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Research | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 17th   6:00 p.m.             9:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Leadership: Starting with "How to Be" | Presented by GSAS Dean's Office and Tisch College

Oct 18th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. GSAS Admissions Training for Master's Programs

Oct 21st   12:00 p.m.     1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing a Literature Review | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 23rd   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Job & Internship Search Strategies for International Students | Presented by the Tufts Career Center

Oct 24th   5:00 p.m.              6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing an Op-Ed | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 25th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs Meeting

Oct 28th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Designing Slides and Visuals | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 29th   1:00 p.m.               2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Managing Your Reading Load: Coursework and Research | Presented by the StAAR Center

November 2024

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Nov 1st Deadline to submit action items for 11/22 and 12/6 P&P meeting. 

Nov 6th 12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Polishing Your 3MT: Presentation Skills Workshop | Presented by the StAAR Center

Nov 8th 9:30 a.m.             12:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Anti-Bias:  An introduction | Presented by the Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence

Nov 13th 1:30 p.m.             3:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Introduction to Dialogic Practice | Presented by the Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence

Nov 13th 6:00 p.m.     8:00 pm. GSAS Prospective Student Open House

Nov 15th                                   5:00 p.m. Deadline for Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) Application deadline for fall 

Nov 15th 12:00 p.m.           1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Podcasting for Public Scholarship | Presented by the Tisch Library

Nov 20th 1:30 p.m.     3:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Introduction to Microagressions | Presented by the Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence

Nov 22nd 12:00 p.m.           1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting

December 2024

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Dec 1st Admissions Deadline: PhD Programs

Dec 6th 12:00 p.m.           1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting

January 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Jan 2nd Petitions due for Extension of Time and Reinstatement to GSAS Executive Committee

Jan 3rd Deadline to submit action items for 1/24 P&P meeting

Jan 3rd Graduate directors: Run and review Academic Standing via SIS query (after grades are available) Questions? Email gsas@tufts.edu

Jan 15th Priority deadline for fall admission

Jan 22nd 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Navigating Your Path World Café Series for International and Multilingual Students: Developing Essential Academic Skills and Habits. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the  StAAR Center

Jan 24th 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting

Jan 24th 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Where Do I Begin? Planning for and Starting Your Gradaute Thesis. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Jan 29th 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m.  Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Managing Your Time in Graduate School. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Jan 29th 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Navigating Your Path World Café Series for International and Multilingual Students, Part Two: Building Confidence and Communication Skills. Students may register through TutorFinder

Jan 31st 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Podcasting as Public Scholarship. Students may register through LibCal | Presented by the Tisch Library

February 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Feb 3rd 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing a Personal Statement. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center. 

Feb 5th 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Anti-Bias: An Introduction. Students may register here Presented by the Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence (IIE) 

Feb 5th 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Navigating Your Path World Café Series for International and Multilingual Students, Part Three: Navigating Cultural Differences and Building Community. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Feb 6th 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Introduction to Microaggressions. Students may register here Presented by the Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence (IIE)

Feb 7th   Deadline to submit action items for 3/7 P&P meeting

Feb 7th 12:00 p.m. 12:55 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Making the Most of Zotero. Students may register through LibCal | Presented by the Tisch Library

Feb 10th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Pedagogy: Responding to Student Writing. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center. 

Feb 12th 12:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. Meet & Greet with the New GSAS Dean - Ayanna Thomas | In-person | 12:30pm | Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall (Please bring your Tufts ID)

Feb 11th 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Interview Strategy and Preparation for Graduate Students. Students may register through Handshake | Presented by the Career Center

Feb 12th 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Navigating Your Path World Café Series for International and Multilingual Students, Part Four: Planning for Academic and Professional Success. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Feb 13th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing Strategies for Multilingual Graduate Students. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Feb 20th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Managing Your Reading Load: Coursework and Research. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Feb 24th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Developing Resilient Learners: Coaching in Office Hours and the Classroom. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Feb 28th Graduate Awards Nomination Deadline for AY25

March 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Mar 4th 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Designing Slides and Presentation Visuals. Students may register through LibCal | Presented by the Tisch Library

Mar 6th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Effective Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Mar 7th 12:00 p.m 1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting

Mar 8th 5:00 p.m. Deadline for Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) Application deadline for spring

Mar 10th 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Leading Discussions and Encouraging Participation in the Classroom and Recitations. Students may register through TutorFinder  | Presented by the StAAR Center

Mar 10th 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Conference Poster Design: Exploring Principles and Formats. Students may register through LibCal | Presented by the Tisch Library

Mar 10th 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Negotiating Salary and Benefits: A Graduate Student Workshop. Students may register through Handshake | Presented by the Career Center

Mar 24th 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Financial Literacy Session: Tools to Enhance Your Financial Future. Students may register here | Presented by the GSAS Dean's Office

April 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Apr 14th 12:00 p.m 12:55 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation to ProQuest with Style. Students may register through LibCal | Presented by the Tisch Library

Apr 16th 12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. GSAS Faculty Meeting | In-person, Coolidge Room

Apr 25th 4:00 p.m.             5:30 p.m. GSAS and SoE Graduate Awards Ceremony, Granoff Music Building

May 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

May 14th 11:00 a.m.     1:00 p.m. Brunch for Class of 2025 Graduate Students with President Kumar, JCC Ballroom

May 15th 6:00 p.m.             8:00  p.m. GSAS Graduating Master's Student Celebration, Tisch Library Roof and Patio (Rain location: Rems Sculpture Court)

May 17th 1:00 p.m.           3:00 p.m. GSAS Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Cohen Auditorium with reception to follow in Remis Sculpture Court and Patio

May 18th Graduate directors: Run and review Academic Standing via SIS query (after grades are available) Questions? Email gsas@tufts.edu