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In the Know
Connecting You to the Tufts
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Granoff Family Music
Center |
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Opened in early 2007, the
Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center was designed with exquisite attention to
acoustical detail. The new 55,000-square-foot facility will allow Tufts students
and faculty, along with the wider community, to learn, teach, create, perform
and enjoy music in a way that has previously not been possible on campus. To
read more about the Center, click here:
http://www.tufts.edu/musiccenter/about/overview.html
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Beyond Boundaries:
The Campaign for Tufts University |
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Beyond
Boundaries: the Campaign for Tufts is a university-wide effort that will raise
$1.2 billion for financial aid, endowed professorships, new research facilities,
and initiatives in citizenship and public service, among other priorities.
The
campaign aims to raise 60 percent of the total goal for Tufts' endowment, which
stood at $1.18 billion as of June 30, 2006. The endowment provides the
university with the confidence and the resources to implement strategic but
often costly priorities and capital enhancements. To read more about Beyond
Boundaries, click here:
http://giving.tufts.edu/campaign |
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Sophia Gordon Hall |
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Sophia Gordon Hall (SGH) is
Tufts' newest residential hall. Construction was completed in August 2006. SGH
is 61,100 square feet and has 30 suites for 126 residents. It consists of two
separate four-story buildings (East and West) connected by a corridor on the
first floor. The majority of both buildings is made up of dormitory units, with
individual living spaces grouped with a lounge, kitchen, and bathrooms. The
first and second floor of the West building also houses a multi-purpose area
which can be used as a theater or exhibit space. The first floor of both
buildings, including the corridor connecting them, lies partially underground,
and houses the laundry area, mechanical spaces, and storage areas. The first
floor of the East building also houses common lounge and corridor areas as well
as some dormitory area. To read more about Sophia Gordon Hall, click here:
http://www.tufts.edu/tie/SGH |
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2007 Education for
Public Inquiry and International Citizen: Global Poverty and Inequality |
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A widely
popular symposium on the Tufts campus, EPIIC aims to immerse students in the
critical global issues of our time. This year’s symposium topic will educate
students on the realities and complexities of global poverty and inequality. To
learn more about the EPIIC symposium, click here:
http://www.epiic.com/course/description.html
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Plans for New Athletic
Center Announced |
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In
September 2007, Tufts President Lawrence Bacow announced that Steve Tisch (Class
of 1971), Academy Award-winning film producer and Chairman and Executive Vice
President of the New York Giants, has made a commitment of $10 million to
support Tufts’ planned $30-million athletics and fitness facilities expansion
and renovation. Tufts will name the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center in
recognition of his generous support. It will provide 30,000 square feet of
newly constructed space between Cousens Gymnasium and the Gantcher Family Sports
and Convocation Center, which will include an expanded fitness center and sports
medicine suite, men’s and women’s team locker rooms, renovated general use and
faculty locker room space, three new multipurpose teaching and activity rooms, a
new coaching office suite and administrative offices, and a dramatic new central
entrance and entry plaza. When complete, the entire project will also provide a
new swimming pool, the conversion of Hamilton Pool into squash courts, and the
realignment of the basketball court in Cousens Gym to meet NCAA regulations.
These facilities will be an important step forward in ensuring the university’s
continued excellence in athletics. Construction is anticipated to begin in the
fall of 2008. |
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