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Connecting Alumni and Student Experiences (CASE) Network

Through this summer mentorship program, undergraduate and graduate students build strong relationships with alumni who share perspective and experience as professionals. The CASE Network is a unique opportunity in each participating city: Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. This alumni mentorship program has been a joint effort of Tisch College, the Office of Alumni Relations and Tufts Alumni Associations around the country.  Through the CASE Network students and alumni:
  • Are matched based on similar interest areas;
  • Connect one-on-one to share knowledge and resources; and
  • Network with other participants at events and social gatherings

Apply to the CASE Network
If you are interested in applying for this summer's CASE Network, please fill out the application form. Be prepared to share information on your anticipated summer work, dates of travel and reflections on what you would like to see in a mentor.  Applications are due May 15, 2012.

Tufts Alumni Organizers Include

In Washington, D.C.
Over 40 students and 100 alumni participate in a series of weekly career panels and a number of networking opportunities. Highlights have included alumni from Capitol Hill, think-tanks, the Pentagon and a Nationals baseball game.

In Boston, New York and San Francisco
Through individual meetings, informal group lunch and dinner meetings, participants have the opportunity to chat about daily life at work, their experiences at Tufts and anything else on their mind. Participants also have the opportunity to participate in cultural and social activities.

Through the CASE Network, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend weekly panels where I could learn from the advice of recent Tufts alumni.  The CASE Network paired me with a mentor who was an experienced professional.  Discussions with my mentor helped to inspire me to become a future Foreign Service Officer.” Edward Chao, A11

For more information
For any questions, please contact the city's alumni organizer or Brigid Burke, Brigid.Burke@tufts.edu, of the Office of Alumni Relations (OAR).

TCRC Supports Community-Based Research

Through the Tufts Community Research Center (TCRC), Tisch College supports Tufts faculty and students from across all seven schools of the university in conducting research done in collaboration with community partners.

Many projects started with seed money from TCRC have gone on to receive sizable grants

Faculty Profile

Richard Lerner

Richard Lerner
Professor, child development

WHY TUFTS: “Tufts has a great liberal arts tradition and is making a difference in the world for individuals, communities and civil society more
generally.

Having the opportunity to work at an institution that has this traditional excellence and yet this commitment, this pillar, to application to real world service is just an enormous opportunity, a great gift.”

CURRENT RESEARCH: Groundbreaking work on the nature of positive development among adolescents. Several longitudinal studies are underway exploring how adolescents develop in positive ways and how this development is juxtaposed with risk behaviors (alcohol, drug use, unsafe sex, delinquency, etc.) often seen during this period.

LATEST BOOK: Liberty: Thriving and Civic Engagement Among America’s Youth

AFTER-HOURS: “I like to spend time with my kids and my wife, who is a professor at Boston College. I also jog everyday and do crossword puzzles.”