The eighth annual Family Welcome Day was held on September 1st at the Emerson College Cutler Majestic Theater. Tufts President Lawrence S. Bacow brought greetings from the university to the entering students and their families. Dr. Nancy Arbree gave an overview of the academic program; Dr. Gerard Kugel gave an introduction of student research opportunities; Dr. James Hanley provided an introduction to the clinical experience; Dr. Catherine Hayes talked about community and public health initiatives; and Dr. Vangel Zissi brought greetings from the Alumni Office. After the morning assembly, guests enjoyed lunch at the Courtyard by Marriott on Tremont Street.
At the conclusion of lunch, the new students were brought to the Posner Auditorium to register for classes and attend orientation sessions, while their parents and family members enjoyed campus tours and participated in a parent-to-parent panel discussion, which featured parents and a spouse of currently enrolled students as well as a 2009 alum, four course directors and Dean Lonnie H. Norris. The day concluded with a reception in the new park on the health sciences campus.
View photos from Family Welcome Day for the class of D2012.