Tufts University Employer Newsletter — June 2025

Dear Employer Partners,

We hope you’re having a good start to the summer season!

Here in the Career Center, we are hard at work developing our programming for the upcoming school year, including our Fall in-person career fair on September 26th. See below for more information and a link to register! Additionally, if your company is interested in hosting any On Campus Interviews (OCIs) this fall, either in-person or virtually, we welcome you to sign up for a date on Handshake starting July 8th.

We also wanted to highlight our engineering events for the 2025-2026 academic year. Read on to learn about the Tufts Women in Technology Conference as well as engineering and technology focused networking nights, career fairs and more. Events for other industries will be featured in coming months. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Sincerely,

The Employer Relations Team

The Tufts Career Center supports students in the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and The School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts which is more than 7,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students and PhDs.

  • Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations
  • Sarah Reinbrecht, Assistant Director, Employer Relations
  • Hiring: Recruiting Coordinator, Employer Relations. Willa Mayo’s last day at Tufts University was Wednesday, June 4th. Please direct all questions to Sue Atkins.

Fall Career Fair — Friday, September 26th, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

We are pleased to be hosting another in-person career fair this fall. We will welcome up to 200 employers across various industries in the Tufts Gantcher Center. Lunch will be provided. Registration is now open for those interested in attending.

The Career Fair is open to all undergraduate and graduate students across The School of Arts & Sciences, The School of Engineering, The School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts.

Students attending the career fair are seeking internships, co-ops, and job opportunities from employers across all major disciplines and industry sectors. Co-op students in our School of Engineering are required to attend our career fairs.

Registration Fees for Fall 2025 In-Person Career Fair:  

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT of $50.00 for those who register for our in-person fair by August 4th, 2025

JUMBO ALUMNI: We would love to have your organization represented at the career fair. Career fair registration includes 2 representatives — any additional alumni that attend on behalf of an employer can join us for free! We’ll also host an alumni hub for networking, re-connecting with fellow alumni, and of course, swag! Please share these details with your human resources department and/or university recruitment team and reach out to us with any questions!

Each In-Person Career Fair registration includes the following:

  • Set-up for organizations beginning at 10 AM in Gantcher Family Sports & Convention Center
  • Registration for 2 representatives. Additional representatives may be added for $50 each, up to a total of four representatives per company. If the additional representative is a Tufts alum, this charge will be waived.
  • 1 Table (6ft x 30in) and 2 chairs (bring tablecloth from your organization for your table)
  • Lunch provided for each representative
  • Resume book sent to organization following Career Fair (students will opt-in to have resumes sent to employers)
  • Note: In an effort to reduce waste, we encourage employers to create QR codes where students can access virtual informational materials about your company. In lieu of hard copies of flyers, pamphlets, and other materials, consider linking to your website, promotional videos, a slide deck, etc. via a QR code that can be displayed at your table.
Register Here

New: Tufts Career Fair Sponsorships!

Last fall we welcomed over 150 employers for our in-person Career Fair and more than 1,900 students attended! To develop a closer partnership with Tufts and further support your recruitment efforts, we have updated our sponsorship options. Each package now offers additional opportunities to increase your visibility and student engagement. Please help us make this year’s in-person fair a success by selecting a sponsorship package prior to the fair to promote your organization and open positions to students. You can select your sponsorship package when you register for the in-person career fair through Handshake.

View all sponsorship options here. Questions about our sponsorship options can be directed to Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations at susan.atkins@tufts.edu.

Women in Tech Conference: Oct. 11th

Tufts Women in Tech is an annual, 100% student-run conference that brings together hundreds of attendees from across Massachusetts and beyond. Our mission is to celebrate gender diversity in tech and create meaningful connections between employers, students, and professionals. We do this through talks, panels, career fairs, networking opportunities, and more. But we cannot do it alone. Tufts Women in Tech has been generously sponsored by companies like Amazon Blink, Postmates, Ab Initio, Jane Street, and many more throughout the years. Please check out our website to see the benefits we offer our sponsors. If you’re interested, fill out this form, and we’ll get back to you with more details.

Save 15% by attending both the Tufts Fall Career Fair on Sept. 26th and the Women in Technology Conference! When you sign up for both the Career Fair and sponsor the Women in Technology Conference, you’ll receive a 15% discount. Contact womenintechtufts.sponsors@gmail.com for more information.

Tufts Engineering Career & Alumni Events

This coming academic year the Career Center will be hosting a number of events to serve our undergraduate, graduate, and alumni populations. As an employer you can share the events with the Tufts alums at your organization, sign up to represent your organization, or have an alumni employee join us! Please feel free to reach out to the person listed below or you can reach out to Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations at susan.atkins@tufts.edu.

Computer Science Alumni-Student Networking Night — October 29

Send your Tufts Computer Science Alumni to our Computer Science Networking Night! This event is designed to get students to talk to alumni who work in various industries, with a variety of titles, doing many different things utilizing their Tufts computer science backgrounds. Please reach out to Robin Kahan, Associate Director, Engineering Career Services for more details at robin.kahan@tufts.edu.

Arts & Creative Design Networking Night — early November

We are hosting a networking night in early November to highlight alumni and employers who work in the arts & creative design industry. Students learn about career pathways, the industry sector, and internships/co-ops, and jobs in this area from our panel and through networking with professionals in the field.  We welcome employers with artistic and creative design opportunities to attend. Please reach out to Katie Sullivan, Asst. Director, at Katie.Sullivan@tufts.edu.

Engineering Career Fair – November 14

Tufts University participates in an Engineering Career Fair Collaborative with Harvard, MIT, Yale, BU, Olin, and Tufts. This will be for all engineering students except computer science. It will be on November 14 in person at a new location this year!  The link to register will be updated soon on the Harvard Career Center website.

Biotech, Health, and Life Sciences Virtual Career Fair for Boston Schools — January 30, 2026

We host an annual virtual career fair with BU, Brandeis, MCPHS, and Tufts University. This will take place on Friday, January 30 from 1 pm – 4 pm via Handshake. More information will be sent out via our Employer Newsletter in August 2025. Please direct questions to Sue Atkins, Assoc. Director at susan.atkins@tufts.edu.    

Engineering Alumni – Student Networking Night — February 12, 2026

Send Your Tufts Alumni to our 20th Annual Tufts Engineering Alumni-Student Networking Night!  This event is designed to allow students to practice their professional networking skills and meet with alumni to hear about their career paths and life after Tufts. A link will be shared in the Employer Newsletter in early spring or please reach out to Robin.Kahan@tufts.edu for more details.

Engineering Week Employer Days — February 12 – 19, 2026

We will host our annual Engineering Week from February 12 – February 19, 2026. Each day during that time frame, employers may host sessions on campus from 12 – 1 PM to discuss current engineering trends, projects at your company, or professional development topics, e.g., tech interview prep. These informational sessions will be followed by coffee chats in the afternoon to meet with students 1:1 and share more information about your organization and available opportunities. Please contact Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations at susan.atkins@tufts.edu if you would like more information.  

We would also love to meet with you to discuss the following programming opportunities.

  • Information Sessions/Thematic Sessions for reaching targeted populations
  • On-Campus Interviews (OCIs), Virtual Interviews, and Coffee Chats
  • Connecting with co-op students in workshops, co-op classes, and events
  • Offering project opportunities through capstone projects in departments
  • Developing specialized programs such as hack-a-thons, technical interview trainings, coding challenges, and more!
  • Please reach out to set-up a time to meet to discuss these ideas in more detail!

Opportunity to Partner on Engineering Senior Capstone Projects

The Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University are currently seeking industry and community partners to collaborate with senior capstone design teams during the 2025–2026 academic year.

Capstone partners propose a design-oriented challenge and engage with student teams throughout the semester or academic year, offering guidance and feedback as students work to develop design solutions. This is a unique opportunity to connect with talented Tufts students and share your professional expertise. There is no cost beyond your time.

Project timing varies by department:

  • Biomedical Engineering (full academic year or spring semester) – Assistant Teaching Professor Angela Lai (angela.lai@tufts.edu)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (full academic year) – Assistant Teaching Professor Emily Carlson (emily.carlson@tufts.edu)
  • Mechanical Engineering (fall semester) – Assistant Teaching Professor Briana Bouchard (briana.bouchard@tufts.edu)

If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to the appropriate instructor listed above.

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If you are interested in connecting with Tufts Career Center, please send us an email. We will respond to you as quickly as possible and look forward to hearing from you. Our staff members support undergraduate and graduate students and alumni in the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts only.

Please check out our Employer Relations website for all information including policies (e.g. offers to students) and other great information about engaging with Tufts University.

Sue Atkins, Associate Director, Employer Relations

  • Employer Engagement Team Leader
  • Biotech, Healthcare, Life Sciences, & Environmental Science
  • Engineering, Technology & Physical Sciences
  • Sports & Leisure
  • Government, Politics, International Affairs, & Law
  • Co-op Employer Engagement & Programming
  • Liaison to StAAR Center & Opportunities for students with disabilities

Sarah Reinbrecht, Assistant Director, Employer Relations

  • Non-Profit, Education, & Social Justice
  • Consulting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, & Business
  • Arts, Entertainment, Communications, & Media (Creative Careers)
  • Serves on the Career Center Marketing Team
  • Liaison to the LatinX Center at Tufts

Hiring: Recruitment Coordinator, Employer Relations

  • Main point of contact for Employer Relations Team
  • Jumbos4Jumbos: Alumni – Student Projects
  • On-campus/virtual interviews
  • Assists with virtual events, interviews, job/internship/co-op postings
  • Career Fair Organization & Management
  • Handshake Questions
  • Employer Communications including Newsletter & Blog Content

By Sue Atkins
Sue Atkins Associate Director, Employer Relations
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