FOCUS, or Freshman Orientation CommUnity Service, is a community service pre-orientation program that introduces incoming freshmen to a group of their peers and the university while enabling them to serve and explore their new host community. It offers students the opportunity to form relationships with a diverse group of fellow freshmen before school starts.
Participants will work in groups with six to eight other freshmen and two upperclassmen leaders in the Medford/Somerville area. The five-day service trips into the greater Boston area allow students to explore the area surrounding Tufts and are an incredible way to launch your new career as a Jumbo.
Check out some of the other orientation programs as well!
Tufts Pre-Orientation Programs 2012
Over 200 freshmen explore Davis Square on their first night of FOCUS!
FOCUSers sleep in churches across the Boston area and spend their nights bonding and playing games.
One of our upperclassmen leaders Yulia works at an environmental site.
FOCUS Staff welcomes a new FOCUSer!