StuCo outlines social agendaCouncil's new plans include increasing community involvement on campusStudent Council (StuCo) convened for the first time on Tuesday night to outline its intentions for social improvements on campus and the semester's agenda for student events, in the hopes of developing a stronger community on campus. Director of Student Involvement Jason Heiserman, a position previously held by Jeff Grodon-Thomas, is expected to improve the relations between members of the student body and StuCo to ensure a united agenda for undergraduate life. Post a comment |
MSE Symposium features civil rights activist Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte, a Jamaican-American singer, social activist and outspoken critic of the Bush administration, opened this year's MSE Symposium on Tuesday night. In his speech to a crowd of local Baltimoreans and Hopkins students, the energetic Belafonte focused on what he perceived to be the failure of the American government to maintain its "moral character" and the failure of the younger generation to uphold the values and attitudes held by he and his generation. Post a comment |
Singapore discontinues JHU research initiativeAn eight-year-long partnership between Johns Hopkins University and the government of Singapore ended in a torrent of blame in late June, as each side accused the other of failing to meet goals pertaining to the use of government funds, the recruitment of qualified faculty and student enrollment, according to a press release issued by Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR). Post a comment |
Health policy jolts int'l studentsAt the beginning of this term, all of Hopkins' international students are subject to comply with a new health insurance policy preventing them from independently choosing their own insurance company. Once able to waive the health insurance offered by the school (Chickering Insurance) like U. Post a comment |
Hopkins digitizes library systemJohns Hopkins has begun taking participatory steps in a project to digitize library resources called the Open Library, which was developed by the Open Content Alliance. The consortium is seeking to construct an online archive of texts and multimedia that will be available as free content. Post a comment |
Administration appoints new Univ. treasurerThe University recently named Arthur W. Roos of Case Western Reserve University as treasurer of Johns Hopkins. Roos, who will begin reporting to James McGill, the senior vice president for finance and administration, on Nov. 1, will have responsibilities ranging from banking and cash relationships and operations, insurance and risk management, and receipt of technology stocks and securities gifts. Post a comment |