2008 Woodie Awards
A sinking SHIP
Issue date: 3/27/08
The University should look into ways to make sure that the appropriate funds will be provided each year.
One of the most important aspects of this program is its reliance on student involvement. At the moment, it appears that SHIP does this, but it is disconcerting that the administration has changed the program so much from the initial one supported by the student representative body.
For that reason SHIP should go back to the Student Council General Assembly for a vote of confidence before any further actions are taken.
Furthermore, the initiative is susceptible to being bogged down in bureaucracy. Under SHIP the green initiatives will go through committees with the intent to ease the process of funding these green programs, as opposed to the process for general maintenance. However, Hopkins's understanding of committees rarely has meant streamlining. Committees are often where good ideas go to die. Bureaucracy should not get in the way of innovation, and innovation is exactly what this program should be about.
The University must make sure that this green initiative is streamlined and that it will always have direct student involvement.
One of the most important aspects of this program is its reliance on student involvement. At the moment, it appears that SHIP does this, but it is disconcerting that the administration has changed the program so much from the initial one supported by the student representative body.
For that reason SHIP should go back to the Student Council General Assembly for a vote of confidence before any further actions are taken.
Furthermore, the initiative is susceptible to being bogged down in bureaucracy. Under SHIP the green initiatives will go through committees with the intent to ease the process of funding these green programs, as opposed to the process for general maintenance. However, Hopkins's understanding of committees rarely has meant streamlining. Committees are often where good ideas go to die. Bureaucracy should not get in the way of innovation, and innovation is exactly what this program should be about.
The University must make sure that this green initiative is streamlined and that it will always have direct student involvement.
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Dan Teran
posted 4/01/08 @ 6:22 PM EST
Hi,
This is Dan Teran, the founder of the so-called sinking SHIP. I was concerned and disheartened to read this page of the newsletter, as it fuses warranted skepticism with glaring inaccuracies. (Continued…)
Jason
posted 4/02/08 @ 12:38 PM EST
The author continuously references "green" and cites potential savings in adopting "green" methods but never provides any real detail on which a reader can form an educated opinion. (Continued…)
Marc Perkins
posted 4/03/08 @ 11:42 AM EST
The "SHIP" is probably the most financially-sound, pragmatic, environmentally-friendly, and achievable initiatives that I have ever seen come out of Student Council. (Continued…)
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