On Nov. 4, the Student Government Association (SGA) came together for its weekly meeting to engage with Transportation Services administration and learn about committee updates.
The meeting opened with a presentation from Nelson Greenlee, transportation manager for the Homewood campus. His presentation focused on the transportation services currently offered for Hopkins affiliates, including the daytime service shuttle, the Homewood-Peabody-JHMI route, the night ride with the Lyft service and the East Baltimore Blue Jay Shuttle.
Parking was also discussed, as undergraduate students do not get access to campus parking permits. Greenlee, however, focused on transportation services as opposed to parking services. Recent and upcoming projects include the transition to different contractors for the Blue Jay Shuttle, a new camera system on the vans with a safety scoring system, an additional bus stop at the Bloomberg Student Center, the introduction of electric buses and flat budgets. A question and answer session followed, including questions previously drafted for Greenlee and ones asked during the meeting.
Committee chairs then presented updates to each committee. Notably, Civic Engagement announced possibly sponsoring a Center for Social Concern event. The Finance Committee has finished allocating the fall budget and is now transitioning to event grants. While Health, Safety, and Sustainability has made progress on its current initiatives, the Internal Affairs committee has aimed to remove unnecessary laws from the bylaws. Student Services is considering the creation of a world map on campus to showcase student diversity.
Chair of Programming Tyler Turner then announced a bill regarding funding for the National Day of Kindness. Highlights include handheld cards of encouragement for students and a new standing banner for SGA. The bill officially passed.
