Established in 2014, JHUnions is a program within the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement that seeks to enhance on-campus social opportunities by bringing together Levering Hall, the Mattin Center and Nolan’s on 33rd, the three main student programming spaces on campus. It was founded in 2014 by the Office of Student Life.
Over 1,000 students and faculty took part in the eighth annual President’s Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 24. Participants volunteered in more than 40 different sites around Baltimore.
The first presidential debate viewing party of the general election was hosted by the Hopkins College Democrats, the College Republicans, IDEAL and JHUnions in Nolan’s on Monday. The debate, moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt, was broadcast live in the dining facility. Debate topics included the economy, race and national security.
Nourish International, a student movement that partners with communities to make a lasting impact on extreme poverty, recently established a new chapter of its organization on the Hopkins campus. The organization runs business ventures to raise awareness for issues of international development.
In the first-ever JHU Report on Faculty Composition, the Office of the Provost evaluated faculty diversity in all nine departmental divisions of the University. The report provides a baseline measurement for future efforts to diversify.
The University released its Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion last March partially in response to the Black Student Union (BSU) protests in the fall of 2015. The Roadmap details the University’s plan to increase diversity among faculty and students, in addition to creating more opportunities for underrepresented minorities (URM).
The University has launched a new Second-Year Experience (SYE) Program, led by Assistant Director Aaron Rutledge, to fight against the “sophomore slump.”
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The Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed new administrators Jamie Riley, associate dean of diversity and inclusion; Annalise Setorie, assistant director for programming at the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA); and Christian Pavik, international outreach and engagement coordinator at the Office of International Services (OIS) as guest speakers to their weekly meeting on Tuesday in the Charles Commons Salon.
The Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU) hosted an informational panel to promote the club’s resources and its upcoming activities this semester. The group, which advocates for increased awareness and education on the issues of rape culture, sexual violence and consensual relationships, held the panel on Friday, Sept. 16 on the Freshman Quad.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Ethics Discussion Panel (MedPanel) held its first discussion meeting of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Charles Commons. The topic of the discussion was Ethics in Crisis Situations, which focused on how medical personnel prioritize care in times of extreme duress and limited resources.
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Best-selling Israeli author Lihi Lapid gave a talk titled “The Evolving Definition of the Modern Woman” on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Charles Commons, co-organized by the Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Israel (CHAI) and Hopkins Hillel. Lapid has published three novels and writes a weekly newspaper column about women’s lives and their experiences juggling multiple roles.
The Hopkins Dialectic, a Christian student journal, hosted Anand Gnanadesikan of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences to speak at an event titled “Models of Truth: An Environmental Scientist’s Perspective” in Krieger Hall on Sept. 15.
Hopkins alumnus Michael Bloomberg announced that he will donate $300 million to the Bloomberg School of Public Health on Thursday, Sept. 15. The donation will establish the Bloomberg Public Health Initiative, which will work to improve five focus areas affecting public health: drug addiction and overdose, obesity, gun violence, adolescent health and environmental threats.
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) hosted a community workshop and discussion titled “Why Do You Live Here?” as part of its Open Hours series on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Homewood Undergraduate Party Registration and Safety Policy was implemented last semester as a means of controlling parties and the behavior of students who attend them. Such measures include requiring party registration and the presence of Sober Party Monitors.
National Hazing Prevention Week, dedicated to combating hazing through education and awareness initiatives, took place from Monday to Thursday.
Slut Walk Baltimore sponsored the annual March to End Rape Culture, where students, organizers and members of the community protested sexual violence. The demonstration traveled from Power Plant Live to Baltimore City Hall on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Student-run nonprofit TCO Labs hosted the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Showcase on Tuesday to teach students about the start-up resources available at the University.
