30 years after first entering the Wilmer Eye Institute at Hopkins Hospital to seek treatment for his father’s macular degeneration, Chairman of BP Capital Management and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens returned last week to announce a $20 million donation to the hospital’s Ophthalmology Department.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate on Tuesday approved only four out of the five nominations to the SGA Judiciary by Executive President Alex Schupper.
“Intimate Partner Violence Across Baltimore: Lessons From The City,” a panel discussion held on Monday in Charles Commons, spotlighted the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as part of a forthcoming on-campus awareness campaign.
Students, historians and members of the community gathered in Mergenthaler Hall on Monday to hear Professor Mary Ryan lecture on local monuments. Ryan, the John Martin Vincent Professor of History, discussed the political and social contexts behind the formation of the Washington and Battle Monuments, both of which are situated in Baltimore.
This past week, the University’s annual Greek Week competition brought out both members of Greek organizations as well as members of the broader Hopkins community to participate in a series of on-campus events.
The University’s website, jhu.edu, is undergoing a redesign to be completed next year as part of the Hopkins Office of Communication’s Identity Initiative. The project is in its early stages, but the results are aimed to promote the University’s unique story and help users access information.
This Saturday, as Hopkins students mobilized around Baltimore for President’s Day of Service, community members passionate about social justice convened in the MICA Graduate Studio Building for the daylong Fusion Partnerships Innovation for The Greater Good Conference.
On Thursday, Oct. 17, the sisters of Phi Mu hosted their annual Greek week philanthropy event, Phi Mu Presents: Hopkins’ Most Eligible Bachelor (HMEB). For almost two hours, selected participants from different Greek organizations and athletic teams unleashed their inner bachelor to seduce the packed audience in Hodson Hall.
Voice for Life (VFL), a Hopkins undergraduate pro-life advocacy organization, sparked campus-wide controversy on Tuesday and Wednesday with a demonstration on the north side of the Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Library that included a mock graveyard.
Kevin Dungey, a senior lecturer with the Center for Leadership Education (CLE), spoke to students in an event titled “Living the Ethical Life and Achieving Happiness” on Wednesday in Shaffer Hall. Theta Tau, the University’s co-ed engineering fraternity, organized the talk.
Last Saturday, Homewood Museum hosted the Harvest Ball, a fundraiser held to support a variety of programs at Hopkins. Members of the Carroll family, whose early American relatives lived in the former country house, were the primary sponsors of the Ball but an array of contributors gave donations and bought tables at the event.
Jeffrey Sharkey, the current director of the Peabody Institute, will be leaving Hopkins next year for Glasgow, Scotland, where he has been offered the position of Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), President Ronald J. Daniels announced on Wednesday.
In April 2013, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology Rina Agarwala published her second book titled Informal Labor, Formal Politics, and Dignified Discontent in India.
The University’s Amnesty International Club supports the name and mission of its larger international branch: fighting for human rights where they are deprived. Amnesty International was previously a small club on campus; however, Mary Egan, the group’s new president, hopes to increase the size and range of the club’s efforts monumentally. This semester, the club’s focus is on the issue of human trafficking.
During its Tuesday meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) focused on the addition of an ad hoc committee to the SGA roster, the Committee for Technological Advancement. The SGA also discussed the planning of a T-shirt burn to promote school spirit.
Last Thursday, the International Studies (IS) Program hosted a social event at Maxie’s Pizza Bar & Grille for current international studies majors as well as students considering the major.
JHU Politik, the club behind the weekly opinion-based Politik Press, plans to break new ground by launching an online video series in the near future. The producers hope that the effort will build on the Politik’s growth as a club in recent years, as well as offer an outlet for Hopkins students with a penchant for broadcast journalism to also express their opinions.
Manhood and gender stereotypes were the topics of discussion on Tuesday at “Boys To Men,” the first event of the Male Development Series hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Iota Alpha fraternities and the Men Of Color At Hopkins Alliance (MOCHA).
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity has begun accepting applications for the Men of Principle Scholarship, an annual scholarship for freshmen that is offered by the University’s Alpha Chi chapter every fall.
Greek Week kicked off this past Wednesday with events hosted by Phi Delta Theta and Pi Beta Phi. Greek Week allows for fraternities and sororities to get involved with other greek organizations in the spirit of friendly competition. Events for the week will continue through Oct. 20.
