SGA passes 2011-2012 budget
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the SGA’s 2011–2012 budget, committee changes and transportation updates.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA passed its executive budget and created a Student Services Committee at its second meeting of the semester.
- The paper reported that the budget allocated $5,000 to the Bike Project; Kirk Sabani questioned the lack of detail and whether the SGA should fund it, while Mimi Gu called the amount a symbolic show of faith.
- The article says that the Committee Efficiency and Productivity Act dissolved the Campus Affairs Committee and replaced it with the Student Services Committee.
- The reporter writes that each committee and class received $500 to access at a time, with about $14,000 held in reserve for additional requests.
- The article adds that Alexandra Larsen proposed extending the drop period and creating an ISIS feature for tracking major requirements, and that her committee would discuss the ideas with administrators.
- According to the article, the Blue Jay Shuttle added online tracking and route maps; Greg Smith said the new system was not perfect, and the SGA encouraged student feedback.