SGA calls community forum to hear student input
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 a Nov. 13 community forum about sexual assault, alcohol use, student input and the fraternity-event moratorium.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA called the forum after an alleged sexual assault at the SAE house and the moratorium on IFC fraternity social events.
- The paper reported that 135 students attended in Hodson Hall and 427 people watched online; the forum sought possible solutions to three campus issues.
- The article adds that Provost Robert Lieberman and Dean Terry Martinez could not attend, while Vice Provost Kevin Shollenberger and Title IX Coordinator Allison Boyle did attend.
- The reporter writes that Boyle said security reports distinguish between on-campus and off-campus events, while students raised concerns about notice, transparency and how groups were treated.
- According to the article, SAE president Jake Stern proposed mandatory Bystander Intervention Training for spring recruitment, and some students suggested requiring it for all incoming freshmen.
- The article says the forum ended with the SGA’s assurance that it would address the concerns raised and encouraged students to contact SGA members.