SGA introduces plans for new Hopkins mobile app
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 SGA discussions about student groups, campus services and a planned Hopkins mobile app.
- The paper reported that Music Dynasty, Homewood Chamber Seminars and the Global Friendship Club were approved, while decisions on Bikemore and the JHU Robotics Club were delayed until the following week.
- The article adds that the SGA approved buses between Homewood and Fell’s Point on Halloween night, running from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. with unlimited trips.
- The reporter writes that Barnes & Noble agreed to donate 500 Hopkins-themed mugs, which the SSD planned to sell for $2 to $5, while Rodolfo Finnochi described a proposed sustainability grant.
- According to the article, Sean Glass discussed rentable library items such as umbrellas and ponchos, while Alex Koren proposed Android and Windows chargers; Kyra Toomre also described plans for a bronze blue jay statue.
- The News-Letter reported that Koren was developing a mobile app combining resources such as Blackboard, Microsoft Outlook, course assignments, campus maps, bus services and ISIS, with further design changes planned before later development.