New JHUnions director considers student culture
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 reports on Hal Turner’s new JHUnions role, campus programming and changes affecting student groups.
- The News-Letter reported that Turner became JHUnions’ inaugural director in August and oversees several major programs and campus spaces.
- The paper reported that JHUnions separated from SLI in February, with JHUnions focusing on large-scale programming and SLI continuing to support student organizations; Turner said he plans to use surveys and the Corq app to assess programs.
- The article says students questioned event publicity and campus culture, while Yu reported that some programs were advertised through Facebook and Instagram.
- The reporter writes that Turner said SLI Director Calvin Smith was working with the SGA to review student groups’ practices, missions and funding, and that a financial module would show many organizations’ account balances and purchase requests in real time.
- According to the article, Turner said discussions about the future student center were ongoing and that an architectural firm was holding sessions to gather student input.