Hopkins plans a virtual Alumni Weekend
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Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on plans for a virtual Alumni Weekend during the coronavirus pandemic.
- The News-Letter reported that Homewood’s Alumni Weekend would run online from Thursday, May 14 through Sunday, May 17.
- The paper reported that Pat Conklin said the program was reduced to 30 virtual events from a typical 120.
- The article says that the outgoing SGA executive president and president-elect confirmed that the SGA would not directly participate in the weekend’s events.
- The reporter writes that organizers planned to broadcast the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship game instead of holding a game, and to offer crab cake demonstrations instead of the traditional luncheon.
- According to the article, Alumni Student Ambassador Bianca Nakar wrote that alumni were still excited because the virtual weekend would offer students and alumni a chance to connect.