SGA hosts international student forum
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 an international student forum hosted by the SGA and OIS.
- The paper reported that student representatives discussed orientation, OIS programming, holiday breaks, peer mentoring, academics, extracurricular activities and communication.
- The article says students raised concerns about adjusting to American culture, and that OIS Director Scott King suggested clearer Fresh Food Café signs while SGA Executive Vice-President Charlie Green said the concerns would be taken to dining officials.
- The reporter writes that students also discussed the lack of a visible international community, while Saman Baban described a planned OIS position focused on immigration, orientation and social and intercultural programming.
- According to the article, students questioned transfer-credit and AP/IB-credit policies, and Tsang said the SGA planned bills and resolutions, including a resolution to create a public ad hoc committee on international students.
- The article reports that students including Alexandra Marksteiner and Diva Parekh responded positively, saying the forum gave them a place to raise concerns.