Johns Hopkins had its first ever entry in the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race.
The team name was Twitter Jay and the Recyclists. The Baltimore Sun describes "Twitter Jay is part art installation, part sports team mascot and part community-building enterprise."
Find out more: Baltimore Sun, JHU Gazette.
Watch a video about Twitter Jay below.
Q: What is Jeopardy?
Last Tuesday ... Scott Menke, a Hopkins senior, dominated in the first round of this year's Jeopardy College Championship.
Scott is from Flemington, N.J. and is majoring in applied mathematics and minoring in the Whiting School's W.P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship and Management. He traveled to Los Angeles last month to tape at least one episode of the show. With his win last Tuesday, Scott returns for the semi-finals on Monday, May 11th. We are all rooting that he wins again and makes it to the finals.
In his blog for the show Scott talks about waiting in the green room:
"After all 15 contestants were thoroughly schooled on everything that goes on behind the scenes, we were brought back into the green room, which would become our temporary holding cell. Some of us would only have to endure it for a few minutes, while others would be locked in for hours on end. We started up Mean Girls on the DVD player, and waited for the announcement as to who would be playing first..."
Read more of Scott's first-hand accounts of the experience here.
Interested in learning more about Scott's stint on Jeopardy? Check out his contestant interview video here.
Click here for the recent JHU Press Release supporting Scott.
April at Hopkins is a busy and amazingly fun time. Finals are approaching and midterms finishing but somehow in between studying students find the time to enjoy the beautiful weather, hang out at Spring Fair and plan for their summers. Read on for more of the events this past April.
Spring Fair = :)
Fried oreos, chicken on a stick and really good lemonade . . . it must be Spring Fair. Probably most students’ favorite weekend of the whole year, Spring Fair literally turns campus into a fairground with everything from rides to vendors selling marsupials. The 38th annual Spring Fair was April 24-26. Check out the following web sit for further details about all the festivities: http://www.jhuspringfair.com/.
Spirit Week Arrives
In preparation for Homecoming and a huge Lacrosse game against the Naval Academy, the Homewood Campus was take over by Spirit Week. The themes for each day of spirit week were.
-- Represent Where You From
Hometown/hometeam T-shirts and apparel are a must.
-- Spring Break Day
Bring back a little bit of Spring Break by dressing for the beach or the trail, whatever you like.
-- '90s Day
Pull on some overalls and break out the denim jackets for one day only. Neon track suits are hot and flannel is in.
-- Johns Hopkins Pride
Wear your Johns Hopkins gear and colors and get ready for Homecoming weekend.
-- Beat Navy!
Seniors, go out to the game and represent your class. Wear your Seniors 09 jerseys.
Film Fest
The Johns Hopkins Film Fest 2009 was a great success. Four days of movies got Hopkins students out of the library and into the theater. Check out more about the festival here.
Homewood Student Video Competition
The 2009 Homewood Student Video Competition asked students to create short videos (3-5 minutes) about a variety of themes. Click on the link to view the winning videos. http://digitalmedia.jhu.edu/taxonomy/term/69
Relay for Life
Friday April, 17 found Hopkins students participating in the Relay for Life event. Rep. Elijah Cumming spoke at the event. The student website describes the relay as “anything but a simple walk around a track! Relay is a time to remember those lost to cancer and a time to celebrate those who have survived. Relay brings together people who have shared the same experience so that they may comfort and console one another. Relay raises cancer awareness and shows we are united in one purpose to fight it. Relay gives you the power to help accelerate the Society's progress toward a future where cancer doesn't take the lives of our friends and family.”
Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards
51 Hopkins students received PURA grants from the University. “Since 1993, scores of students or student teams each year have received PURA grants to conduct original research, some results of which have been published in professional journals or presented at academic conferences. The awards, funded through a donation from the Hodson Trust, are an important part of the university's mission and its commitment to research opportunities for undergraduates. For 2009, grants will be given in amounts up to $2,500.” Read about the findings of some of the 51 students who received Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards to support their research work. http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2009/06apr09/06pura.html
Guggenhein & AAAS Fellows
Six faculty members in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences are among the 180 artists, scholars and scientists who have been named 2009 Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Read about how each of the fellows will use their grants here.
Three Hopkins professors and our very own President Daniels were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy was founded during the American Revolution by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock and others. Its dual role is to honor excellence in the arts and sciences and to provide independent, nonpartisan study of important societal issues. Read more here.
March at Hopkins is a busy time. There are midterms and then spring break. At the end of March the campus comes into full bloom. Read on for some of the happenings this past March.
The Great Provost Switch
Johns Hopkins University is losing a provost to another non-profit. President Obama nominated Provost Kristina M. Johnson to be under secretary of the Department of Energy. Provost Johnson will be responsible for leading administration initiatives aimed at promoting energy efficiency and developing solar and wind power, geothermal energy, clean car technology, and other forms of renewable, green energy. Read more here. If we're losing a provost we definitely need a new one and Scott L. Zeger, vice provost for research and professor in the Department of Biostatistics in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, has agreed to serve as acting provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Zeger assumes this role effective immediately.
Foreign Affairs Symposium Free money for Research!
The JHU Foreign Affairs Symposium played host to David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, and Robert Kagan, author, historian and foreign policy commentator. Both speakers spoke about their new books and the world today. Read the Newsletter articles hereand here.
It's time to apply for the Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Research Awards. These grants are given to current Hopkins students to do research in their field of choice. PURA recipients can receive academic credit or awards of up to $2,500 (incl. $2,000 as a stipend), which can be used to defray costs associated with research projects. Research is conducted in the fall. Click here for further information.
Sporting Blue-Jays Laura Paulsen, a Hopkins track star, has recently had a successful season. She was awarded the USTFCCCA Division III Mideast Region Athlete Of The Year. She was the number oneseed at the NCAA one mile final in which she eventually placed seventh.
Switching from land to sea, Johns Hopkins junior John Thomas won the 100 meter backstroke in the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships and followed it up by defending his 200 meter backstroke. Thomas started the day with a time of 1:47.07 in the prelim, breaking the previous NCAA record of 1:47.21. He followed that with an even more impressive time of 1:46.71 in the finals to claim his second straight title in the 200 Back. Thomas is the first swimmer to win back-to-back titles in the 200 Back since 2005 and the first to sweep both the 100 and 200 Back in the same year since 2001.
Summer Films!
One of the great things about Hopkins in the summer is the Summer Hopkins Summer Outdoor Film Series. We invite you to vote for your favorites. The schedule of dates is on the site- now we need you to decide what to feature. Click here to cast your vote online. Find out more about summer activities here.
February at Hopkins is a swing month. Students get back into the swing of having classes (after approximately two months of well deserved rest) and we start the gentle swing into spring. Spring in Baltimore always seems to come earlier than anywhere else, which is a true blessing. Read on for more about the events this past February.
Commemoration Day - 2009
Free Cake makes everyone happy! That’s why the tradition for the day commemorating the founding of Johns Hopkins University always involves cake. This year’s Commemoration Day celebrated the 133 anniversary of the founding with free T-shirts, cake, and a historical reenactment of the original speech made by Daniel Coit Gilman in 1876. Read about the event in this recent JHU Gazette article.
Black History Month
This February, Johns Hopkins University is celebrating Black History Month with events organized by the Black Student Union. The theme for this year’s events is “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Taking Charge of Change.” The BSU is also marking its 40th anniversary this year. Click here for full details on the month long events.
The Arts on Campus
The International Championship of Collegiate A Capella Quarterfinals were hosted by the JHU Octopodes at Shiver Hall on February 21st. The JHU Allnighters placed second with Michael Fellows winning an award for Best Vocal Percussion.
For the final weekend in February there are event more events. Theater Hopkins is performing Well by Lisa Kron. Johns Hopkins University Theater is presenting Simpatico by Sam Shepard. The Hopkins Symphony Orchestra has a concert for children and families. Witness Theater is putting on a 24 Hour Theater Show. That’s only a taste of the arts events troughout the month.
Lacrosse Season Begins!
The Johns Hopkins University men’s lacrosse team kicked off its 2009 season on Friday with a game against Siena. The final score was 11-3 as the Blue Jays started their season with a bang. Men’s and Women’s lacrosse both play Princeton on February 28th. Go Blue Jays! For more information, go to www.hopkinssports.com.
Mirrors, Mirrors in Shriver Hall...
JHU's Center for Health Education and Wellness and JHU Counseling Center sponsored the Mirror Project. They solicited responses to the question “What do you see when you look in the mirror?” There was a display in Shriver Hall on Sunday, Feb 22. The project is a part of National Eating Disorders Wekk. Click here for further details.
Farewell to President Brody
It’s the end of an era. Starting March 2 Johns Hopkins University will have a new president. President Brody is leaving and President Daniels is arriving. Click here to read about some of the amazing things that President Brody accomplished in his tenure at Hopkins here.
Classes at Johns Hopkins are back in session after a long and well deserved winter break. Break does not mean that we just go home, sit back, and relax; many of us choose to return back to Hopkins at the start of the month to take part in Intersession. Read on for the big news from Hopkins this past January, and further details about Intersession.
The students have begun to focus on reading period and finals, so we decided to update you all on the great news this has taken place so far this December. As the semester comes to a climactic end we need all the good news and entertainment we can find! Here’s what’s up at Hopkins:
Winning the Marshall (Twice!)
Two Hopkins students, Kurt Herzer and Rishi Mediratta were recently named Marshall scholars. The Marshall Scholarship, which is funded by the British government, allows students to further their academic interests by studying abroad in England. Both Kurt and Rishi will use the scholarship to pursue their interests in improving global public health. Find out more in the Gazette article.
It’s appropriate that the university announced the construction of a new library expansion while we are all studying for finals. This “learning commons” should be arriving by 2012. Students on campus are already excited for the new innovative library. It is to be named for retiring President Brody and his wife Wendy. Further details here.
Modeling at Hopkins
Proving that Hopkins students can strut their stuff on the runway and study for Orgo all in the same night is the Johns Hopkins Top Model Event. Hosted by Vision Xchange this is the fourth year of this highly successful event.
The event featured 11 men and 11 women from different student organizations who competed in three rounds to become the "next top model." The winners were sophomore Kara Mirski, representing the J-Walk dance team, and junior Rami Zeidan, representing men's soccer. The Dream to Reality Foundation, which the event benefitted, is a nonprofit organization determined to improve the education and health systems for children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by building boarding schools for them.
More information about Vision Xchange events can be found here. Also check-out the News-Letter article about this year's event.
P.M. Forni, a professor of Italian literature at Johns Hopkins University, spoke to the Washington Post about civility and dealing with rudeness during the holidays. This comes as no surprise to the Hopkins community as Professor Forni is the founder of the JHU Civility Initiative. Read the article here.
Making the world more civil one person at a time
Light the Campus
In the weeks before Thanksgiing the maintenance workers at Hopkins are busy winding lights around every lamppost on campus. This is in preparation for the Lighting of the Quads. This year President Brody and his wife Wendy came to flip the switch and light up campus. Free hot chocolate and donuts drew students away from the library in this wonderful Hopkins tradition. Find out more here. And enjoy this little "Holiday at Hopkins" video:
New President of Johns Hopkins University!
After a long search through many highly qualified candidates, the Presidential Search Committee has elected a new president of Johns Hopkins University, Ronald J. Daniels! Although we are sad to say goodbye to current President William Brody in March, we are excited to welcome our 14th president and cannot wait to see what he brings to our university. Be sure to check out our previous update about Daniels and Johns Hopkins' official announcement for more information.
Fall Sports 2008
Johns Hopkins University had a truly remarkable fall sports season in 2008.
Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 this year for the second time in the last three season and the seventh in program history. Akash Naik, a senior co-captain for the Blue
Jays, has been named a Third Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. The Blue Jays finish their season with a 13-5-5 record.
Women's Soccer
The Women's Soccer team advanced to NCAA Round 3 this season for the first time in program history. Although the team's run came to an end with a 3-1 loss to William Smith in the NCAA Division III Sectional Semifinals, it enjoyed a true "dream season," with junior goalie Karen Guszkowski ranking #1 nationally with a 0.248 goals against average. She also owns the second-best save percentage in Division III (0.925).
Women's XC
Women's Cross Country enjoyed their second appearance in program history at the NCAA Championship this season. Junior Laura Paulsen led the team, finishing in 31st place with
a time of 21:37:36 to earn NCAA All-America honors. The Blue Jays finished 13th overall in the Championship and, though losing two seniors this year, they look forward to making another run to the NCAA Championship in 2009.
Football
With an 8-2 record and a second-place finish in the Centennial Conference, Johns Hopkins hosted Catholic University in the ECAC Southeast Bowl, one of seveon ECAC Bowls taking place on November 22nd. Although it was Catholic University that took the Bowl with a score of 18-17, the Blue Jays have rallied from their 4-6 record last year to the program's largest one-season turnaround since 1990.
Winter Sports -- Looking Ahead
Winter sports at Johns Hopkins are set to have great seasons as well.
Water Polo
The team, which has started off strong with a #1 national ranking, looks set to have a successful winter season! Further, 2008 graduate Sean McCreery has been named the 2007 Division III Player of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. This makes three consecutive Player of the Year titles for McCreery -- a feat never before accomplished!
Swimming
Things also look good for Johns Hopkins Swimming, which finished in 2nd place last year. The team stands with a currently even record of 3-3, with all three losses coming to Division I teams. The team returns to action at the Nike Cup Invitational at Kenyon College on December 4.
For more information about all of Hopkins sports, check out our official athletic website:
http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/ .
MSE Symposium Wraps Up
The 2008 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, whose theme this year was "A More Perfect Union: Partnership, Progress & Prosperity in a Changing America," finished with a talk from Will Ferrell on November 6 and President William Brody's final address to the university on November 19. Both events are available for viewing on the MSE Symposium's website: http://www.jhu.edu/mse/ .
Do The Right Thing
In recent years, Johns Hopkins Dining Services has implemented a string of initiatives under the umbrella term "Responsible Dining." Their goal is to promote sustainability, healthy eating, and eco-friendly food options. Read more about these initiatives in this JHU Gazette article: http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2008/10nov08/10dining.html.
America's 44th President: On the Issues
Johns Hopkins' Master of Arts in Government Program and the SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations have launched a Web site that presents President-elect Barack Obama's views on key foreign policy issues. The site also looks at the president-elect's views on health care and his evolving domestic agenda. Check it out here:
http://advanced.jhu.edu/academic/government/new-president/?lid=1111.
A Cappella, Featuring ... Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Advising?
The award-winning Tone Rangers shared the stage on November 15th with Johns Hopkins a cappella groups Sirens and the Vocal Chords. This was a special event for the Homewood campus because John Bader - bass singer for Tone Rangers - is also Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Advising here at Johns Hopkins University. Visit the Tone Rangers website for more information: http://www.tonerangers.com/index.asp.
Going Green at Hopkins
The national trend is towards going green. Hopkins is not following the trend it's leading it!
Green Week
Green week 2008 events included the Green Festival, SEA's Dump on the Quad, and the Green Idea Generator.
Green Energy
The university next year plans to build a cogeneration plant on the Homewood campus that will supply a significant portion of the campus's energy needs and will reduce its electric bill by an estimated 15 percent. Read more about the project in the JHU Gazette here.
Green Idea Generator
Hopkins students discusses "green ideas" for the University and voted for their favorites. What could be better than innovative Hopkins students coming up with solutions to the world's problems?
Professor Macksey Who knew that JHU had a Civility Initiative? Well we do and it was founded by Professor P.M. Forni. He rewcently appeared on Oprah to discuss good manners. Check it out here. Philosophy at Hopkins Prometheus, Johns Hopkins' Undergraduate Philosophy Journal, has published the first issue of its online journal. Check out the website at http://www.prometheus-journal. Student Inventors at Hopkins Two student teams from Johns Hopkins were recognized by the Collegiate Inventors Competition. We read, we write and we invent! Check out the announcement here. Mayor Bloomberg may be headed for election to a third term in office but the Bloomberg School's Center for Public Health had already been awarded a $7.6 million grant to study disaster preparedness risks and needs for vulnerable populations. Check it out here. SAIS online
Professor Macksey is one of Hopkins' coolest professors. His house is supposed to be amazing. He holds many of his classes there and is rumored to serve coffee and cookies every time. Check out this video on his influence on students over the years.
http://www.johnshopkins.edu/macksey.html JHU in Sports Illustrated!
Johns Hopkins senior safety Chris Baldwin appeared in the “Faces in the Crowd” section of a recent issue of Sports Illustrated following his three-touchdown performance in the Blue Jays’ win against St. Lawrence. Read all about it here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn. JHU on Oprah!
Be Prepared!
Johns Hopkins' international relations graduate school's (SAIS) students, faculty and scholars will be contributing to “Next Europe,” an online dialogue that has just launched on WashingtonPost.com.
http://web.jhu.edu/
New Faces
The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences introduced 22
new faculty members this year. The new
members are featured in a slide show here.
The Whiting School of Engineering also selected eight new faculty members. The new professors and assistant professors bring with them a wide range of expertise from all over the world. Check out other changes
happening in the WSE at http://engineering.jhu.edu/news-publications/fall08-9.pdf
Virtually Here
Connecting with Baltimore and the Community
The Senior Leadership Consultants and the Baltimore Scholars hosted the My City
Fair, on September 4th, to introduce students to Baltimore
Green it up!
Johns Hopkins students care about their environment and are
making their care too.
As the September issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine reports, the university has
made "a serious, top-down commitment to becoming a green
institution." Read more about how
Home Grown Talent
This year Hopkins
Tucker Carlson At Hopkins
The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium brings speakers to campus
throughout the fall. This year’s first speaker was Tucker Carlson. Read the
Newsletter article here. Check out other great speakers coming to Hopkins
The Great Gatsby in Baltimore?
Everyone was invited when the Evergreen Museum & Library hosted Gatsby's Great
Garden Party on September 12. Watching a classic American
http://www.citypaper.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=112323
Politics at Hopkins
Proving that not all
Public Health in the News
Public health is an increasing popular major
at Johns Hopkins and in schools around the nation. A recent Washington Post
article focused on Johns Hopkins students involved in this important field. Read
more here .
Recent Comments