Alternative Spring Break Options (that don't involve the beach)
Article Retrieved from Collegiate Parent
Winter break is over and college students are back on campus, ready to tackle their spring classes. They'll be busy getting the hang of their new class schedule and juggling their activities and responsibilities, which is why many are already looking forward to spring break.
Typically, spring break vacations take students to sunny locations like Florida or Las Vegas. While party trips might be fun, they don’t fit everyone’s budget or personality. Your college student doesn't need to follow the crowd to enjoy their time off. In fact, they can spend their break in several more productive and memorable ways.
Here are some exciting alternative spring break options that don't involve the beach.
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SilverCloud Platform
The Office of Student Health and Well-Being is excited to introduce SilverCloud, an online, confidential mental health resource available to all full-time Johns Hopkins students. It offers 24/7 access to interactive learning modules that teach cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for approaching life’s challenges and managing mild-to-moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns.
Like the Calm app, which has seen tremendous engagement at Hopkins, SilverCloud is a flexible, accessible tool available 24/7. It is not intended to replace in-person mental health providers, but it can be highly effective in treating symptoms related to mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety.
The implementation of SilverCloud dovetails with the goals set out in the Task Force on Student Mental Health and Well-Being to expand learners’ access to mental health resources and to support their academic and personal growth. To explore the full library of resources available to students, visit our wellness website.
We hope you will encourage your student to make use of this great new resource, especially if they are feeling anxious or stressed, or are just interested in learning new coping strategies to increase personal resiliency.
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Free shuttles for Johns Hopkins students
With warmer weather on the way, students will want to get out and explore the neighborhoods around their campuses. It’s a great time to remind your student about the Blue Jay Shuttle, the university’s free system of vans and buses. A J-Card is all that’s required to ride the shuttles, which operate nearly 24 hours a day, from 6 a.m. to 3:45 a.m. They allow your Blue Jay to easily and safely travel around the Homewood campus and its surrounding neighborhoods or to other Hopkins campuses.
To get started, students should download the free Transloc app for routes and schedules and see where shuttles are in real-time. During the day, Hopkins vans and buses travel along selected routes, including Homewood to Peabody to the Johns Hopkins medical campus and routes to the university’s administrative locations, Carey Business School, and the Remington neighborhood.
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Room Selection for the 2020-2021 School Year
Housing Operations continues to host informative events and socials in order to prepare current first-year students for Room Selection. Your student(s) will have the opportunity to meet with Housing staff members, get the necessary information, and ask any questions they may have.
Please encourage your students to attend upcoming events as those who attend at least 3 events will be entered into a raffle for prizes and swag! For a list of events and process deadlines, visit our website.
If you have any questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Housing Operations at (410) 516-7960 or housing@jhu.edu.
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The Hopkins Parents Fund offers food for the mind, body, soul, and spirit in March!
First-Year Dine Out—March 3 & March 4
This year, First-Year Blue Jays will enjoy dining out in Baltimore neighborhood restaurants with friends and faculty members. This experience is a signature event that is designed to help new Blue Jays continue to connect with peers and to allow deeper faculty engagement in an intimate setting. Just shy of 100 faculty/staff members will share an evening with over 600 First Year Blue Jays! Good eats, good company, and good conversations will be had by all!
FOREIGN AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM—Wednesday, March 4: 8 p.m. Shriver Hall
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: Climate Change Artist and Hip-Hop Artist
The student-led FAS will host Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, American environmental activist, youth director for Earth Guardian, and hip hop artist, who will shed light on environmental issues and feature his passionate perspective on worldwide conservation and fostering youth leadership in climate and social justice movements. Martinez has been awarded numerous times for his work, including the U.S. Volunteer Service award in 2013 from President Obama, the Generation Change Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2018, and most recently one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Next.
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Important DatesMarch 8
Last day to drop courses
March 16-22
Spring Break
March 23 & 25Room selection process (date and time determined by RSP Time Slot)
April 20Start of registration for fall term
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Financial Aid
Applications for 2020-2021 financial aid were due January 15. Students should check their online financial aid account via SIS to confirm that all documents are complete. Student Financial Services is willing to consider late applications, but a delay in submitting requirements could postpone financial aid consideration and disbursement. Contact Student Financial Services with any questions or concerns
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Peak Season for Seeking Summer Internships!
Parents can play an instrumental role in providing experiential opportunities for Blue Jays through the Parents Internship Network. Could you or your company sponsor a future summer internship? If the answer is yes, please contact parents@jhu.edu today! Help us build a diverse and robust inventory of internship postings in partnership with the Homewood Life Design Lab. We hope to hear from you!
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Preparing for Residence Hall ClosuresIt is hard to believe but once we are back from Spring Break finals week will be right around the corner. With finals week comes residence hall closings. Please be on the lookout for more information in the upcoming newsletters. We will also be sending more information to Blue Jay families emails at a later time.
As a reminder: Final exams begin May 6th and continue through May 14th. All students, with the exception of those living in Bradford and Homewood Apartments, are required to move out of the residence halls 24 hours after their last final exam or by noon on Friday May 15th, whichever comes first. By this time, all students must vacate the residence halls, leaving their rooms and suites clean and empty.
As your student is preparing for Spring break, here are some helpful tips to prepare for residence hall closing
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Hopkins Symphony Orchestra
Hopkins Symphony performs two concerts in March. First, a Symphony Orchestra concert on March 7, 7:30 p.m. featuring works by Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, and the Schumann Cello Concerto with Peabody Professor Amit Peled. There is also a free Family Concert on March 8, 3 p.m., featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade—this program is great for families with young children, and all are welcome. Information and ticketing info can be found on the HSO website or by contacting our office at hso@jhu.edu or 410-516-6542. All HSO concerts are free for JHU students with ID, and all are welcome!
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Security SocialNext week, we are hosting our annual Security Social next Wednesday on March 4th, 5:30pm-7pm in Nolan's. This is an opportunity for students to meet the officers who patrol the neighborhoods that they will be moving into, and ask questions about safety tips and services offered by JHU Security. It'll be a fun night-- we'll have a game of Social Bingo for a chance to win prizes and we're especially excited about the menu for Local Flavors of Maryland night at Nolan's (aka Fried chicken, Catfish, and a lot of Old-Bay). Any help in sharing the event with your student network would be much appreciated!
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