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Undergraduate Registration –
Summer Term
Monday, April 8Rising and Continuing Seniors Wednesday, April 10Rising and Continuing Juniors Friday, April 12Rising and Continuing Sophomores Friday, April 19Last Day to Withdraw from Classes
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Family Weekend 2019!
Oct. 25–27More information about Family Weekend will be available in the near future. Please continue to check our Blue Jay Families website.
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NCAA Division I 2019 Women’s Lacrosse ChampionshipJohns Hopkins University will host the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 26. Game times are 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Sunday, May 26. Come to Homewood Field, Baltimore’s home for lacrosse, to see the best collegiate lacrosse players in the country battle for the National Championship. Buy your tickets today on University Tickets.
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Student Center Advisory CommitteeAfter the University announcement earlier this month, we have launched the student application process for the Hopkins Student Center Advisory Committee. Please let your Jay know about this great opportunity.
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Housing Communication
The Off-Campus Housing Office sends monthly electronic newsletters to your Blue Jays with helpful information, upcoming off-campus housing events, and happenings around Baltimore. Targeted to specific class years, their newsletter provides guidance to students who are in the process of finding/securing off-campus housing, living in the community for the first time, or those who are preparing for the post-college transition. Check out the past editions here.
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Parents Programs & Giving NewsSpringtime traditions continue to bring classes together as a connected community with the Junior Boat Cruise sailing the Inner Harbor on April 18. Juniors will dance the night away under the stars while cruising! Spring Fair! Spring Fair! Oh, how everyone loves Spring Fair! This 3-day festival event will open with the wildly popular Friday night concert over the weekend of April 26-28. These events, and many more, are proudly sponsored by the Hopkins Parents Fund. Your support will make an
impact upon the student life experience!
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Blue Jay Family Feature: Meet the Fry Family“Our initial reaction was joy and excitement,” says Rosaine Fry. Her son Ben had decided on Hopkins for his undergraduate education, drawn to the university’s world-renowned biomedical research. But his choice also presented challenges for Rosaine and her husband Mat. “As many families do, we had some questions and concerns about how we could afford to send Ben to such a prestigious institution,” Rosaine says. “We found discussing the situation with the Office of Student Financial Services helpful in learning our various options.” The Office of Student Financial Services was just one of Hopkins’ available services that helped the Fry family acclimate to the Blue Jay community, even after Ben began his first year on campus. For Rosaine and Mat, SOHOP (Spring Open House Overnight) and Family Weekend proved great introductions to Hopkins life, while the Blue Jay Family Flyer, the Hub, and the Blue Jay Families facebook page have helped them stay informed on events and other happenings. Ben, meanwhile, has taken full advantage of a range of extra-curricular opportunities, from his initial pre-Orientation experience with Hopkins Lead to the Rec Center fitness classes he uses to help manage the stress of his rigorous academic work during his first year. Now, in addition to volunteering at the Hopkins hospital, Ben is the newly appointed Production Chair for the JHU chapter of The Triple Helix, an international organization that produces high-quality undergraduate journals focused on the relationship between science, society, and law. He is also an active member of SHARE (Supporting Hospitals Abroad with Resources and Equipment) and works part-time as a Digital Communications Assistant for the Office of the Vice Provost of Student Affairs. Earlier this year, Rosaine and Mat were able to visit Ben at Homewood for the first time. They were taken in by the “beautiful campus amidst the bustling city” and by the impressive work of the students they met. But most importantly, Rosaine is delighted to report that Ben—now a freshman majoring in biophysics—is “thriving and already learning things that we wouldn’t have imagined.”
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Maryland Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Johns Hopkins to Establish Police Department Maryland's General Assembly has approved legislation that would allow Johns Hopkins University to establish its own police department, clearing the way for the bill to become law.
The legislation, a key step in the university's ongoing efforts to improve safety on and around its campuses in Baltimore, authorizes Johns Hopkins to replace its current team of armed, off-duty Baltimore Police Department officers with sworn university police officers. It also includes new funding for initiatives and programs designed to strengthen communities in Baltimore and across the state. The legislative effort followed months of campus and community conversations about the best ways to respond to an increase in violent crime, both citywide and near JHU's campuses. The bill, the Community Safety and Strengthening Act, engendered both support and opposition as it made its way through the legislative process over the past eight weeks. Once the bill is signed into law, it will go into effect on July 1, at which time the university will begin a multiyear planning and implementation period, including the start of discussions with the Baltimore Police Department about drafting a memorandum of understanding to outline an operational framework for the university's police department and direct community engagement and feedback around the MOU and the establishment of the first police accountability board. The university will also develop plans for recruiting and training new officers in accordance with the standards specified by the legislation. The department will reflect the university's commitment to best practices in constitutional and community-oriented policing, uphold the university's values of inclusion and respect, and be subject to greater public accountability than any other Maryland law enforcement agency. When fully staffed, the department will include no more than 100 employees, including fully sworn officers who will be trained and certified to carry firearms in the course of their duties, as are officers at the other university police departments in Baltimore. The officers will receive additional training on de-escalation techniques, crisis response, and racial profiling prevention, among other critical skills. The majority of the security personnel at the university—about 1,000 people—will remain unarmed.
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Top 10 Things to Help You Plan Your Class of 2019 Celebration - Graduates are encouraged to attend the Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins University Graduation Fair April 11 to 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students will be able to purchase their cap and gown, personalized announcements, and diploma frames. GradImages® also will be on-site to take senior portraits. REMINDER Please remind your student Friday, April 12 is the LAST DAY to record their name in NameCoach to ensure the correct pronunciation of their name.
- Wednesday, May 22 is the Senior Celebration, a day of academic receptions and club gatherings on Homewood campus. Visit the Senior Celebration page for specific event information.
- Tickets are required for the Senior Toast, a Homewood undergraduate champagne and dessert reception, on Wednesday, May 22 from 8:30–10:30 p.m. A student may request up to 5 tickets, which should include one for themselves. Tickets, including for the graduates, are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please encourage your student to reserve tickets early at JHUCommencementTickets.com.
- On Commencement day, Thursday, May 23, doors to the Royal Farms Arena will open at 12:00 p.m. Student lineup begins at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are not required for the ceremony.
- For the safety of our guests, all backpacks and any bags larger 13" x 15" are NOT permitted in the Royal Farms Arena (including camera bags, purses, and any luggage). All bags, regardless of size, will be searched upon entry to the arena. No outside food and beverage is allowed in the arena.
- Public parking is limited around the arena. We encourage families to consider the Commencement shuttle, public transportation, Uber, Lyft or a taxi. Information is available on the Commencement Parking and Transportation page.
- On Thursday, May 23 JHU will operate a shuttle beginning at 9:30 a.m. from Mason Hall on Homewood campus to the Royal Farms Arena. Free parking, on a first-come, first-served basis, is available in the South Garage on campus.
- For family and friends who cannot attend Commencement, the ceremony will be webcast. A link to the webcast will be available on the Stories & Pictures page the week of May 20.
- To request ASL interpreters, assisted listening devices or Braille program booklets contact the Commencement Office at commencement@jhu.edu or 410-516-7711 by April 23.
- Stay connected with us on Social Media. “Like” us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @jhucommencement, #jhu2019.
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In March, parents of students expected to graduate in May should have received a letter and email from the Commencement Office. If you did not receive yours, or have questions, please contact the Commencement Office at commencement@jhu.edu.
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