SGA pushes to expand dining options and quality

By JOHN CINTRON · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter · September 28, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on Sept. 26 to inform Hopkins Dining of significant dining issues and discuss possible improvements. The meeting also included the approval of a bill to fund the upcoming Muslim Student Association (MSA) Barbecue (BBQ), a mental health resources discussion and the approval of a bill to fund tabling for the Sustainability Plan.

Meeting with Hopkins Dining

Hopkins Dining representatives, including the Assistant Vice Provost Matthew Moss, the head executive chef, the marketing specialist and the director of marketing, were present to communicate and receive feedback.

Mental health resources discussion

Led by Student Body Vice-President Jackson Morris, Sophomore Class Senator Oluwakemi Abiodun and Junior Class Senator Jennifer Tang, this discussion focused on the University’s current mental health resources and how comfortable students feel about reaching out, as explained by Tang. Possible improvements were also discussed.

Muslim Student Association (JHUMSA) barbecue funding bill

Vice-President of the Senate Nasreen Naqvi proposed the MSA BBQ Funding Bill.

Sustainability plan tabling funding bill

Senior Class President Rachel Huang presented the bill to run a small-scale tabling event to promote the Climate Action & Sustainability Plan.

Summary

This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers an SGA meeting about dining, mental health resources and funding bills.
The News-Letter reported that the SGA’s Sept. 26 meeting addressed dining issues, possible improvements, an MSA barbecue funding bill, mental health resources and funding for Sustainability Plan tabling. 1The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on Sept. 26 to inform Hopkins Dining of significant dining issues and discuss possible improvements.
The paper reported that Hopkins Dining representatives, including Assistant Vice Provost Matthew Moss and dining staff, attended to communicate and receive feedback. 2Hopkins Dining representatives, including the Assistant Vice Provost Matthew Moss, the head executive chef, the marketing specialist and the director of marketing, were present to communicate and receive feedback.
The article adds that Jackson Morris, Oluwakemi Abiodun and Jennifer Tang led a discussion about current mental health resources, students’ comfort seeking help and possible improvements. 3Led by Student Body Vice-President Jackson Morris, Sophomore Class Senator Oluwakemi Abiodun and Junior Class Senator Jennifer Tang, this discussion focused on the University’s current mental health resources and how…
The reporter writes that Vice-President of the Senate Nasreen Naqvi proposed the MSA BBQ Funding Bill. 4Vice-President of the Senate Nasreen Naqvi proposed the MSA BBQ Funding Bill.
According to the article, Senior Class President Rachel Huang presented a bill to fund a small-scale event promoting the Climate Action & Sustainability Plan. 5Senior Class President Rachel Huang presented the bill to run a small-scale tabling event to promote the Climate Action & Sustainability Plan.