SGA discusses budgets for Culture Fest and annual Sophomore Garden Party
By YANA MULANI · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter · November 13, 2022
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on Nov. 8 to confirm a Senior Class Senator, nominate members for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Curriculum Committee and discuss the Culture Fest Funding Bill and Garden Party Funding Bill.
Senior Senator confirmation
Senior Class President JiWon Woo presented senior Ayisat Adegbindin as the senior council’s unanimous nominee for the open position.
KSAS Curriculum Committee nominations
Executive Vice President Kobi Khong explained that the KSAS Curriculum Committee is composed of four students nominated by SGA and four faculty members to help approve or deny new majors or minors and changes to current majors or minors. Khong presented four nominees: Sophomore Class Senator Nasreen Naqvi, Junior Class Senator Shalala Leny, freshman Vanessa Han from outside SGA and Khong himself.
Culture Fest Funding Bill
Culture Fest is an annual event organized by the Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) in collaboration with the Inter-Asian Council (IAC) and the Black Student Union (BSU). Sophomore Class President Ryan Chou presented the bill to ask the senate to commit $2,150, with the MLC and the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) funding the rest.
Garden Party Funding Bill
Chou presented the Garden Party Funding Bill to request funding from the senate for this year’s sophomore garden party.