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Student Groups

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Assembly Committees

Student Groups are the heart and soul of Student Assembly's work and presence on campus. If you have questions/concerns related to student groups, do not hesitate to contact the Vice President for Student Groups at sastdgrp@jhsph.edu.

On this page you will find the following information

• List of JHSPH Student Groups
• Rights & Responsibilities of Student Groups
• Guidelines for starting a new Student Group
• Student Group Committee Info
• Event approval process flow chart
  

  
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:: Useful Info ::

Finance Committee Meeting Dates

Student Group Handbook
Nov '06
[pdf]

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SET Training Slides [pdf]

Student Group Training Session
- Slides [pdf]
- Take Home Messages [pdf]

List of JHSPH Student Groups

Academy Health Student Chapter
A group dedicated to promoting and developing student interest in the fields of health services research and health policy issues.

African Public Health Network
To promote the cultural diversity of African culture and to raise awareness of the public health concerns within the continent.

Anna Baetjer Society
To serve as an academic, professional, and social home for Master of Public Health students interested in programs aimed at solving a broad range of problems affecting the health of populations.

Baha'i Student Group
The Baha'i student group focuses on fellowship and events that are in-line with ideals and teachings of the Baha'i Faith, such as the independent investigation of truth, the harmony of religion and science, the equality of women and men, the elimination of all forms of prejudice, the oneness of humanity, and the promotion of world peace.

Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
An organization that provides a forum in which public health related issues that are prevelent withing the Black Community can be addressed.

Chinese Students and Scholars Association
To provide opportunities to address public health issues from or relevance to China.

Environmental Health Science Student Organization (EHSSO)
A departmental student organization that facilites social, intellectual, and service-oriented interaction between students, staff, and faculty of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences.

Epidemiology Student Organization (ESO)
To promote the professional and academic development of students in the Epidemiology Department.

Gerontology Interest Group (GIG)
To promote the interdisciplinary exploration of aging issues as they relate to public health. 

Gertrude Stein Society (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transexual group)

Health, Behavior & Society Student Organization (HBSSO)

Health and Human Rights
To promote awareness and heighten advocacy in the Johns Hopkins community surrounding human rights issues locally and worldwide.

Health and the City

Health Policy & Management Student Coordinating Committee (HPMSCC)

Incentive Monitoring Program

The Insoluble Fraction (Biochemistry Student Group)
To bring together students, faculty, and staff in our department as well as others and to forge lasting relationships and to promote the infusion of fun (and a little silliness) into their academic lives

International Health Student Group

J.B. Grant Society
To allow an opportunity for students to come together with faculty and alumni to discuss current health problems in developing countries and to explore solutions to those health problems.

Jewish Student Association
The JSA seeks to provide opportunities for students to learn about and connect to Jewish life in Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins Graduate Muslim Students' Association (JHGMSA)

Johns Hopkins Industrial Hygiene Student Association (JHIHSA)

Latin Student Network (Nuestra America)
The LSN seeks to foster a strong awareness among JHSPH community about Latin America through cultural, educational and social activities. 

Lattice
A book club for reading, exploring and sharing cross-cultural and humanitarian thoughts.  Hope the club will provide you fun, like-minded people, and some free space for your thoughts to travel!

Mental Health Student Group
To provide a forum for students with mental health research interests to share ideas, expertise, voice concerns, and plan activities of interest to its members.

Molecular Microbiology & Immunology (MMI) Student Group

Modeling of Spatial and Temporal Disease Epidemiology Forum (MOST-DEF)
To provide a forum for students to discuss issues related to modeling of disease, with particular attention to models that address spatial and temporal variation in disease.

Programa Salud
A tri-school student run organization (SOM, SON, JHSPH) dedicated to partnering with the Latino community in Baltimore to meet its needs through service, advocacy, and development activities.

Public Health Applications for Student Experience (PHASE)
To enable students to gain insight on how a degree in public health can be applied to careers and experiences outside of academia.

Public Health Christian Fellowship (PHCF)
To meet for purposes of worship, prayer, and study of the Word and fellowship.

Social Epidemiology Student Organization (SES.org)

South Asian Association of the Hopkins Medical Institutions (SAAHMI)

SPARC (Students for a Positive Academic Partnership with the East Baltimore Community)
SPARC is a JHSPH student advocacy group promoting greater institutional commitment to the East Baltimore community.

The Stew
A student run literary journal featuring essays, art, photography, stories, and poetry.

Student Health Representatives
To educate the student body on the costs and utilization of the student health insurance plan.

Swing Dance Club

Toastmasters
To help all JHSPH students improve their public speaking skills.

Type for Life
A tri-school student run organization (SOM, SON, JHSPH) with the mission of increasing the number and diversity of volunteers in the National Marrow Donor Program registry, thereby giving all patients a better chance of finding a suitable match and a life saving transplant.

Women's Health Action Group
The Women’s Health Action Group (WHAG) seeks to increase awareness and knowledge of women’s health issues throughout the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) and to support activities that sustain and promote women’s health throughout the greater Baltimore area. 

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Rights and Responsibilities of Student Groups

Officially recognized Student Groups at JHSPH have the following rights under the Student Assembly:

1. To have access to resources designated for the use of recognized Student Groups including, but not limited to
   1. Ability to reserve rooms within the Wolfe St. Building and Hampton House building for group meetings or events;
   2. A Group e-mail account;
   3. A group webpage;
   4. Use of the Student Events Calendar;
   5. Use of the student group resource room;
   6. Inclusion of group name and description in the JHSPH Student Handbook;
   7. Inclusion in all general Student Group fairs
2. To organize and execute activities to take place in the Wolfe Street Building and Hampton House building involving persons not associated with the group and/or the School following approval of such activities by the office of Student Affairs;
3. To advertise group meetings and/or approved activities in accordance with rules set forth by the School;
4. To apply for funding from the Student Assembly and/or the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association for approved group activities .  (Applications made to the Student Assembly for funding will only be considered after the Group President and Treasurer have signed releases verifying they have read and understood the Student Assembly funding guidelines and reimbursement guidelines.);

Officially recognized Student Groups must continue to meet the following requirements to remain in good standing (not be placed on suspended status or have their recognition revoked):

1. Membership and leadership in the group must be open to all members of the Student Association, and at least one officer position must be filled by a member of the Student Association of the School of Public Health at all times;
2. The majority of the activities of the Group should be held at the East Baltimore Campus unless there are justifiable reasons why most activities must be held elsewhere;
3. The group must abide by all University and Student Assembly regulations with regards to activity approvals, fund-raising, solicitation and advertising;
4. Group membership and activities shall not exclude or dissuade participation based on gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, nationality, disability or political or other opinion, nor shall group activities be of a nature considered inappropriately discriminatory, hate-based or incendiary.
5. The Group must have a constitution on file that provides at minimum a statement of purpose, procedures for election of new leadership and provisions for officer positions consisting of at least a President or Coordinator and a Treasurer;
6. The group must not make claims to represent the JHSPH or the Student Assembly;
7. The Group must maintain communications with the Student Assembly Vice President for Student Groups, including at minimum:
   1. Submission of an updated list of officers after each Group election or by the end of the calendar year – whichever comes earlier;
   2. A reasonably updated webpage, including at minimum the Group Statement of Purpose or Mission Statement and contact information;
   3. Reasonably prompt response to communication from the Student Assembly or Administration of the School;
   4. Attendance by at least one group officer at any mandatory group leader sessions.

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Other resources made
available by Student
Assembly include:

• Use of student group resource room and all
  materials and supplies in the room (access limited to board members from each group - fill out 1 application
  per member)
  (download the request form for
  access to the
  resource room)
  
• Use of Student Assembly
  conference room (E3011)
  
• Limited color printing for event advertisements
  
• Use of digital camera

 E-mail sastdgrp@jhsph.edu if
there is something your
group needs that you
think Student Assembly
may be able to supply.

Leadership Agreement Form [pdf]


Template for a group constitution [doc]


E-mail the Vice
President for
Communications to get
help updating your
group's website

Guidelines for Starting a new Student Group

Any student(s) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health may organize a group of students and apply to the Student Assembly to gain official recognition of the group.  There are many benefits to being recognized, including:

1. The ability to reserve classrooms, conference rooms or other space within the School of Public Health for group meetings or events;
2. The ability to request funding for events from the Student Assembly and/or the Alumni association and to have a budget account with the School Administration;
3. The ability to advertise group meetings and events on the Activities-L listserv, on the Student Assembly bulletin board and on the Student Events Calendar;
4. The use of a group e-mail account and a group webpage.

To apply to have your group officially recognized you will need to fill out an application for new student group recognition, and submit it to the VP for Student Groups at sastdgrp@jhsph.edu.

 Only groups whose mission statement and proposed activities are deemed to be of interest and value to students at JHSPH, and whose goals are not already being adequately addressed by existing Student groups will be granted official status!

Your application should be received no less than 10 days before the regularly scheduled Student Assembly meeting at which you’d like the application to be reviewed.  One representative from your group must be present at the meeting to provide a description of the group and answer any questions.  New group applications are placed at or near the top of the agenda, so be prepared to be at the meeting promptly at 12:15pm.  You are welcome to remain for the rest of the meeting, but it is not required. 

Once your application is reviewed, members of the Student Assembly will vote on whether or not to officially recognize the new group.  If the vote is to not officially recognize the new group, you may resubmit a new application, with appropriate changes, at a later date.  If the vote is in favor of recognizing your group, you will be contacted shortly after with an e-mail containing information on your group’s new e-mail address, website information and other pertinent information.

Once recognized, you do not need to re-submit an application from year to year.  You must, however, continue to meet the requirements for recognized student groups.

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Application for new student group recognition
Submit to sastdgrp@jhsph.edu

Submit your application at least 10 days before
the SA general meeting at which you want it presented

SA general meeting schedule

Download a 2006-2007
student group handbook
to find out more about
being a student group.