Spring Break
Hopkins Engaged attempts to gain momentum
Issue date: 5/1/08
With Hopkins Engaged still in planning stages, coordinators are saying that there is a lot of work left to be done.
Freshman Dan Teran, co-coordinator of the event that is being billed as the largest political gathering on any American campus, is still optimistic that the event will happen this fall despite setbacks in the timeline.
The organizers have yet to submit a budget.
Teran said it is difficult to come up with a budget without finalized events, but without a budget it's hard to come up with finalized events.
"The budget depends on support from the administration," Teran said.
However as of now, Dean of Undergraduate Education and vice provost Paula Burger, who was very enthused upon first receiving the proposal sent out by Teran and Justin Waite, his co-coordinator, has yet to receive any updates.
To help Teran and Waite, a steering committee has been formed composed of presidents from Hopkins's most politically charged student groups.
The steering committee is in charge of planning both the direction and the events that will compose Hopkins Engaged.
The first task of the steering committee will be to come up with a budget.
This budget will resolve the primary obstacle, as stated in the original proposal, of "obtaining proper funding to make the event a success."
While the steering committee has been meeting since spring break, no finalized plans have officially been made.
Max Dworin was recently elected as a senator to the class of 2011 and is contributing to the efforts of the Engaged project. He believes that in order to reach the original goals of the project, the coordinators "have to move ahead quickly."
As of now the steering committee has been reaching out to groups, musicians, politicians, and other people who share the mission of Hopkins Engaged, according to Dworin. These contributors will hopefully attract attention and additional funding to the project.
In regards to the direction of the event, Dworin was not positive that Hopkins Engaged was prepared to move ahead at full speed.
"Once we start getting some feedback we'll get some direction," Dworin said.
Freshman Dan Teran, co-coordinator of the event that is being billed as the largest political gathering on any American campus, is still optimistic that the event will happen this fall despite setbacks in the timeline.
The organizers have yet to submit a budget.
Teran said it is difficult to come up with a budget without finalized events, but without a budget it's hard to come up with finalized events.
"The budget depends on support from the administration," Teran said.
However as of now, Dean of Undergraduate Education and vice provost Paula Burger, who was very enthused upon first receiving the proposal sent out by Teran and Justin Waite, his co-coordinator, has yet to receive any updates.
To help Teran and Waite, a steering committee has been formed composed of presidents from Hopkins's most politically charged student groups.
The steering committee is in charge of planning both the direction and the events that will compose Hopkins Engaged.
The first task of the steering committee will be to come up with a budget.
This budget will resolve the primary obstacle, as stated in the original proposal, of "obtaining proper funding to make the event a success."
While the steering committee has been meeting since spring break, no finalized plans have officially been made.
Max Dworin was recently elected as a senator to the class of 2011 and is contributing to the efforts of the Engaged project. He believes that in order to reach the original goals of the project, the coordinators "have to move ahead quickly."
As of now the steering committee has been reaching out to groups, musicians, politicians, and other people who share the mission of Hopkins Engaged, according to Dworin. These contributors will hopefully attract attention and additional funding to the project.
In regards to the direction of the event, Dworin was not positive that Hopkins Engaged was prepared to move ahead at full speed.
"Once we start getting some feedback we'll get some direction," Dworin said.
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