Start a New Student Group

Any student at the Bloomberg School may organize a group of students and apply to the Student Assembly to gain official recognition of the group.

new student group application

Overview

There are many benefits to being recognized, including:

  • The ability to reserve classrooms, conference rooms or other space within the school for group meetings or events;
  • The ability to reserve classrooms, conference rooms or other space within the school for group meetings or events.
  • 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.
  • The ability to advertise group meetings and events on the Hopkins Groups, on the Student Assembly bulletin board, and on the Hopkins Groups Student Events Calendar.
  • The use of a group email account and a group web page.

Guidelines for Starting a New Student Group

  1. 1

    Submit Your Application

    Student organizers fill out an application for new student group recognition. Applications may be submitted when school is in session between the first and fourth terms of the academic year and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

  2. 2

    Voting by Student Assembly

    Your application will be voted on by the Student Assembly at the next general meeting. These meetings occur monthly. One representative from your group must be present at the meeting to provide a 2-minute presentation of the student group and answer questions. New group applications are at or near the top of the agenda, so please plan to arrive at the beginning of the meeting time shared.

    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 within three days by the VP of Student Groups with an email containing instructions on setting up your group’s new email address, website information, Hopkins Groups access, and other pertinent information.

  3. 3

    Decision & Group Maintenance

    Once recognized, you do not need to resubmit an application from year to year. You must, however, continue to meet the requirements for recognized student groups and take part in the annual re-registration process via Hopkins Groups.

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