It's easy to lose touch with your alma mater after graduation, but Johns Hopkins is working to strengthen those bonds. Through dynamic alumni events in major cities across the globe, the university is reigniting old connections and creating new ones, one city at a time.
In April, Hopkins landed in Boston. By June, it was London calling.
The London event at The Ned drew a lively crowd of over 200 alumni and friends, with attendees coming from the British Isles, Sweden, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands.
James Allan, assistant vice president for Alumni Relations and executive director of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, says, "There was a real appetite for engagement, especially since it had been six or seven years since we'd last been in the city. People kept asking, 'When are you doing this again?'"
Both the Boston and London events included compelling updates from President Ronald J. Daniels on the evolving role of higher education and the university's enduring mission to serve the public good. At the London event, Daniels also touched on the Research Saves Lives campaign, ongoing work at the SNF Agora Institute, and the Bloomberg Student Center.
In addition, the evening featured a thought-provoking panel discussion with faculty, featuring faculty leaders—including the new dean of the School of Government and Policy—who tackled some of the most pressing challenges facing democracies around the world.
Allan says, "With everything going on in higher education right now, and the challenges Hopkins is facing under the current administration, alumni are especially eager to hear directly from President Daniels. It's a chance to say, 'I'm part of this community.'"
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