Sophomore Senator
Kevin Xu
Change.
Accountability.
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Meet Kevin
Kevin is a student leader serving as sophomore senator and chair of academic affairs of SGA (Student Government Association). He is from Irvine, CA and majors in chembe and mol cell bio.
Vision for Hopkins
Student voices are not mere echos of student government initiatives, but the primer and fuel behind it. I want Hopkins to be a university where academic policy is informed directly by students—through data, polls, and lived experience. A campus where double majors and minors are not dreams that come with the sacrifice of summer classes, but accessible paths -- regardless of your school/major.
I want Hopkins SGA to be the place where every student's concern is taken seriously, not with promises or slogans, but with timely response and progress reports of initiatives. The place where every change is measured, documented, and shared with the student body because accountability is the baseline and not the exception.
Reforming the inflexible curriculum and addressing gaps in campus services and resources with full transparency and accountability, that's what I stood for in my first term, and that’s what I’ll keep building.
While I can't always promise success (due to Hopkins admin), I strive to be your best shot.
Initiatives
Active:
Credit Overloading Survey --
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Goal: make academic planning more flexible for class of 2028 and 2029, especially KSAS students
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Current Progress: Sent a survey to gather student sentiment and depending on data analysis results, consider recommending a process for high-achieving students to request credit overloading and/or an exception for research credits
Foundational Abilities --
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Goal: make the fulfillment of FA requirements easier for class of 2028 and 2029
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Current Progress: Working with Deans on 1) optimizing FA tagging for courses in the SAIS program, Carey business school, and Bloomberg Public Health school, 2) expanding summer course offerings that would fulfill FA3 and be of interest to the large premed population, 3) create sample major pathways to simplify academic planning
SGA Transparency Act --
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Goal: Bring students closer to the work of SGA by empowering committee chairs to post about initiatives and updates on SGA instagram
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Current Progress: Bill passed and incorporated into SGA bylaws in October
Academic Affairs Fall Tabling x National Pancake Day --
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Goal: Hear student voices and collaborate with Programming Chair Tyler to distribute pancakes
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Current Progress: Event took place in September
Completed:
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Foundational Abilities Survey
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Improving the dryness of grilled chicken in dining halls
Monthly Updates
Feb 2025:
Credit Overloading survey approved and sent to student body
Meeting with Administrators to discuss addition of summer courses that would fulfill FA3 and creation of sample major pathways
Services
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🏛️Meeting Admin
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📊Advocacy request
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📆 Event Co-Hosting