Blue Jay Families
Blue Jay Families
Welcome to Johns Hopkins University—your student’s home away from home.
As a Blue Jay Family, you play an essential role in your student’s success. The office of Parent and Family Relations is here to provide resources and support as you and your student navigate the university and the new and dynamic experiences that occur in the college environment. The office of Parents Programs and Giving engages families in ways to support and enhance the Homewood student experience.
Getting Started
It won’t be too long before your Blue Jay reaches out to you for help or advice, so we encourage you to learn as much as you can about JHU and become an informed partner in your student’s education.
To get started:
- Explore this website.
- Ensure you are signed up for email updates and newsletters.
- Follow us on Facebook.
- Learn more about the events Blue Jay Families are invited to participate in throughout the academic year.
- Contact us anytime.
Finally, we encourage you to get involved at JHU and visit our campus. When you are here, let us know. We would love to meet you. We are proud to call you our Blue Jay Family! Go Hop!
Questions?
For general inquiries and concerns, contact Parent and Family Relations at 410-516-7355 or email bluejayfamilies@jhu.edu.
For giving and leadership opportunities, contact Parents Programs and Giving at 410-516-3413 or email parents@jhu.edu.
Upcoming Events
News & Announcements
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Spring Fair 2018: A Space Odyssey!
Spring Fair will take place from Thursday, April 19 2018 through Sunday, April 22 2018. Each day will be filled with exciting events and programs for the Hopkins and Baltimore communities to enjoy. The Fair is kid and family friendly! There will be over 50 arts and crafts vendors and over
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TEDx JHU: Forging the future
Each year, TEDxJHU brings together a number of inspirational speakers who are all connected by an underlying theme to share their stories on campus. The theme this year was ‘Forging the Future’, which brought together innovators from the fields of biomedical engineering, arts and media, athletics, and much more. There
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Congratulations to the Winners of the Hopkins Concerto Competition!
Hopkins Symphony Orchestra is hosting a season finale concert featuring Concerto Competition winners on Sunday, April 29 at 3 P.M in the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center on the Homewood Campus. The program includes concerto winners Morgan Wu (rising sophomore), performing movement 1 of Paganini’s Violin Concerto and Colin McGregor (rising junior),
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Top 10 Things to Help You Plan Your Class of 2018 Celebration
Graduates are encouraged to attend the Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins University Graduation Fair April 12 to 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students will be able to purchase their cap and gown, personalized announcements, and diploma frames here. GradImages® also will be on-site to take senior portraits. Graduates can
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“Work Hard, Play Smart” Targets Students’ Choices Around Drugs and Alcohol
Last fall, to encourage undergraduates to make more informed choices about their drug and alcohol use, Homewood Student Affairs launched a messaging campaign called Work Hard/Play Smart. Work Hard/Play Smart kicked off in October with a talk by Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Linda Gorman, who discussed how drugs—particularly alcohol, marijuana, and
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Family Weekend October 5-7, 2018
Attention, Blue Jay Families! Family Weekend is October 5-7, 2018! Come to Family Weekend for opportunities to connect with your student and the Hopkins community! There will be activities and programs that showcase the university all weekend. Most importantly, we want you to be able to experience Hopkins just like