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Campus Life | Washington, DC | SAIS Academics Admissions Campus Life Research Careers Giving Location - Alumni - myJHU -Well-nighUs - News & Press -Timetable- Site Map SAIS Insider Portal Press News & EventsTimetableAlumniWell-nighUs A-Z Index Alumni myJHUWell-nighUs News & PressTimetableSite Map Search form Search AcademicsFaculty Directory Degrees and Programs Part-Time and Non-Degree Programs Areas of Study Language Studies Executive Education Summer Programs Course Offerings AdmissionsMeet Us Tuition and AidWieldContact Us Campus LifeWashington, DC Bologna, Italy Nanjing, China ResearchFaculty Directory Initiatives, Institutes, and Research Centers SAIS LibrariesMason Library Robert Evans Library Nanjing Center Library CareersEmployment Outcomes | Key figures My Job Search Professional Skills Leadership Connecting with Employers Career Treks Career Clubs For Alumni For Employers Connect with Us Giving LocationWashington, DC Bologna, Italy Nanjing, China You are here » Campus Life | Washington, DC Campus Life | Washington, DC At Home on Embassy Row Professional Development A Global Center of Diplomacy and Policy Beyond the Classroom The Washington, DC campus is in historic Dupont Circle, home to many embassies, think tanks, and cultural organizations. The school is home to multiple career clubs, including Global Women in Leadership which organizes an yearly student-led priming and many opportunities to engage with cross-sector leaders. With locations strategically chosen for studying a waffly world, Johns Hopkins SAIS creates an immersive wits in policy and international relations. Students regularly go into the field to bring learning to life through career treks, staff rides, practicums, and presentations at global forums. Welcome Student Activities Student Government Association Wellbeing and Support Living in DC Student Publications Orientation Welcome Student Activities Student Government Association Wellbeing and Support Living in DC Student Publications Orientation Welcome Washington, DC, a major world stage where important global issues are debated, provides an heady scenery for the study of international relations. The school’s reputation and workaday alumni network affords students wangle to networking events, lectures, and panel discussions at multilateral organizations, global corporations, federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and think tanks wideness the city. Students are moreover encouraged to immerse themselves in the vibrancy of the wanted municipality to shepherd cultural events, embassy receptions, and alumni gatherings, as well as to engage with students at neighboring international relations schools. Student Activities The school’s Washington, DC campus is home to dozens of student-run clubs and organizations, ranging in topic areas from religion and spirituality, to wonk and sturdy interests. All registered student clubs and organizations receive wiring funding from the Office of Student Life to support their programs. Students can moreover wield to start new clubs. A listing of current clubs and organizations can be found here. Being a part of Johns Hopkins SAIS ways having wangle to hundreds of programs, conferences, and events each semester. Students moreover have the opportunity to travel to remoter cultivate their graduate school experience. There is likely to be something of interest happening right now on campus! Check out the events calendar. Student Government Association Johns Hopkins SAIS wants to ensure that every student has a voice in their personal and educational wits while on campus. For this reason, students elect a group of their peers to serve on the Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA acts as a conduit to the school’s wardship and moreover implements yearly programming. The SGA is comprised of ten officers: President, Vice President, Programming Chair, Treasurer, SAIS Europe Representative, Hopkins-Nanjing Center Representative, MIPP Representative, MIEF Representative, as well as two first year MA Representatives. Some of the SGA’s signature events in Washington, DC include: SAIS’ Got Talent: An yearly talent competition, showcasing some of the most diverse and entertaining student  performers on campus. Cherry Blossom Ball: An heady formal evening of dancing and socializing at one of the city’s premier event locations. Weekly Happy Hours: A time of socializing and meeting new friends in an informal atmosphere. Clubs and organizations are invited to host a happy hour in conjunction with the SGA. Wellbeing and Support The transition to graduate school can present unforeseen challenges, both personally and academically. Whether you have been working professionally for some time, or are standing your studies directly from your undergraduate institution, the polity is here to support you and your specific needs.One-Stop-Shop Johns Hopkins SAIS has ripened a “one-stop-shop” model to ensure that navigating the school’s resources is seamless. The One-Stop-Shop and is staffed by full-time student wires professionals who are prepared to help you as you write questions ranging from financial aid and health insurance to how to get involved with student life on campus.Johns Hopkins Student Assistance Program (JHSAP) JHSAP is a resource that can help you identify and manage challenging issues in healthy ways. Getting help is free, convenient, and confidential. JHSAP is prepared to help students navigate a variety of hair-trigger issues including slipperiness response, healthy relationship support, school-life welding coaching, and faculty/staff consultations. Additionally, the program provides educational workshop and short-term counseling services. These benefits are moreover misogynist for partners and spouses of enrolled students. More information well-nigh the JHSAP program can be found here. Disability Accommodations Johns Hopkins SAIS is single-minded to providing all students with the opportunity to pursue excellence in their wonk endeavors. This includes supporting students with disabilities requiring special accommodations in vibrations with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accommodations vary depending on disability, and are made misogynist through a joint effort between the school’s Office of Student Life and the university-wide Office of Disabilities Services.Health Insurance Johns Hopkins University requires that all students have comprehensive health insurance. Students are automatically enrolled in the student health goody plan (https://studentinsurance.com/Schools/?Id=858). However, students may waive enrollment in the school plan if covered by a plan that is comparable to that offered by the University. Living in DC   From the heart of Embassy Row to the halls of Capitol Hill, Washington, DC is an heady municipality to pursue graduate studies in international relations. The school has several resources misogynist to help students successfully navigate living in DC, including a Guide to Washington, DC for all admitted students. ExploreBelow are links to: Washingtonian  Washington, DC, Tourism Smithsonian Institute Museums Washington Post’s Going Out Guide Washington Post’s Great Walks virtually DC Washingtonian’s Cheap Eats MetroWangleHousing   Washington, DC is a vibrant and engaged polity filled with culture and possibility. The District and its surrounding areas provide students with unrenowned opportunities to participate in the zippy life of this unique city. While you study here, we understand housing may be a challenging zone to navigate, which is why we offer a housing website that will squire you in the process. Visit housing.sais-jhu.edu to scan housing options curated with our students in mind. The Student Life staff is moreover misogynist to wordplay questions regarding your housing situation should you require any remoter assistance. Student Publications Students at Johns Hopkins SAIS have wangle to some of the most talented professors in the field of international relations. Students often partner with sense as research assistants and have unsalaried to work published in top wonk journals. In addition, students may segregate to be a part of the pursuit student-run publications: China Studies Review: A periodical of Johns Hopkins SAIS China Studies.  SAIS Observer: Student newspaper, published for Washington, Bologna and Nanjing students.  SAIS Perspectives: Annual publication of the International Development Program that publishes submissions from faculty, alumni, and current students from all concentrations.  SAIS Review: Journal defended to up-and-coming the debate on leading trendy issues in world affairs.  Orientation Attending new student orientation is the first step toward understanding the resources misogynist to students at John Hopkins SAIS. Attendance is required for incoming students and those standing their studies from SAIS Europe or the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. This two-day comprehensive wits provides participants with the knowledge and resources to facilitate a transition to living and studying in Washington, DC, as well as informs students of their responsibilities as members of the community. Contact Accessibility Campus Advisories Legal Student Right To Know Employment Washington, DC1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036+1.202.663.5600 SAIS Europevia Beniamino Andreatta, 3 (formerly via Belmeloro, 11)40126 Bologna, Italy+39.051.2917.811 The Hopkins-Nanjing Center162 Shanghai RoadNanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008People's Republic of China+1.202.663.5800+86.25.8359.2436