{"id":14047,"date":"2021-01-08T08:20:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/?page_id=14047"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:47:50","slug":"second-decade-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/giving\/second-decade-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Decade Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Second Decade Society of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1989 as the school\u2019s leadership development organization. The society invites selected alumni who have demonstrated a capacity for leadership in their professional and personal lives, as well as at the university, to make a lasting impact on the school and its students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members interact regularly with the dean of the Krieger School and other key administrators.\u00a0Through their gifts of philanthropy, expertise, creativity, and precious free time, members drive improvements to the undergraduate experience, create new opportunities that would otherwise be unattainable to students, and exercise and hone their own leadership skills. SDS also supports two student awards, the\u00a0Meg Walsh Award<\/a>\u00a0and the Summer Internship Grant<\/a>, which help students attain higher research and career goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n SDS membership is limited, selective, and designed for alumni within their second decade after graduation from Johns Hopkins. It\u2019s the first step in becoming an alumni leader at the Krieger School and the university. Current SDS members and the development office identify and vet alumni who are leaders in their career fields and communities annually. The dean formally invites these alumni to join SDS. New members are welcomed at the first full SDS meeting of the academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philanthropic Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMembership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n