As employees and students return to campuses and work spaces in advance of the fall 2021 semester—some for the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020—the university has launched a wide-ranging effort designed to encourage members of the university community to come back together safely as they return to working and learning in-person.

Upcoming events

Past events

Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
8 – 9:30am EDT
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
8 – 9:30am EDT
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
8 – 9:30am EDT
Courtyard, Keswick Building Keswick Building
Homewood Campus
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
8 – 9:30am EDT
Levering Courtyard Levering Courtyard
Homewood Campus
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
8 – 9:30am EDT
Ashland Avenue side, Eager Park Eager Park
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Coffee cup
Aug 16, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Morning Coffee
10 – 11:30am EDT
Nitze Courtyard (rain location: Nitze Café), School of Advanced International Studies School of Advanced International Studies
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Need a morning caffeine fix? Take a moment to say hello to friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee on Monday, Aug. 16.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4pm EDT
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4pm EDT
Courtyard (Rain location: Ground Floor, E Wing Vestibule – down the hall from the courtyard), Johns Hopkins at Eastern Johns Hopkins at Eastern
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4pm EDT
Courtyard (Rain location: South building main entrance), Keswick Building Keswick Building
Homewood Campus
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4pm EDT
(Rain location: Levering Hall), Levering Courtyard Levering Courtyard
Homewood Campus
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4pm EDT
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Ice cream cone
Sept 2, 2021
NEW DATE: JHNeedsUBack Ice Cream Giveaway
3 – 4:30pm EDT
Nitze Courtyard (rain location: Nitze Café), School of Advanced International Studies School of Advanced International Studies
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Need to cool off from the late summer heat? Take a moment to grab an ice cream or popsicle on your way out of the office. This event is first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Nitze Courtyard (rain location: Nitze Café), School of Advanced International Studies School of Advanced International Studies
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Courtyard, Keswick Building Keswick Building
Homewood Campus
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Levering Courtyard Levering Courtyard
Homewood Campus
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Chocolate chip cookie
Sept 15, 2021
JHNeedsUBack Cookie Giveaway
4 – 5pm EDT
Looking for a sweet afternoon snack? Drop by one of seven Hopkins locations on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and pick up an Insomnia Cookie. These events are first-come, first-served and will follow university COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
'Moana' movie poster
Sept 24, 2021
Family Movie Night: ‘Moana’
7:30 – 9:30pm EDT
Johns Hopkins University invites you to a screening of Disney’s Moana on the big screen at Homewood Field; families are welcome