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• Faculty will teach in real-time through Zoom.  Course materials, syllabi, etc., will be stored in Canvas.

• Students will be scheduled for performance-based courses beginning either September 9, November 1, or January 4 (Track A, B, or C) based on their date of arrival in New York City.
• Students situated in NYC by September 9 will be assigned to ensembles and begin rehearsals on campus during the first week of classes.
• Students will be allowed to participate in approved, socially-distanced ensembles, with required face coverings.
• Ensembles and other performance-related activities will take place in spaces where appropriate social distancing can be observed.

• On-campus or video-conference lessons only.
• Face coverings must be worn at all times except for voice and wind instruments; more information about specific plans for wind and voice lessons will be shared in a separate email message to students in the days ahead.
• The Dean of Academic Affairs will ask students and faculty to indicate lesson
  format (i.e. on-campus or through video conference)

• May take place on campus, with performers observing face covering and social distancing requirements.
• There will be no audiences at performances until further notice. As many performances as possible will be live streamed.

• Students should plan to arrive in New York City 14 days prior to starting in-person instruction if they have an obligation to self-quarantine.
• 14-day quarantine requirements will be determined by state and federal health agencies in accordance with the domestic or international region from which a student is traveling.
  • All students will be required to test for COVID-19 before travel to MSM and, if they travel by airplane, to test again 72 hours after their arrival at MSM.
  • Late July: check MSM website and emails from the Dean of Students for up-to-date and specific requirements for testing and quarantine.
• Students living in Andersen Hall without an obligation to self-quarantine will be asked to arrive in waves on specific dates depending on the mode of transportation.
• Arrival dates for students with no quarantine requirement who travel to NYC by airplane: Saturday, August 29th and Sunday, August 30th.
• Arrival dates for students with no quarantine requirement who travel to NYC by car: You will be asked to pick a specific arrival time on Thursday, September 3rd or Friday, September 4th (and possibly September 5th – we will know more once we have a better sense of student plans). Please keep an eye on your MSM email for more details after July 20th.

MSM is making significant investment throughout campus to preserve the health and safety of our entire community:

Face Coverings

• Everyone who enters MSM will be required to wear a face covering. Exceptions to wearing the face covering will be clearly stated and shared prior to the campus reopening.

Campus Cleaning

• Touchless fixtures and dispensers are being installed in restrooms throughout the campus.
• Enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols are being implemented, with a focus on high-touch and high-traffic areas.
• More than 100 new hand sanitizer dispensers are being deployed throughout campus.  Sanitizing wipe stations will be deployed throughout campus and stocked with EPA-qualified products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Campus Usage

• Everyone entering MSM’s campus will be required to complete a daily health questionnaire. The questionnaire can be completed on your own personal device using Envoy, our Visitor Management System, or it can be completed on an iPad available to you as you enter campus. Anyone not meeting the requirements of this questionnaire will not be permitted on campus.
• A comprehensive program of signs and other visual cues is being implemented throughout the campus to ensure social distancing is maintained.
• Classrooms, performance halls, rehearsal spaces, and practice rooms will be scheduled in a way that allows for appropriate air filtration between uses.
• Sneeze guards and other physical barriers will be deployed in high-traffic areas throughout campus.

 

• A new, integrated video platform, Kaltura, allows faculty and students to easily create, edit, upload, and share video recordings for coursework in Canvas.
• Wired and wireless internet in Main Building will be expanded to support hybrid and remote learning.
• The Library has increased its digital resources by 50%, with audio and video recordings available in a wider array of genres and more print resources (including non-public-domain scores).
• MSM will provide students with recommendations for microphones, speakers, recording devices, and internet connections to optimize sound quality for online courses, lessons, and performances; we are currently exploring agreements with a vendor to create “tech packages” at a discounted rate for MSM students.