Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan: “Our goal is to bring our students back to campus safely.”
Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan claimed today that the university will certainly resume its Castine, Me., university, holding in-person programs starting August 31.
He claimed that university professors as well as personnel had actually been functioning relentlessly to establish methods which to provide a strenuous scholastic experience for pupils while focusing on the health and wellness of the area offered the continuous dangers postured by the COVID-19 pandemic/
“We have built our plans around four primary considerations: 1) operating in the safest possible manner to manage campus spaces and develop safety programs as we repopulate the campus; 2) teaching and operating classes and laboratories in the COVID-19 environment, including enhancing our ability to conduct remote instruction; 3) addressing the impact and scheduling of summer programs, including annual training cruises and field experiences; and 4) addressing changes in infrastructure to support education, including library services and tutoring,” claimed Brennan.
Fall courses match 3 groups, relying on the demands postured by distinctive program educational program. For courses that count on in-person direction, programs will certainly fulfill in a standard in person setting, with comprehensive security procedures to consist of distancing, PPE, as well as sanitization. Others will certainly run as hybrid courses where elements, such as laboratories that need to be carried out in individual, are carried out in person, while various other components of the course will certainly be finished by means of remote direction. Finally, when feasible, some programs will certainly be finished completely by means of remote direction.
“Programs of study at Maine Maritime Academy derive exceptional value from their hands-on nature, or experiential learning. We understand that resuming face-to-face education is critical to our students’ success as we look to resume our programs this fall,” claimed Acting Provost as well as Engineering Professor Mark Cot é. “That said, we must still create the safest possible environment for our community; safety will be the foundation of all that we do.”
Additional intending campaigns concentrate on the regimental program, domestic life, sports, as well as eating. Social distancing, enhanced cleansing as well as sterilizing, as well as decreasing the total varieties of individuals on university at any kind of once are developed right into each location. The university’s specialized Fall 2020 site consists of thorough details as well as will certainly include additional updates in the coming weeks.
“Our goal is to bring our students back to campus safely. We cannot do this without careful consideration and planning by our faculty and staff and they have dedicated themselves to this important task over the last three months,” claimedBrennan “While we anticipate significant changes to how we operate going forward, we are grateful for the hard work of so many and will continue to share updates with our community as they are available.”
