Student Life Options for the 2021 Spring Semester

Athletics

For Hybrid Opening

Iglehart Hall gym will be open by appointment and with limited capacity. Fitness classes will be hybrid whenever possible. The Hodson Boathouse will open for recreational use when weather conditions permit in late March or early April.

The hope is to offer Kunai, as well as three types of intramural activities: team sports, smaller group sports, and activities appropriate for remote students. The intramural schedule this spring will likely be structured quite differently from the schedules used in recent years, but we do intend to continue to feature our five regular intramural teams.

Fencing, sailing, and rowing are unlikely to compete intercollegiately, but these teams may meet for internal practices pending agreement upon suitable safety regulations. If these teams do meet to practice, the specific activities undertaken may be limited.

For Online Only Opening

The gym will be open by appointment and with limited capacity. Fitness classes will continue online. The boathouse will open for recreational use when weather conditions permit in late March or early April.

We will continue to feature team competitions, starting with our Anything Goes competition, in which any physical exercise counts for a team point. We will also feature fitness challenges, small group personal training, a basketball shooting contest, an e-sport tournament, and more.

Proposed Outdoor Activities

• Organized bike rides to the B&A Trail.
• Purchase and make available various lawn games to allow for socially distanced competition (Kube, lawn darts, cornhole, croquet). Also allows for the facilitation of lawn game tournaments.
• Annapolis colonial/ghost tours.
• Campus-wide hide-and-seek or flashlight tag.
• Back campus camp-out/sleep under the stars—potentially with guided stargazing from astronomy assistants.
• Birdwatching/nature hikes at Quiet Waters Park/Greenbury Point.
• Johnnie Scream (get a bunch of Johnnies together to scream at the top of their lungs on back campus).
• Beautify Campus Day in which everyone is invited (without food or alcohol) to come to campus; art supplies are provided to do chalk art on campus, lawn games are made available, hide and seek is run, perhaps a student music group is invited to perform (all of this is assuming that state guidelines would allow for such a gathering).
• Outdoor lecture series where we bring in local experts to talk about local features (ecologist for College Creek, archivist for the Maryland Archives, Governor Hogan to talk about civics and social distancing).

Spring Activity Offerings

If campus reopens, we are planning strategies for hosting the following spring event traditions with vivacity and proper safety precautions:

• Activities Fair: If there is sufficient interest, we will host another activities fair for the spring semester (with staggered entry).
• Johnnies-Only Croquet: We will host a current Johnnies-only croquet match. We will mark out spaces for blankets for social distancing, and we hope to have some special surprises throughout the festivities.
• International Student Potluck: This greatly anticipated annual potluck will be held outside, under tents, with lots of room to socially distance.
• Spring Collegium: We will have an online collegium, and may attempt to host a portion of it outdoors for local community members.
• Senior Prank Videos and Break-ins: Senior prank videos (if prank isn’t canceled) can be posted online, and while they may require some adjustments, we will attempt to approve break-in skits.
• Senior Snack: Snacks for seniors during their essay writing period will be made available for pick up, and special accommodations will be made for those not living locally.
• Senior Essay Party and Bell Ringing: The president will not be able to host the essay party in his home due to capacity restrictions, so we are strategizing alternatives, and bell ringing will be achieved with staggered entry.
• Junior/Senior Cocktail and Senior Banquet: We will plan for these events to be held outdoors, possibly with staggered entry to obey capacity limits.
• Senior Class Day: Depending on the interest of the senior class, we will either host this online or (if possible) in person.​​​​​​​
• Fine Arts: Small, distanced art and pottery classes will be offered. ​​​​​​​

When it is deemed safe for us to host on-campus events, we will be employing a few new rules to mitigate the risk to the community:

• Masks: As always, masks must be worn at all times.
• Attendee Cap: The maximum number of attendees will be determined by capacity limits of the reserved space and the county’s allowed capacity percentage at the time of the event. There will also be a maximum number of attendees for outdoor events. Hosts will contact Diane Ensor to reserve campus space and find out their participant cap. Event hosts may want to consider advertising that promises an invite for the first 15–20 RSVPs.
• Guest List: A record of the guest list should be submitted to Tayor Waters no later than two days after the event, in case there is a need for contact tracing.
• Socially Distanced: Activities must be socially distanced at six feet apart. Chairs should reflect six-foot spacing, and markers on the floor can be utilized to serve as reminders.
• Food and Drink: Food and beverages must be individually wrapped and sealed (no shared/open containers).
• Event Contract: Our newly revised event contract includes a COVID-19 safety checklist to assist you in planning your event. The event contract must be approved by Diane Ensor and submitted to Taylor Waters a minimum of one week prior to the event for her approval. This is to ensure that all proper safety requirements will be met and that proper cleaning of the space can be completed in a timely fashion.
• Planning Assistance: If event hosts have any questions, Rachelle Munsey, the community facilitator for events and activities, will be most happy to support you in planning your event.

School Sponsored Events

Students will be sent an event schedule each month which will allow them to RSVP for a certain number of events of their choosing. As these events will have attendee caps, RSVPing early will help you get your first choice of activities for that month. Some examples of these activities may include:

• Crafts: Solar printing, decoupaging keepsake boxes, “Bob Ross” paint night, dorm decorations, vision boards, stress relieving shower fizzes, flower arranging, paint pouring, Kintsugi pottery, card making, and letter writing

• Activities: Pre-portioned wine/chocolate/coffee/tea tastings with jazz, laser tag, outdoor movies, scavenger hunts, egg hunts, paint balloons and darts, and line dancing

​​​For essay writing periods, we will also be sending each class care packages (whether they are on campus or off campus), and we will be planning some special events to help ease stress.

Virtual Events

Virtual programming will continue. Some possible examples include: virtual escape rooms and murder mysteries, trivia nights, GooseChase challenges, dance lessons, open mics, virtual pet visits, and movie watch parties.

Virtual Activities Available if Campus Remains Closed

We will be offering more weekly activity kit giveaways for you to complete on your own or with friends over a Zoom call. Look forward to a wide variety of kits, such as painting and watercolor, leather working, flower arranging and mini plantings, paint pouring, all-natural tie dye and indigo dying, wood model building, card making, decoupage, kombucha, and many more. We will also be raffling off various food and beverage tastings, such as chocolate, coffee, tea, and bubble tea. In addition to cross-campus trivia nights and GooseChase challenges with high-stake prizes, we also hope to offer some escape rooms, murder mystery events, cooking competitions, and dance lessons from professionals. And there will be more open mics and movie watch parties.

College Traditions That Will Be Made Into Virtual Events

• International Student Potluck: We will be hosting an online version of this event, with cooking videos and recipes from staff released in advance of a Zoom meeting with tutors and international students in which everyone can chat and enjoy the dishes they have prepared.
• Spring Collegium: We will have an online collegium.
• Senior Prank Videos and Break-ins: Senior prank videos (if prank isn’t canceled) can be posted online, and we hope to help facilitate online break-ins (but prank will most likely be cancelled).
• Senior Snack: Snacks for seniors during their essay writing period will be made available for pick up, and special accommodations will made for those not living locally.​​​​​​​
• Senior Class Day: If there is interest among the senior class, we will be happy to host this online.

For essay writing periods, we will also be sending each class care packages, and we will be planning some special events to help ease stress!​​​​​​