It is important to emphasize that our priority remains the prevention of emergencies and the safety of all individuals on campus. The addition of these kits is a proactive measure to empower members of our community with the tools and knowledge needed to respond to emergencies until professional medical help arrives.

Training Opportunities

We are also offering training sessions for those interested in learning how to utilize the contents of the hemorrhage control and/or Narcan kits. It is important for our community members in need that you know how to use these devices so you are best equipped to help. If you or your department would like to participate in these training sessions, please feel free to contact EMS at 973-655-7836 or ems@montclair.edu. We will work with you to schedule convenient training and answer any questions you may have. We will also be adding items in time to our community at the Bloomfield College of 麻豆传媒在线.

Your safety and well-being are our top priorities, and we believe that being prepared for emergencies is a crucial aspect of campus life. Together, we can create a safer environment for everyone.

Sincerely,

Michelle Kight
Director of EMS, University Police Department

The use of Zoom for video conferencing by our campus community has skyrocketed for classes, business meetings, and social interactions. At 麻豆传媒在线, we have gone from 50 Zoom conferences each weekday to 1500. Worldwide, Zoom has grown from hosting 10 million meetings per day, pre-COVID, to more than 200 million meetings a day during the pandemic. Concerns about Zoom security and so-called 鈥淶oom-bombing,鈥� where uninvited guests disturb meetings in progress, have led to software security updates at Zoom to ensure that your meetings and the devices you use are safe when utilizing the conferencing platform.

Like other technology vendors, Zoom regularly releases software updates including updated security features. For workstations/computers owned and managed by 麻豆传媒在线, Information Technology automatically pushes out these updates. We urge that you restart (鈥渞eboot鈥�) your MSU workstation daily to assure you pick up these and other updates. For non-MSU-managed workstations, you should see reminders from Zoom to apply these updates; apply vendor-supplied updates on a timely basis.

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Schedule your Zoom class or conference from within Canvas using the . This will limit Zoom attendees to your class members.

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Refer to our Video Conferencing at MSU page for additional guidance for using Zoom. As always, make sure you have completed MSU鈥檚 cybersecurity training with guidance for understanding and mitigating the risks that are a part of today鈥檚 electronic data environment. Access the training at .

Contact the IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@montclair.edu with any further questions or concerns that your system or Zoom conference may have been compromised.

Additional Resources

• Zoom FAQs

Regards,
Candy Fleming
CIO and Vice President, Information Technology
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Dear Campus Residents,

As you may be aware, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently issued an executive order outlining a number of actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.聽This order mandates that campus housing should remain open ONLY to those students for whom the campus residence is their primary housing.聽We received clarification about this mandate and sent a message on Wednesday, March 18, instructing residents too who have an off-campus primary residence to vacate the campus. This request is unfortunate, but necessary, to ensure that we are consistent with the governor’s executive order, and facilitates our ability to promote the health and well-being of the campus community through a continued reduction of the population density on campus.

Deadline to Remove Your Belongings

We understand that this request is a change from our original messages. We regret that it may present students and family members with unexpected logistical challenges related to moving physical belongings during what is surely a very stressful time for everyone. We will allow belongings to be left in assigned rooms through Sunday, March 29, to allow you time to make arrangements for moving.

This short timeline is necessary due to the rapidly changing landscape of this health emergency, the decreasing number of staff on campus to ensure the security of your personal property and the possibility that our residence hall facilities might be needed by the state for use as quarantine or medical care facilities. Therefore, we are not able to guarantee the security of your personal items over an extended period of time. If necessary, items remaining in rooms after that date may be removed to another location. We strongly recommend that you make every effort to move your personal belongings by Sunday, March 29.

Questions about Refunds

The University is still in discussions in regards to housing, parking and meal plan refunds. The University’s primary goal at this time is to ensure the health, safety and wellness of the campus community. An outcome on this decision will be made at a later date and residents will be notified accordingly.

As our understanding of the virus and best practices to prevent its spread continues to evolve, we will have to continue to adapt and change as necessary. We ask for your continued patience, flexibility and cooperation during this extremely trying time.

As always, please visit the聽University鈥檚 Coronavirus website聽for the most up-to-date information and direct your questions to聽coronavirus@montclair.edu, and please continue to check your email for updates.

Sincerely,
The Office of Residence Life

Dear Residents,

As you are aware after reading President Susan A. Cole’s email update today, all residence halls and dining options on campus will remain open. At this time, if you plan to remain in your residential space for the remainder of the spring semester, you are required to complete the following survey:

If you’d like to partake in a check-out opportunity to collect your belongings, the Office of Residence Life will be emailing out tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, instructions on proper check-out procedures and check-out time frames specific to each residence hall in order to safely and effectively temporarily move residents out. During this coordinated move out opportunity, residents will be allowed to have guests assist with the move-out process at the designated time they are assigned.

If you wish to partake in this check-out opportunity you must:

• Park in a designated parking spot located in any surface lot closest to your residence hall.
• Once parked, you must go to your room to pack your belongings. It is important to ensure that any medications, essential needs, textbooks, class supplies and electronics that will support online academic success are packed and taken home.
• Once belongings are packed, belongings should be moved to the lobby of your residence hall.
• You can then move your car closer to your assigned residence hall to load belongings quickly and efficiently. University Police will be present to assist with traffic. Please Note: Someone must be present with your car at all times when loading.

As this is a rapidly changing situation, the University is still in discussions in regards to housing, parking and meal plan refunds. The University’s current goal right now is to ensure the health, safety and wellness of the campus community. An outcome on this decision will be made at a later date and residents will be notified accordingly.

Office of Residence Life

If you are like most students, you value your privacy and you may not want to wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace. The MSU Red Hawk Ready program is designed to keep you safe in the event of a medical emergency by using a discrete wallet card and ID sticker to identify your health needs in the event you cannot communicate with a first-responder.

Your medical information is confidential and is not stored anywhere at the university, you control it.