 Hello, my name is Marcella Rinal Hall, I use she her pronouns. I'm the vice president for student life and dean of students I'm starting my seventh year here at Mount Holyoke, and I'm so happy to welcome you to the 2021 spring semester And now I'm going to hand it off to my colleague and friend Dorothy Mosby Thank you, Marcella. Hello. My name is Dorothy Mosby I use she her pronouns and I am the interim dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs And also a professor of Spanish. I've been at the college for 18 years And I've also been in my role as dean of faculty since august 1st 2020 So there are a few things that I wanted to share with you about what you can expect this semester For those of you who will be on campus It's important that you know that we have put health and safety first and at the center of all of our decision making Campus will look different. You all have single rooms campus is Identified and people will be wearing face coverings everywhere And there will be a community compact that we're asking everybody to participate in But for those of you who are on campus and those of you who are remote The most important thing that you need to know is we will continue to emphasize our community And the importance of community you will see more about how we're reimagining our beloved traditions And you will also have many opportunities to participate in virtual activities with the whole campus community And those of you who are on campus will have the chance to participate in small group activities in the residential setting We really look forward to having you back on campus and to being connected with you remotely