Massey adapts back to Level 2

With the majority of the country (soz Auckland :/) having returned to a tentative Level 2, Massey campuses outside Albany finally reopen their doors today (Monday 13). Despite Level 2 officially starting on Wednesday 8 September, Massey made the decision to postpone opening up the campus until the following Monday.  

Specific details for how this reopening will be managed have yet to be hashed out by Massey as they await word from the Government. 

“When these Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education guidelines are available, we will be making further decisions and communicating these to staff and students as soon as we can,” a Massey spokesperson said. 

Whether this looks like mask mandates in the library, or specific social distancing rules, is unclear at the time of print. Decisions around class sizes, and whether any will return in person, are also expected to be released shortly. One student told Massive that they’re “looking forward to getting out of the house, but just hope that Massey is a safe place to go to study, and that people follow the guidelines ... whatever they may be.”   

One bit of good news is that, under Level 2, books can now be couriered from Massey’s Wellington and Palmerston North library to help many distance students studying under lockdown conditions.  

For the exams which are approaching for many at the end of semester, Massey said that they have already planned for them to be conducted similarly to how they were done during last year’s lockdown. 

“The processes will be similar to last year’s in that where invigilation is essential, remote proctoring will be used. As a university, we have already moved significantly away from using invigilated examinations in favour of other forms of assessment,” they said.