Appointments with Administrators
Attire and Conduct
Bulletin Boards and E-mail
Contact Information
Fax Machines
Fire Drills
Food and Beverages
Guests
Guidelines for Online Social Networking
Master Class Guidelines
Personal Property
Photocopying
Publications
Release Requests
Security
Smoking
Student Information Shelves
Telephones at School
APPOINTMENTS
WITH ADMINISTRATORS
If you wish to speak to the president, please see his executive
assistant to make an appointment.
The dean maintains an open-door policy; in addition specific appointments
can be made through the receptionist in the Main Building. To speak
to the executive vice president or the controller,
please make appointments through their offices.
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ATTIRE
AND CONDUCT
Appropriate attire is expected to be worn at all times, especially
at recitals and concerts and at special social functions. You are
expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times.
Students must not engage in any conduct that is prohibited by law
or that may reflect adversely upon either their reputation or that
of Curtis.
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BULLETIN
BOARDS AND E-MAIL
At Curtis e-mail and bulletin boards are the primary ways that
the administration notifies you of lesson and rehearsal times, new
policies, class schedule changes, teacher locations, special events,
departmental requirements, and many other occurrences pertinent to
your life at the Institute. All students should check their Curtis e-mail
regularly, as many important communications are sent that way.
You are responsible at all times for observing bulletin board notices affecting your personal schedule or program. The following are the major bulletin boards that you need to read
regularly, with locations and the types of information you can expect
to find on each.
Registrar's bulletin board: in the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room, on the wall just outside the registrar's office. Contains lesson times for most teachers, chamber music coaching schedules,
graduation information, registration deadlines, the daily room schedule,
and anything else that the registrar needs to convey to students.
Orchestra bulletin board:
just to the left of the registrar's bulletin board. Contains rehearsal schedules for the orchestra, seating assignments, trip departure times, dress requirements, and anything else that the orchestra manager wants you to know. Used also by the dean, the ticket office, and the library for important announcements.
President's bulletin board: on a stand opposite the entrance to the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room. Your source for information on major Curtis events, recital
programs, policy matters, and other Curtis
news.
Vocal studies bulletin boards: on the wall
outside of the Opera Studio on the third floor of the Main
Building and in the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room to the left of the orchestra administration
bulletin board. Contains postings of schedules and other information for
singers and vocal accompanists.
Student bulletin boards: on the wall outside
the Student Lounge and by the pay phone in the basement hallway
of the Main Building. You will find postings such as Student Council minutes, student
social and service announcements, programs of outside performances
by Curtis students and alumni, business cards of instrument repairers,
and names of people wanting to sell instruments.
Student services bulletin board: on the wall in the vestibule outside the student lounge. The place to go for
current information on housing, health, safety, recreation, master
classes, and miscellaneous matters.
Communications bulletin board:
in the first-floor hallway of the 1718 Building. Source for the most current information on forthcoming Field Concert Hall recitals and recent articles about Curtis.
Financial assistance bulletin board: on the wall facing the elevator in the 1718 Building. Contains notices, deadlines, announcements, and other financial assistance information.
Library bulletin boards: on the second-
and third-floor landings in the Milton L. Rock Resource Center.
You will find competition and festival posters, information on local
events, and Student Council minutes.
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
For as long as you are a student at Curtis, you are required to
have a working Curtis e-mail address and a telephone in your residence, and
you are strongly encouraged to have an answering machine or voice mail, as well.
If you change your contact information (at school or at home), please
report the change immediately to either the registrar or the director
of student services, so that the database can be kept current.
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FAX
MACHINES
If you have the permission of the dean or the registrar, you may
use a Curtis machine to send a local fax. If you need to send a
long-distance fax, you must provide a long-distance calling card.
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FIRE
DRILLS
The Philadelphia fire marshal requires that Curtis have fire drills
throughout the school year. When you hear the fire alarm, you must
leave the building within three minutes. Close all doors and windows,
and put out the lights if time permits. When the "all clear"
is given, you may return to the building.
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FOOD
AND BEVERAGES
Food and beverages may not be taken to any part of the building
other than the Student Lounge. As a courtesy to other students,
the Student Council asks that you please clean up after eating and/or
drinking in the Student Lounge. No food or beverage is allowed in
1720 Locust.
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GUESTS
Guests are welcome at Curtis during regular school hours and are
requested to sign the guest book at the reception desk in the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room. Having a record of all guests is a requirement for institutional
security and maintenance. Guests are not permitted to attend lessons,
classes, or student practice.
Guests may be shown the school only if permission has been granted
and if they are accompanied by a student while in the building.
Please see the dean to obtain permission. Attendance at rehearsals
of any kind is subject to approval by the instructor or conductor
in charge. Parents may wait for their students in the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room
only and are not permitted in practice- or classrooms.
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GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social networking websites, such as Facebook and MySpace, are increasingly popular among university and secondary school students. Curtis students should be aware that social networking sites can pose risks that should be considered carefully by anyone contemplating a post. Items posted on these sites are available for worldwide view by virtually anyone and can circulate long after posting. (Do you really want future employers or colleagues to read later about your activities last weekend, or to read your opinions about another individual, written in a moment of anger?)
The following guidelines are intended to build your awareness of the risks of public exposure on these sites and to promote safety.
1. Do not use any identifying information, such as your name, address, or school name.
2. Do not post photos of yourself.
3. Reference to drugs, alcohol, and sexual behavior should be avoided.
4. Set your web page to "private."
5. Follow Curtis's guidelines for conduct: "You are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times. Students must not engage in any conduct that is prohibited by law or that may reflect adversely upon either their reputation or that of Curtis."
Adapted from guidelines drawn up by the Dalton School, New York City.
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MASTER CLASS GUIDELINES
A listing of confirmed master classes is posted in the registrar’s glass case in the Student Lounge and on the second floor bulletin board. Students are required to attend all master classes for their instrument; attendance is taken. Students are strongly encouraged to attend other master classes of interest, as their schedules allow. Major teachers are asked to recommend students to play for the string and piano master classes. For other instruments, usually all students participate. For string and piano master classes, students are contacted via e-mail by the master class coordinator to confirm availability and repertoire. Please respond promptly. If there are any master class questions, contact Elaine Katz.
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PERSONAL
PROPERTY
Please leave all coats, hats, books, instruments, etc., in your
locker. Do not at any time leave personal property or library materials
in the halls, studios, classrooms, coat room, Field Concert Hall,
or the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room, as this may result in loss of property or accidents.
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PHOTOCOPYING
There are copiers on the second floor of the library exclusively
for student use. Other copying machines are limited to Curtis office
business only.
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PUBLICATIONS
Each Wednesday the communications office distributes Take Note,
a bulletin of current Curtis announcements and activities,
via e-mail. This office also produces Overtones, the official
magazine of The Curtis Institute of Music, two times a year. Copies
are available in the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room. Submit news about your recent accomplishments to Jennifer Rycerz.
RELEASE REQUESTS
A release request is an official request to be away from Curtis during the semester. Blank release requests are available from the registrar.
You must submit a completed release request -- signed by your major teacher and any other pertinent faculty members--for any of the following reasons:
1) You anticipate being absent from Curtis for any reason during the term.
2) You are participating in any public performance not sponsored by the school (this includes performance jobs arranged by Curtis) between September 4 and commencement, May 17.
3) You plan to apply for a position or teach, either privately or in connection with other institutions.
Because school and class schedules often must be altered on very short notice, Curtis needs to know in advance when you plan to be away and why. You must submit a release request even when you foresee no apparent conflict with school activities, classes, or lessons. In order to take makeup tests or quizzes, you must have been released from the class you originally missed.
Since release requests require the signature of your major teacher(s) and the teacher(s) of whatever class(es) you might miss, you should begin circulating them early. Return your completed release requests to the registrar at least ten days prior to your absence/performance but not more than sixty days in advance. The registrar will then present the requests to the dean for approval.
If your release request is approved, the registrar keeps it on file; if approval is denied, the registrar returns the form to you. Curtis reserves the right to deny approval if such action is warranted. Academic difficulties are a sufficient reason for faculty members to refuse to sign your release requests. If you have not processed a release request and a lesson is posted that you cannot make because of an outside commitment, that lesson cannot be rescheduled.
Career-oriented activities such as major solo performances and auditions will receive priority when release requests are submitted for consideration.
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SECURITY
A photo ID is issued to all Curtis students. Please carry it with you at all times and keep it easily accessible to speed your entry to 1726 Locust Street and the Rock Resource Center at 1720 Locust Street, where the security guard is required to ask for photo identification.
Students who must visit 1718 Locust Street for classes, meetings, or work-study will be buzzed into the building by the guard at 1726 Locust Street, who monitors the entrance by digital video camera. If you are not recognized, you may be asked to visit 1726 Locust Street briefly for an ID check. If you have lost your Curtis photo ID, contact the director of student services and financial assistance immediately to obtain a new one.
On occasion guards making their rounds at night or on weekends will need to lock the inner doors to 1726 Locust Street. In every case, they will post a notice indicating when they will return. The vestibule will remain open so no one is required to wait on the street in inclement weather or after dark.
Please cooperate with our security staff as they carry out their required procedures to ensure your safety and that of the entire Curtis community.
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SMOKING
Out of consideration for the health of Curtis students, faculty, staff, and visitors, smoking is not permitted in Curtis buildings, the bridges between its buildings, fire stairs, near emergency exits, or within 20 feet of the entrance or exit of any Curtis buildings. This includes the entrances to 1718, 1720, and 1726 Locust Street as well as the handicapped-accessible entrance to Field Concert Hall and all emergency exits.
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STUDENT
INFORMATION SHELVES
Information and application forms for financial aid and on-campus
employment, as well as timesheets for student workers, are available
on the student information shelves located in the Student Lounge
vestibule.
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TELEPHONES
AT SCHOOL
To make a local call, you may use the phones either in the Student
Lounge or in the hallway on the third floor of the Main Building.
For long-distance calls, please use the pay phone in the hallway
on the main floor of the 235 Building or in the basement hallway
of the Main Building. Staff and Faculty Lounge telephones are not
to be used by students. Please also note that cell phone use is not
permitted in any of the public spaces at Curtis, including the Gary and Naomi Graffman Common Room.
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