Office of Student Life
Short-Term Physical Injuries
All of us in the Eastman community have a commitment to providing a safe and healthy environment for the various kinds of teaching and learning in which we are engaged. Occasionally, short-term injuries impact students' ability to complete degree requirements, and almost always require a negotiation of appropriate time for improvement and healing.
The Eastman School of Music has implemented a procedure to process student requests for special scheduling arrangements due to short-term injury or illness. Students are first encouraged to have an appointment with University Health Services regarding the injury, and to receive a treatment recommendation. Once that is received, the student brings it to the Office of Student Life, and in a meeting with the Assistant Dean for Student Life, the student can release the information to appropriate faculty members. The Assistant Dean will work closely with Academic Affairs and faculty members in accommodating the student’s treatment plan in order to facilitate and healthy recovery.
If students have questions about the policy or about their situation, the first contact should be with the Assistant Dean for Student Life, Jason Smith, at jsmith@esm.rochester.edu.
