Below are details for the 2020 Backstage Live orientation programming. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Zoom links will be made available prior to each session, and recorded sessions will be posted here for later review.
Dates and times are subject to change. If you have any questions, please reach out to peabodybackstage@jhu.edu.
Friday, August 21 | Wednesday, August 26 |
Saturday, August 22 | Thursday, August 27 |
Sunday, August 23 | Friday, August 28 |
Monday, August 24 | Saturday, August 29 |
Tuesday, August 25 | Upcoming Dates |
Family Orientation
Family members are invited to join us for Family Orientation on Sunday, August 23 from 10:15am-2pm and 5pm-8pm. A more detailed schedule can be found here. Please be aware that some programming on this day is aimed at students, but we are excited to get to know our Peabody family members better!
Additional Events for BFA Dance Students
Click here to view additional scheduled events for BFA Dance students.
Additional Resources
The Backstage team has purposely left the earlier parts of the day open to allow students the opportunity to complete other new student tasks, including completing required trainings and connecting with other Peabody offices. The Office of Student Affairs will have open office hours Monday, August 25-Friday, August 28 from 10am-12pm and you can join us here!
Friday, August 21 |
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8:00pm-9:00pm | Backstage Life Kick-Off | Join Backstage staff to kick off the Backstage Live experience | |
9:00pm-10:00pm | Cohort Meeting | Students meet with cohort leaders to learn more about what to expect from orientation | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Saturday, August 22 |
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10:00am-10:30am | Dean’s Welcome with Dean Fred Bronstein | Join Dean Bronstein as he welcomes new students to Peabody | |
10:30am-11:00am | Peabody General Assembly Welcome with PGA President, Layan Atieh | Layan Atieh welcomes new students on behalf of the Peabody General Assembly | |
11:00am-2:00pm | Virtual Resource Fair | Visit with various campus offices to learn more about what they can offer students |
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2:00pm-3:30pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals |
Why Health Matters for Performing Artists Peabody faculty artists and staff join a panel discussion moderated by Dean Bronstein addressing the impacts of performance-related injury and illness on individual performance careers, arts organizations, and teaching and learning. |
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3:30pm-4:00pm | Break |
Take this opportunity for a technology break! |
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4:00pm-5:00pm | Residence Life Introductions & Virtual Neighborhood | Get to know Residence Life and learn more about the planned Virtual Neighborhood | |
5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take some time for a meal and technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | Student Panel for Undergraduate Students | Undergraduate students are invited to join returning undergrads to ask about their experience as Peabody students | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | Student Panel for Graduate Students | Graduate students are invited to join returning grads to ask about their experience as Peabody Students | |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Community Fellows | Speed Dating:
Want to meet people but not sure where to start? Come to our (platonic) speed dating event, and learn a lot about others in a short amount of time. You’ve been trapped by Hopkins Blue Jay evil twin Gray! Solve the puzzles with your team to escape! (Prizes for the first place team) Drop in, introduce yourself with a doodle on a shared virtual canvas, & get to know your classmates over an online game or two! Including classics like skribbl.io and Scattergories, and collaboration games like Spyfall and Town of Salem. Join CFs Noelia and Alex in a virtual scavenger hunt! We’ll be playing plenty of rounds, so come and go as you please! |
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Sunday, August 23Family Orientation Program |
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10:15am-11:00am |
Welcome from Student Affairs & Schedule Overview | Family Orientation attendees are invited to join Student Affairs staff for an overview of the Family Orientation Schedule | |
11:00am-12:00pm | The Business of Being a Student | Join the Registrar’s Office, Office of Financial Aid, and Business Office to learn more about the business of being a student | |
12:00pm-1:00pm | BYO Lunch with Student Affairs Staff | Join Student Affairs for lunch and an opportunity to get to know our staff! | |
1:00pm-2:00pm | Student Panel Q&A for Family Orientation Attendees | Family orientation attendees are invited to join current Peabody students for a chance to ask about their student experience | |
2:00pm-2:30pm | Break | Take this opportunity for a brief technology break! | |
2:30pm-4:30pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals |
Various sessions scheduled; please check blackboard.jhu.edu |
Links in Blackboard |
5:00pm-6:00pm | Partnering with Peabody to Support Your Student | Join Student Affairs and other campus partners to learn how to support your new college student during this semester of online learning | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | Welcome for Parents from Dean Bronstein and Family Networking Event | Family orientation attendees are invited to join Dean Bronstein as he welcomes them to the Peabody community | |
7:00pm-8:30pm | Playfair |
In Playfair Online, new students meet each other in many different ways—as the entire entering class gathers together, and in many fast-moving breakout rooms. New students engage in challenges as they play games that bring them closer together. In Playfair Online new students discover the many things they have in common as they work together in ever-changing team building events. |
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Monday, August 24 |
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1:00pm-1:30pm | Orientation Leader (OL) Cohort Meeting | Daily check-in with your Orientation Leader to discuss what to expect for the day ahead | Zoom link provided by your OL |
1:30pm-3:00pm | Thriving at JHU & Peabody 101 | Learn more about the resources available to you as a Peabody and JHU student | |
3:00pm-3:30pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
3:30pm-5:00pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals | Various sessions scheduled; please check blackboard.jhu.edu | Links in Blackboard |
5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily wrap-up meeting with your Orientation Leader | Zoom link provided by your OL |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Cohort Group | Join your cohort group for an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better! | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Tuesday, August 25 |
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1:00pm-1:30pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily check-in with your Orientation Leader to discuss what to expect for the day ahead | Zoom link provided by your OL |
1:30pm-3:00pm | Just the Facts – Facilitation and Discussion |
Just the FACTS’ interactive delivery creates a comfortable environment for participants to engage in meaningful experiential learning. In under 90 minutes, participants will simulate, discuss, and unpack the structural limitations and advantages that coincide with various intersecting identities. Just the FACTS is played with eight characters that belong to the following racial groups: Asian, White, African American, and Hispanic. There are male and female characters, LGBTQ characters, Muslim, and Jewish characters. Each character encounters a series of fact based advantages and limitations based on the intersection of their race, gender, sexual orientation, faith, class, age, and ability. Participants select a character that differs from how they identify and are then engaged in a facilitated conversation that includes but is not limited to: racial, gender, religious, and sexual orientation discrimination, gender and racial pay gaps, redlining and gentrification, median income averages by race and gender, (mental) health disparities, prison and bail disparities, (dis)ability, education inequity, ageism and intersectionality. Just the FACTS evokes empathy, increases cultural competence, & enhances self-awareness. |
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3:00pm-3:30pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
3:30pm-5:00pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals | Various sessions scheduled; please check blackboard.jhu.edu | Links in Blackboard |
5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily wrap-up meeting with your Orientation Leader | Zoom link provided by your OL |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Cohort Group | Join your cohort group for an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better! | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Wednesday, August 26 |
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1:00pm-1:30pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily check-in with your Orientation Leader to discuss what to expect for the day ahead | Zoom link provided by your OL |
1:30pm-2:15pm | LAUNCHPad for Undergraduate Students | Undergraduate students are invited to join LAUNCHPad to learn about career counseling offerings | |
2:15pm-3:00pm | LAUNCHPad for Graduate Students | Graduate students are invited to join LAUNCHPad to learn about career counseling offerings | |
3:00pm-3:30pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
3:30pm-5:00pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals |
Hearing Health This session will inform musicians on how we hear and the impact of exposure to loud sounds on hearing. We will discuss practical applications to maintain hearing wellness for a lifetime of music making. |
Join Here |
5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily wrap-up meeting with your Orientation Leader | Zoom link provided by your OL |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Cohort Group | Join your cohort group for an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better! | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Thursday, August 27 |
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1:00pm-1:30pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily check-in with your Orientation Leader to discuss what to expect for the day ahead | Zoom link provided by your OL |
1:30pm-3:00pm | Sexual Assault Prevention Keynote |
Using powerful stories grounded in personal experiences, Tim Mousseau uses his passion and vulnerability to guide conversations that will leave students inspired to combat sexual violence, redefine masculinity, and provoke change. Content Warning: The content and discussion in this session will engage with the topic of sexual assault and the survivor recovery process. If you feel the need to step outside of the zoom space, either for a short time or longer please do, however, please know that the presenter will do their best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically and thoughtfully with difficult content. |
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3:00pm-3:30pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
3:30pm-5:00pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals |
Mindfulness and Self Regulation Skills for Peak Performance This session will introduce the practice of mindfulness and key skills for regulating energy levels to meet practicing and performance demands. |
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5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily wrap-up meeting with your Orientation Leader | Zoom link provided by your OL |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Cohort Group | Join your cohort group for an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better! | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Friday, August 28 |
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1:00pm-1:30pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily check-in with your Orientation Leader to discuss what to expect for the day ahead | Zoom link provided by your OL |
1:30pm-2:30pm | Presentation from Office of Institutional Equity | Learn more about the Office of Institutional Equity | |
2:30pm-3:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
3:00pm-4:00pm | Thriving in an Online Environment | Join members of the Information Technology team to learn how to effectively work in an online environment | |
4:00pm-5:00pm | Peak Performance Fundamentals |
Your Voice: How it Works, What Can Go Wrong, and What to Do if it Does (Singers only) Dr. Lee Akst, Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center, will speak on how vocal cords work to produce sound, and on common vocal cord injuries leading to hoarseness. He believes that all singers should know how their instrument works, and should know what do if they find that their voice is not functioning properly. |
Link in Blackboard |
5:00pm-7:00pm | Break | Take this opportunity to have a technology break! | |
7:00pm-8:00pm | OL Cohort Meeting | Daily wrap-up meeting with your Orientation Leader | Zoom link provided by your OL |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Social Program with Cohort Group | Join your cohort group for an opportunity to socialize and get to know each other better! | Zoom link provided by your OL |
Saturday, August 29 |
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All Day | Beyond the Gates | Explore the H.P. Rawlings Conservatory | Join Here |
All Day | Beyond the Gates | Explore Baltimore history with Baltimore Heritage | Join Here |
All Day | Beyond the Gates | Google Virtual Museums | |
All Day | Beyond the Gates | Virtually visit the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore! | Join Here |
All Day | Beyond the Gates | Virtually visit the National Aquarium | Join Here |
All Day | Beyond the Gates | HopkinsVotes – Learn more about being engaged in the democratic process! | Join Here |
8:00pm-9:00pm | Charm City Trivia | Join Charm City Trivia for a virtual trivia night | Join Here |
Sunday, August 30No programming – day before classes start! |
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Monday, August 31Classes and lessons begin! |
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Be on the lookout for these events during the first few weeks of classes! |
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September 2 | Convocation | Official kick-off to the academic year | |
September 4 | Peabody Online Swag Store Closes | ||
September 4 | 11:00am-1:00pm | Student Engagement Fair | |
September 11 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | Student Engagement Fair |