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Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nature Still Moves Description An account of the resource Over the recent months of 2020 the world has come to a halt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. As many of us sit confined in our homes we may be distanced from our favorite places, activities, and people. Feelings of stress and depression can emerge as we wonder when everything will return to normal. In these photographic works I captured images of birds attracted to a feeder just off my porch. The images, all taken on the same tree show various species of birds coming and going to feed on seed. I’ve attempted to capture the hustle and bustle of the natural world as it moves around this one location. Birds come and go as does the sun and clouds. The works capture the dynamic beauty of nature even in one single spot. Life may feel a bit stagnant now but rest assured; the world is still moving out there, it is still beautiful, and it will be there to enjoy when we return to normalcy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hailey McLaughlin Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/1604d344c35f9277c5ad712e77c3a95b.pdf d735236c240582a2867444e84c8415c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Despite changes with distant learning, the Office of Disability Services at SRU is trying to remain as normal as possible. All faculty and staff are working remotely from home and using Zoom and Google Voice accounts to communicate with students. Dr. Natalie Burick, the director of Disability Services, said even though she misses having face-to-face interaction with the students, that her office is not changing all that much. She said that all the staff are working remotely and utilizing Zoom for face-to-face meetings and Google Voice to text and call students. “We are still doing a lot of virtual meetings and staying connected with our students as much as we possibly can,” Burick said. She said they send out weekly email updates to the students who utilize their services about anything they need to look out for, upcoming scheduling, how accommodations can work for them from a virtual environment, and asking them if they need the office to contact faculty for them. She said faculty is being really helpful and working closely with them to accommodate students. “We are keeping busy and working a lot with faculty on figuring out accommodations and how they can work with testing,” Burick said. “They, in D2L, can extend students’ time for tests, so we have sent those instructions out to all faculty.” She said several students use the extended time option for tests, such as student dealing with anxiety. Faculty can also give students with accommodations unlimited time to take exams if they choose to. Burick said that faculty have changed the time allotted and the date for when the test is due for certain students. Burick said that some students need their tests read to them. “We read tests for students in our office on a daily basis,” Burick said. That option is still available, she said, if students go to D2L and request that they take a test with the office of Disability Services, just like they would if staff was in the office. “We will get the test request in an email and approve it and then schedule a Zoom meeting to meet with them to actually read it to them,” Burick said. She said many students are very overwhelmed right now and that she is working with faculty to come up with a better plan for those students. She said that there are two graduate assistants that work for the office that are also helping to meet with students who choose to still set up meetings. Class note-takers are still being utilized as well. “We put an email out to note-takers basically saying that if you are taking notes for someone, to please continue as you normally would because those students will definitely still be needing notes,” Burick said. She said some students are finding it hard to take notes for students because everything is detailed in D2L, and if that is the case, the office works with both the note-taker and the student receiving notes to make sure they are getting what they need. Burick said that Accommodate is the program that they use, which provides easy access for everyone. “Accommodate is a web-based program that makes it easier for our staff and students to access the program,” Burick said. “Students can access through D2L and there is a link for staff, meaning that I can access it right from my home.” Burick said she wants to make sure students know that they can reach out. “We are taking new students and new requests as well,” Burick said. “If a student finds themself in a situation where they need accommodations or are injured, such as with a concussion, we can set up new accommodations virtually as well.” She said they are still doing their fall 2020 freshman class meetings as well to ensure those students know they are here for them too. Burick said that she is happy with how everything is going, despite being stuck at home without human interaction. “We aren’t doing tests in our office or face-to-face meetings, but everything else is pretty much the same,” Burick said. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office of Disability Services continues to aid students Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the news section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Haley Potter Relation A related resource SRU Student Virtual Birds and Bagels connects the community to nature https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/5a798f1b0f452e8794f187ff77b425af.jpg e394eafc9ced4ec5cde4435120baea50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office Work at Home Description An account of the resource This is me and my son doing "office work" during SRUs extended Spring Break. I'm moving my courses online and he is doing online school work. He would pick up his pretend phone and say "It's the dean again!" Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Bergmann Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document As I write this, it has been one month since Washington County’s lockdown began. It feels so much longer. My world has been changed so much since this whole thing began. The biggest difference is at work. Everyone has to wear masks, and they’ve had to change the whole layout of the kitchen to maintain “social distancing." We are getting better at it, but the new setup is clunky, inefficient, and confusing. No more than one person at a time is allowed in the break room or the office, so some people have to go elsewhere to take a lunch break. The dining room feels so lonely and cold without the voices of families and friends. It has been a month since I have seen any of my own friends. We videochat and text, but it’s not the same. It doesn’t feel as real. I miss face to face conversation, I miss handshakes and hugs. I haven’t held my girlfriend in my arms in a month. This is the most painful part of the lockdown. The loneliness. I have learned quite a few new hobbies, and re-examined some old ones. I can now shoot a coin by snapping my finger, my piano and violin skills have improved, I’ve bettered my Spanish and started learning Irish. I’ve been going to the shooting range and improving my accuracy and draw technique with my pistol. It’s not much, but it helps prevent every single day from becoming monotonous. One of the most hated things for me is the online classes. Discussion boards and powerpoints can only do so much. They will never replace conversation, authentic discussion, face to face interaction, laughter, and teamwork. I struggle to learn anything, and it feels like I’m just meeting deadlines. With work, it’s hard to keep up with everything, and no matter how many reminders I set, I always miss something. I just wish the whole semester was a pass for everyone, and that I could get on with my life and education when this is all over. I hate to think of what my student teaching will be like if this continues. In terms of politics, I’m not sure who to believe anymore. Both sides seem to have lost sight of reality, making plans and statements based off the fantasies in their head. They fight constantly, bickering back and forth while people suffer. I’m beginning to lose faith in them for any help. Perhaps the power lies with the people, and not politicians. I want it to end. I want this whole thing to end, so that we can put it behind us like a bitter chapter in a book. I want this whole situation to be only a distant memory in a history book rather than having to live it as my reality. I want to snap my fingers and have the whole thing be lifted, but I know that’s just wishful thinking. I accept that this lockdown is for the good of the people, and I care more about the people than the politicians. In the people lies the strength to succeed, to overcome, to cure, and to comfort Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource One Month Reflection Description An account of the resource Written on the one month anniversary of Washington County’s Lockdown. Relation A related resource SRU Student SRU Student Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/6e0016846eaecdb9c69736017a099e6e.png d06a26358b060c869aabb5fa87957c0b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Online Surveys Related to COVID-19 Description An account of the resource I do surveys online using a platform called YouGov. Recently, I have been getting more surveys concerning COVID-19. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-07-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Herney Valdez Relation A related resource SRU Student Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJ9TAVn4qJg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oscar Peterson "Hymn to Freedom" Description An account of the resource Although COVID-19 has restricted churches from gathering since mid-March, many have resorted to live streams and recordings. Music is an essential part of worship and services. There are still people who gather to conduct worship and services for the online community. From a musician's perspective, social connection is essential to artistic performance. Even though performance opportunities are slim to none at the moment, some musicians take whatever opportunity they can get. 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Title A name given to the resource Pandemics syllabus Description An account of the resource This is the page from my syllabus that marks when it went from being a course about pandemics, to being a course running during a pandemic. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lia Paradis Relation A related resource SRU Faculty SRU Faculty Syllabus https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/af574cfca79b1f6c4ec41225845afc24.jpg d930c81498b43ddb0445368da6241888 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Panic Purchase Description An account of the resource Wine/liquor purchase as Gov. Wolf considers closing state liquor stores in eastern PA counties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-02-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Bergmann Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document It’s really striking how quickly everything can change. The US is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government is slowly coming to the realization that this has no short term solution. Trump extended the social distancing guidelines until at least April 30th. Pennsylvania is under a shelter in place order. Basically, people are ordered to stay home unless we’re going to the doctor, out for groceries, or other necessities. Yesterday I had my yearly physical and Cranberry was like a ghost town. Classes resumed yesterday for SRU. My students have adjusted fairly well to the change. It was a massive effort to shift over to online learning so late in the semester. The university announced graduation was postponed until further notice. Summer classes will now all be online. We’re hopeful the fall may see us returning to some degree of normalcy, but it’s too early to know for sure. Congress passed a $2 trillion dollar stimulus bill. The largest in US history. Most citizens will get a one time $1200 check. Compared to other countries, it’s largely seen as a pittance. Especially considering the same bill is earmarking billions for corporations, airlines, and the cruise industry. The latter is particularly infuriating given that so many sail under foreign flags to avoid taxation. The country is still woefully behind in testing supplies and the manufacturing of medical supplies. By any realistic metric, the federal response has been lackluster at best, criminally negligent at worst. The President continues trying to pass the buck and blame everyone and everything but himself and his own incompetence. And people are literally dying as a result. 3,440 people are dead as of today in the US. The White House estimates 200,000 could die before it’s all over. I would much prefer Chaucer’s April to Eliot’s. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Journal Entry - 31 March 2020 Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Journal SRU Faculty Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/b79b509003390319a140c95930508133.jpg 8c02f4f17f72a84b57039ae10a1a2683 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a href="https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/coronavirus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/coronavirus/</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Description An account of the resource This is a screenshot of the daily COVID-19 coverage site for the PG on the day that the Democratic Governor declared masks mandatory and the GOP-led state assembly passed a bill to reopen businesses. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pittsburgh Post Gazette Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lia Paradis Relation A related resource SRU Faculty SRU Faculty Website https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/4f3d33b0fde6b1a17a4c80671c3a9c74.jpg b6763e6765b7ef670365f5df12a032db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PPE Litter Description An account of the resource A personal protection mask littered near a rail line in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Benjamin Klunk Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/3a989a6763faa2f1ddcc5d9465345576.pdf 3c1b79d78c906727390e8d2a38fadca7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Official Communications Description An account of the resource Official communications from the SRU administration to faculty, staff, and students regarding the university's response to the Covid-19 crisis. Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Preparing SRU for the fall semester Description An account of the resource Email from President William Behre to SRU students about important campus updates Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-05-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Office of the President Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Email SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/68d080b0d722a4371ea65baeb1b3e790.pdf 2da5bf1bdbed63e79079c0c9aa352431 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Official Communications Description An account of the resource Official communications from the SRU administration to faculty, staff, and students regarding the university's response to the Covid-19 crisis. Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource President Behre's Update to Students, March 27 Description An account of the resource Email from President William Behre to SRU students about important campus updates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Office of the President Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University Email SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Official Communications Description An account of the resource Official communications from the SRU administration to faculty, staff, and students regarding the university's response to the Covid-19 crisis. Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YLGfVIdYjeI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource President William Behre Town Hall Meeting for Staff and Faculty, April 28 Description An account of the resource Online Town Hall Meeting with SRU President William Behre Town Hall Meeting for Staff Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Office of the President Relation A related resource SRU Administrator SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications Video YouTube https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/af9d3c261990ba1fcb84a8164c39e2ab.pdf 5d0a074d5af0fa16225efd017c48103f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource President's update to students Description An account of the resource Email from SRU President William Behre to SRU students concerning registration for Summer classes and remote work for student workers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Office of the President Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University Email SRU Administrator https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/3eba11bb8d1188a00873188621fb3a4b.pdf 4055f426fb3ea46ed107d02669a38c34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document While the Aebersold Recreation Center has been closed since March 12 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Campus Recreation has continued its wellness initiative on its social media platforms. Karen Perry, director of campus recreation, said that Campus Recreation promotes all aspects of wellness, not solely physical wellness. “Campus Rec is wellness, so we hit all aspects of wellness everyday in what we do in Campus Rec,” Perry said. “So whether it’s social, physical, or mental, it all comes through.” Last week, as SRU’s classes resumed online, Campus Recreation began to push a stronger social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Posts include contests, at-home workouts and videos. “We tried to hit more from the social media standpoint because that’s what a lot of people are relating to right now,” Perry said. As a continuation of the Rock 30 campaign, “Walk 30” will take place April 8 through May 8 to encourage social media followers to take a 30-minute walk or do 30 minutes of exercise at home each day. Karly Balon, a senior exercise science major, worked at the ARC since her freshman year. In her final semester at SRU, she was hired as one of three interns in the fitness center under the leadership of Ryan Stack, assistant director of wellness. After face-to-face classes at SRU were suspended, Stack spoke with Balon and the other interns about continuing to promote wellness and campus recreation remotely. At this meeting, Balon offered to do live workouts. “We wanted to keep everyone active, keep everyone moving, so we sort of discussed what we could bring as students and as interns,” Balon said. Campus Recreation is partnering with the Virtual Involvement Team to continue engagement with the SRU community remotely. Balon specifically hosts an Instagram Live session each Wednesday at 4 p.m. for #WellnessWednesday, one of the weekly themes for virtual involvement initiative. During the first trial run on April 1, Balon’s live workout earned 56 engagements on Instagram. Now, the other two fitness center interns, Rose Henzel and Andrew Green, will host workouts on Instagram Live at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, respectively. If someone cannot follow along to a live workout, workouts are posted regularly on Campus Recreation’s Twitter page. “Social media wise, we’re using Instagram and Twitter to promote almost like a wellness challenge,” Balon said. “So whether it’s meditation, whether it’s writing down positive things about yourself or whether it’s a workout challenge, we just want to keep campus and the community healthy in all aspects of health, all aspects of wellness.” Balon hopes that community members working out alongside her during the live workouts get good energy, some laughs and the motivation to complete a workout. “Even if they are in their own home or outside, really I just want people to stay active in this time,” Balon said. “I know it’s a big stress reliever for me. If I can do my part by helping others through, if that’s the way I can help others, then I’ll do it.” Concerning other aspects of wellness, Perry reminds the SRU community that taking care of yourself is essential during the pandemic. Perry, who lives close to SRU and has been walking on campus as part of her routine, recommends creating a flexible routine that includes some aspect of wellness. “If you’re not taking care of yourself through either sleeping, taking time for some sleep or from activity or that routine of what you have to do then prioritizing the things that are really important each day, then I think it’s going to be too overwhelming,” Perry said. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Promoting wellness remotely: Campus Recreation engages community via social media Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Shumsky Relation A related resource SRU Student Virtual Birds and Bagels connects the community to nature https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/d5b03e551dab83a5feeca1fa6dada437.pdf f91e21a71d973df2656da9daf1836661 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available. UPDATE (MARCH 28, 1:00 p.m.) – All countable related athletic activities (CARA) have been cancelled for the remainder of the semester The PSAC announced Friday that all countable related athletic activities have been suspended for the remainder of the academic year, after originally setting March 30 as a date for a potential reevaluation. For the remainder of the semester, all sports will be allowed to participate in eight hours of virtual CARA. There will be no mandatory physical activities, and only athletic-related meetings may occur, with no more than two hours of film review. Voluntary physical activities are permitted, and student-athletes are not required to report back to their coaches on such activities. UPDATE (MARCH 13, 6:50 p.m.) – NCAA announces an additional season of eligibility to Division II spring sport student athletes The NCAA approved actions in recruiting, reinstatement, legislation/interpretation, progress-toward-degree, playing and practice season and membership issues during its Friday, March 12 NCAA Division II Administrative Committee teleconference. In the wake of the rapid spread of COVID-19, the NCAA was forced to hold a teleconference related to the regulations and policies impacted by the coronavirus. Notably, the NCAA approved an extension request that will allow institutions to self-apply extension of eligibility and season of competition waivers for student-athletes whose 2019-20 spring seasons were cancelled, if the following criteria are met: The student-athlete used a season of competition in a spring sport during the 2019-20 academic year. The student-athlete was eligible for competition when he or she competed during the 2019-20 academic year. The student-athlete’s season was ultimately cancelled for reasons related to the COVID-19 outbreak. So, if a student-athlete competed during the spring semester, was eligible to compete while competing and had their season cancelled by COVID-19, they will be eligible to compete next season. The logistics behind the situation will become clearer as time unfolds. As of now, the process sounds simple but working unexpectedly returning scholarships into incoming rosters with new scholarships could raise additional questions. Murray, in a post on his Twitter account, also raised the issue of the financial ability of student-athletes being able to return for another season. The NCAA also approved a financial aid equivalency limit which will issue a blanket waiver to allow student-athletes who qualify for a self-applied season of competition waiver and/or extension of eligibility waiver to receive athletic aid for the 2020-21 academic year without counting toward the team’s equivalency limits. A full-time enrollment action was approved, which will issue a blanket waiver for the spring 2020 term to permit student-athletes to participate in countable athletically related activities while enrolled less than full-time, provided the student-athletes were enrolled full-time in the for the spring 2020 term. With financial and requirement actions approved by the NCAA, it paved the way for student-athletes to return for an extra season of eligibility, provided it makes sense for the individual athlete. The NCAA also approved a recruiting dead period affecting all sports until April 15. Institutional staff members will be permitted to write or telephone a prospective student-athlete but cannot engage in in-person recruiting on- or off-campus. The NCAA approved actions related to the reimbursement of costs associated with previously planned official and unofficial visits, extra benefits (i.e. meals, lodging and travel), progress toward degree requirements (e.g. term-by-term, academic year and annual academic credit hour requirements and GPA requirements), CARA restrictions for student-athletes who remain on campus, sports sponsorship, three-season requirements and items related to the NCAA Division II membership process. UPDATED (MARCH 13, 10:15 a.m.) – PSAC announces athletic competition suspended through spring semester The PSAC announced Friday morning that all athletic competition for the remainder of the spring semester has been suspended, effective immediately. Murray tweeted Thursday night that the PSAC Board of Directors would be meeting via a conference call to discuss the future of athletic competition moving forward. The decision to suspend comes “in light of the latest news regarding COVID-19.” Any non-conference competition in which travel has already taken place is left to institutional discretion through March 15, at which time all athletic competition must stop. All countable related athletic activities are suspended until March 30 at which time the Board of Directors will review a proposal from Athletic Administrators to permit or suspend CARA for the remainder of the semester. The decision to suspend all athletic events comes in the wake of athletic competition across the United States shutting down in the past couple of days. UPDATED (MARCH 12, 2:35 p.m.) – THE NCAA has cancelled all winter and spring championships NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors have canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring championships. While the cancelation of March Madness will draw headlines, the Division II men’s and women’s basketball championships and all other Division II championships, including track & field and swimming, have also been cancelled, effective Thursday afternoon. In the released statement, the NCAA cited the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, the ability to ensure events do not contribute to the spread of the pandemic and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions made by other entities in making the decision. — In the wake of all 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education institutions altering instructional plans for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester, all 18 member schools of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference have elected to continue competing, according to PSAC commissioner Steve Murray. Murray said that during a conference call with each school’s athletic director and vice president Wednesday morning, every PSAC school confirmed the desire to continue with planned athletic competition—but that is subject to change with the release of more information. During the conference call, Murray said he asked each school four questions in regard to the continuation of athletic competition: one about continuing to play, one about allowing athletes to compete in NCAA competition, one about fan attendance policies and one about whether non-championship teams were practicing. Ultimately, Murray said the decision to continue competing falls to each individual school in the PSAC. If a school chooses to no longer compete in athletics, it has the ability to choose to withdraw from all athletic competition. However, the decision to withdraw from competition would have to come directly from either the president of the university or its athletic director, according to Murray. But as of 12 p.m. Wednesday, Murray said every school planned to continue competing in athletic competition. With most members of the PSAC currently on spring break, Murray said teams would have through the weekend to gather more information as it becomes available. Murray said that while the PSAC could realistically lose a week of competition and still catch up; anything beyond that would be tough to recover from. In the case of individual athletes wishing to step away from the team, Murray said all 18 schools unanimously agreed to respect individual players’ wishes. Each school agreed to honor all scholarships and eligibility in the event a player would step away from the team, Murray said. While the NCAA isn’t regulating much in regard to Division II athletics so far, it is limiting the attendance of Division II national tournaments. Murray said the NCAA announced Wednesday at 4 p.m. that all Division II national tournament events would be run with very low spectator attendance, similar to the regulations set by the NCAA for the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Notably, in Division II men’s and women’s basketball, teams will be limited to a travel party of 20 people. Each of those 20 people will be allowed six passes to offer to friends and family for a grand total of 120 total people. This, when compiled between both teams for a total of 240 people, still sits below the Center for Disease Control’s magic number of 250 people. With both the men’s and women’s Division II basketball tournaments slated to begin Thursday afternoon, the men’s side will feature Indiana University (Pa.), Shippensburg University and Mercyhurst University while the women’s side will feature Indiana, Gannon University and California University (Pa.). Like in major college and professional sports around the world, the issue of the attendance of fans at athletic events has arisen in the PSAC—a trend which had been continued by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA before the league was suspended in a groundbreaking decision following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 Wednesday night. Murray said the decision to limit spectator attendance does not fall on either the NCAA or the PSAC—that decision falls to the individual schools in the PSAC. “Every PSAC school will have the choice of whether to limit fan attendance,” Murray said. While the threat of banning fans lingers around almost all athletic events, not just PSAC sports, Murray said the CDC has established a magic number of 250 people. Murray acknowledged that is hard to even get 250 people to PSAC athletic event as it is. Of course, based on new government and NCAA rules and regulations in the days and weeks to come, fan attendance policies are subject to change. In the case of Slippery Rock, SRU Director of Athletics Paul Lueken made it clear that the policy would be enacted in full. ”Spring sport athletic contests played at SRU will be played without spectators, fans or parents, until future notice,” Lueken said. Slippery Rock athletic teams will continue to practice and compete as scheduled on the Rock Athletics website, Lueken said. Non-PSAC games will be played if the opposing university is allowed to travel to the Slippery Rock campus, or if said university is able to host SRU. Non-conference games, however, are subject to change if further travel bans are enacted by Pennsylvania or neighboring states, Lueken said. Non-championship season SRU athletic teams, which are out of season sports like football and men’s and women’s basketball, are not allowed to practice or compete during the extended spring break period since students will not be allowed back into the dorms until March 29. Any changes regarding those regulations will be determined closer to March 29. Rock Athletics, the Slippery Rock Athletic Communication website, said that coverage of baseball and lacrosse events may be changed due to the lack of undergraduate students required to run live streams. Murray said that handshakes, fist bumps and physical displays of sportsmanship will be suspended, and an announcement will be made to the PSAC athletes about maintaining general hygiene. With those in Division II athletics in constant communication, Murray said that such contact will continue. He said as of Wednesday night, all Division II schools expected to continue as planned. But he acknowledged the uniqueness and uncertainty of the situation. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PSAC sports suspended, effective immediately Description An account of the resource This story was published in the sports section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. 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