1 20 186 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/0d35e3be27fdb5d952534aded4175b2e.pdf f39a0b3e39e791e1220797dd437740ea 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 Staying home doesn’t have to be boring. Take advantage of this time by doing something you’ve never done or maybe things you haven’t done in a while. Here is a list of 10 activities that will keep you occupied during this pandemic: 1 Exercise Although you can’t go to your local gym, that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice getting in a good workout. It’s important to stay active and get in at least 30 minutes of activity a day. Whether you follow a physical fitness video, go for a run or create your own workout, getting your body moving will improve your overall energy, health, sleep and mood. 2 Read a book Books can be the windows to amazing stories! Many people tend to watch movies and TV shows, but reading improves one’s mental stimulation. College students often opt out of reading for fun because of the workload for classes they have. With all the spare time we have now, pick up a good book and dive into the unknown. Reading is known to reduce stress, expand your vocabulary, improve focus/concentration and allows you to gain knowledge. So sit down and curl up to a good book; it might surprise you. 3 Play board games Family game nights can be a blast. Dust off that old family favorite and let the games begin. Being unable to go out and do other activities gives us a great opportunity to spend time with our families and make some memories. 4 Cook/Bake Try something new! Dig through your family’s recipe book or start from scratch. Cooking a new meal might surprise you. Baking cookies can be simple, but have you tried to cook them without the pre-made package? Challenge yourself! 5 Spring Cleaning Yes, it’s that time of the year. Time to get rid of all those clothes that don’t fit and those smelly old shoes you’ve had since middle school. Go through your stuff and create a donation pile. This will help you declutter and will benefit a local donation center. Don’t forget to clean. Scrub your home head to toe. Spring cleaning is known for its sense of rebirth and starting new. It will take a load off your chest. 6 Craft Do something artistic, whether that’s drawing, painting or scrapbooking. Let your imagination go wild. This is another activity that reduces stress. Take some time out of your day to doodle and who knows, maybe you’ll discover a hidden talent! 7 Create a bullet journal Journaling is a popular form of expressing your thoughts and ideas on paper. A bullet journal is a place where you can do anything. It’s really easy! It allows you to set goals for yourself and make a schedule. Draw pictures, make bucket lists, make to-do lists or write down your thoughts for the day. The purpose of doing a bullet journal is to let yourself plan and create. In this journal, you can track your habits and help you to be more accountable for your actions. Each bullet journal is unique and all you need to start is a notebook and a pen. 8 Plan a trip Many people use the excuse that they’re too busy to plan a vacation. Now that you may have more time on your hands, you can sit down and plan that perfect trip. Planning trips can be difficult, but if you take your time and do your research, you will be much happier with the results. 9 Clear your storage Every time your phone tells you you’re low on storage, you may ignore it. It’s time to go through all those old photos and videos and erase all those unnecessary doubles and screenshots. Organize the ones you save into albums so you can find them easier. If you want to erase them all, you can get them printed and sent right to your mailbox so that you’ll always have those memories. 10 Redecorate Take that old room of yours and start fresh! Start by taking down all of your pictures and posters. Move around your furniture to give yourself a new perspective. Using things you have at home, create a new vision and then go crazy. Being stuck in the house can often clutter your head. Giving yourself a “new” space can spice up your day and allow you to feel rejuvenated. 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 10 things to do while stuck at home 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 2020-03-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ashley Kaiser Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/ea5c6bb2725eb8ce20569eb2c7a741d5.jpeg c98a264b19cfd63053f767135c5d73b6 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 4/20/2020 Living through a Pandemic Description An account of the resource Attached is a photo of the group of people I have been quarantining with throughout this time. Interestingly enough, this group of people was not my typical friend group and they came into my life at a very interesting point. I captured this photo as we watched the sunset over the Mckay Education building parking lot on 4/20/2020. The entire day was full of sunshine and good energy and I knew when I saw that scene through my eyes it was a moment I never wanted to forget. This period of lockdown has been a time of reflection, growth, and new relationships. Photographed: Natalie Truini, Natalie Erwin, Avery Crosley, David Wiles, and Madison Novotny Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Carly Cooper Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/5a6096975cbd425c65d83880838910ea.jpg 2e1fb5bbe5737d8d6093b91392a73d5c 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 A Day in The Life Description An account of the resource This is my standing desk; my dining room converted to my temporary office (with my Cleveland Indians cup and SRU coffee mug in the shot.) I also chose to leave my daughter's book underneath the dining room table as a reflection of merging work and home to make the best our situation. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Earl Coburn Relation A related resource SRU Staff Image SRU Staff https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/df7fe73a017297f54ed60a57de174ff9.pdf 8d28d96bd29b8bd8bd1ee072a53a5f60 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 For most seniors at a Division II state school, Senior Day is typically the end of the road. While most of their peers spend their mornings asleep in their dorms and their weekends doing whatever they so choose — drinking a lot of the times — those Division II athletes aren’t so lucky. Unlike their counterparts at Division I schools who have millions spent on their every whim, it’s not a glamorous life for a Division II athlete. The rides are long, the courts are right next to the road and the fans are exclusively parents more often than not. But it’s all worth it for one more chance at continuing the sport near and dear to their hearts: tennis. Lacey Cohen has spent three years and some change at Slippery Rock, Viola Lugmayr just behind her after transferring into the program as a sophomore, steadily rising up career leaderboards under the tutelage of long-time SRU head coach Matt Meredith. Soaring highs, serving as the pinnacle of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference student-athlete success and again, and crushing lows, on the heels of first-round exits in the NCAA tournament in back to back seasons, led to one final go-round for Cohen and Lugmayr. That one final chance at glory, at competing in the sport they loved, came crashing to a halt in wake of the spread of COVID-19. “I was devastated, and I know all my teammates were as well,” Cohen said. “We were really looking forward to the season; we were training super hard and were ready to go.” The duo will not get a chance to finish their senior seasons and push for the elusive PSAC title and subsequent NCAA title, but at least they got to experience a Senior Day. After the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring sport championships on Thursday, March 12, Meredith said he saw the writing on the wall. So, against Salem University while competing in a spring break series of matches in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Meredith organized a makeshift Senior Day for Cohen and Lugmayr, equipped with balloons and flowers, the whole nine yards. “It was definitely unconventional, but it was still really nice to get flowers and balloons,” Cohen said. “It was amazing getting all the support from all the teammates and coaches.” Holding big bouquets of flowers, surrounded by green and white balloons, the duo smiled along with teammates for what could be the last time for a very long time. Lugmayr and freshman Lois Page picked up a victory in the first flight doubles match while Cohen and junior Olivia Warner clinched the second flight. The PSAC suspended all athletic competition for the remainder of the spring semester Friday, March 13, but since Rock tennis had already traveled to South Carolina, they were allowed to finish the final event of the trip — which would end up being the last of the season. However, with the NCAA Division II Administrative Committee approving an extra season of eligibility for spring sport athletes, Cohen and Lugmayr aren’t necessarily done yet. “I’m definitely considering coming back as I’m going to grad school for occupational therapy at SRU,” Cohen said. “I’ll be around, but the course work will be much harder, so I’ll have to make it work. But if I can, I’d love to play.” Having already spoken with Meredith about returning to Slippery Rock as an assistant during her time at Slippery Rock as a graduate student, Cohen now faces the decision of returning to compete for another season. Whether it’s as an athlete looking for more glory or a coach giving back to those she spent seasons competing with, Cohen wants to be around the team in any way. “I love the team so much, so I’m looking forward to being apart of Rock tennis for as long as possible,” Cohen said. While the potential for a comeback is stronger for Cohen, as her life after Slippery Rock actually continues through SRU, Lugmayr’s isn’t so clear cut. “It might be different with Viola,” Meredith said. “She has some options. She will go to Arizona to work with Adapted PE to work with wheelchair tennis.” Lugmayr, who left Slippery Rock to return to Austria once classes were officially moved online, will continue to pursue her passion. Meredith said if Lugmayr wants to come back, he’d love to have her back. If this is the end for Cohen or Lugmayr, what a career it has been. Cohen, who has played from the first flight in singles competition nearly her entire career, will go down as one of the most accomplished tennis players in Slippery Rock history. As one of just 11 members of the 100-win club, Cohen’s 123 career victories rank sixth in school history. Her 60 singles wins rank seventh all-time while her 63 doubles wins are tied for eighth. “It was really successful,” Cohen said of her career. “I’ve had great teammates and coaching along the way, making it an amazing experience.” A long career of winning has garnered a PSAC-West Freshman of the Year and a PSAC-West Athlete of the Year award along with being named a five-time All-PSAC West honoree and a three-time PSAC-West Athlete of the Week. Cohen also was the 2018 PSAC singles champion. Lugmayr would have been the 12th member to reach the centennial win mark during senior year as she sits at 96 wins. Her 42 singles wins are tied for 20th in Slippery Rock history while her 54 doubles wins are tied for 11th. Like Cohen, Lugmayr is a PSAC champion, winning the 2019 PSAC doubles championship and the 2019 ITA Atlantic Region doubles championship. Both titles came with sophomore Lois Page. Lugmayr is also a two-time All-PSAC West honoree, a PSAC Champion Scholar and the recipient of the 2018-19 Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsman Award. Lugmayr and Page teamed up to be the 15th ranked doubles team nationally as ranked by the ITA. Despite the end of the season, which Cohen said has led to a lot of disappointment, the team has continued to support each other. Regardless of Cohen or Lugmayr’s decisions on continuing their athletic careers, Cohen feels as though her time with Rock tennis will carry over throughout the rest of her life. “It’s hard to say, tennis is an individual sport, but when you’re playing as a team, everything counts together,” Cohen said. “I really value how important and awesome being on a team is; it’s something special.” 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 A finish unfit for two of the greats Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the sports 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 2020-03-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Karl Ludwig Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/6200d5bdd6e7f6fe0b6fad8ca0e79d6b.pdf 1b0d83878eb429dd0b1e78222aaebb02 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. 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Title A name given to the resource A special message from President Behre (April 13, 2020) Description An account of the resource Video message from SRU President William Behre to the SRU community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-13 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 SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications Video YouTube https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/add5ee41e931eec771cf21d3c33893f1.pdf 834994f1571a192c298c2943195a7a09 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 All on-campus events have been cancelled in response to SRU moving all classes to online instruction. In an email with a document of FAQ’s about Student Engagement and Leadership, campus events include but are not limited to on and off campus meetings, performances, carnivals, celebrations, rallies, demonstrations, lectures, social gatherings, speaker presentations and conferences. All student organizations must cancel their events. In the email addressed to Student Organization Presidents and Advisors, social distancing, as outlined by the CDC can be an effective way to control the spread of COVID-19. Student organizations that wish to move meeting related activities to online can do so, but there should be no face-to-face meetings or activities. Rock the Weekend Events, Relay for Life, Burlesque Bash, Esports Tournament, Travel Trip: Urban Air and the Community Cookout have all been cancelled. Lauren Moran, the director of Student Engagement and Leadership, said that she knew the office needed to do more communication with student organizations and found it important that Student Engagement and Leadership Office provided more specific details. “We wanted to make sure that people knew what was going on with events that we knew were going to be big,” Moran said. “Particularly with the Roddy Ricch concert, that was going to be a hot topic for students, and we wanted to get ahead of that as opposed to fielding questions as they come.” Moran said that students chose to come to Slippery Rock because they wanted that on campus experience, and not being around their peers is going to impact people in many ways. “Cancelling events and loosing that feel of community, being on campus is a big [impact],” Moran said. One of the major events cancelled was Relay for Life. Alexis Adams, a senior exercise science major, leadership minor and president of Colleges Against Cancer, said that although Slippery Rock cancelled all campus events, the American Cancer Society (ACS) cancelled all nation-wide events until March 31. Adams said that most of the fundraising is online, where those interested to donate as an individual or a team can put money into an account that goes towards the big donation. All money raised goes toward ACS. “Colleges Against Cancer means the world to me,” Adams said. “When I joined, I didn’t know anyone directly that had cancer, but my grandma died from stage 4 lung cancer and at that point it became personal.” Adams said she has grown a love for Relay for Life and what it does for people. Alongside the community aspect, Moran said that student organizations are also impacted financially, particularly those funded through SGA, which is funded by the student activity fee. “Any sort of financial loss is really a hit to the students because that’s a fee you all pay,” Moran said. Moran said that one of the reasons she is in her current job is to work with students and be around them. “For me personally, it’s going to impact me, because the students are where I get my energy to do the work I do,” Moran said. Moran said that the Student Engagement and Leadership Office is trying to find a way to rethink how they work with students and recently had a meeting to discuss ways to virtually engage students. “I think it’s going to impact the way that we work daily,” Moran said. “Not just online but the way we have to think about what student involvement means, what student engagement is; we have to rethink that.” Moran is the type of person who thrives on creativity and said that the new challenge will be exciting for the office to get out of the normal routine. Moran stressed the importance of student organizations to continue working with each other and trying to meet and engage virtually. “For so many students, their student organization or whatever they’re involved in on campus is really what connects them to the Slippery Rock community,” Moran said. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-18 Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource SRU Communication Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University SRU Official Communications https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/fe2161b53d9bd3277a97da51c1fe3d92.pdf 7584f374729f114a2942c72ebe827855 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 For the past three weeks, SRU students have begun to adjust to a new normal. For many, this means moving home and social distancing from college friends, especially within counties under a “stay at home” order. As SRU students resume classes online on Monday, here are some of the apps and programs students have been using while social distancing. 1. Zoom Some professors may host office hours over video conferencing software such as Zoom, and some on-campus organizations have used Zoom to host meetings remotely. However, Zoom holds a potential beyond these types of meetings. Zoom is the opportunity to safely socialize with your peers. Whether it’s a study session for an upcoming exam or a half hour conversation to catch up, Zoom is a software many students have been and will be using while social distancing. 2. Houseparty Houseparty is a free group video chatting platform. Once the chat begins, users can start games without having to leave the app. Houseparty was originally released in 2016 and is owned by Epic Games. 3. Netflix Party Unlike other programs mentioned, Netflix Party is a Google Chrome extension. Users can watch a movie or television show on Netflix with synchronized playback. In other words, everyone can watch a program at the same time. The extension also has a chat for users and options to select avatars for an adding viewing experience. To start Netflix Party, one user needs to open Netflix, activate the Netflix Party extension and then send the link to anyone who wants to join the party. 4. Game Pigeon For iOS users, bringing back the classic GamePigeon iMessage games is a great way to stay connected with friends in between study sessions. With 24 game options, iOS users can play any game of their choosing with another friend (or two for “Crazy 8,” which requires three plays). 5. Jackbox Games Jackbox Games is well known for its party game packs with different varieties of games for any audience. As long as there is one laptop or gaming system available to operate the game, all players are able to play along with a smart device or laptop. Jackbox Games has made one of its games, Drawful 2, free for a limited time. All of its other party packs and standalone games are discounted as of March 28. Depending on the technology you have at home, you can also stream Jackbox on Zoom, Google Hangouts or Discord. 6. The Sims 4 Originally released in North America in 2014, the classic life simulation game allows users to create a Sims character and control their life experiences. Although the game was released six years ago, this game made the list because of its affordable sale price. As of March 28, the standard edition of the game for PC only costs $4.99, a drop from its original $39.99 price. 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 Apps and programs SRU students are downloading while social distancing Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Shumsky Relation A related resource SRU Student Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-29 Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/1901723b8f04673c50c263ba40de2e43.jpg cd698eac994688f34df5cc7a3088db53 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 Beans! Description An account of the resource Expecting that there won't be much summer travel, I decided to keep myself busy and entertained growing my first vegetable garden. This is a picture of the first sprouts emerging in my seedling trays. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lia Paradis Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/b8cfbaa5b2305159cc200bf59f054487.pdf 2ac343ad9f6da1df78e9ab19483b4019 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 The Stone House Center for Public Humanities and SRU Archives are collaborating on an archive project called “Shared Voices, Shared Experiences” to gather the lived experiences of people during the time of COVID-19. Aaron Cowan, a professor of history and one of the co-directors of The Stone House Center for Public Humanities, said that this rapid-response archive project is a way for people to determine what they deem significant during this time. “Everyone, student or community member, are having their own unique experiences because of this outbreak so the idea is to be able to document that,” Cowan said. Along with Cowan, Lia Paradis, a professor of history and one of the co-directors of The Stone House Center for Public Humanities, said that the term rapid-response came from wanting to gather or capture things in the moment that can be shared later on. Paradis said that lived experience is what historians and archivists want to capture when they are trying to get an idea of a historical event. “You can get the official word, you can get the media stuff, but it’s harder to get the day to day details of what people are experiencing in their everyday lives and how they’re feeling,” Paradis said. Some contributions that Paradis hopes the community will submit to “Shared Voices, Shared Experiences” are blog posts, excerpts from journals or artistic efforts. Paradis said that any ways people are dealing with stress of the situation would be great opportunities to be captured so that the archives have the particular everyday experience. “Every person’s lived experience is important, people should not hesitate to contribute things that document their everyday experience” Paradis said. Similarly to Paradis, Cowan agrees with the idea that all experiences are important. Cowan said that even people who made a TikTok video to keep themselves entertained can submit it to the archive project. “It can be very trivial, because those have some value to tell how people are experiencing life,” Cowan said. Submitting to the project only takes up to ten minutes, and community members and others have the opportunity to submit anonymously if they feel the need to do so on the website. “…in doing so, you’ve created something we are going to archive that will really be a lasting record,” Cowan said. Both Cowan and Paradis have submitted to the archive project and plan to submit more in the future. Cowan submitted a picture of a giant teddy bear on a porch in Grove City as well as a tweet talking about the shift to online learning and its challenges. “It’s much harder to do what historians call social history,” Cowan said. “What were people’s everyday lives like? How did they change? That’s a lot harder to do because we don’t usually make record of those kind of things.” Paradis also submitted multiple entries to the project, such as a picture of her home office, the start of her vegetable garden that she always wanted to grow and eventually a page from her Pandemic class syllabus about the alteration of classes. “People don’t understand that what they’re wearing is a historical document,” Paradis said. “[We] reinforce that anything is valuable because it documents their real-life experience right now.” Along with the online submissions, physical submission are also be considered for a time when social distancing is over. Both Paradis and Cowan believe that the archives project will be an ongoing project, possibly up to a year. “People may contribute different things in September than they are contributing now, because the experience will have changed by then but it may not be over by then,” Paradis said. Both Paradis and Cowan encourage students, community members and other people in Western Pennsylvania to contribute to the archival project. “As cheesy as it may sound, you can be a part of history and create something that future research can draw on to understand this experience,” Cowan 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 Becoming a part of history 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 2020-04-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hope Hoehler Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket 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 Community Description An account of the resource Our community is a vital part of this project. Feel free to contribute any item so that others can see how COVID-19 has impacted your daily routine. Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueRowBlog/videos/681414705761885/?t=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/BlueRowBlog/videos/681414705761885/?t=3</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 Blue Row Quarantine Lullaby Project Description An account of the resource Beginning on March 23, 2020, members of our local and not so local community began sharing a nightly lullaby via Blue Row Blog. Our hope is that the lullabies bring a few moments of comfort to those who may need it, every evening. As the person who has had the pleasure of sending each lullaby out into our quarantined world, I am constantly reminded of the power of community and music. We can lean on each other and be there for each other, even when we can't be together. And music will always help lift the burden. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vocals - Beth Taylor-Ackelson, Project - Elizabeth Andreassi King Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Elizabeth Andreassi King Relation A related resource Relative of SRU student, faculty, etc. Relative Website https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/a5d0af7c3b6d18a7311d8e9908f55bb9.pdf d26816f3c185eeafee9a5b587972014f 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 The grading system for the spring 2020 semester has been altered so that students have two options as to what grade they receive, according to an email sent to students by SRU President William Behre. Option 1 is graduate and undergraduate students will receive a grade of A, B, C or NC, according to an email sent to students by SRU President William Behre. A grade of NC provides no credit and will not impact students’ GPA. Students who are enrolled in courses with P/NC and P/F will continue to be graded accordingly. Basic Competency/The Rock courses will continue to be graded A, B, C or NC. Option 2 is undergraduate students will also have the option on a course by course basis to select a P/NC option. Behre said students should use the P/NC option sparingly and only in consultation with their advisers. Behre said choosing a P/NC could have an adverse effect on future plans. “For example, students applying to graduate school, seeking a professional credential, or hoping to maintain an external scholarship may need to have letter grades posted in order to achieve their goals,” Behre said. “There may be other instances not specifically listed [in the email] in which a letter grade is needed or desirable.” Behre said students will receive an e-communication two weeks before the course withdrawal deadline to select option 2. If the form is not returned, option 1 will be applied. Students will return the option 2 grade form through email to academic.records@sru.edu if they chose option 2. Students who receive a P will receive credit with no impact to their GPAs. Students who receive NC will receive no credit with no impact on their GPAs. The deadline to select P/NC is April 27. This choice is irrevocable after April 27. All courses that began the semester in a distance format keep their original withdrawal deadline. For all courses that began as face-to-face and were converted to distance modalities, the deadline for withdrawals is April 27. Behre said if a student becomes ill or is caring for someone who is ill, he encourages students to discuss with their professors the possibility of obtaining grades of incomplete this semester. He said the work can be made up once the student’s health or care giving concerns subside. Behre encourages students to reach out to their professors and advisers with the challenges they may face through the disruption that COVID-19 brings. “We are here to help,” Behre said, “Please take care of yourselves and continue to practice social distancing. Together we will get through this.” 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 BREAKING: Grading system changes for spring semester 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 2020-03-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nina Cipriani Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/c990cd2ef7a4fd1b31e6f2a1580ab3b9.pdf f0064c7e8d3ae6a7d0b603732db9b39d 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 comprehensive list of all universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and their plans in response to the coronavirus outbreak. This story will be updated with more information as more schools announce contingency plans. Two PASSHE schools (Shippensburg and West Chester) have reported confirmed cases (four) of COVID-19 as of March 26. As of March 18, all PASSHE schools have transitioned to online learning for the rest of the spring semester. PASSHE System-Wide Updates – UPDATED MARCH 16, 4:00 p.m. PASSHE Chancellor Daniel Greenstein announced to the State System Family on March 13 that, in wake of PA Governor Tom Wolf closing all K-12 schools for two weeks, he was directing all PASSHE institutes to abandon in-person instruction during the same period. From March 16-29, all 14 state system schools will instruct classes in either an online or alternative method or suspend classes altogether. Greenstein said he made the decision in the interest of the health and safety of all Pennsylvanians. Kutztown University and Indiana University (Pa.) suspended face-to-face instruction within roughly an hour of the direction of Greenstein’s statement. On Monday, March 16, PASSHE announced that undergraduate and graduate students in experiential learning sites, such as professional placements, practica, internships and clinical rotations, should not report to on-site placements “until face-to-face classes resume.” The restriction on these learning sites will last until April 6 at the earliest. However, it’s not yet clear at this time how universities that have already switched to distance education for the remainder of the semester will approach the continuation of experiential learning. Dave Pidgeon, PASSHE director of public relations, said that this issue will be looked at closely and that communication with each university president is key in these decisions going forward. The Office of the Chancellor is now working using remote methods and the Board of Governors meeting scheduled originally for April 1-2 has been postponed. Bloomsburg University (Columbia County) – UPDATED MARCH 16, 5:15 p.m. Bloomsburg University announced Monday, through an online statement from BU President Bashar W. Hanna, that all classes will be delivered through an online medium through the end of the semester, starting March 23. Bloomsburg students will be allowed to retrieve belongings from residence halls and academic buildings the week of March 16-21, but students will have the opportunity to move out at a later date if needed. Bloomsburg strongly discourages BU students from remaining in off-campus housing citing a need to take the situation around COVID-19 seriously and listen to public health officials. Questions regarding refunds and financial matters will be addressed as soon as university officials come to a decision, and the university assured students that leadership is working on a solution. In accordance with PASSHE directives, all BU experiential learning sites, including internships, have been cancelled. All university-sponsored travel is cancelled for faculty, staff and students related to professional development and non-essential business. All events through the end of April have been cancelled. Per PA Governor Tom Wolf’s directive, all non-essential BU employees need not report to work Tuesday, March 17, until further notice. California University (Washington County) – UPDATE MARCH 18, 12 p.m. California University has extended its spring break for on-campus students until March 27. California University President Geraldine Jones announced that remote operations will begin Wednesday, March 18. Online classes continued as scheduled on March 16 and beginning March 30, all on-campus classes will resume through online and distance learning. Students who live in residence halls are asked to check out by March 22 at noon. Student workers and graduate assistants will be paid but are not to report to work. Cheyney University (Delaware Valley) – UPDATE MARCH 18, 12 p.m. Cheyney University announced its spring break will be extended an extra week and classes are expected to resume March 23. On Tuesday, March 17, students were notified that classes will continue online. Clarion University (Somerset County) – UPDATE MARCH 16, 2:15 p.m. As of Monday, all face-to-face instruction at Clarion University is suspended for the rest of the spring semester. All instruction beginning March 23 will be via remote methods. All Clarion students are asked to move out of their residence hall by Sunday, March 22 at 5 p.m.. This includes apartments at Clarion’s Venango Campus. More information will be updated on the university’s FAQ page. Clarion University was the 12th PASSHE school to make changes to their schedule. Moving forward Clarion has suspended all face-to-face instruction effective Monday, March 16. Classes will continue online, as any face-to-face instruction is prohibited. East Stroudsburg University (Monroe County) – UPDATE MARCH 18, 12 p.m. East Stroudsburg University announced through an official email to its students Wednesday that its spring break would be extended from the week of March 15 until March 23 as a “precautionary measure in the light of the ever-changing updates regarding COVID-19.” On March 16, the university announced that all undergraduate, graduate and doctorate instruction will be online for the remainder of the semester. East Stroudsburg’s campus will not be closed during the extended week of spring break. ESU will provide training to allow faculty to convert face-to-face courses to remote courses. In a message sent to the ESU campus community Wednesday morning, ESU President Marcia Welsh said that she instructed her leadership team to inform their staffs to prepare to work remotely. “Yesterday, I instructed my leadership team to work with their staff to prepare as many personnel as possible to work remotely from home, in the best interest of our Warrior family and their families,” Welsh said. “Today, few staff and faculty are in their offices on the physical ESU campus. But the greater number of faculty and staff are connecting electronically to make sure that all operations at ESU are running smoothly and functioning to the best of our ability given the circumstances.” Students living in the residence halls are asked to move out by April 6 unless they are an international student or have another reason to stay. They are to contact Gene Kelly, dean of students. All study abroad trips, spring break trips and other travel for university business and conferences have been suspended effective March 6. Edinboro University (Erie County) – UPDATE MARCH 16, 2:25 p.m. Edinboro University administration announced Monday morning that face-to-face instruction will be suspended for the rest of the spring semester. Edinboro University’s spring break has been extended through the week of March 16 and classes will be online starting March 23, according to Edinboro President Guiyou Huang. Face-to-face instruction was previously anticipated to resume on April 6. Edinboro University was the third PASSHE school to announce a change in its operating schedule. Edinboro University had already cancelled all university-affiliated travel in response to the outbreak. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana County) UPDATE MARCH 16, 9:30 a.m. Indiana University (Pa.) announced that all face-to-face courses for the rest of the spring semester will be suspended in a statement released Monday morning. According to IUP President Michael A. Driscoll, faculty will use the week of March 16 to prepare their courses for online delivery. Classes originally taught in a classroom will resume online on March 23. Classes that were originally taught online will begin today, March 16, as scheduled. Driscoll also said that faculty will be working to transition off-campus study to alternative learning experiences. “Students in clock-hour programs (Culinary, Police Academy, EMT and Paramedic training) will receive specific instructions from their program directors,” Driscoll said. “At this time, we are not considering extending the semester. Faculty and academic leadership will receive additional information from Provost Moerland later today.” IUP residential students are asked to remove their belongings and move out of their dorms by Saturday, March 21. Tom Segar, IUP vice president for student affairs, will send more information about the move-out process later today. “Dr. Segar also will provide information about options for students who need to remain in university housing due to emergency situations and the support systems we will continue to offer to students,” Driscoll said. Kutztown University (Berks County) – UPDATE MARCH 16, 4:45 p.m. Kutztown University President Kenneth Hawkinson announced Monday, March 16 that the university will move to online classes for the rest of the semester. Classes will resume online on March 23. Residential students will be contacted by Housing and Dining Services concerning moving out of the residence halls. Information about refunds will be shared later this week. “We will be asking all students living in residence halls to remove their belongings and check out of the residence halls,” Hawkinson said. “Options will be available for students who need to remain in university housing due to emergency situations.” All non-essential employees are to work remotely starting Tuesday, March 17. At this time, administrative offices will remain open via phone and email. All on-campus events are canceled for the rest of the semester. Hawkinson said that information about spring commencement “will be forthcoming, but probably not for a few weeks.” Lock Haven University (Centre County) – UPDATE MARCH 18, 12 p.m. Lock Haven University has suspended all face-to-face instruction following its spring break, according to a statement put out by the university. On Tuesday, March 17, Lock Haven University administration announced that remote learning will extend to the end of the semester. Courses will resume remotely on Monday, March 23. The week of March 16 will be used to prepare faculty and staff for the usage of remote and online modes of instruction. The original hope for Lock Haven University was to resume face-to-face classes on April 6. All online courses, undergraduate and graduate, resume das planned on Monday, March 16. Lock Haven University officials recommend that any experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 after spring break should not return to campus and any exposed to COVID-19 should self-quarantine for 14 days. Lock Haven has already cancelled university-sponsored travel to Jamaica, Italy, China, Iran, South Korea and Japan. Mansfield University (Tioga County) – UPDATE MARCH 12, 2:17 p.m. Mansfield University was the last PASSHE school to announce a modification to its schedule due to the coronavirus. Mansfield has suspended face-to-face classes beginning Monday, March 16 and will return with remote instruction starting on Monday, March 23. Mansfield classes will remain online for the rest of the semester. Residence halls will remain open to students, but consolidation may take place to not isolate any students but still follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for social distancing. “No matter which option is chosen, all students will be completing their coursework online,” Dusty Zeyn, Mansfield University dean of students, said in an online update message on Tuesday. “We are giving students these options because each student’s situation is different, and some students (including international students and those who do not have reliable internet connectivity at home) may need to stay on campus and/or access campus resources.” Millersville University (Lancaster County) UPDATE MARCH 16, 5:50 p.m. Millersville University announced Monday that all face-to-face instruction will transition online for the remainder of the semester in an online statement from MU President Daniel Wubah. Face-to-face classes will be suspended from March 21-27 and will resume via remote instruction on March 30. Classes originally delivered through online platforms will not be affected and will resume as normal on March 21. In the wake of PA Governor Tom Wolf’s Monday announcement, all non-essential employees will not need to report to campus, starting Tuesday, March 17. Essential employees whose duties require a physical presence at the university will report to work until further notice, and all essential and non-essential employees who have been identified as being able to work from home will do so from March 17-27. Shippensburg University (Cumberland County) UPDATE MARCH 19, 7:35 p.m. Shippensburg University announced Monday that all face-to-face instruction has been cancelled for the remainder of the semester in an online statement from SU President Laurie A. Carter. Previously, Shippensburg had suspended all face-to-face classes and events through April 11 after originally extending its spring break for one week, the university announced Friday through an online statement. During the originally scheduled extension of its spring break, faculty and staff will work toward the continuous delivery of courses and academic offerings through a virtual setting. Faculty and academic leadership will receive additional information Monday from BU Provost Tom Ormond. All courses will be delivered online from March 23 through the end of the semester. SU asked students to fully move out of residence halls by Saturday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. More information will be delivered to students by Dr. Donna Truss, the VP for student enrollment management, student success and student affairs on Monday. Truss will also provide students who need to continue to utilize on-campus housing with more information. Shippensburg University’s FAQ page addresses residence life, graduate student and employee concerns. Non-essential, university-sponsored travel is cancelled until further notice. The university asked for patience as it works out dining and housing refunds and asked those with questions to check out a regularly updated FAQ’s page. Two Shippensburg University students tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning to the United States from Europe, SU President Laurie A. Carter announced Thursday in an online statement. Shippensburg confirmed that both students had travelled to Europe over spring break and tested positive after being stopped at the airport once back in the US. Both students are currently hospitalized, but Carter said the pair were in good spirits. Since the Shippensburg students are being held in quarantine at a hospital out of state, the SU community was not put at risk. Carter asked those who are aware of the identity of the students to protect their anonymity to allow them to focus on returning to full health. Future cases of COVID-19 at Shippensburg will be reported on the university’s COVID-19 website. Slippery Rock University (Butler County) – UPDATE MARCH 16, 1:00 p.m. Slippery Rock University has announced that all face-to-face classes for the remainder of the semester will be delivered online, effective March 30, through an email from SRU President William Behre. Previously, Slippery Rock University announced Wednesday that its spring break will be extended from the week of March 8-15 until March 29, according to an email from the Office of the President to SRU stakeholders. Through instruction from PASSHE chancellor Daniel Greenstein, all state system students engaged in clinicals, practicums, internships and student teaching should not report to on-site placements until face-to-face classes resume. More information for individual students should be released to those students. Certain on-campus students, including international students, who have already chosen to stay and have registered with the Office of Residental Life, are allowed to stay. Priority will be given to students without a permanent residence within reasonable distance to the university. Dining services will be available to those students. Residental students should receive an email from the Office of Residental Life soon to schedule an orderly clean out personal belongings. The extension of spring break will not be added onto the end of the semester as the semester will be condensed with 12-week courses ending on April 20 and 16-week courses ending on May 4. Final exam week will remain May 5-9. Off-campus students should use their best judgment in returning to campus as ancillary facilities such as the Aebersold Recreation Center and Bailey Library will be closed. All on-campus events are cancelled through the end of the semester. All university-related travel is suspended. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has suspended all athletic competition, and SRU subsequently cancelled all athletics through the end of the semester. SRU will release more information on pro rata room and board fees soon. Information regarding commencement will be released in a few weeks. West Chester University (Delaware Valley) – UPDATE MARCH 26, 7:10 p.m. West Chester University was the first PASSHE school to announce a change to its operating schedule. WCU President Christopher Fiorentino announced that face-to-face instruction will resume by alternate means on March 30. In the next two weeks, faculty will prepare their courses for remote delivery. All online courses will continue as scheduled, and internships for credit, clinicals and student teaching assignments will continue as long as the host institution remains open. The residence halls and South Campus apartments will not be open, and the Office of Residence Life will contact students for scheduled times to return to campus for their belongings. All large events and public gatherings have been cancelled. Florentino also announced two confirmed cases in which a student and faculty member tested positive for coronavirus. An off-campus student tested positive after traveling outside the United States and is currently self isolating at home. They did not come back to campus as of the initial report on March 23. A WCU faculty member tested positive and didn’t report any recent travel outside the country or region, Florentino said in a statement on March 25. They most recently visited Schmucker Science Center South on March 11 and came in contact with two individuals. The faculty member is currently isolating at home, and the two individuals were notified of the potential exposure to coronavirus. 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 BREAKING: PASSHE schools respond to coronavirus outbreak Description An account of the resource This story was updated in real-time by Rocket staff members as more information on COVID-19 became available. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Rocket Staff Relation A related resource SRU Student Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-10 Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/d5f6e252191c9af0acb6d02bc6284ba4.pdf 3ff4103d18b3f98d73684455fbce329d 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 SRU President William Behre announced that spring commencement ceremonies are postponed in an email to SRU stakeholders Monday afternoon. Commencement ceremonies were scheduled for May 8-9. This announcement comes after the Centers for Disease Control released guidance on cancelling and postponing events, including gatherings of 50 or more people. “The move is part of SRU’s ongoing effort to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus,” Behre said in his email. “Everyone at SRU understands what commencement means to our graduating students as well as their proud families and friends. But many health experts are predicting that we could be in for an extended period of disruption, and, as disappointing as it is to tell our students that celebrating their accomplishments has been put on hold, it is in the interest of everyone’s health and safety that we have made this decision. Behre added that despite the postponement, all eligible undergraduate and graduate students will receive their diplomas in the mail. “When the national health situation allows it, we will recognize our spring 2020 graduates, in person, at a time when it is again safe to bring large groups of people together,” Behre 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 BREAKING: Spring 2020 commencement ceremonies postponed 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 2020-03-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Shumsky Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/4139e6ae7d358495cf1950d8e95ccd7e.pdf c8572b2773b628db1ab2bf91a6652c12 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 Summer classes will be delivered through distance learning, according to an email sent to SRU stakeholders by SRU President William Behre. Behre said Chancellor Dan Greenstein announced an extension of his temporary suspension of face-to-face classes. He said we must plan for our summer classes to be delivered via distance learning. “While I am not happy that we must go in this direction, I strongly support his decision,” Behre said. Behre also announced that internships will be put on hold until further notice. “While a majority of our summer session classes are already online,” Behre said, “Unfortunately, those that are in-person, clinical rotations, student teaching, internships, field experiences, and other types of inperson placements, will be put on hold if they cannot be converted into distance modalities.” Behre included a link in the email to provide further explanation of the decision. “While I understand this isn’t the reality that any of us asked for,” Behre said, “It is the one we have been dealt, and we will make the best of it. At the end of the day, at SRU, we lead, we succeed, and most importantly, we rock.” 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 BREAKING: SRU announces online summer classes 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 2020-03-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nina Cipriani Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/9c80ab8ac303889a5911ddb7f0f686b8.pdf 79b6d4061268926d44a154d708b06f3f 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 16 12:50 P.M. Just 10 days after SRU students left for spring break, SRU President William Behre announced Monday afternoon in an email to university stakeholders that face-to-face classes will be delivered through distance education models beginning March 30. Previously, Behre announced that spring break will be extended until March 29. All classes originally taught online will begin today as originally scheduled. “I know this is not what many of you had hoped for, nor is it what you had planned on when you came to SRU,” Behre said. “But rest assured that your professors are diligently working to bring your content online before virtual classes resume March 30.” Behre said that staff from the Office of Residence Life will schedule a move-out procedure for students to move out of their dorms. The university asks that no students come to campus without an appointment to avoid large groups coming together. “If you are one of the handful of students who must currently continue to reside on campus and have registered with the Office of Residence Life, you are welcome to continue to stay,” Behre said. “Staff will be in touch with any logistical issues that may arise.” Behre added in his email that university staff is working on information regarding room and board fee refunds. He added that information concerning refunds will be coming soon. All on-campus events, including athletic contests and recognition ceremonies, will be canceled for the rest of the semester. There is no information concerning the status of the spring commencement ceremonies at this time. Originally published March 11 at 5:24 p.m. In an email sent to university stakeholders on Wednesday, SRU President William Behre announced that SRU will extend spring break by two weeks in response to the coronavirus outbreak and move instruction online starting March 30. During the two-week extension, faculty will prepare to potentially teach their courses online. Classes originally taught online will resume as normal on March 16. Under a revised FAQ document attached to the email sent at 1:12 p.m., on-campus classes will “probably not” resume at the end of spring break. “The University will be monitoring the public health situation,” the FAQ document states. “At this point, we expect that all classes will resume through distance modalities on March 30. During the extended break period for on-campus students, faculty and staff will be preparing for the contingency that all classes will be online only beginning March 30 and until further notice. This means that there will likely be NO face-to-face instruction via lectures, seminars or any other similar classroom setting until further notice. The University will make a final decision before March 25.” In his email, Behre added, “If the semester should need to be completed fully through distance learning, additional instruction to students on the particulars of this change will be communicated by March 25.” The semester schedule will not be extended. Final exam week is still scheduled for May 5-9. Campus offices will remain open during this extended break, but auxiliary offices (such as Bailey Library and the Aebersold Recreation Center) will be closed. Students with internships or student teaching assignments should refer to their placement sites. The announcement comes after the Pennsylvania Department of Health 15 presumptive cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. So far, all presumptive positive cases have been contained to the eastern side of the state in Montgomery, Delaware, Monroe, Wayne, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties. “The hard part is that you don’t want to contribute to public hysteria, but at the same time, if you don’t plan now you can find yourself in a situation where you have hundreds of people exposed,” Behre added via a phone call interview on Tuesday. On-campus residents should not return to campus unless they must collect textbooks, prescription medications and other essential items. The Office of Housing Residence Life will follow up with more information. Information about prorated university room and board charges will announced at a later date. According to Behre, there will be a small amount of students permitted on campus. The majority of these students are international students and/or would be homeless without on-campus living. Scaled-down food operations will be available to the students permitted to stay on campus. “Some on-campus residents, such as international students, have a continued need to live on-campus as it is their permanent place of residence during the academic year,” according to the updated FAQ page. “Students who must live on-campus will be given the opportunity to apply for on-campus housing during this two-week period. Dining services will be offered to these students who must live on-campus. Further communication to on-campus residents about these options will be sent out by the Office of Housing and Residence Life by March 13.” All events on campus during the two-week extension have been cancelled. The status of events for the rest of the semester will be decided closer to March 30. Only student workers who work in essential services related to health and safety will continue to work. All other student employment is temporarily suspended. “When students return to campus, they will resume their student work responsibilities,” the FAQ page reads. As of Wednesday afternoon, athletics events haven’t been cancelled. There will be no spectators permitted at athletic events. According to Behre, the lost two weeks will not be added to the end of the semester since the university’s accrediting body allows for missed time due to weather or other emergencies. University police will remain open during the two-week extension of spring break, and health center and counseling center services will be available, according to Behre. The health center is also available via phone call. UPDATE (March 11, 2:15 p.m.) SRU’s chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (APSCUF) shared an email received by Ben Shaevitz and Jason Hilton, SRU’s president and vice president of APSCUF, in a Facebook post. “Though we have dealt with disruptions to classes before, both in cases of severe weather and during our successful job action in 2016, the proposed duration of this disruption and the comprehensive push toward online pedagogies is unprecedented,” the email reads. “Know that local APSCUF leadership has been involved in the planning process for this action and that both Ben Shaevitz and Jason Hilton are members of an emergency planning taskforce that will be meeting regularly throughout this disruption.” 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 BREAKING: SRU classes to move online starting March 30 Description An account of the resource This story was published on The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Shumsky Relation A related resource SRU Student Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-11 Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/934a450333ad45620873e42ad3fd6627.pdf 4c4ddd4ee2c370ecd3093319064b2b64 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 Butler County moved to "yellow" by Gov. Wolf. What this means for SRU. Description An account of the resource Email from President William Behre to SRU faculty and staff 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 2020-05-08 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/8983997bfb09d65285e439ad9e1d7216.pdf e491cf9df30a2ee8cc2692183d0b9369 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 After speaking with some of her Campus Edge residents on Friday, Kristin Pascoe, general manager of Campus Edge and Slippery Rock Garden Apartments, learned that some of her own residents were struggling to afford groceries. After leaving her office on Friday, Pascoe posted on Facebook to ask her local friends for nonperishable food donations for her residents. According to her post, 90% of her residents are students. This post was shared over 380 times, according to Pascoe, allowing Campus Edge management to set up a table of donated items in the clubhouse. “It was just a very simple Facebook post that was intended for my local friends in Lawrence County,” Pascoe said. “I did not expect it to get shared over 380 times all over the United States.” Throughout the weekend, Pascoe said Campus Edge received about 54 Amazon packages from anonymous donors along with another 50 boxes from donators nationwide, with one package being shipped from Texas. “So it’s literally hundreds of people who have donated,” Pascoe said. Donated items include milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, bread, pasta, sauce, soups, canned vegetables, rice, cereal, baking goods and fresh fruit. There are also personal hygiene items available. The groceries and personal hygiene items are available to any resident of Slippery Rock who may be in need. Pascoe also said that these donations are also for students who are struggling to pay bills so that they can pay bills instead of worrying about groceries. “I’m completely blown away by the hearts of everyone and it’s literally nation wide where they’re coming from just to help,” Pascoe said. “It’s amazing.” Pascoe said that she is emotional from the response to her initial Facebook post from less than one week ago. “If there’s anything good that can come out of this whole coronavirus, it’s that we all have come together, we’re all helping each other,” Pascoe said. “Definitely very emotional.” Anyone interested in donating can contact Pascoe directly at kpascoe@srucampusedge.com, drop off donations at Campus Edge or mail donations to Campus Edge, 215 Cornish Drive, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. 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 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 Campus Update: April 13, 2020 Description An account of the resource Email from SRU Communication to the SRU community about important campus updates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource SRU Communication Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University Email SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/eb88de46d5e917c1df4fc7e6d4f6baa6.pdf f9d6413f1c4c2396811f4862f5eda446 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 Campus Update: April 20, 2020 Description An account of the resource Email from SRU Communication to the SRU community about important campus updates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource SRU Communication Relation A related resource SRU Administrator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slippery Rock University Email SRU Administrator SRU Official Communications