1 20 186 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/865a08ca1ef1273b6fcdf8aefe80a39e.m4a a8443c75856f1c791e332b487e19e325 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. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Mr. Joe Wigton Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Eirene Paliouras 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 Restaurant owner recalls challenges Description An account of the resource Interview with Mr. Joe Wigton, owner of Bob's Sub &amp; Sandwich Shop in Slippery Rock, sharing his experience as a restaurant owner during the pandemic. He discusses the difficulty of running operations and the struggle to balance work and family. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eirene Paliouras Relation A related resource SRU Student Type The nature or genre of the resource Interview Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-11-21 Audio business oral history https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/885c5476f2f8a87180f9e1cd5ec403d7.jpeg d67937cb45a214abba3c0f7b0dfc49a7 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 First COVID vaccination Description An account of the resource Sarah Hendess, SRU c/o 2003, receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the FEMA vaccination site at Valencia College West Campus in Orlando, FL. This was the first weekend Florida teachers of all ages were eligible to be vaccinated. I arrived at the site when it opened at 7 a.m. and waited in line for two hours. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sarah Hendess Relation A related resource SRU Alumni https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/8af6e722b97903fb3db69ece3ebd56a7.jpeg be40acb7b4b8eb88a30e84ac9eee8488 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 Visit the zoo Description An account of the resource Sarah Hendess, SRU c/o ‘03, makes a friend at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Masks and social distancing required. Zoo operating at limited capacity. Reservations required for admission. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sarah Hendess Relation A related resource SRU Alumni https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/e1ca7d292afad051f8d84c61d612d06a.gif 8bdc9de31be9fcab888dbd6a07f10635 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/93dbf091de297617ba841a6fa04a291d.png c6e89f49b071b28b3ea8cc6bdb9056c3 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 https://www.google.com/doodles/wear-a-mask-save-lives-aug-5 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 Google Doodle - Wear a Mask. Save Lives: Help Stop Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Google's company logo image, or "doodle", is the Google letters each wearing a mask. One of the world's most well known companies is promoting health and safety information from the CDC related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and links users to this page - <a href="https://g.co/kgs/1rCNu8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://g.co/kgs/1rCNu8</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Google Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allison Brungard Relation A related resource 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 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. 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 routine tasks of days on end can become a drag for all; the stay-at-home orders of Spring 2020 revealed. One day I got a text from one of my kids "Dress up for dinner tonight." I made a fancier dinner than I originally planned because of the text. Meal time arrived and so did 4 daughters dressed in prom dresses and the males came in suits! Over the next weeks, once a week, someone came up with a theme I would plan a menu around and the family made costumes or gathered games or music to bring to the table too. 80's night, Dress like Dad night (at which each kid brought their favorite photo of themselves with Dad and re-created the outfit their dad was wearing at the time the photo was taken), a night in Paris (where PM Macron, Remy the Rat, mimes, Lady Liberty, Belle, and other French characters attended). If your family is in a rut, eating and conversing, pick a theme...give each member a task to provide ( food, game, movies, music, decorations) and make COVID-19 not just a isolating experience but create memorable experiences too! 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Quarantine 15 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Seth Jenny Description An account of the resource Upon request, this video was created for the SRU Twitter account to share with students on social media as an encouraging message by Dr. Seth Jenny, Assistant Professor within the Department of Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences, Slippery Rock University. It depicts many physical activities Dr. Jenny performed with his two sons Miles and Calvin while in quarantine. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Seth Jenny Relation A related resource SRU Faculty 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. 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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 May Working Conditions Description An account of the resource This picture was taken at Baden Steel Bar & Bolt Corp; I currently work there. Cleaning out the door knobs and the costumer counter in the Shipping department are now part of my morning routine. Wearing a mask throughout the day while also using gloves when necessary are also some of the changes that were implemented as I came back to work. Every department follows the same protocol in order to ensure the safety of the employees. 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Title A name given to the resource SRU Summary for May 22 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 2020-05-22 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/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/. 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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/c4a846a001b4b58eed1d401df240ce9e.png bef4c3843bb88ddf0976a1571914b869 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/792ba87afb0b9fe457c4f54f1e05d1ff.MOV 1739d3fb9ad857f913193da130fb47ec 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 Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. 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 campus on Graduation Day 2020 Description An account of the resource SRU History professor Dr. Tom Pearcy documents an empty campus on what would normally be one of the busiest, most congested days of the year. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tom Pearcy Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-05-09 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 In recent weeks, Governor Tom Wolf has moved most counties in our region from the "red" phase of quarantine into the "yellow" phase, which means some of the more stringent restrictions are lifted. One of the effects of this has been an almost daily experience of trying to sort out how and to what degree we resume "regular life." Even though the guidelines given by the state seem specific, there is so much gray area. For example, under "social restrictions" the guidelines say "Large Gatherings of More Than 25 Prohibited." Does this mean it's okay to have 3-4 friends over for a cookout, if we stay outside and maintain distance from one another?And 25 feels like an arbitrary number. What makes a gathering of 20 significantly safer than a gathering of 30? And how much have political pressures, like the highly-publicized reopening protests in state capitols, played into the decision to reopen? This uncertainty also creates social tensions, as some people interpret the guidelines very loosely, while others feel it's best to be conservative in their approaches. These judgment calls become sources of potential conflict, or at least raised eyebrows and side glances. A trip to stores, in which everyone is required to wear masks, finds a number of shoppers with masks hanging under their chins or not covering their noses. Are they being openly defiant, or just careless? The dizzying array of online guides and Youtube videos about what to do (or not do) with groceries when bringing them into your home is almost laughable in their sheer number and their contradictory opinions. The situation is not helped by politicized disinformation that has led some people to doubt the virus's severity or even to delve into darker unfounded theories about conspiracies, etc. In a strange way, I miss the early days of the "shelter in place" orders, when the general presumption was almost every part of daily life was canceled, and there seemed to be widespread consensus about what everyone was supposed to do. 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 Tensions during reopening Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 0006-06-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Aaron Cowan Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource In recent weeks, Governor Tom Wolf has moved most counties in our region from the "red" phase of quarantine into the "yellow" phase, which means some of the more stringent restrictions are lifted. One of the effects of this has been an almost daily experience of trying to sort out how and to what degree we resume "regular life." https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/a6cc45c73d9192fa29c857361a935304.jpeg f568950460a5c6d1d8f4be469da047c5 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 Empty shelves Description An account of the resource Nobody expected how quickly we would run out of toilet paper and other common supplies. Empty shelves were suddenly commonplace in every store in rural communities. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Bernadette Schmeltz Relation A related resource SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/7c446b6d23c50756bb38b04e22e24112.pdf a0af969e5b73faedf67d9a57bc585647 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. 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 Summary for May 13 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 2020-05-13 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/cf0da4a220929f61ca56acc8a8d75656.pdf 46f437d21ba718d3d5e26badbb14fd6c 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 Summary for May 11 Description An account of the resource Email from President William Behre to SRU community 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 2020-05-11 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/2e490e24731dada6bf2efdffc455a5f3.pdf c89582399fe5aaf6ed909356de35e583 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’s annual Giving Day has been rescheduled for this Friday under a new focus: a Day of Caring. Giving Day is usually scheduled annually for March 26, SRU’s founding date. According to Marissa Cozza, senior coordinator of annual giving and communications of the SRU Foundation, Foundation staff debated on whether or not to have Giving Day this year, but ultimately decided to reschedule so they could provide an opportunity for people to help. “We understand that there are definitely people in a position that aren’t able to give right now, and a lot of people are in really difficult positions,” Cozza said. “But really, we don’t want to deny anybody the opportunity to help right now.” This year’s fundraising goal is $200,000, and as of Thursday evening at 5:45 p.m., this year’s Giving Day campaign has raised $113,732 from 582 donors. Cozza said that being halfway to the goal prior to the day of the event is on track for previous Giving Day events. “I really am confident that we can do it,” Cozza said. “I think we’re off to a really great start and we’re kind of on par for what we’ve done in past years.” As part of Day of Caring, the SRU Foundation has highlighted three specific projects on the main page of the Giving Day website. The Continued Success Scholarships will support students who are faced with an unexpected financial barrier that may prevent them from finishing their degree unless they receive additional financial support. Jan Hollack, a SRU alumna from the class of 1967, will match each donation up to $25,000, essentially doubling the donations for this project. “Here at SRU, we believe no financial barriers should prevent a deserving, hard working student from finishing their degree,” the description of the project said. The Student Support Fund project will support students in immediate financial need. In the past, this fund has helped provide students will books and supplies, emergency or temporary housing assistance, grocery expenses, temporary rent or utilities assistance and medical supplies or equipment. The SRU Foundation also created a project for the Founder’s Society, a group of donors who donate at least $1,000 annually, to donate in one place. There are also projects to support for student groups, athletic projects and academic projects. Cozza also said even if someone is unable to give, they can still show that they care for SRU students. “Even if you can’t give, you can still care,” Cozza said. “We want our students to know that Rock Nation is behind them, thinking about them and rallying around them.” People who want to donate to a project not listed on the Giving Day website can donate here and specify where they want to donate in the “designation” box. “It’s not certainly ideal to be asking first for support right now, but I think we’re obligated to give people the opportunity to invest in our students and help right now when students need help now more than ever,” Cozza said. Throughout the past three years, the annual Giving Day event has raised $216,834 with over 2,500 donors. In connection with Giving Day, the SRU Foundation also encourages community members to post pictures of themselves holding “Rock Strong” signs with the hashtags #RockStrong and #SRUGivingDay. 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 Giving Day, rebranded as a Day of Caring, rescheduled for May 1 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 2020-04-30 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/ec56c6084e0760dd880379400602eb08.pdf 4e4d4a3c71aba86fb6c8820727751742 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 UPDATE (May 1, 5:45 pm) — The Financial Aid Office sent emails to students who will receive funding from SRU’s allocation of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds. “These funds are being disbursed directly to you due to the break in instruction you have experienced, as well as the shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related safety measures,” the email reads. The amount of funds students will receive are based on their FAFSA application that the university currently has on record, along with their corresponding Expected Family Contribution (EFC). This money, according to the email, can be used for any expenses related to education, including any outstanding bills, groceries, housing and so on. Students will receive these funds via direct deposit or live check on either May 5 or 6. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Financial Aid at (724) 738-2044 or financial.aid@sru.edu or the Office of Student Accounts at (724) 738-2088 or student.accounts@sru.edu for any questions they may have regarding the grant. Pennsylvania colleges and universities are set to receive millions through the CARES Act to help with financial aid for students and other costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a statement regarding information about accessing funding available to higher education institutions. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund will offer an estimated $14.2 billion to colleges and universities across the country, including more than $7.3 million to SRU. A minimum of $3.6 million of SRU’s relief fund will be awarded for emergency financial aid grants to students. “While I know you face many challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, I encourage you to use the portion of your award for Recipient’s Institutional Costs to expand your remote learning programs, build your IT capacity to support such programs, and train faculty and staff to operate effectively in a remote learning environment,” DeVos said, directly addressing college and university presidents. In order to receive the funds, colleges and universities must certify they will comply with the CARES Act. Administrators will determine which students receive the grants, but the Department of Education specified that huge groups of students wouldn’t be eligible at all. For instance, students who are ineligible for federal student aid can’t get this emergency money, along with students who were only enrolled in online programs this semester. At least half of the funds must go directly to emergency financial aid or grants to students to cover basic needs such as food, housing, technology, health care and child care. This money has already been allocated and distributed to colleges. Along with the emergency funding, student loan borrowers will also get temporary relief because payments on federal student loans will be suspended through Sept. 30. Work-study payments will also continue, even if students can no longer work on campus. “What’s best for students is at the center of every decision we make,” DeVos said. “That’s why we prioritized getting funding out the door quickly to college students who need it most. We don’t want unmet financial needs due to the coronavirus to derail their learning.” 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 How the CARES Act supports higher education 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 2020-04-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allison Downs Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/6a258201271965c092d4040460832817.pdf 808aa8bfe683bde28ebb040a1a2a7f74 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 With the cancellation of all in-person orientation events scheduled for May and June, the Office of Orientation has begun the process of converting orientation to an online experience. Robert Lagnese, who has served as director of orientation for over 20 years, said that orientation is important for building a peer network before incoming freshman begin classes. “We want to make sure the comprehensive orientation experience was still part of their transition because we know that students who participate in orientation have a better likelihood of success and better likelihood of staying with us beyond their first term, Lagnese said. Lagnese’s goals for the online orientation are to mirror a typical orientation agenda and to include interaction with faculty members and the 11 orientation ambassadors. The Office will also ask faculty and campus offices to create videos for this online experience. The web-based orientation will be broken into two different virtual experiences: one for students, and the other for parents. Both experiences will be accessible to all parents and students. Throughout the month of June, the orientation ambassadors will host Zoom sessions on Fridays to answer questions from incoming freshmen and oversee virtual icebreakers as well. Eight of the 11 ambassadors are new to their job, and the majority of the ambassadors are current freshmen. “I think students will quickly engage with it as well and it will give us talking points and the ability to further communicate with students who have similar interests and majors and needs and backgrounds and those kinds of things,” Lagnese said. Lagnese also said the programing will be spread throughout the summer, which was not previously possible with the typical one-day orientation experience. Students will also receive information on their fall schedule, financial aid, CORE and Handshake. While students normally receive their ID cards at orientation, they will receive information on how to get their IDs at a later date. According to the SRU first-year orientation webpage, fall schedules for incoming students should be completed by June 1. Lagnese advises all incoming students and their families to check their emails for more information as it becomes available. “Know that the entire campus has come together to make sure that what we would have done comprehensively in an actual program orientation, we’re going to provide seamlessly through a virtual experience,” Lagnese said. “I would say rest assured that we’re going to give you everything you need when you need it to be successful in your transition here for the fall.” 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’s “Passport to Success” orientation experience to go virtual 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 2020-04-29 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/3f7ca267e9491177286781149d0c0b92.pdf aa26139d61cfac68801d06de4f487c68 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 Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SGA) hosted another town hall Thursday on Zoom to discuss sustainability on campus, including reducing single-use plastics and making the campus greener. With many students, faculty and administrators in attendance, Kaitlin Karaffa, a senior environmental science major, and the panelists answered questions and discussed various topics through direct and anonymous methods. The panelists in attendance include the Regional Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Education Becky Thomas; Professor of Geography, Geology and Environment Julie Snow; Director of Sustainability Paul Scanlon; Senior Vice President for the Administration of Global Engagement and Economic Development Amir Mohammadi; Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration and Information Systems John Golden; Executive Director of Planning and Environmental Health and Safety Paul Novak; and Assistant Vice President of Facilitates, Planning and Environmental Safety Scott Albert. Novak said recycling and related sustainability starts with the individual perspective and the desire to want to do so. Scanlon said last year they started an initiative to reduce plastic use on campus with a Beyond Plastic symposium. He said he hopes he can start to see students using less plastics. “Our new emphasis is to refuse the use disposable bags and bottles,” Scanlon said. “Reuse what you can, and then recycle.” Thomas said this is where behavior change comes in. She said if we want people to change student and faculty behaviors in a way that leads to pro-environmental outcomes, we have to understand what the barriers to that behavior change are. Thomas said the drinking water on campus not tasting good is a contributor to using so much plastic on campus. “Those students are then going to the store to purchase cases of throwaway, recyclable plastic water bottles,” Thomas said. “There’s a barrier of water not tasting good.” Mohammadi said before the COVID-19 pandemic and students not being on campus, him, Scanlon and many others were discussing eliminating all plastic bottles on campus and were going to finalize some decisions this coming academic year. These plastic bottles on campus include those in the vending machines on campus. Snow said SGA sells plastic bottles of water and soft drinks in their vending machines on campus. She said there are many issues with this, and she hopes that SGA takes leadership of this and chooses to no longer sell drinks that are in plastic bottles. “[This] will send out a message in terms of addressing things like climate change and other environmental and equity issues,” Snow said. Albert said they have been replacing old water fountains in the campus buildings so that there is at least one bottle filling station in every building, hopefully encouraging students to utilize refillable water bottles rather than disposable, single-use plastic. As for some solutions to sustainability issues, Scanlon suggested that SGA offers reusable water bottles and bags to incoming freshman so that they can use reusable products instead of plastics in their four years, or more, of attending the university. “If we could provide incoming freshman with a really nice insulated water bottle, that would encourage them to not use plastic, disposable bottles,” Scanlon said. Snow said she wanted to remind students that it is their future that is at risk with climate change and sustainability issues. “It is time for action,” Snow said. “Students hold the power for change at universities. It is up to you, as students, to step up and make your voices heard.” Mohammadi said there are three things that are essential in life: air, water and food. He said sustainability touches all three of these, and if we do not do the right things, it can cost us more than $80 trillion. Thomas said there are always people that are going to have different perspectives or do not believe climate change is happening. “There are certain areas where climate change doesn’t even need to be a part of the conversation,” Thomas said, “But you’ve got it in your back pocket as your motivation for why you’re trying to create a change.” Snow said as climate change occurs, food insecurity will increase. “There are going to be more people that are struggling to get food that is useful to humans, increases their ability to study, allows them to feel secure and not be tired in class,” Snow said. “There are issues of equity that are going to be enhanced because of climate change.” Mohammadi said we need to take advantage of this time of crisis and use it as an opportunity to grow. “We need to take it and never let a crisis like this go wasted,” Mohammadi said. “Let’s take advantage of this and really get things done.” Scanlon said this situation has brought a sense of community to SRU students and faculty. He also agreed that we need to take advantage of this time and create new ideas for campus involving sustainability. “We could come out of this thing with some great new ideas and find that we’ve been building some capabilities we never realized we had,” Scanlon said. Golden said one positive that comes from this time of self isolation is the change of old habits. He said people are making better choices and driving less, resulting in some reduction of our carbon footprint. “So when we come back to campus as a large group, if we can think about some of those practices that actually reduced our footprint, not only will that continue to save the university money, but it will also affect the climate,” Golden said. Thomas said although there has been an increased awareness for health and safety due to this pandemic, there has also been an increased mistrust of the expertise of doctors. “With COVID-19, there is a lot of reluctance to listen to the medical experts who have spent decades of their lives studying [this],” Thomas said. “Getting [people] to listen is a huge challenge.” If you want to be involved with making the SRU campus more green, take the sustainability survey that focuses on campus knowledge of and attitude toward sustainability. If you have any questions about the study, contact the study director, Professor Jana Asher, at jana.asher@sru.edu. 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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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 COVID-19 is leaving millions of Americans unemployed, causing some concern for graduating seniors and students looking for a job or internship. John Rindy, the director of Career Services at SRU, said that many careers are being affected but that there are still some markets that are relatively unaffected. “Human services and K-12 are two markets off the top of my head that will be relatively unaffected by COVID-19,” Rindy said. “All of the people who needed human services before still need human services and people will be retiring and coming and going as always.” He said students coming out with psychology, social work and criminology degrees are going to be needed in those same human services roles. He added that as far as teachers go, all people who were going to go to kindergarten in the fall will still be going to kindergarten and all projected seniors in high school will still be seniors. “That won’t change,” Rindy said. “They may have to teach online at some schools if this runs into the fall, but teachers will still be needed.” He said on the other hand, some markets that are definitely affected would be industries dealing with leisure activities. “It might take a while for people to have the confidence to get back on planes, travel to resorts, hang out for a couple weeks in another country or at the beach, or go to a football game,” Rindy said. “All leisure time activities will be impacted for the time being.” Rindy said a lot of organizations, not just sports organizations and hospitality organizations, will be affected, and that other areas such as banking has to furlough a lot of people. “The question is what about the middle of the road companies such as banking and finance,” Rindy said. “Will companies call everybody back if we have a quick recovery and then immediately get back to hiring? Will some companies choose not to bring some people back because they have found out through this whole process that there are things they can do virtually now and don’t need people back?” He said he thinks there will be certain companies that had processes that required certain people that suddenly do not because they quickly adapted to doing things virtually and do not need people to take these jobs. Rindy also said how many people will be called back from furlough and how many new jobs will be available is in question. Rindy said since the time when COVID-19 started, the career office has seen a severe downturn on Handshake of new companies requesting posting privileges to SRU’s Handshake. “It dropped to maybe one or two a day for several weeks,” Rindy said. “We would normally see anywhere from 25-30 new companies a day wanting to post to SRU.” He said the job and internship postings also plummeted really low, but now in the last week, the requests have started going back up. He said they had 10 new requests from companies on Tuesday. “It is starting to turn around,” Rindy said. “Just like the curve is going down with COVID-19, our job postings are starting to go back up.” Rindy said his biggest piece of advice to students during this time, besides his typical “you’re either networking or your not working,” has been to work on the things you can control and let go of the things you cannot. “Let’s say hiring is down,” Rindy said. “Don’t just look in Pittsburgh. Look in more cities. You can control that but can’t control how many jobs are in Pittsburgh.” He said you can control how you search for jobs, where you search for jobs, how prepared you are as you search for jobs, and the types of jobs you are willing to take. He added that it is not about settling, but about being open to looking beyond just your hometown. Rindy also said it is important if someone has a job interview or search that is not moving along to figure out other jobs in industries that are still moving forward where they could build requisite skills that would allow them to tell stories during a real job interview. He said sales jobs will hit the ground running after this pandemic is over. “People who never thought they would be in sales will be in sales and we know why,” Rindy said. “These companies need to jumpstart moving their products and services again, so there will be a lot of sales jobs open and a lot of people will do it for 6 months and either be really good at it or not be really good at it. Then companies will clean out their sales forces and it will go down to their normal numbers.” Rindy said people who can work well with others and speak persuasively should seek sales opportunities where they think they would be excited about the products or services, during the time when sales companies are really trying to stack up to try to get their products or services moving. Rindy said both students going into careers that are affected and not affected by COVID-19 should be doing everything possible to present themselves for these jobs. He said all western PASSHE schools have been hosting virtual events and not many students are attending. “We hear students are nervous, but we are running all kinds of career programming and they aren’t coming to it,” Rindy said. “Students should be doing whatever they can to make themselves the best candidate.” He said students should be working with a career coach to talk about skills that they could use in other industries. Students can access career services and make appointments to talk to a career coach by going onto their Handshake account using their SRU login. “Hopefully you’ve used a career coach, have your resume built up, and have attended one of our virtual career sessions,” Rindy said. “I have hosted one individually, and out of 5 PASSHE west schools, there was one person there and it was a graduate student.” Rindy said another way to find internship and job postings besides Handshake, which is catered to SRU, is going to PA CareerLink to find specific “COVID-19 hiring immediately” jobs. Rindy said some of the top job titles that are hiring right now are registered nurse, staff nurse, shift supervisor, clinical nurse, sales representative, account manager, financial analyst, customer service representative and software development engineer. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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