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Article from the September 2020 Edition of the Focus on Business How are Colleges Adapting to the “New Normal”? Kylee Myers, Public Relations Student - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor As a senior at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB), I can tell you that schools worldwide have changed dramatically. In engaging with CDC guidelines and new acts that have been set, schools have had to rearrange their education process. For UMHB, some of the ways they have adapted since reopening is reinforcing guidelines while also encouraging attendance. As a student, teachers and administration have been working on countless ways to make school a safer place, with the use of technology and guidance. They have given us three options of how we can come to school: face-to-face, synchronous (live online), or asynchronous (online but not live). With these options, students have freedom in choosing, rather than being forced—which provides a sense of comfort and the power to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while at school. UMHB is not the only school adjusting. Temple College decided it would be best to move the majority of their classes online and adjust, as they did not want to put their students at risk. Ellen Davis, the Director of Marketing and Media Relations for Temple College, explained, “We are well past “starting to adapt.” We “started to adapt” in the spring. Now, we have adjusted to a “new normal.” “We have given faculty and staff the flexibility to work from home if they are able to perform all their job functions. We also introduced software such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom that helps us work together better, pandemic or not; and many students who might have gone to four-year colleges this fall have decided to stay closer to home and start their classes at Temple College.” The only downside she saw was that some students do not work well from home. If they develop COVID-19 while at school and must be sent home, they could fall behind in their studies, which is why Temple College is doing their best to give the students and faculty all their support despite limitations. Overall, I believe that colleges are happy that they can be open. Every school is adapting to fit their distinct environments by setting different guidelines, policieis, and procedures to create their “new normal”. To all the schools out there, despite whether you have adapted to strictly online or have creative options, we are glad that you are open and that this pandemic has not stopped the progression of education for students. Thank you all for the hard work you have put in; it does not go unnoticed.
Article from the September 2020 Edition of the Focus on Business How are Colleges Adapting to the “New Normal”? Kylee Myers, Public Relations Student - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
As a senior at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB), I can tell you that schools worldwide have changed dramatically. In engaging with CDC guidelines and new acts that have been set, schools have had to rearrange their education process. For UMHB, some of the ways they have adapted since reopening is reinforcing guidelines while also encouraging attendance. As a student, teachers and administration have been working on countless ways to make school a safer place, with the use of technology and guidance. They have given us three options of how we can come to school: face-to-face, synchronous (live online), or asynchronous (online but not live). With these options, students have freedom in choosing, rather than being forced—which provides a sense of comfort and the power to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while at school. UMHB is not the only school adjusting. Temple College decided it would be best to move the majority of their classes online and adjust, as they did not want to put their students at risk. Ellen Davis, the Director of Marketing and Media Relations for Temple College, explained, “We are well past “starting to adapt.” We “started to adapt” in the spring. Now, we have adjusted to a “new normal.”
“We have given faculty and staff the flexibility to work from home if they are able to perform all their job functions. We also introduced software such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom that helps us work together better, pandemic or not; and many students who might have gone to four-year colleges this fall have decided to stay closer to home and start their classes at Temple College.” The only downside she saw was that some students do not work well from home. If they develop COVID-19 while at school and must be sent home, they could fall behind in their studies, which is why Temple College is doing their best to give the students and faculty all their support despite limitations. Overall, I believe that colleges are happy that they can be open. Every school is adapting to fit their distinct environments by setting different guidelines, policieis, and procedures to create their “new normal”.
To all the schools out there, despite whether you have adapted to strictly online or have creative options, we are glad that you are open and that this pandemic has not stopped the progression of education for students. Thank you all for the hard work you have put in; it does not go unnoticed.