A letter from Springfield College faculty amid switch to virtual learning (op/ed)
A group of Springfield College faculty wrote an open letter to Springfield College students in the early days of Spring Break after students had left campus, and after the announcement that the remainder of the spring 2020 semester would be taught on-line. published by SC MEDIA (online) in THE STUDENT (newspaper) March 20, 2020
Anne Wheeler; William Arighi; Julia Chevan; Justine Dymond; Susan Joel; Regina Kaufman; Rebecca Lartigue
SC Media (The Student)
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Rebecca Lartigue
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This document expressed the sense of loss but determination felt by many faculty and students in the early days of the pandemic's impact on campus.
NRHC [Northeast Regional Honors Council] 2020 Update
Northeast Regional Honors Council
An email notifying Honors Program students that the regional conference scheduled for 4/1 in Albany, NY, would be canceled.
Northeast Regional Honors Council [NRHC]
Springfield College
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Rebecca Lartigue
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Twelve Springfield College Honors Program students were accepted to present their research at this conference; its cancellation was a source of great disappointment.
Email query to Sigma Tau Delta conference organizers
Sigma Tau Delta
An email from March 4 from Rebecca Lartigue (chapter advisor) to the national leadership inquiring about canceling the upcoming conference.
Rebecca Lartigue
Springfield College
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Rebecca Lartigue
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News reports were already sharing concerning information about the spread of the virus in the US and the virus's contagiousness, making travel particular unattractive.
Sigma Tau Delta conference cancellation
Sigma Tau Delta
An update from Sigma Tau Delta (the International English Honor Society) updating members on details related to the first-ever cancellation of its annual conference in over a hundred years. The 2020 conference was originally scheduled for late March / early April 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sigma Tau Delta
Springfield College
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Rebecca Lartigue
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Four Springfield College English majors were scheduled to present their research at this conference, accompanied by Prof. Anne Wheeler. The cancellation was a disappointment.
Sigma Tau Delta conference cancellation--original notice
Sigma Tau Delta
An email from Sigma Tau Delta (the English honor society) dated March 12, 2020.
Sigma Tau Delta
Springfield College
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Rebecca Lartigue
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The Springfield College students and faculty were trying to determine whether it was safe to attend the conference. On March 10 or 11 they decided to cancel the trip. Official cancellation of the conference came on March 12.
"Netiquette" Guidelines
The document provides guidelines and advice about how to be an online learner, how to use technologies like Zoom appropriately, and how to prevent "Zoombombing."
Springfield College Center for Excellent in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Springfield College
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Ian Delahanty
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The document shows how the college attempted to provide resources to students to facilitate the transition to online learning. It also shows the technical challenges associated with the sudden transition to online learning and a national phenomenon, "Zoom
Fliers posted by the health science club
This file includes two files that were developed and posted by the SC Health Science Club in late February/early March of 2020. These fliers were initially designed to respond to general concerns during the cold and flu season, but as concerns about novel coronavirus grew these fliers became all the more relevant. These fliers were posted around campus by the Health Science Club in early March 2020.
The Heath Science Club, led by Professor Megan Harvey
Springfield College
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Sofija Zagarins
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This document illustrates a student-led initiative to respond to respiratory viruses prior to wide-spread concerns about the novel coronavirus on campus.