The year 2021 will be remembered as a year of social distancing, staying home, facial coverings, and ZOOM. It has also been an historic time that we want to document for future researchers to learn from.
This project includes oral history interviews and donations of creative works created during the pandemic.
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Carlos Pelley Covid Reflections
Carlos Pelley
Carlos Pelley talks about life and work during the Covid-19 pandemic and lock-downs.
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Taylor Roice's COVID Reflections
Taylor Roice
Taylor Roice talks about his experiences as a student at Central Washington University during the COVID pandemic. He discusses the move to online classes and graduating during the pandemic.
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Michelle DenBeste's Covid Reflections
Michelle DenBeste
Dr. Michelle DenBeste is the Provost/Vice President for Academic & Student Life (ASL) at Central Washington University. Here she shares her experiences starting a new job during the pandemic and adjusting to life in Ellensburg.
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Covid Reflecion of Job Yang
Job Yang
Job Yang shares some experiences during the COVID lock-down as a senior in High School at Bothell and then a freshman at Central Washington University. Bothell was the first school system to shut down during the pandemic. He spent time making models during the lock-down. He is looking forward to attending classes in person now.at CWU.
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Rebecca Lubas’ Covid-19 Reflections
Rebecca L. Lubas
CWU’s Dean of Libraries reflects on providing library services during a pandemic, exploring a very quiet Ellensburg, and keeping in communication with friends far away.
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Staci Sleigh-Layman's Covid-19 Reflections
Staci Sleigh-Layman
Staci Sleigh-Layman talks about her various jobs at Central. Working for human resources and the changes to her work during the pandemic. Discussion includes the Tuesday Talks series conducted during the lock-downs.
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Marie Marchand's Covid Reflections and Poems
Marie Marchand
Marie Marchand talks about her experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic lock-down. She also shares some poems written during that time. Marie is a poet and an Associate Director of the GEAR UP program at Central Washington University.
Throughout her career, Marie has been committed to equity and community service. She served for five years as an adjunct faculty member in the Human Services Program at Western Washington University. She was executive director of Friendship House homeless shelter in Mount Vernon, and the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center in Bellingham, where she ran a program offering high school students post-graduation resources. Marie is a recipient of the Whatcom Peace Builder Award and the Bishop Melvin E. and Lucile Wheatley Peace & Justice Award. She served on the boards of the Bellingham Boys & Girls Club, the Wyoming State Poetry Society (WyoPoets), and NAMI Whatcom. She is currently a board officer of THE MONARCH TRAIN, a nonprofit that provides free books to children in rural Idaho. In her free time, she pursues her passion for poetry.
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Nathan Sandell's Covid Reflections
Nathaniel Sandell
Nathaniel Sandell shares some of his experiences as a senior in High School and then as an incoming freshman during the covid-19 pandemic. He also talks about a song he wrote about the pandemic.