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Ums_Community Guidance_Everyone_General Information Regarding Summer 2022 Programs, Visitor Access And Protocols, Visitor And Event Vaccination Requirements, Pandemic Generally, And Overall University Operations, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System containing general information regarding summer 2022 programs, visitor access and protocols, visitor and event vaccination requirements, pandemic generally, and overall University operations.

Hr_Black Bears Care Email, University Of Maine Office Of Human Resources

University of Maine Communications

Email from University of Maine Office of Human Resources to the Black Bear community regarding moving beyond COVID-19.

Strategies For Supporting Student Learning Needs During The Covid Pandemic In Maine And Other States, Patricia L. Lech, Jane C. Fairman, Mella R. Mccormick, Maddie P. Buxton

Teaching, Learning & Research Documents

Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) report based on a study of the strategies and challenges involved in supporting preK–12 students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Grizzly, March 31, 2022, Layla Halterman, Brooke Hurley, Amelia Kunko, Erin Corcoran, Marie Sykes, Ava Compagnoni, Liam Geib, Katie Cressman

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Mask On, Mask Off: New COVID Regulations • Changes to Disability Services • Honor Your Experience • Philanthropy Week Back Once More • Ursinus Word Search • Opinions: Squatting > Reimert Lottery; Spring Break: The Comeback Kid • The Bears Won't Stop Swinging • Track and Field CCC Recap

Children's Center_Covid Update, Kimberly Dodge-Cummings

Children's Center

Letter from Kimberly Dodge-Cummings, University of Maine: Children's Center Director regarding changes to protocols put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the fact that face covering will be in optional in all of the Children's Center programs.

Chancellor Messages_We're Staying Ahead Of The Pandemic, Dannel Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding changes to University of Maine System requirements for face coverings.

Public Speaking In A Pandemic: A Situational, Compensatory, And Resilient Undertaking, Joshua F. Hoops

Basic Communication Course Annual

The introductory public speaking class includes topics such as audience analysis, credibility, organization, visual aids, and delivery. While the pedagogy I employ in this class tends to be very interactive and require a lot of group work, 2020 will forever be known as the year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which produced social distancing, stay-at-home-orders, and mask wearing. This study examines the impacts of pandemic precautions on public speaking practice, specifically situational communication apprehension. In addition to recording my own observations throughout my face-to-face public speaking class, I also periodically interviewed students about their experience taking the course during a …

Ums_Community Guidance_Students_Summer 2022 Student Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System regarding summer 2022 student COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Maine Monitor Features Umaine Nursing Students Working During The Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding The Maine Monitor featuring University of Maine School of Nursing students Sara Todd, Paige Solans and Tanya Roy in an article about nursing students working during the pandemic.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Medical Xpress Features Umaine Study On Adolescent Mental Health During The Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Medical XPress featured a UMaine-led study that found the loneliness accompanied by pandemic-related school closures and the like has led to an increase in mental health issues such as depression and self-destructive behavior in adolescents.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Pandemic Mental Health Impacts On Adolescents Quantified In New Umaine Study, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding a University of Maine study that COVID-19 has led to an increase in mental health issues like depression and self-destructive behavior.

Hr_Umaine On-Campus Testing Dates And Times During Spring Break Email, University Of Maine Office Of Human Resources

University of Maine Communications

Emails from University of Maine Office of Human Resources regarding COVID-19 testing during the 2022 spring break.

Strategies For Supporting Teachers’ Instructional And Mental Health Needs During The Covid Pandemic In Maine And Other States, Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Mella R. Mccormick, Maddie P. Buxton

Teaching, Learning & Research Documents

The Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) report based on a study of the strategies and challenges involved in supporting preK–12 students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Press Herald: Umaine Nursing School Enrollment Rises Amid Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Portland Press Herald reporting that enrollment at the University of Maine School of Nursing has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Grizzly, February 10, 2022, Layla Halterman, Jenna Smith, Marie Sykes, Erin Corcoran, Vaughn Dibattista, Chase Portaro, Liam Reilly, Sean Mcginley, Kathy Logan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

A BEAR-y High-Tech Campus • Airtag Tracking Concerns Reach Ursinus Campus • Ursinus' Newest Investment: KN95 Masks • Dr. Rebecca Jaroff's Last Hurrah! • The Return of WVOU - Ursinus' Voice • Opinions: Should Professors Ask Pronouns? • Spring Sports are Back! • Swimmer's Retreat

The Grizzly, February 3, 2022, Layla Halterman, Jenni Berrios, Ava Compagnoni, Vaughn Dibattista, Morgan Mason, Kathy Logan, Liam Reilly, Chase Portaro

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Remembering Terrence Williams • Shots, Shots, Shots, (Almost) Everybody! • A Note From the Editor-in-Chief • The Master Barista: Alexis Kimbel • Dress to Success • Opinions: Dunkin' vs. Starbucks; A Dining Dollars Idea • Bear Down: Men's Basketball Edition • Pinning Inequality

Ums_Community Guidance_Employees_Quarantine And Isolation Updates: Stay 'Up-To-Date'; And, Have A Plan For Your Own Care, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System guidance regarding quarantine and isolation requirements and information at the University of Maine System.

Hr_ Covid-19 Booster Clinic Emails, University Of Maine Office Of Human Resources

University of Maine Communications

Emails from University of Maine Office of Human Resources regarding COVID-19 booster vaccination clinic being held on campus.

Ums_Community Guidance_Students_Updating Your Contact Information, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System providing information regarding updating contact information.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn, Wcax Report On Uvm, Umaine Study Concluding That Mainers’ Health Worsened During Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News and WCAX (Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont) reporting on a University of Vermont-led study involving University of Maine researchers that found that the mental and physical health among people in Maine and Vermont worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. “

“Part Of Something Larger Than Myself”: Lessons Learned From A Multidisciplinary, Multicultural, And Multilingual International Research Team Of Academic Women, Kristina S. Brown, Tricia M. Farwell, Sara Bender, Alpha A. Martinez-Suarez, Stefani Boutelier, Agata A. Lambrechts, Iwona Leonowicz-Bukała, Pipiet Larasatie

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Bringing our collective experiences of past collaborations through a virtual connection, we created an international research team of 16 multidiscipline, multicultural, and multilingual academic women called “COVID GAP” (Gendered Academic Productivity) to explore the ongoing challenges and effects of COVID-19. Identifying as insider researchers, we engaged in a two-phase, primarily qualitative research project to better understand the lived experiences of academics during the pandemic. Our past individual experiences with cooperative research informed our roles and responsibilities and how we organized and communicated. This article is a reflection of how COVID GAP has refined our collaborative process in response to an …

Covid-19_Umaine News_Statement From President Joan Ferrini-Mundy About Umaine’S Return, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy releasing a statement about the return to in-person learning for the 2022 Spring Semester.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Ferrini-Mundy Speaks With The Chronicle Of Higher Education About Covid-19 Guidance For This Semester, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy speaking with The Chronicle of Higher Education about COVID-19 guidance for in-person learning during the Spring 2022 Semester at UMaine and its regional campus.

Chancellor Messages_In-Person Learning, Flexibility, And Personal Responsibility, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding starting the semester with in-person learning and work.

Ums_Community Guidance_Employees_Returning For The 2021-22 Academic Year, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System guidance for continuing in-person operations for Spring 2022.

Chancellor Messages_Get A Booster Shot To Keep Your University Safe, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding COVID-19 booster vaccination shots.

Chancellor Messages_Happy And Healthy Holiday Wishes, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding the holiday season and University of Maine System response to COVID-19.

University Of Maine Athletics_University Of Maine System Updates Indoor Gathering Attendance Requirements For Children Email, University Of Maine Athletics

Athletics Department

UMaine Athletic News email regarding the fact that starting Jan. 4, 2022 the University of Maine System required anyone five years of age or older attending an indoor event with more than 250 people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive a negative test within 72 hours of the gathering. Proof of vaccination or a negative test was also needed.

Covid-19 Masks In Terms Of Functional, Expressive, And Aesthetic Consumer Needs, Lily Highley

Apparel Merchandising and Product Development Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to assess consumers' perspectives of COVID-19 masks under the functional, expressive, and aesthetic areas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have become an “accessory” to everyday life, and it was essential to research masks under these unique areas and explore consumer perceptions.

This study took place after background research on the topic and the FEA model. The study included a survey sent to Bumpers College students upon approval from the IRB. The data was analyzed and interpreted specifically in the FEA areas and can be useful to better understand the students at the University …

Covid-19_Health And Safety Guidance_Fall Semester Information And Updates Webpages, University Of Maine

FAQ & Health Advisory

Screenshot of the University of Maine health and safety guidance webpage with information related to Fall semester information and updates.