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Covid Birthday, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Covid 19 was a shock to us all. No one knew what to expect. It was a new way of living for everyone.

Family Experience, Anonymous

Community Reflections

It started with whispers in the hallway. Hearing rumors from peers that we would have two weeks off from school and then return to share stories from those glorious 14 days. In hindsight, it was naïve to think that Covid-19 would have such little impact on my life, but it eventually struck my family as it did thousands of others.

My Account Of Covid- 19, Ryan Anonymous

Community Reflections

It was March 13, 2020, when the first encounter happened. The Coronavirus was still new to many of us, so we really did not know the true severity that this virus had in store. One morning, during second period, the entire school was called down to the auditorium for an impromptu assembly. With the recent closings of neighboring schools, we were certain that we were the next to close; everyone was ecstatic.

How I Want Future Generations To Remember Covid-19, Anonymous

Community Reflections

For the future generations, I want them to know that COVID-19 wasn’t just “two weeks off from school”, I want them to know and realize that life was troublesome for many people and families still haven’t recovered years later.

My Covid Lesson, Anonymous

Community Reflections

What was supposed to be a two-week break turned into months of quarantining and not seeing any of my close friends. Covid-19 was hard on many people. During this time, I found who I am on my own.

Covid- 19, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Many aspects of our daily lives were thrown into disarray because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even until January 2023, no one knew what true, long-term consequences it would have. It would introduce new customs that many of us had never experienced before, like wearing masks, keeping six feet apart, and not shaking each other's hands to introduce ourselves. We have not seen such an outbreak since the 1980s with HIV and AIDS in the U.S., where there was so much paranoia within our society that we were constantly sanitizing our hands and quarantining when someone was infected with COVID-19.

My Brutal Covid Experience, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Within weeks, Covid 19 was present in the United States. It affected everyone in the world. Nobody knew what to do at the start of this, and nobody completely knew what was going on.

Covid 19 And Other Pandemics, Anonymous

Community Reflections

The Coronavirus was a global pandemic that spread from China to the United States in March 2020. In March, it was announced to us that the United States had to go into lockdown for two weeks. Little did we know that this two-week lockdown was going to turn into almost a year. This news was found to be very surprising by everyone because it has been so many years since we had a pandemic that affected everyone.

Remembering Covid, Anonymous

Community Reflections

This is a short reflection on my experience as a firefighter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

My Covid Reflection, Anonymous

Community Reflections

March 2020 is a year that I will never forget. Covid-19 was becoming more known, but it did not affect my dance team trip. My team and I were in Orlando, Florida for NDA Dance Nationals. I felt so drained and feverish, a sickness I have never had before.

My Covid Experience, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Each person today has had such different covid experiences, in this paragraph I will be going into depth my own covid experience. My sophomore year of high school, I was homeschooled, taking classes at home for months due to several different circumstances.

Covid Reflection, Anonymous

Community Reflections

The Covid-19 pandemic was an unforgettable time in the lives of anybody who had the ability to form memories. It was an absolutely unprecedented event that scared the entire world into locking themselves inside for months at a time to avoid risk of a very dangerous condition that could affect anybody enough to hospitalize them. When many of us who lived through this era think about the pandemic, we can reflect on it as a time when the world stopped moving.

Spectrum, Volume 50, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The Power of an Empty Canvas: On Feb. 2, the Narrative Art Exhibition opened -- Community Theater Welcoming Christopher Grundy -- Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr -- Calling All Future RSAs: Applications Open Now! -- Todd Gibbs: Engaging Alumni -- From the Theater to the Red Carpet: nominees for the 95th Oscar Awards Ceremony -- Women Behind the Scenes: National Women in Sports Day -- SHU Cheerleading wins their fourth consecutive title in the Open All-Girl Game Day division -- Legendary SHU fencing alumni Khristopher White hired to be the new coach.

Remembering Covid-19, David Anonymous

Community Reflections

My content is primarily about my personal experience and feelings I've had during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 Reflection, Anonymous

Community Reflections

The COVID-19 Pandemic was one of the most difficult times in recent history for not only the infected, but also the general public. When COVID-19 first became an issue in the United States with schools closing down for two weeks in March of 2020, I was a junior attending a private, all-boys high school. When the school officially closed, we began virtual classes which was a difficult adjustment due to classes being taught on Zoom and the schedules of classes being strangely different. This form of learning was difficult for me personally.

Working At An Assisted Living Facility During Covid, Anonymous

Community Reflections

For the past few years, learning how to deal with a pandemic referred to as Covid-19, was an everyday struggle for humankind. The fear of leaving your house to get groceries, or even going to work had people struggling to live the life of what was worry-free. At the very beginning of the pandemic, I was working at my very first job, which was at an assisted living facility. I was a server at the dining hall in the facility and made great connections with some really nice people. In the midst of the first wave of Covid, the facility …

Sacred Heart University Self-Study 2023, Sacred Heart University

News, Magazines and Reports

Sacred Heart University Self-Study, February 2, 2023. Prepared for the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE).

How Covid Affected My Gymnastics, Anonymous

Community Reflections

I had a moment where I lost a love for the sport I had been in for eleven years as I lost a lot of the skills that came easy prior to COVID and some have still been difficult to get back even today.

Spectrum, Volume 50, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Marijuana Officially Legal in Connecticut -- A Week of Service for 16 Sacred Heart Students -- US Soccer announces program to ensure player safety -- Morgan Craig: Proud to (Finally) Be an American -- Avatar Sequel Grosses Over $2 Billion -- Pio’s On The Rise as Mannetti Pins 100 NEC Wins.

How Covid Changed School, Anonymous

Community Reflections

I would have told you that this is a science-fiction story but it actually happened to me while I was in high school. My experience in high school was just like everyone else’s that I knew. There were good days and bad days. It was a lot like my older sister’s experience in high school until it wasn't due to COVID-19.

Learning During Covid, Anonymous

Community Reflections

This shows how covid effected my education as well as my mental health.

Big Red Card: How To Identify And Respond To Students In Distress, Counseling Center

Counseling Publications

• Key Points
• What Can I Do?
• Important Resources

Campus Map 2023, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

Campus Map Key and Local Information for Sacred Heart University.

1963 (60th Anniversary), Michael W. Higgins

Anniversary Collections

The year 1963 was a time of international tensions, major social and political turbulence, and the early years of the Second Vatican Council. Great changes were taking place around the world, inspiring Bishop Walter W. Curtis of Bridgeport to create a university in which laity would assume leadership.

The year 2023 commemorates and celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sacred Heart University.

Shu Athletics Annual Report 2022-23, Department Of Athletics

News, Magazines and Reports

Summary of the accomplishments of Sacred Heart University Athletics for the Academic Year 2022-2023.

Annual Report 2022-2023, Office Of Community Engagement

News, Magazines and Reports

Letter from Annie Johnson, Director, and Arlete Perez Paez, Assistant Director:

As we celebrate the beginning of summer, we pause to reflect on the changes, successes, and collaborations of this past academic year.

In January, we welcomed Francis Origanti as the interim Vice President for the Mission Integration department and are assisting with the search of Executive Director for the department as well. Additionally, Arlete Perez Paez was promoted to Assistant Director; the office also will be hiring a fulltime Coordinator for Community Partnerships in time for start of the new academic year.

We are also excited to share that …

Pandemic Driven Mobility In Higher Education: The Good, The Bad And The Useful, Orly Calderon, Susan Penque, David Luhr, Caryn Nahum, Lauren Scardigno

Nursing Faculty Publications

The purpose of this mixed method research study is to describe the experiences of faculty and students in post-secondary education institutions as they shifted to remote education at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand these experiences in the context of previous research about pre-pandemic remote or mobile education. One hundred and two participants in the study include full-time and adjunct faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. A convergent mixed method survey queried about participants’ demographics, mobility experiences in terms of frequency of access to technology and a suitable learning/teaching environment and usefulness of various web and video conferencing …

Spectrum, Volume 49, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Alzheimer's Awareness -- Flu Season Affecting Millions -- How Do You Celebrate? -- Is It Ever TOO Early for Christmas Tunes? -- The Best Way to Spread Holiday Cheer -- Celebrations of Light -- Ny'Ceara Pryor a Dominant Force for the Pioneers -- 2022 College Football Title Up for Grabs -- Spotlight: buildOn

Spectrum, Volume 49, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Reimagining Life after 50 Years of Priesthood (Anthony Ciorra) -- Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup -- So You Think You Can Drive? -- Black Panther Sequel Hits Theaters -- The RISE Mentor Program -- The State of Classical Literature -- An Evening of Choro in the Chapel -- NFL Update: Eagles Flying High and Geno Smith Turning Heads

Spectrum, Volume 49, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: State of Congress Unknown -- The Golden Ticket -- Total lunar eclipse in North America, East Asia -- SHU’s Home Makeover -- How Do You Spend Thanksgiving? -- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Michelle Loris ‘70 -- Singing for a Cause -- Selena Gomez Bares All in “My Mind and Me" -- TAP Presents “The Crucible” -- Qatar to Host the 22nd FIFA World Cup