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Senior Night, Aleyah Rastetter

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a letter regarding the loss of my senior year of high school.

Coronavirus Update 4-24-2020, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Working behind the scenes on our responses to this pandemic and our plans to get back to campus are a group of task forces appointed by President Petillo. Each task force is appropriately populated with the University staff and faculty with the knowledge and experience to tackle the issues before them, and these leaders are bringing in others throughout campus as needed.

Home, Rachel L. Knight

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

I wrote this poem as a way of reflecting on my feelings about being “home” due to COVID-19. The accompanying photograph is my desk in my bedroom at “home” as it was a few weeks ago (it’s messier now).

Coronavirus Update 4-17-2020, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

A few updates: In response to an executive order from the City of Bridgeport and strong guidance from Governor Lamont, we are now requiring everyone to wear a mask. We will hold a virtual conferral ceremony on May 9 and 10 to acknowledge the earning of degrees. WSHU is launching a podcast to update listeners on the latest with the coronavirus outbreak in our region.

Letter To The Student Body, Carey Collins

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

Encouragement to students, staff and faculty for thriving and finding meaning during difficult times.

What Am I Actually Missing?, Jeff Aupperle

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

I wrote this after seeing other faculty share things they were missing. It prompted me to ask the question: What am I really missing?

Even Sammy Is Complying With Cdc Guidelines, Nancy Dayton

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

Samuel Morris statue on campus with quarantine mask

Letter To Taylor Students During Covd-19, Maribel Magallanes

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a letter I wrote for students during COVID-19 to encourage Taylor Students to remain strong in the midst of these trials.

Covid-19: Change Of Plans - A Photojournal, Tim Swanson

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This photo journal was an assignment for one of my classes. From March 20 to April 12 I photographed scenes from my life as it now was due to the Coronavirus, and wrote statements reflecting on the context in which they were taken.

Invest Daily, Impact Eternity, Jacob Gerding

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

We were asked for a class assignment to write a letter of encouragement to the Taylor student body in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Letter To Taylor Students, Josh Meredith

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

Letter of encouragement, inspired by CS Lewis' "Learning In War Time"

A Letter To The Graduating Class Of 2020, Ryan Kristofek

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

As a hall director in Wolgemuth overseeing seniors, I wrote a letter to these seniors as they navigate finishing their Taylor experience remotely.

Tradition, Rachel Gist

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

I wrote in hope that people could relate to the feelings I had during this time. Having Taylor time cut short is hard but also helped me to reflect and be even more grateful.

Old Habits—A Semester At Home In 2020, Hannah Tienvieri

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a poem I wrote after the student body was sent home for the remainder of the spring semester. This piece is an expression of the isolation and unique feeling of regression that came in the early days of the pandemic, particularly caused by being confined to my childhood bedroom.

My Story, Tesia Juraschek

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

My first reactions to COVID as we learned that it would affect our schooling.

Holding My Hand, Marylou Habecker

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a piece that I have written to try to give HOPE to others in the middle of this crisis. A story I witnessed taken from another part of the world during a horrendous time of war gave me HOPE. He is Holding My Hand.

Senior Year Cut Short, Caleb Amick

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is my story of what happened to me during the last week of school before we left campus.

Day 10, Elise Wixtrom

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a poem I wrote after visiting the supermarket right after classes closed on Taylor's campus.

Nothing Wasted, Adina Shabe

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

As our world is facing unprecedented interruptions to our sense of "normal" I have been pressing in to receive God's perspective for myself during this time. He is a God who wastes nothing, He uses everything.

Uprooted, Grace Meharg

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

I wrote this piece on March 31, 2020 reflecting on being home at such an odd time and without closure.

48 Hours, Olivia Winn

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a reflection, two weeks after leaving TU for (maybe) the last time.

Letter To The Student Body, Amber Stanley

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a letter I wrote to the student body in response to the COVID pandemic. This was a class assignment.

Spiraling, Grace Meharg

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a personal piece written late at night reflecting on feeling weariness and hopelessness in this situation.Then also considering those who are far less fortunate and those who are at the front lines.

Suddenly, Grace Meharg

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is a piece I wrote on March 18, 2020 reflecting on the last week of Taylor and all of the rapid changes that occurred which brought all of us to scatter.

Learning In Pandemic, Noah Huseman

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

This is an essay written reflecting on C. S. Lewis’ address to Oxford students during World War II.

Campus Map: Online Learning Spaces For Commuters, Sacred Heart University

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Sacred Heart has numerous outdoor spaces and informal places to study in our buildings. However, to provide additional options for learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have identified four areas throughout our campuses where students may choose to participate in online learning.

Food Insecurity And Pre-Hypertension, Pre-Diabetes In Adult Women: Results From The 2007-2010 National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, Michelle L. Redmond, Phd, Ms, Fanglong Dong, Phd, Philip Twumasi-Ankrah, Phd, Robert B. Hines, Phd, Mph, Lisette T. Jacobson, Phd, Mpa, Ma, Elizabeth Ablah, Phd, Mph, Judy Johnston, Ms, Rd/Ld, Tracie C. Collins, Md, Mph, Mhcds

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Background

Being food insecure is generally defined as the limited or uncertain availability of safe and nutritious foods and is linked to poor nutrition and fully progressed diet-sensitive chronic diseases. However, little is known about the association between food insecurity and pre-clinical disease such as pre-hypertension and pre-diabetes. This study sought to examine the associations between food insecurity and pre-clinical disease among a racially/ethnically diverse population of women.

Methods

Using data from 2007-2010 NHANES, we examined associations between food security and pre-clinical disease among women 18-65 years. Chi-square tests were used to examine differences in demographic variables. Bivariate and multivariable …

A Roundtable On Cross-Sector Collaboration And Resource Alignment For Health Equity: Meeting Summary, Onyemaechi Nweke

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Cross-sector collaboration is a highly recommended strategy to eliminate health inequities nationally and globally. In the federal sector, it is evolving into an important approach for solving complex social problems, as evidenced by its steady proliferation the past few decades. Despite the increased adoption of cross-sector collaboration, it is still not a default strategy or preeminent option for managing complex social problems. In September 2015, the Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET) hosted a Roundtable event to discuss opportunities and strategies to foster widespread adoption of cross-sector collaboration and resource alignment. The Roundtable featured several expert panelists and participants from …

An Assessment Of Funding And Other Capacity Needs For Health Equity Programming Within State-Level Chronic Disease Programs, Tiffany Pertillar, Ann Pobutsky, Phd, Gail Brandt, Edd, Mph, Marisa New, Otr, Mph, Jamielou Delavan, Ba, Robyn Taylor, Mba, Amishi Shah, Mpa, Ma, Folasaya Adunola, Dds, Mph, Onyemaechi Nweke

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Background: Chronic diseases are an important contributor to morbidity and mortality among racial/ethnic minority, low-income, and other under-resourced populations. Given that state health departments (and their chronic disease programs) play a significant role in providing population and preventive health services, their capacity to promote health equity is an important consideration in national efforts to address chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine capacity needs of state chronic disease programs with respect to promoting health equity.

Methods: In 2015, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) conducted a survey of its members that work within a …

Achieving Health Equity For Indian Country, Jamie Ishcomer

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The essence of health equity is giving resources where they are needed most. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) continue to have the worst health outcomes, live in some of the most desperate of conditions, and lack access to even basic amenities that many other Americans could not survive without. Although Tribes have been plagued with social, economic and political injustice for centuries, there is an opportunity to put a stop to the systematic oppression and build up the first peoples of this country. A partnership between the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the National Partnership for Action to …