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2020

Cedarville University

Communication

COVID-19

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Christmas In A Covid World: Online Shopping Accelerates, Mark D. Weinstein Dec 2020

Christmas In A Covid World: Online Shopping Accelerates, Mark D. Weinstein

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Rather than damaging the holiday shopping industry, retailers are using COVID-19 as a way to highlight online shopping as the future of retail.


Caring Well And Providing Hope During The Holidays, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Caring Well And Providing Hope During The Holidays, Mark D. Weinstein

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas coming soon thereafter, Americans are looking forward to sharing the festivities with family and friends. But how will COVID-19 impact these celebrations?


Student Goes “Old School” In Connecting During Covid, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Student Goes “Old School” In Connecting During Covid, Mark D. Weinstein

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When Kelsey Laing, senior women’s ministry leader, went home for quarantine back in March, she went beyond social media and texting to stay in contact with friends by writing them letters. Months later, she came away from that season inspired to create a pen pal ministry opportunity for women to encourage one another through handwritten notes.


Finding Thankfulness During Covid Recovery And Quarantine, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Finding Thankfulness During Covid Recovery And Quarantine, Mark D. Weinstein

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During this Thanksgiving season, students at Cedarville University are thankful for a rather strange experience: quarantine and isolation due to COVID-19. While these experiences are extremely hard, William Imfeld, a sophomore allied health major from Danville, Kentucky, and Chantel Smithers, a junior Christian education and youth ministries major from Zanesfield, Ohio, look back at this difficult season with gratitude.


Visualizing A Way To Limit The Coronavirus Pandemic, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Visualizing A Way To Limit The Coronavirus Pandemic, Mark D. Weinstein

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A team of data analysts at Cedarville University are beginning to see where COVID-19 may be heading and how to head it off.


Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2020: Caring Well. Staying Well., Cedarville University Nov 2020

Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2020: Caring Well. Staying Well., Cedarville University

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Pandemic Paramedics: Students Sharpen Emergency Medical Skills, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Pandemic Paramedics: Students Sharpen Emergency Medical Skills, Mark D. Weinstein

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For the past 55 years, the Cedarville University Emergency Medical Services (CUEMS) has offered 100% student-run emergency care to sick and injured members of the campus community. Cedarville’s EMS team was the first collegiate emergency medical service in the nation.


Cincinnati, Iowa Students Reflect On Their 25-Day Covid Quarantine, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Cincinnati, Iowa Students Reflect On Their 25-Day Covid Quarantine, Mark D. Weinstein

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When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in March earlier this year, words such as quarantine, isolation and social distance took on deeply personal meaning for many Americans.


Progress Update On The Covid-19 Vaccine, Mark D. Weinstein Nov 2020

Progress Update On The Covid-19 Vaccine, Mark D. Weinstein

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Dr. Zachary Jenkins, an infectious disease expert and associate professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University, will present at The American Association of Pharmacists’ COVID-19 Vaccine Landscape seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. The event will be held virtually over Zoom.


Gifts, Letters Connect Students And Nursing Home Residents, Mark D. Weinstein Oct 2020

Gifts, Letters Connect Students And Nursing Home Residents, Mark D. Weinstein

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Despite the restrictions of COVID-19, Cedarville University students are continuing to serve residents and staff at the Xenia Health and Rehab center from afar by sending gift baskets, writing cards of encouragement and praying for the residents.


Contact Tracing Adds To Pharmacy Students' Experiences, Mark D. Weinstein Oct 2020

Contact Tracing Adds To Pharmacy Students' Experiences, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University pharmacy students began this month to help in COVID-19 contact tracing in Greene County. The students are working in collaboration with students from Wright State School of Medicine and its Master of Public Health program, and the Greene County Public Health team to help notify and provide medical insight to Miami Valley residents who have been in close contact with a positive COVID-19 person.


Covid Doesn't Take Away Prospective Students' Cedarville Experience, Mark D. Weinstein Oct 2020

Covid Doesn't Take Away Prospective Students' Cedarville Experience, Mark D. Weinstein

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The coronavirus continues to make an impact on colleges across the country, but Cedarville University leaders are coming up with creative ways for prospective students to visit campus.


Icare Initiative Serving Meals And Notes To Covid-19 Students, Mark D. Weinstein Sep 2020

Icare Initiative Serving Meals And Notes To Covid-19 Students, Mark D. Weinstein

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When you’re not feeling well, having mom’s chicken noodle soup and getting an encouraging note from a friend can go a long way toward recovery. Cedarville University is applying those same healing remedies to every one of its quarantined and isolated students during the pandemic.


Cedarville University Confirms First Positive Covid-19 Case, Mark D. Weinstein Aug 2020

Cedarville University Confirms First Positive Covid-19 Case, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University leaders were notified today that one student has tested positive for the coronavirus. The student has followed university COVID-19 protocols and is currently in isolation in a separate residence hall on campus. Below is a letter to the Cedarville University campus community from Dr. Thomas White, president, concerning this matter.


How Social Distancing Is Changing Human Behavior, Mark D. Weinstein Aug 2020

How Social Distancing Is Changing Human Behavior, Mark D. Weinstein

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Most of the attention during the COVID-19 global pandemic has been on the medical and public health impact, as it should be. But what about the impact on human interactions? How has COVID-19 affected our social and relational health?


Covid-19: "Touchless" Welcome To College Will Still Be Touching, Mark D. Weinstein Aug 2020

Covid-19: "Touchless" Welcome To College Will Still Be Touching, Mark D. Weinstein

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Safety first, but keep the fun. That has been the task set before those leading Cedarville University’s first-ever "touchless" Getting Started Weekend, when college students begin returning to campus on Friday, Aug. 14. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 17.


Cedarville Unveils Caring Well. Staying Well. Comprehensive Plan, Mark D. Weinstein Jul 2020

Cedarville Unveils Caring Well. Staying Well. Comprehensive Plan, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University has released its Caring Well. Staying Well. comprehensive guide to help parents and students navigate the return to campus for the 2020-21 academic year. Students move into their resident halls August 14-16 during Getting Started Weekend and classes begin August 17. The semester will end on Tuesday, Nov. 24.


An Internship Of Pandemic Proportions, Mark D. Weinstein Jul 2020

An Internship Of Pandemic Proportions, Mark D. Weinstein

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Sending out isolation and quarantine orders. Delivering food and water to COVID-19 patients recovering at home. Contact tracing. For Cedarville University senior Hayley Penrose, her summer internship has taken on a significance of pandemic proportions.


Fall Events At Cedarville University Canceled Due To Coronavirus Precautions, Mark D. Weinstein Jul 2020

Fall Events At Cedarville University Canceled Due To Coronavirus Precautions, Mark D. Weinstein

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As Cedarville University continues to prioritize the health and safety of the university’s faculty, staff and students, its administration has decided to not host large group events on campus in the fall, including homecoming and Junior Jam.


Covid-19 To-Do List: Write And Publish First Book, Mark D. Weinstein Jun 2020

Covid-19 To-Do List: Write And Publish First Book, Mark D. Weinstein

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The coronavirus quarantine sparked many to use their newfound time to pursue a passion. For Abigail Blain, a Cedarville University junior majoring in early childhood education with a fourth- and fifth-grade endorsement and a women’s ministry minor, she decided to write and publish her first book, “Daily Abiding: Starting a Quiet Time Journey.” It is now available as an eBook on Amazon.


Adjusting To Covid-19, Cedarville University Announces Fall Schedule, Mark D. Weinstein Jun 2020

Adjusting To Covid-19, Cedarville University Announces Fall Schedule, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University has announced plans to adjust its fall academic schedule in order to build flexibility into the calendar and minimize exposure of the campus community to a potential late fall spike of COVID-19, which has been suggested as a possibility by public health experts.


Pomp And Circumstance In A Box: 2020 Grads Receiving More Than A Diploma, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Pomp And Circumstance In A Box: 2020 Grads Receiving More Than A Diploma, Mark D. Weinstein

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Although Cedarville University’s class of 2020 didn’t enjoy the normal graduation festivities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the university wanted to think outside of the box with a special way to celebrate its graduates.


Covid-19 Brings Telehealth Services To Normal Health Care, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Covid-19 Brings Telehealth Services To Normal Health Care, Mark D. Weinstein

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Whether suffering from COVID-19, an ongoing condition or a sudden stomach bug, we rely on our health care providers to treat us even during a pandemic.


With Samaritan's Purse, Dayton Nurse Serves Covid-19 Patients In Nyc, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

With Samaritan's Purse, Dayton Nurse Serves Covid-19 Patients In Nyc, Mark D. Weinstein

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New York City has been the epicenter for the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Danielle Price of Beavercreek joined the fight against the pandemic there as a member of the team treating patients at a field hospital in Central Park.


Cedarville University Prepares For August Return To Campus, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Cedarville University Prepares For August Return To Campus, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University is preparing to welcome residential graduate and undergraduate students back to campus as scheduled August 14-16, 2020. With broad engagement across the institution, the president’s Cabinet (made up of the division vice presidents and the athletic director) is carefully reviewing every area of the University’s operations to ensure protocols are in place to protect the health and safety of students, faculty and staff.


Cedarville Trustees Make Forward-Focused Decisions Amid Coronavirus Challenges, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Cedarville Trustees Make Forward-Focused Decisions Amid Coronavirus Challenges, Mark D. Weinstein

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With a goal of continuing the university’s mission and forward focus, Cedarville University’s Board of Trustees approved curriculum for a physician assistant (PA) program that is planned to begin in May 2023, pending external approvals. The trustees also approved a new dean for the school of education and affirmed eight other new faculty members at its annual May meeting. The meeting was held through Zoom because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Covid-19 Spurs 61 Days Through The Bible, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Covid-19 Spurs 61 Days Through The Bible, Mark D. Weinstein

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dramatic change, from health to sickness, from employed to unemployed, from face to face to virtual. For Cedarville University students, the pandemic brought an immediate switch from on campus to online. But in this unique, disruptive time, three students saw an opportunity to make this time transformative.


Covid-19 Leads Ohio Graduate To Anchor In New York City, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

Covid-19 Leads Ohio Graduate To Anchor In New York City, Mark D. Weinstein

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She passes by three tractor trailers on her way to work each day. It’s a somber reminder to Rachel Hartley, a critical care nurse and 2015 Cedarville University nursing graduate, of the reason she came to New York City in the first place.


One Of First Covid-19 Plasma Donations, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

One Of First Covid-19 Plasma Donations, Mark D. Weinstein

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When Oakwood police officer, firefighter and emergency medical technician Steve Norris became ill with COVID-19, he had no clue that he would be able to bless someone else.


The Congo Prepared Nurse For Covid-19, Mark D. Weinstein May 2020

The Congo Prepared Nurse For Covid-19, Mark D. Weinstein

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Virginia Walker, a 2019 Cedarville University nursing graduate, was nicknamed “Sunshine” by her nursing unit. This nickname perfectly describes how she shines Christ’s love to every COVID-19 patient she is currently treating in Inova Loudoun Hospital’s emergency room in Lansdowne, Virginia.