Providence College Pandemic Experience
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Providence College Pandemic Experience
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The Providence College Pandemic Experience collection features a variety of oral histories from members of the Providence College community. From professors and students adapting to online learning to friars and staff working to maintain a safe college atmosphere, the collection captures the voices of students, professors, friars, staff, alumni, and more. The oral histories have been collected by Providence College student Sarah Heavren (‘21) under the supervision of Dr. Steven Carl Smith with the Providence College Department of History and Classics and Becca Bender of the Rhode Island Historical Society.
Collection Items
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Higher Education Administrator
One of the higher education administrators reflects on the impact that the pandemic has had on their job as well as their family. The administrator goes into great detail explaining the efforts of the Continuity Task Force to reopen campus, their…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Dr. Susan Grossman
Dr. Susan Grossman, an associate professor in the Department of Social Work at Providence College, shares her experience teaching and living through the pandemic. She describes how she has spent most of the pandemic in New York City, how she has…
Oral History Internship Reflection
Written reflection by Providence College senior Sarah Heavren on her experience conducting an oral history project that documents the Providence College community's pandemic experience.
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Olivia Dickinson
Olivia Dickinson is a senior applied physics and mathematics major at Providence College. A member of the track team, she shares the ways in which the pandemic has affected her season, her studies as a STEM major, and her summer research experience.…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Tuba Agartan
Dr. Tuba Agartan is a health policy and management professor at Providence College. She discusses the ways in which she adapted her global health class and American healthcare system class to incorporate new and relevant information about the…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Christine Sullivan
Christine Sullivan is a junior American studies and history major at Providence College. Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Christine talks about what it was like living in Florida during the pandemic and the ways in which COVID-19 regulations in…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Dr. Karen Holland
Dr. Karen Holland is an assistant professor of history at Providence College, teaching courses in the Development of Western Civilization Program and in early modern European history. She explains what it was like transitioning to teaching online…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Kylie Taylor
Kylie Taylor is a freshman environmental biology major at Providence College. Hailing from the northwest corner of Massachusetts, she talks about the ways in which the pandemic affected her senior year of high school, freshman orientation, and…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Phionna-Cayola Claude
Phionna-Cayola Claude, a graduate student and hall director at Providence College, reflects on the ways in which the pandemic has influenced her as a student and has gifted her with the opportunity with thoughtful and meaningful reflection. She…
Providence College COVID-19 Experience: Ryan Cox
Ryan Cox graduated from Providence College in 2018 and received his TCP from PC in 2020, and he currently teaches mathematics and music at the Prout School. Ryan reflects on the ways in which he has adjusted his mode of teaching in light of the…
Collection Tree
- Providence College Pandemic Experience
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