Dr. Brian Bartolini works as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer. Since the onset of the pandemic, he has also been serving as one of four co-chairs for the Continuity Task Force. Dr.…
Dr. Jeff Johnson, a history professor and the director of the history graduate program at Providence College, shares his experience with the pandemic. He explains how the pandemic has affected his travel plans and describes what teaching at home for…
Hanna Johnston, a senior psychology and health policy management major, discusses her experiences studying at home in Canada. She explains how she wrestled with choosing to study remotely and shares her unique perpsective of the pandemic as an…
Fr. Patrick Briscoe, O.P. serves as one of the chaplains at Providence College. In recounting his experience with the pandemic, he shares his stories about being in New York when the Big East tournament was cancelled and the various digital…
Brenna Magliochetti, a sophomore theology and history major at Providence College, relates her experience with the pandemic. She discusses hearing about COVID-19 while on a spring break trip in Florida with the tennis team, the ways she has been…
Sherry Humes Dane, the Director of Liturgical Music at Providence College, related the impacts that the pandemic has had on her ability to do her job. She explains the ways in which liturgical music groups and liturgical ministries have had to adapt…
Kevin Schwalm, a senior business economics major at Providence College, discusses the ways in which the pandemic has influenced his life. As president of the College's Board of Programmers (BOP), a club oriented towards organizing and sponsoring…
Fr. Jordan Zajac, an English professor and friar at Providence College, shares his COVID-19 experience. He goes into detail on the way that the pandemic has affected his ordination to the priesthood, his ministry, and his teaching. The interview is…
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…
Caroline O'Connor, a junior mathematics major and an economics minor, talks about her experiences learning remotely during the fall semester and her transition back to on-campus learning and living. She discusses the ways in which the pandemic has…