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COVID-19 has changed everything 鈥� how we learn, work and play. The 9i果冻制作厂community has met the challenges of this pandemic with a variety of responses that are defined by grace, humility, humor, and ultimately, resilience and hope. In checking in with our community, we found shared truths that remind us we are not alone in what we feel, how we are coping and what we are learning about ourselves in adapting to this temporary but challenging COVID-19 world.

Sarah Bouchard

PROFESSOR, BIOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCE

Sarah Bouchard, a professor in biology and earth science,聽describes adapting to the pandemic in phases. 鈥淎t first, it聽was all crisis management: Who needs a computer? Who聽needs help with their wi-fi connection? Does everyone have a聽safe place to live?,鈥� Bouchard said.

Then, after the dust settled and it was time to 鈥済et down to聽the business of teaching and learning,鈥� Bouchard said it felt聽a bit like staring into an abyss. 鈥淚 knew my students were all聽out there, but I wasn鈥檛 sure what was going on with them.鈥�

Now, she says she鈥檚 discovered that with careful planning,聽creativity and flexibility, she can still capture much of what聽it means to be teaching and learning despite the challenges.

鈥淎lthough it has been hard, my classes are all benefitting聽from the revisions and adaptations that I have had to聽make,鈥� Bouchard said. 鈥淭he pandemic has really highlighted聽how much I value the close, personal relationships that聽I鈥檓 able to have with my students.鈥�

Bouchard, named Otterbein鈥檚 2020 Master Teacher, is a聽physiological ecologist, active researcher and active part of聽the Zoo and Conservation Science program.

Fernando Jose-Chairez 鈥�23

SPANISH/LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES AND聽JOURNALISM/MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
The biggest challenge I鈥檝e faced during this聽pandemic has been trying to stay financially聽afloat while trying to grow as a person.聽Financially, I am on my own more than ever.聽Growing as a person is another challenge 鈥斅爄t鈥檚 hard to know who one is if all you can do聽is mostly stay indoors, online.

Adeline Almendinger 鈥�19

ASSISTANT MERCHANT, EXPRESS
Adeline Almendinger 鈥�19 turned an internship into a聽full-time job as an assistant merchant at Express when she聽graduated. Until March 2020, she reviewed and planned聽timelines and sales from week to week, arranged store聽鈥渓ooks鈥� and worked with multiple teams to decide which聽styles will sell. But how has the fashion retail industry dealt聽with a pandemic when people aren鈥檛 shopping in stores,聽dressing for work or going out to eat? Almendinger said it聽requires a different approach to decision making. 鈥淐OVID聽has made things a lot harder from a retail perspective聽because we are not able to physically see the product,鈥� she聽said, adding that making connections with her teams also聽has been challenging.

Paul Wendel

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, EDUCATION
So how are the teachers who are preparing the future teachers adapting? 鈥淲e鈥檝e聽learned to hold good classes in configurations ranging from entirely online
to half in-person and half online. We鈥檝e learned to conduct socially distanced聽in-person experiments with online lab partners, sometimes conducting the
experiments outdoors.鈥澛� The adaptations go beyond Wendel鈥檚 classes into his聽students鈥� K-12 field placements. 鈥淥ur students are teaching classes in person
and online, learning a wide range of online tools in the process,鈥� he said.聽

This award-winning educator offers the perfect lesson to this situation. 鈥淲ith a good deal of humor we鈥檙e all adapting, learning and growing together as聽educators 鈥� and we鈥檙e finding we can handle just about anything,鈥� Wendel said.
Wendel was named the 2020 Exemplary Teacher and proudly describes his聽students as his future colleagues.

Lisa Minken 鈥�03

BROADWAY MARKETING MANAGER,聽COLUMBUS ASSOCIATION FOR THE聽PERFORMING ARTS (CAPA)

Promoting CAPA鈥檚 Broadway in Columbus聽Series changed dramatically for Lisa Minken聽鈥�03 in March when she learned during a聽Columbus run of My Fair Lady that the State聽of Ohio was restricting theatre performances.聽鈥淭he show opened on a Wednesday and by Thursday gatherings were no more.鈥� Since then,聽her work has focused on keeping fans engaged聽until theatre makes a comeback. 鈥淣ormally we聽would be in our current season and we would聽have already had a show,鈥� she said. Predicting聽the future during the pandemic is difficult, but聽Minken is hopeful Broadway in Columbus can聽return by spring 2021. 鈥淓very day is a day closer聽to having our theatre doors open.鈥�

Sara Anloague Bogan 鈥�18

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, OHIOHEALTH聽
Since March, Sara Anloague Bogan 鈥�18 has聽been supporting the incident command center聽at OhioHealth鈥檚 flagship hospital, Riverside聽Methodist Hospital, from home. Her goal is to聽keep OhioHealth associates and leaders informed聽and resilient through these hard times and聽support OhioHealth鈥檚 back-to-business efforts. 鈥淐OVID-19 intensifies the need for clear, engaging聽communication. Because of the change of pace,聽there is always something that makes my job聽challenging,鈥� she said.

Randy Mobley 鈥�80

PRESIDENT, TRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Each spring, Randy Mobley 鈥�80聽would complete final planning聽and oversight tasks and gear up聽for the regular season to start.聽This season was different.聽 鈥淲e聽shut down in March and began聽reworking our schedule, thinking聽we could start as early as late May.聽You look back now and think how聽silly we were,鈥� Mobley said. Now,聽Mobley is unsure about the future.聽Minor League Baseball teams聽continue to lose revenue while聽Major League Baseball is seeking to alter its relationship with the minor聽leagues. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to do what we聽can do,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut for now we鈥檙e聽along for the ride.鈥�

Evan Brandao 鈥�22

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

I have been using this time to聽think about what my passions聽are, how I want to pursue聽them and how 9i果冻制作厂can聽help me. I鈥檝e been reaching聽out to local professionals to聽get advice, and it is amazing聽how much insight people are聽willing to provide if you take聽the initiative to reach out.

Jeremy Llorence

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,聽ENGLISH

Jeremy Llorence, an assistant professor in聽English, has encouraged his students to find聽activities or hobbies that they find fulfilling to聽balance their worries.聽鈥淵ou can use things you enjoy doing to recharge聽after all of the video calls you鈥檙e going through,鈥澛燣lorence said. 鈥淲hether for socialization, for classes or for work, video calls can be really聽draining. I think it鈥檚 important for your mental聽health to take that time for yourself to do things聽that you find fulfilling 鈥� whether that鈥檚 creative聽work or just reading a book that you really love.鈥澛燣lorence acknowledges that these are difficult聽times 鈥� but he鈥檚 taking heart. 鈥淚f I鈥檝e learned聽anything at 9i果冻制作厂over my career here, it鈥檚 that聽we are a strong community, we are capable and we聽will get through this together,鈥� he said.聽Llorence was named the 2020 Best New Teacher聽and is the faculty advisor for Otterbein鈥檚 Quiz and聽Quill literary magazine.

Lily Burnside 鈥�23

ECONOMICS

I found a hobby of gardening.聽Working at the Otterbein聽Community garden was perfect聽because it was easy to social聽distance with my coworkers and聽because of the mental health聽benefits of being outdoors.

Anna Egensperger 鈥�23

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

The biggest challenge I have聽faced during the pandemic is the聽inability to focus during online聽classes. I was frustrated with my聽lack of concentration, so I decided聽to take action to combat it.