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College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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College students
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COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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Personal narratives
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College students
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COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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PD Day 5
by windoworks
Yesterday CB and I entered the world of online grocery shopping. This morning as our shopper JF began
assembling our order from our grocery store of choice, we have had an interesting online chat about
substitutions and items I forgot yesterday. She will deliver our order soon, ring the doorbell and leave the
bags on the front porch. It is very heartening to know that we can still get needed supplies with little extra
charge. AB, my son in Melbourne, told me that they had to suspend online grocery shopping there as
people were hoarding. I don’t think our service would allow that.
I could tell you how many cases of the virus we have in Michigan and what new restrictions have been
put in place but I’m sure you are following the developments where you live and may be heartily sick of
more scary information from me. So, with that in mind, i want to talk briefly about Facebook. Many
people have badmouthed it and many people have taken themselves off it, but for me over the past few
days, it has become a source of amusement and wonder - and a lifesaver. Locally, Meijer Gardens, our
beautiful gardens and sculpture park which features a stupendous butterfly exhibit in their greenhouse
each March, has put the butterflies online in a streaming video. I will not be able to see the butterflies in
person this year but I have already watched them on my iPad and its a reasonable alternative and it makes
me smile.
In Chicago at the Aquarium they let one of the little penguins out of the enclosure and he happily
wandered around looking at the other big fish tanks. Museums around the world have sent out online
coloring books of their masterpieces as well as virtual tours of their museum. Many meetings, classes such
as Mindfulness are being offered online. My Women’s City Club is offering online games and activities on
a weekly Wednesday post and they’re working on online Thursday programs for our members.
Another advantage of Facebook is that we get to talk online to faraway friends. It’s so reassuring to find
that we are all trying to stay afloat in this together and cheer each other up - and commiserate when
necessary. None of us are experts at staying inside and away from friends and family.
In two developments to be aware of for us in the US (and Michigan), as we are all using our credit cards
for online shopping more than usual, be aware of credit card fraud - my company is overzealous in
checking purchases. And secondly, all bars and restaurants will close for in-house dining at 3pm today. I’m
sure we all saw that coming.
�Finally, here is a new daily feature: a randomly chosen photo from much happier times. AB and I on a
bridge In Edinburgh in 2016 on our way to visit Edinburgh castle. I loved Edinburgh with its old
multilevel twisting streets and its stunning castle on the hill above the city. We ate extravagantly and in
particular I will always remember the fabulous meal that AB bought us at a tiny restaurant called the
Gardeners Cottage (I think). We sat at a long shared table and ate what the chef had cooked that night. It
was wonderful. Such a happy memory to take out and enjoy again.
Until tomorrow then. You know the drill - stay home and stay safe.
�
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Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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PD Day 5
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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PD Day 4
by windoworks
Outside my tv room window it is amazingly quiet. Our dog, Miss Murphy Brown, sits at the
window and gazes out but the only thing she sees is the occasional bird. Yesterday CB moved
the double bird feeder to outside this window so I could watch the birds too. It is a cold but
sunny day and I would walk outside in the fresh air but the really strong antibiotics I am taking
say little or no exposure to sun. So here I am safely inside while looking longingly out.
I have taken to waking at 3am. I wake from a deep sleep and for a moment I think it is like any
other middle of the night and then I remember its not. It takes some time for me to go back to
sleep. Last night I wondered if we had enough cheese or bread or eggs and in the coming days
would we be able to shop for them. This morning CB and I discussed a food shopping service I’m not even sure they’re still operating.
I read online, and lets face it, I can’t stop myself. Anyway, I read online that college students on
Spring Break have flocked to Miami Florida and are partying like there’s no tomorrow. In
Austin Texas life continues as normal - no one has taken any precautions. In other states you
have to line up for the grocery store and every sporting, entertainment, bar etc are closed.
But also online are wonderful posts. Go to Cincinnati Zoo and Wildlife Park to see a very
cheering video of Fiona the Hippopotamus swimming like a whale or porpoise. You can’t help
but laugh. I try to keep in touch with family and friends and wonder how everyone is doing.
Yesterday a young man walked along our block and knocked on doors to get people to sign a
petition. I don’t think anyone obliged him. I felt very sorry for him as I know this is his job, but
we’re isolating. Why would we sign anything with someone else’s pen?
Thank goodness for my Kindle and the 45+ books I have on there. Thank goodness for Netflix,
Amazon Prime (and all its partner subscriptions) and YouTube. Thank goodness for a warm
comfortable house with clean sheets on the bed and clean towels in the bathrooms. Thank
goodness for CB and his unfailing support and steady reassurance. Thank goodness for
neighbors who talk over the fence at least 6 feet away. Thank goodness for my cell phone and
my friends who I try to speak to regularly. And thank goodness for FaceTime and being able to
see loved ones far across the globe.
It’s another day and we’re above ground and breathing.
�
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The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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PD Day 3
by windoworks
Everything around us is closing, is closed or has very limited customers. In the supermarkets
yesterday the shelves were seriously depleted and the lines for the checkout were 30 minutes at
least. Yesterday the Administration declared a National Emergency but the Senate has yet to
consider the bill offering relief with sick leave etc. The signs are not good that the Leader of the
Senate will even allow it to be heard. I simply cannot fathom how anyone in this present
situation can consider not doing their very best for their fellow man as well as themselves. I
know , I am idealist, I have lived with that for 70 years and I’m not going to change now.
New developments: Kent County (where we live) had 4 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday
afternoon and although the Governor had restricted gatherings in our state to 250 people or
less, Kent County announced restricting it to 100 people or less.
Experts (and they really ARE experts) are predicting that this may last for 4 months or more.
This changes life as we know it. You have to consider every action and reaction. A friend of
mine said yesterday that her mother lives with her and my friend was going to the store in the
evening. Her mother wanted to go too but she had to tell her she couldn’t come with her,
because it wasn’t safe for her.
Overnight in New Zealand the Prime Minister installed a mandatory 14 day quarantine for
anyone flying into the country and the cruise ports are closed until June 30. This year I was
booked to fly into New Zealand on April 17 on my way to Australia, and during my short 3 day
stay enroute my nephew had organized a birthday party to celebrate my sisters 80th birthday.
After the 3 days I was flying on to Sydney Australia to spend 3 weeks with my precious
daughter ZB and her gorgeous son OB before we all flew back to the US in mid May for their
visit here. Yesterday CB and I had the dreadful task of telling ZB, AB and my NZ family that
that would not happen. We were all upset.
Also overnight my son AB who lives in Melbourne Australia texted that his company had asked
all management employees to take their mouse, charger and laptops home to be prepared to
work from home. I think that things may escalate soon in Australia.
But this morning, eating breakfast in bed with CB he showed me a video clip online of a city
somewhere in Italy (where it is now illegal to be outside), where someone leant outside their
window at night and began singing to their neighbors. Soon other voices joined in and the
�beauty of their singing made me cry. It said (not in words) “I am still here, we are still here and
I hear you”.
I am still here. Do you hear me?
�
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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PD Day 3
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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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PD Day 25
by windoworks
Wow! Nearly 4 weeks. Where has the time gone? Seriously though, some days have gone by extremely
slowly. Routine is really good but it may be a bit of a problem if you think “I have to be home from my
walk by 3pm because thats when I have a cup of tea and a snack. I can’t miss that”. Well, such are the
Days of my Life - if you’re under 40 that reference will have no meaning for you.
Yesterday we went for our daily drive and walk. I always think: Nooo, I don’t want to! And then I’m
always glad that I did.
��We look like we’re about to rob a bank but this is according to the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control)
new suggestion: everyone should wear a mask outside their home. Here we are walking along another
section of our favorite trail. We saw 3 other family groups with dogs, 2 runners and 2 cyclists. Murphy
wanted to run after the runners and she was outraged that she couldn’t inspect the other dogs bums. She
has no idea why she isn’t allowed near other humans or dogs and thinks its a cruel and unusual
punishment for something she doesn’t remember doing.
�Here is CB and Murphy on their early morning walk.
��And CB photographed this - just made to cheer us all up I think.
So last night it was the inaugural meeting of the Benjamin & Lilley’s Book Club to discuss our first book.
Here’s what the meeting looked like:
And here’s what it looked like a few minutes later.
�Yes, we did discuss the book in more detail than I imagined we would and we laughed a lot as the visual
effects kept constantly changing. ZB nominated our next book “The City We Became” by N.K.Jemisin. We
will reconvene on May 2 to discuss it and we now have 2 more book club members - welcome AW and
BB. It was 45 minutes of fun and laughter and although we were in 4 different time zones and very far
apart, I loved it and I am so grateful for the willingness of every family member to participate. It was
almost midnight by the time EB got to bed in England!
In other news, CB and I completed the Family Reunion Quiz with only 3 guesses and surprisingly we tied
for 1st place with 2 other teams. Well done all of us! We won a virtual cup which we must bring to the
real 2021 Family Reunion. Hmmm, tricky .
Well, the numbers continue to climb in Michigan. Last count from yesterday: 14,225 cases and 540 deaths.
In Kent County we have 157 cases and 3 deaths. In the US we have most states locked down but not all
which is a bit like having a pee friendly area in a public swimming pool (I borrowed that). I continue to be
amazed and sometimes angry at some people’s inability to recognize the severity of the situation. It truly is
an invisible enemy and no one is safe. I read a dreadful story this morning on WaPo about how a funeral
home is dealing with the massive overflow of dead bodies. They have reached the point where they offer
nothing but cremation as soon as possible - no viewing, no funeral, nothing. They mostly just drive the
�bodies in plain cardboard coffins to the crematorium where they are incinerated. And even there they are
overwhelmed.
In our area we are getting ready for an Easter egg hunt - so now I have a collection of bunnies and wooden
eggs in the TV room window along with Poochie the dog/bear and the kangaroo with the joey. I’m
running out of room.
Today’s flashback:
This was taken last year. CB was lecturing on a trip to Western China and the tour began in Beijing. This
is the Forbidden City where the Imperial Palace is housed. All Emperors lived here from the Ming
Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1420-1924). It is a huge area and the day I visited (some years
ago) was just as hot and sunny as this photo. It was crowded and we walked and walked and walked.
There are a number of courtyards and I think they were intended to show the might of the Emperor who
was also known as The Son of Heaven. Certainly you would feel cowed by the sheer size if you were
hoping to petition the court and had to cross this courtyard first.
�I enjoyed Beijing but this day tour was not one of my favorites. It was just too hot and we stood for ages in
the broiling sun while our guide explained everything. One quirky thing about China: the time zone is the
same right across the nation, spanning 5 geographical time zones. It is known as Beijing time. I find this
very hard to understand as in the US we have a total of 6 time zones: Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain,
Central and Eastern. So in China, if it is 6am in Beijing and dawn it will be 6am and full dark in Xinjiang
the furtherest western province. Well thats enough geography for today.
Stay well, stay safe and remember to keep one velociraptor apart with your mask on. If you’re outside.
�
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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2020
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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2020-04-05
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PD Day 25
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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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PD Day 2
by windoworks
You know a lot of people complain about FaceBook, online news, texting, and email overloads
but when you’re confined it is a window to the outside world. Every morning CB cleans our
phones, computers and iPads with Clorox wipes and even though my fingertips smell of bleach
I feel better about using them.
Yesterday we did a little shopping in the grocery store wearing disposable gloves. Not one
person looked twice at us. In the store we visited the staff were hard at work replenishing
shelves with as much stock as they have available, Many items were completely sold out with
little hope of more stock any time soon.
Yesterday Broadway New York closed, Disneyland, Disneyworld and Disney Cruises have all
closed down. Last night Governor Whitmer closed all Michigan schools effective this Monday.
This morning I received notice that Monterrey Aquarium has closed.
The United States has a crucial shortage of test kits. There is so much misinformation out there,
starting from the top down that a section of the community are refusing to take this threat
seriously. Its hard for me to look at the desperate situation in Italy where they have effectively
closed the whole country to try and combat the overwhelming numbers of sick people, and
then consider the federal response here. I think it comes down to each organization making its
own best choice for its members or employees.
The streets near our house are very quiet as more people are staying home. This is a whole new
way of living for the foreseeable future and I have every confidence we can do it. On a ‘light at
the end of the tunnel’ note: Apple stores have reopened in China.
�
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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2020-03-13
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PD Day 2
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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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Pandemic Diary: Day 24
by windoworks
As you could see from yesterday’s post, I was confused by the date. Well, when you’re inside the house
pretty much for 24 days straight, the date and even the day of the week become very much irrelevant.
Yesterday the weather was so very nice that CB decided to move up his annual porch maintenance, and
while he was sweeping, sanding, mopping and then staining, a number of the neighbors came outside to
chat from more than 6 feet away. It was good to catch up. Ours has always been the block that people only
move away from out of sheer necessity - and then they come back to visit on holidays and our annual
block party.
As I write this morning, the news is not good. It is scary to be living in Michigan at this time. Yesterday
the totals reached 12,670 cases and 478 deaths. Masks are starting to be worn outside and both my
neighbors are making them. The feeling is that the greater area of Detroit is where the majority of cases
and deaths are. It may be due to density or poverty. As this point no one is entirely sure. Here in Kent
County our cases are increasing and again, no one knows if this will stay the same, increase or decrease.
In other news from Sydney Australia, you might be fined $1000 if you refuse to move on from a park
bench. Apparently walking or running outside is okay but stopping and sitting is not. Also in Australia,
our large extended family group (around 60 members if everyone shows up) has postponed their annual
get together at a cabin site on the NSW coast, and instead we are all posting happy hour photos online and
answering quizzes. CB and I are still 5 answers short - and the rule is no googling. Hmmmm.
In other, other news, this is the designated day that our little family group is meeting online to discuss our
first ever book club book: An Elderly Lady is up to No Good. I chose the book as it was as requested: short
and an easy read. We’ve all read it except one family member who’s read two thirds. There may be some
words expressed later, I’m not sure.
The other day I was talking to a friend on the phone and she said: won’t it be good to be able to hug
friends again when this is over? And I said that perhaps I might have to stay inside for another 2 weeks
just to be sure. This morning I read that malls might never reopen or recover, because people may not be
comfortable in crowds for a long time to come. Even CB has talked about spacing students and sanitizing
his classroom at the university in September (if face to face classes resume then).
So now its not that I can’t imagine being confined like this for a long time, its that I can’t imagine coming
out of the house again or what that will look like. I feel like if the Governor says you don’t have to self
isolate any more, I’ll be: I trust you Governor Whitmer but could I have that signed and sealed in
triplicate please?
�And honestly, if I can’t browse in the grocery store and my daughter can’t sit on a park bench, then no!
The Governor won’t open the golf courses so you can play golf.
Today’s flashback;
This is Copenhagen in July 2018. We were about to sail to Scotland and Iceland the next day with CB
lecturing on a New York Times cruise. Scandanavia was experiencing an unusual heatwave and when we
landed at the airport we were herded onto a coach with no air conditioning. As we drove from the airport
to the hotel we could see that a drought had been happening for some time as everything looked dried up
and dusty. We were staying overnight in a lovely old fashioned hotel in the middle of the city. Our room
was up the in the eaves of the roof and while it was an elegant suite, it had no air conditioning and even
with the windows open it was still quite warm. As the evening drew in, we went for a walk through the
streets to look for somewhere to have dinner. The concierge had recommended that we look down some
of the side streets to find hidden restaurants.
Finally I saw a wooden sign on the sidewalk down a tiny lane way and we went to investigate. It was one
of the best meals I have ever eaten inside a tiny restaurant with tiny rooms on several levels. The only
downside was - no air conditioning! As the meal progressed it got hotter and hotter. Our waiter told us
�that all Copenhagen was struggling in the heat. They simply weren’t equipped for it. Almost no shops,
hotels or restaurants had air conditioning. I did enjoy our brief stay in Copenhagen and I would like to go
back, especially to visit the Tivoli Gardens.
Stay safe, stay home, only one family member in the grocery store at a tome, and wear a mask when you
leave the house. Sending huge hugs to all wherever you are in the world.
�
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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2020
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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Pandemic Diary: Day 24
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Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
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Pandemic
(For Bob)
Chemical odors remind me
My smell is still intact.
Yet masked perceptions of facial emotions
Cause fear in the way I react.
Am I spreading illness?
Impatient for test results
I isolate with grimness
And try hard not to sulk.
Baby squirrels, cardinals and blue jays
Remind me that beauty and joy
Can be found in many ways.
Yet, when stressed, it’s you I’ll annoy.
�
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
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2020
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
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2020-08-09
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Pandemic (for Bob)
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
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Online Classes and COVID-19
Online classes for GVSU began Monday March 16, although the campus shut down faceto-face lectures starting on March 12. I believe that overall the switch to online courses will
negatively impact the grades of many students attending GVSU. Many people benefit from faceto-face traditional lectures for many reasons including being more attentive, hands-on learning,
and many more unsaid reasons. Although, I do believe the switch to online lectures was the best
decision in this unprecedented situation to maintain the health and safety of students. Personally,
my online classes have been going just fine but there are subjects in which I can tell I am falling
behind and not comprehending the information as deeply as I would normally. It has been the
hardest to switch over my chemistry lecture, lab, and my cadaver lab. Regarding chemistry it is
so much harder to learn the information and make connections between all of the concepts when
learning virtually than in person because you can ask questions and often go in more depth to the
topics. Labs in general have been very hard to switch online because they are hands on, but I
believe the professors have done a great job at attempting to bring as much online as they could.
Next, my professors have been great regarding the messages I have received and the
support they are willing to give. All of my professors have been sending emails out multiple
times a week with updates, announcements, support, and due dates for material, so we don’t miss
any assignments. The professors have offered help regarding the class material and also have
given us extra resources for outside of class for help with mental health and other related issues.
Overall, I believe the staff at GVSU has done a great job at accommodating material and lectures
during this time. I am very grateful for that because without them and their enormous efforts to
put these classes online this semester could have panned out much worse for many students.
In regard to student organizations, I participate in the Pre-PA Club. The closure of
campus and COVID-19 has caused our meetings to be cancelled since Mid-March through the
end of the school year. This included our normal scheduled meetings, extra smaller group meet
ups, and planned tour trips to various PA schools, including GVSU’s PA school. Our executive
board has done a great job reaching out to us, keeping us updated about what is going on, and
even transitioned some aspects of the club online. While this was great for us members of the
club I feel it may have put some extra stress on the leaders of the Pre-PA club.
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Title
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COVID-19 Journals
Creator
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Description
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This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community.
Date
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2020
Source
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University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project
Subject
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Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Text
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Online Classes and COVID-19
Creator
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Anonymous
Description
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Journal of an anonymous GVSU student's experiences with online classes and student organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date
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2020-04-21
Source
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University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a>
Subject
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COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
College students
Personal narratives
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Identifier
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COVID-19_2020-04-21_Anon_006
Format
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application/pdf
Type
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Text
Language
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eng