Snow College Magazine - Fall 2020

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A new way of learning

students adjust to online learning, virtual graduation, and more By Emily Peterson The events of Spring 2020 had a major impact on Snow College’s students. Instead of returning to their classrooms after Spring Break, most did not return at all. However, the College was not completely vacated, and a small group of students remained on a very empty campus. Commencement, athletics, and other events that are usually part of the college experience were also cancelled. Throughout these changes, students stayed resilient and received support from faculty and staff.

G R A D U A T E

When Snow College administration strongly encouraged students to return home after Spring Break and stay there for the rest Graduates received t-shirts of the semester, most students in on-campus and other gifts in special housing did just that, said Nathan Beck, Resi- care packages that were dence Life coordinator of leadership. Beck was mailed to them. impressed at the students’ ability to adjust to a new situation: “Overall, considering how quickly things changed, the students handled things well. We are looking forward to students returning this fall and will have careful plans and processes in place to keep them healthy and safe during this pandemic.” However, not all students were able to go home, Beck stated. “The majority of our residents [who stayed on campus] had nowhere else to go. For example, many of our international students could not return to their home country due to some of the travel restrictions, or the only flights they were able to book were for several weeks later,” Agosh Bayramgeldiyev and Durli Hojayeva, both from Turkmenistan, were among approximately 100 students who remained on campus. “I was devastated when I heard that campus was going to close,” said Bayramgediyev. While Bayramgeldiyev missed socializing with his American and international friends who went home, he found ways to keep busy. “I was trying to spend my time being productive and started learning new languages like Italian and Portuguese. Learning new languages was preferred for my major and plus I had a lot of free time, so I decided ‘Why not?’” 2 0 2 0 | S N O W CO L L EG E M AG A Z I N E

Agosh Bayramgeldiyev, from Turkmenistan, used his extra time to learn new languages.

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Annual Donor Report

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pages 48-50

President’s Club/Heritage Club

3min
page 42

In Memoriam

11min
pages 43-47

Alumni Association President’s Message

2min
page 35

Distinguished Alumnus: Sampei Nakao

4min
pages 38-39

Distinguished Alumnus: Daniel Maynes

4min
pages 36-37

40 under 40

2min
pages 40-41

Creating Masks on Richfield Campus

2min
pages 32-34

Esports Team

5min
pages 30-31

Nursing Faculty

3min
pages 26-27

Snow College Recruiting

5min
pages 28-29

Snow College’s COVID-19 Response

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Planned Giving: Terry and Nancy Foote

4min
pages 18-19

A New Way of Learning

3min
pages 21-22

campus events

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page 17

Employee Challenges and Opportunities

4min
pages 23-25

Athletics Update

4min
pages 14-15

GRIT Center

2min
page 8

Vance Larsen

1min
page 7

Strategic Plan

2min
page 11

Buster’s Pantry

2min
page 9

Reimagine Scholarship Campaign

2min
page 10

Safest College in Utah

3min
pages 12-13

Accelerated Online Program

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page 6

No. 1 Ranking

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