W H AT E V E R I T TA K E S: In a Landscape Transformed by COVID-19, Manhattan Shines Through
In the spring of 2021, as the world entered the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that public health-related restrictions and limitations would be in place for an indefinite time. Yet, there were also reasons for hope. Chief among them, the widening availability of several vaccines, which opened up greater possibilities for much-missed in-person interactions. At Manhattan College, that meant fuller classrooms, busier and more numerous events, and new opportunities to connect with prospective students. Inperson classes fully resumed for the fall 2021 semester. For Jaspers, it was a welcome return to the Manhattan that so many know and love. BY CECILIA DONOHOE
34 N spring 2022
(This page) The campus was feeling a bit more “normal” during the start of the fall semester this past August. (Opposite page) The Admissions team was able to offer in-person campus tours starting in summer 2020. According to Nick Marter, associate director of undergraduate admissions, many larger universities weren’t able to do so. “It took a lot of reimagining and really careful, thoughtful planning,” he says. In-person Accepted Students Days returned this spring. Ben Boivin ’09, ’15 (M.S.), director of undergraduate admissions, notes: “A student I met commented how unscripted and authentic everyone was. People just care about each other on this campus.”
