difficult part was staying motivated to finish my Senior Lecturer Regina Cassell has school work,” Buchanan said. realized just how important the connection One thought that was synonymous with students truly is. among everyone included here had “I had 26 students in MM199 this semester,” “Mass Media faculty nothing to do with what was going on now, but what the future would be said Cassell. “There deeply care about like. is already a lot of our students and COVID-19 has left some technology in the class, and many students had they are committed questioning what it holds, while to overcome the initial to helping them be others, like Grimmer, had a clearer vision of what was to come, even if it shock before they were successful.” was not all positive. able to jump back into classwork.” - Maria Stover “While I don’t think things will ever go back to the same as they For Sarah Buchanan, Professor and were, I do think we will find a new the transition was not too difficult because she Department Chair normal that can be just as satisfying as the old one,” Grimmer said. had taken online classes In addition to teaching classes, in the past. faculty met weekly to discuss policies and “I did miss saying my bi- or tri-weekly strategies that could help Washburn students this hellos to my classmates and exchanging fall as well. ideas for projects and activities. The most
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