OneManhattan Team Officially Disbanded on Campus After Two and a Half Years

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“I think [OneManhattan] was very effective,” Roy said. “It was a really good opportunity for all of us to work together in different ways. I’ll say it wasn’t in our job descriptions to do this. But we came together at that moment. It was new to everybody.”

Adele echoed similar sentiments about the effectiveness of OneManhattan during the initial stages of COVID.

“I came in at the tail end, but I was able to closely work with the office and manage the office into the following year, which was last year and it was very effective,” Adele said. “If you look at things as simple as providing masks onto the campus, the sanitizers, the vaccine clinics… they worked with faculty to ensure that the classrooms are safe.”

During challenging times, collaboration was key to ensuring a safe campus for everyone to return.

“OneManhattan was a team effort,” Adele said. “It wasn’t just that office. We had a campus-wide committee that worked on that metric and then communications too was part of the group. It was a whole campus-wide effort, but that office was very important in keeping us safe.”

Abreu-Hornbostel gave advice to students, faculty and staff to ensure that MC remains a safe campus despite living in a COVID-impacted world three years later.

“We’re all responsible for our health and for our well-being,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “If you’re not feeling well, don’t share, just like the flu. If you are needing medical attention, pick up the phone, and be in touch with health services or your provider, take some of that responsibility.”

She also noted the “mask-friendly” policy on campus, which allows students to take their own precautions for personal safety and the safety of others.

“We’re a mask-friendly campus, you’re allowed to wear your mask wherever you want,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “So that means if you’re not feeling well, you should wear your mask. If someone around you is not feeling well, you should wear your mask.”