2020 Fall Insights

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SAINTS STRONG:

A Covid-19 Semester

Fall 2020 found Saint Martin's University still adapting to a new normal that began last spring: learning and working amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Determined to support one another, as well as our greater surrounding community, the Abbey, faculty, staff and students rallied. From the Abbey's generous gift of emergency scholarship support to students; to faculty and staff adopting new technology and rearranging classrooms to comply with health and safety guidelines; to the University working with organizations like Lacey MakerSpace and Thurston County Food Bank to meet community needs, all Saints rose up to the challenge. u

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CLASSROOM Saint Martin’s worked diligently to offer a mix of modalities for classes fall semester. About one-third of the classes were online-only, one-third were in-person full time, and the remaining third were a mix of inperson and online instruction. To prepare, new cleaning protocols were implemented and faculty and staff organized summer workshops to assist with moving classes to a hybrid model or fully online. Thanksgiving break was extended to a full week, and after Thanksgiving, all instruction was moved to remote to mitigate exposure during a possible second wave.

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