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- Terri Kempton (She/her), Outback Farm Manager, Fairhaven (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-17
- Description
- Not all Western students know that we have a farm on campus - but we do! The Outback is a 5-acre organic farm south of the Fairhaven dorms. We grow vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, berries, nuts, and have chickens and bees. The Outback offers year-round experiential farm and homesteading classes and holds workshops and events, like our current speaker series on Food, Farming, Diversity, and Justice. Unlike a lot of the WWU campus, we did not shut down when COVID hit. Our student staff of 8 are considered essential workers and continued growing food and maintaining the farm. We helped create the free food pantry popups to get fresh food to hungry students. We follow strict safety protocols and are excited to slowly welcome back volunteers and folks who want to learn about the food system!
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- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- wwu_covid_essential_12_03, 6A6A2100-5752-454B-AB24-8DC7113F1574_Terri Kempton.jpeg
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- wwu:40754
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- Terri Kempton (She/her), Outback Farm Manager, Fairhaven (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-17
- Description
- Not all Western students know that we have a farm on campus - but we do! The Outback is a 5-acre organic farm south of the Fairhaven dorms. We grow vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, berries, nuts, and have chickens and bees. The Outback offers year-round experiential farm and homesteading classes and holds workshops and events, like our current speaker series on Food, Farming, Diversity, and Justice. Unlike a lot of the WWU campus, we did not shut down when COVID hit. Our student staff of 8 are considered essential workers and continued growing food and maintaining the farm. We helped create the free food pantry popups to get fresh food to hungry students. We follow strict safety protocols and are excited to slowly welcome back volunteers and folks who want to learn about the food system!
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- wwu_covid_essential_12_02, C8075DB4-ECE2-4AFB-9AD8-8237C6461564_Terri Kempton.jpeg
- Identifier
- wwu:40752
- Title
- Terri Kempton (She/her), Outback Farm Manager, Fairhaven (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-17
- Description
- Not all Western students know that we have a farm on campus - but we do! The Outback is a 5-acre organic farm south of the Fairhaven dorms. We grow vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, berries, nuts, and have chickens and bees. The Outback offers year-round experiential farm and homesteading classes and holds workshops and events, like our current speaker series on Food, Farming, Diversity, and Justice. Unlike a lot of the WWU campus, we did not shut down when COVID hit. Our student staff of 8 are considered essential workers and continued growing food and maintaining the farm. We helped create the free food pantry popups to get fresh food to hungry students. We follow strict safety protocols and are excited to slowly welcome back volunteers and folks who want to learn about the food system!
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- wwu_covid_essential_12
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- wwu:40753
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- image 1
- Part of
- Terri Kempton (She/her), Outback Farm Manager, Fairhaven (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-17
- Description
- Not all Western students know that we have a farm on campus - but we do! The Outback is a 5-acre organic farm south of the Fairhaven dorms. We grow vegetables, mushrooms, fruit, berries, nuts, and have chickens and bees. The Outback offers year-round experiential farm and homesteading classes and holds workshops and events, like our current speaker series on Food, Farming, Diversity, and Justice. Unlike a lot of the WWU campus, we did not shut down when COVID hit. Our student staff of 8 are considered essential workers and continued growing food and maintaining the farm. We helped create the free food pantry popups to get fresh food to hungry students. We follow strict safety protocols and are excited to slowly welcome back volunteers and folks who want to learn about the food system!
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_12_01, 845463DE-2965-45AC-B453-196BFD626870_Terri Kempton.jpeg
- Identifier
- wwu:40730
- Title
- Kevin Jenkins, Parking Guide (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-14
- Description
- Parking Enforcement Our role on campus seems to have been highlighted since the campus closed in March of 2020 and continues to increase now as we are slowly reopening. We have always focused on helping students, employees, guests, and visitors find and park correctly on campus. As we are an easily recognizable, welcoming, and safe presence for anyone arriving on campus, we have been even more focused on answering questions and assisting everyone we encounter however we can. This work is rewarding for us and we look forward to the day when all the students and our fellow employees return to campus. Kevin Jenkins, Pete Elich, Allan Pack – Parking Guides; Hailey Grainger – Student Parking Monitor
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_11, Enforcement2_Kevin Jenkins.jpg
- Identifier
- wwu:40581
- Title
- Luke Mason (He/Him), Maintenance Coordinator for Viking Union Operations (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-08
- Description
- When March 2020 brought the lockdown to Whatcom County and WWU we all left the Viking Union having no clue what we were in for. The custodial staff and myself were deemed critical and we found ourselves working in a virtually empty building. It was kind of surreal. It was like time just stopped, which gave us the time to stop and think about the time we now have. We accomplished cleaning projects that hadn't happened because we didn't have the time. The custodial staff took the time to complete trainings and gain certifications. We spent a LOT of time figuring out how the Viking Union would open up again. How it would operate, how it would look, how many signs to hang... Then time passed and we are open to students, staff and faculty in a safe manner and it feels so good! We are creating outdoor seating areas, installing new art and getting creative ideas on how meetings will be like. WWU and Viking Union aside, I hope and feel we ALL will come out of this pandemic in a better space, and time.
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_9
- Identifier
- wwu:40583
- Title
- Anthea Jones (She/ her), Custodian 5 assistant manager of ACS (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-07
- Description
- A day that normally would be packed with faculty, staff and students. The sculpture stands lonely in the afternoon sunshine!
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_7
- Identifier
- wwu:40582
- Title
- Tim DePoppe (he), custodian 1 (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-07
- Description
- I appreciated the professionalism here at western at the beginning of and during the pandemic. I felt safe and very grateful to still have a job when so many were unemployed. Thank you to all of the supervisors and staff for keeping western going during difficult circumstances.
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_8
- Identifier
- wwu:40584
- Title
- Wayne Galloway, III (he/his/him), Assistant Director - Building Services / Facilities Management (essential@Western project)
- Date
- 2021-04-06
- Description
- Red Square on April 16, 2020 During a COVID-19 Operations Meeting
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_6
- Identifier
- wwu:40550
- Title
- WWU COVID story 56: Jaivier
- Date
- 2021-03-16
- Description
- My COVID experience has been very up and down from the start of the pandemic. In the beginning it seemed like a beneficial short break, as rules were being enforced, Winter quarter finals were coming up. Then once the pandemic got more intense, I found myself stuck... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- wwu_covid_story_56
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- with a low chance of getting into my major has been the most challenging. And the most rewarding part of this experience would be the times that I was able to see my family and friends because it was never taken for granted. ## End of contributed text from Jaivier ## University Archives - Heritage
- Identifier
- wwu:40573
- Title
- Charles Asher (he/him/his), Acquisitions/Interlibrary Loan Specialist in the Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-16
- Description
- This is a photo of me working in the library--actually, a photo of me in a book in the library. I have worked various on-site shifts in the library over the past year: providing curbside service, processing interlibrary loan materials, and scanning requested articles and book chapters. Searching for materials in the Northwest Collection of the Wilson 4 Central Reading Room, I spotted the blue spine of a book in which my wife was interviewed as a commercial fisher in Alaska many years ago. I'm in the lower photo (in the water) with my wife Rebecque and my skipper Don, beach seining for salmon on Kodiak Island. One of our holding skiffs in the background is already half-submerged with the weight of fish (photo in book credit: Leslie Leyland Fields). I've thought about whether the metaphor of fishing applies to searching for and pulling library books from the vast pool of volumes at the Western Libraries. It doesn't. Having LC call numbers, well-organized stacks, and a computerized inventory system to locate an item is an infinitely more efficient method of retrieval than setting a 150 fathom net on a lone jumping fish.
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
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- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_12
- Identifier
- wwu:40546
- Title
- WWU COVID story 55: Hannah Durland
- Date
- 2021-03-14
- Description
- When COVID first started spreading in the US and was becoming an issue, I assumed it would be a somewhat more intense version of the flu and that it wasn’t really something to worry about. That changed pretty quickly when I got home after finals had all been cancel... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- wwu_covid_story_55
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- they thought of the homework assignment. That’s how many of my friendships began and although I have joined clubs and attended meetings on zoom calls, it is still harder to make friends one-on-one when you’re always in a group. It’s sad to have lost that experience now and wonder who I could have b
- Identifier
- wwu:40548
- Title
- WWU COVID story 53: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-14
- Description
- Often, I feel like I’m living in the Sims. Toward the beginning of the pandemic, I actually went out and got a job, having just been a student for the year before. While it was stressful to be working in a food service job in an area where not a lot of people wear ... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_53
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- through all of the struggles we’ve faced as a species until now, but with some resilience and elbow grease, we can make sure we walk to a better place on the other side. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 53 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed
- Identifier
- wwu:40547
- Title
- WWU COVID story 54: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-14
- Description
- In August of 2020, my partner and I moved into our first home together. Honestly, I think this is the best thing I did to help myself succeed during the pandemic. Having a constant companion and support system has been incredibly helpful. I chose Western because it... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_54
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- in that environment, and some people will take a long time to adjust because they must completely restructure the way they learn. We’re all human, and a little grace will go a long way. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 54 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Li
- Identifier
- wwu:40549
- Title
- WWU COVID story 52: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-13
- Description
- Currently, I am in my second year at Western, but this is the first time I have done a full year of school fully online. If you had asked me during my time on campus last year where I thought I would be next year, I would not have told you that I would be attending... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_52
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- within myself. Has the pandemic made things hard? Yes, but it has most certainly allowed for me to discover things I did not even think to see in myself, and I know that I am not done just yet. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 52 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - We
- Identifier
- wwu:40540
- Title
- WWU COVID story 50: Sarah Hays
- Date
- 2021-03-12
- Description
- Throughout this Covid-19 pandemic I have seen and undergone several personal, societal, and academic changes. Everyone, including myself, wears masks when out in public to reduce viral spread, a distance of six feet is maintained between strangers now, and social g... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
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- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_50
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- and have to exert more mental energy than in previous years to pay attention in my classes. However, this is clearly an unavoidable necessity due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to the devastating loss of millions of lives. Thus, I am more than willing to do my part in preventing the spread o
- Identifier
- wwu:40544
- Title
- WWU COVID story 51: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-12
- Description
- When the pandemic began, it took some time to realize that where others were suffering from the loss of frequent interactions with others and the ability to go out and socialize, not much had changed for me. Before the shelter orders I had occasionally visited tho... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_51
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- with vaccines. I hope to find a way out of this, a better person than I was before the pandemic, but I worry about the habits I’ll both need to break and form for that to happen. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 51 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries
- Identifier
- wwu:40541
- Title
- WWU COVID story 49: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-11
- Description
- I am a student in my senior year of my bachelors. The pandemic has changed my life dramatically during what I thought would be a really exciting time for me. I started my college journey in my hometown at a community college, and began going to Western already a ye... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_49
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- is empty, the campus is empty. I am tired of being home and I wish people would just wear masks and keep their social circles small, that way we could get this over with and I could maybe have a normal college experience, while I am still young. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 49 - Anonym
- Identifier
- wwu:40542
- Title
- WWU COVID story 48: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-11
- Description
- Covid has been both a blessing and a curse in that despite it having disrupted previously consistent daily routines of many, it’s allowed others to slow down and take the time to find themselves as people when capitalism and the previous pace of society didn’t give... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_48
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- ’t mean that we should have to struggle to receive help when we need it or that we’re struggling any less than older generations have. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 48 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed 3/12/2021 Page 1 of 1
- Identifier
- wwu:40543
- Title
- WWU COVID story 47: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-10
- Description
- At the start of the pandemic in March, I believed like many others that we would be back to “normal” quickly. I remember being in class and having a short conversation of the possibility of the schools closing for a small amount of time and thought nothing of it. I... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_47
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- was at school all day. I also was unhappy at my job and stayed due to the anxiety of quitting my job. Being laid off gave me the push I needed, I now have a better job that pays me well and is not at stake if another pandemic were to happen. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 47 - Anonymous
- Identifier
- wwu:40571
- Title
- Joanna Bailey (she/her/hers), Course reserves manager, Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-08
- Description
- Stacks in the Dark - Once a week I venture into the dark and mostly silent library to retrieve and scan from books to fill course reserves requests. It's faster to navigate stacks without turning on the lights, so I bring my phone and a trusty flashlight, plus nerves of steel for dealing with creepy sounds and shadows that have no obvious explanation. Once I'm done scanning the week's requests I finish processing the PDFs at home, where it's cozy and not at all creepy :)
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_11
- Identifier
- wwu:40526
- Title
- WWU COVID story 46: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-06
- Description
- Like many others, the pandemic has changed my life drastically. I unfortunately lost my job which has altered my daily routine significantly. I am lucky enough to have support from family and did not have to leave my housing situation when I was let go. The pandemi... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_46
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- to class, studying in the library, social gatherings, and so on. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 46 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed 3/8/2021 Page 1 of 1
- Identifier
- wwu:40570
- Title
- image 3
- Part of
- Kate Farmer (she/her), Facilities Manager/Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-05
- Description
- Empty spaces. I am lucky to be able to come to the library once or twice a month to work. Usually I have the building to myself or maybe a few other library staff are working on other floors that I may see in passing and wave to our talk to from afar. It is very quiet. I come in to distribute ppe supplies or work on projects that support our library staff and building. Usually the library would be very busy on a normal Thursday afternoon when we were open to the public. Campus is quiet too and missing all of the students and staff. It is easy to find parking spaces. I may have to wear a name tag when we all return to work because my coworkers may not recognize me with my long hair and extra 10 pounds!
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_10
- Identifier
- wwu:40568
- Title
- image 1
- Part of
- Kate Farmer (she/her), Facilities Manager/Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-05
- Description
- Empty spaces. I am lucky to be able to come to the library once or twice a month to work. Usually I have the building to myself or maybe a few other library staff are working on other floors that I may see in passing and wave to our talk to from afar. It is very quiet. I come in to distribute ppe supplies or work on projects that support our library staff and building. Usually the library would be very busy on a normal Thursday afternoon when we were open to the public. Campus is quiet too and missing all of the students and staff. It is easy to find parking spaces. I may have to wear a name tag when we all return to work because my coworkers may not recognize me with my long hair and extra 10 pounds!
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_10
- Identifier
- wwu:40569
- Title
- image 2
- Part of
- Kate Farmer (she/her), Facilities Manager/Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-05
- Description
- Empty spaces. I am lucky to be able to come to the library once or twice a month to work. Usually I have the building to myself or maybe a few other library staff are working on other floors that I may see in passing and wave to our talk to from afar. It is very quiet. I come in to distribute ppe supplies or work on projects that support our library staff and building. Usually the library would be very busy on a normal Thursday afternoon when we were open to the public. Campus is quiet too and missing all of the students and staff. It is easy to find parking spaces. I may have to wear a name tag when we all return to work because my coworkers may not recognize me with my long hair and extra 10 pounds!
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_10
- Identifier
- wwu:40567
- Title
- Kate Farmer (she/her), Facilities Manager/Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-05
- Description
- Empty spaces. I am lucky to be able to come to the library once or twice a month to work. Usually I have the building to myself or maybe a few other library staff are working on other floors that I may see in passing and wave to our talk to from afar. It is very quiet. I come in to distribute ppe supplies or work on projects that support our library staff and building. Usually the library would be very busy on a normal Thursday afternoon when we were open to the public. Campus is quiet too and missing all of the students and staff. It is easy to find parking spaces. I may have to wear a name tag when we all return to work because my coworkers may not recognize me with my long hair and extra 10 pounds!
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_essential_10
- Identifier
- wwu:40491
- Title
- WWU COVID story 45: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-03-03
- Description
- At the beginning of 2020 COVID-19 didn’t seem real, or more like it was something that was happening to other states but not Washington, and Bellingham felt like a bubble separate and safe from what was happening in the world around it. During spring break, I made ... [open story for full text]
- Digital Collection
- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Type of resource
- text
- Object custodian
- University Archives
- Related Collection
- Telling our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
- Local Identifier
- wwu_covid_story_45
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- is over, I am wrung dry so I can do it again for the next. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 45 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed 3/3/2021 Page 1 of 1
- Identifier
- wwu:40572
- Title
- Curt Pavia (He/Him), Learning Technologist, Western Libraries (essential[at]Western project)
- Date
- 2021-03-02
- Description
- Have you used Western Libraries curbside pick-up? If so, then I may have been the one to roam the stacks and pull the book off the shelf for you! I have been committing a few hours a week to be a "searcher" for the Summit and Curbside pick-up system in place at Western Libraries during the pandemic. Here I am in the iconic Reading Room in Wilson Library, where the Northwest Collection is kept. It is fun to find the various books, although roaming the stacks with practically no one else in the building is eerily quiet. Someday soon, though, eager learners and scholars will be bringing life back into the library; I look forward to that day!
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- Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19
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- wwu:40468
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- WWU COVID story 44: Maggie Beton
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- 2021-02-25
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- I’ll never forget the night when my boyfriend first told me about the cases in China. It was December 2019 and I never could have predicted that it would ever reach the US. “This is going to get very bad if it spreads,” he said. I usually try to block out upsetting... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- will feel a bit safer. Until then, I will remain holed up in my little one-bedroom rental cottage with my boyfriend and his dog, obsessively wiping down everything that touches the outside world and washing my hands until they are raw. ## End of contributed text from Maggie Beton ## University Arch
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- wwu:40454
- Title
- WWU COVID story 43: Khadija Krambo
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- 2021-02-24
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- 2020 was definitely a year I wished the pandemic didn’t occur in. The year I would become an adult, the year I would graduate high school with my Associates Degree, the year I would begin University. I managed to accomplish all three with the use of my laptop and s... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- and more. I’m hopeful that the vaccines will start to take effect and the pandemic can be truly over, but until then I’ll be trying to learn how to socially interact with humans again. ## End of contributed text from Khadija Krambo ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Pri
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- wwu:40448
- Title
- WWU COVID story 42: Anonymous
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- 2021-02-22
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- In Winter 2020, I agonized over Microbiology keeping me from attending office hours for Animal Behavior. Of course, since it was Microbiology, it was the first class to move online. I was sure that the rumors of the virus were exaggerated and that it was another ca... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- challenges. On a positive note, though, I haven’t had a single cold since the start of lockdown. I had frequent colds during in person classes. ## End of contributed text from Story ID: 42 - Anonymous ## University Archives - Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed 2/23/2021 Page 1 of 1
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- wwu:40450
- Title
- WWU COVID story 40: Anonymous
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- 2021-02-22
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- COVID-19 has certainly taken its toll on normal day to day life compared to how it was prior to the pandemic. As we have seen the pandemic spread and expand, our daily routines have been altered in order to fit the guidelines for our new norm. For me personally, th... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- . Although it hasnt been easy, it has been an opportunity to learn more about myself and my peers. With this pandemic occurring for about a year now, the information and tools are out there in order to help slow and stop the spread. It is up to us as individuals to do our part. ## End of contributed
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- wwu:40449
- Title
- WWU COVID story 41: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-02-22
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- Making the transition to online learning, for many, including myself, has been very difficult. Whilst the college atmosphere before the pandemic was not perfect, it allowed space to roam, and the ability to do classwork in places besides one's room. For me, the bed... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- the online environment, so I cannot fault anyone the harmless mistakes that occur. I believe that the faculty at WWU understands the immense pressure that its students are under, and are doing their best to provide a quality education while still allowing for some breathing room. ## End of contribu
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- wwu:40045
- Title
- WWU COVID story 34: Anonymous
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- 2021-02-03
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- Covid-19 has had more of an impact than I initially thought. I remember when classes were first put online and we were sent home, back in March of 2020. My friends and I all felt that it would just be a few weeks. Cut to February 2021, almost an entire year later, ... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- hobbies, such as working out and learning new skills like nunchucks and juggling. I've also been able to focus on old hobbies, such as reading and playing instruments. While Covid has caused disorder and distressed, for me, it's also given me time to discover new things and indulge myself in the th
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- wwu:39849
- Title
- WWU COVID story 33: Anonymous
- Date
- 2021-01-28
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- I would like the future community/university to acknowledge the possibility that life as we know it can change in the blink of an eye. Your loved ones can be here one minute and not be here the next. The culmination of emotion in terms of appreciating those closest... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- be better to walk away rather than do something through malice or a time of clouded judgement. It starts with us wanting the world to be the best it can be but more simply, us being the best we can be every day and teaching that to our early generations through example. ## End of contributed text f
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- wwu:37842
- Title
- WWU COVID story 32: Anonymous
- Date
- 2020-12-05
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- Going into freshman year I was looking forward to getting a fresh start out of high school, enjoying the beautiful Western campus, and meeting new people. When Covid 19 hit it March, I was expecting to have a week taken from my senior year at most. The week tu... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- on the way, I have hope for in person classes soon. Hope is what is keeping me going right now. ## End of contributed text ## Heritage Resources - Western Libraries Printed 12/7/2020 Page 1 of 1
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- wwu:37829
- Title
- WWU COVID story 30: Julia Stick
- Date
- 2020-12-01
- Description
- It’s difficult to explain how college has been during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything is touched by this virus. I can’t join in-person clubs or groups, because my college campus is closed. I can’t sit down at a random table in the commons and chat with new peopl... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- to their society. If I could go back in time and undo COVID, I would, but I do feel I have grown and matured as a person when it comes to this virus. It’s not been easy, and these next few months will most likely be just as hard, but I remain hopeful things are going to get better. I pray things wi
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- wwu:37827
- Title
- WWU COVID story 28: Anonymous
- Date
- 2020-11-10
- Description
- This covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone and caused a lot of change. My personal experience of these hard times is not very positive and it is amazing to see how people are able to adapt to the situations at hand. But that doesn't always outweigh the negative. ... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19 Story ID: 28 Story date 11/10/2020 Name Anonymous Affiliation Student Story contribution This covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone and caused a lot of change. My personal experience of these hard times is not very positive and it is amazing
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- wwu:37689
- Title
- WWU COVID story 25: Arick Grootveld
- Date
- 2020-10-13
- Description
- Online classes have been both better and worse than traditional classes. I enjoy being able to watch the recordings of lectures whenever I want, so I can review the content that I might have missed during a lecture, or skip a lecture for a research meeting and not feel behind. I also like the freedom of being able to decide my schedule, as many of my classes do not require me to do... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19 Story ID: 25 Story date Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Name Arick Grootveld Affiliation Student;Staff; Research Assistant, Assistant Computer Programmer at Restek, and Senior in EE department Story contribution Online classes have been both better
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- wwu:37688
- Title
- WWU COVID story 24: Liz Stuart and Brandon Joseph
- Date
- 2020-06-16
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- We have created a podcast called the Social Distance Warriors Podcast, which has documented some stories and interviews with members of the WWU community about how they are practicing wellness and resilience during this time. You can access the episodes... [open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19 Story ID: 24 Story date Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Name Liz Stuart and Brandon Joseph Affiliation Staff; Sexual Violence Prevention Outreach Specialist (Liz-she/her) and Men's Resiliency Program Coordinator (Brandon- he/him) Story contributio
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- wwu:37687
- Title
- WWU COVID story 23: Marie Eaton
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- 2020-06-08
- Description
- I offer two songs written in the COVID time as personal reflections - one lighthearted and one more serious: No Yeast (https://youtu.be/eEndFeL87-0); This Great Pause (https://youtu.be/NJPFgCPh440). Additionally, Devyani Chandran, Director of the Palliative Care Institute, and I have been hosting an on-line support group for those caring for elders and seriously ill people in Whatcom County - in nursing homes...[open story for full text]
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19
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- Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19 Story ID: 23 Story date Monday, June 8, 2020 Name Marie Eaton Affiliation Faculty; Community Champion, Palliative Care Institute Story contribution I offer two songs written in the COVID time as personal reflections - one lighthearted and one
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- wwu:40446
- Title
- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-12-04
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- Western Front Historical Collection
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- Bellingham businesses work to become more sustainable, pg. 8 Check it out: ------- THE I Read more online at ESTERN FRONT Volume 189, Issue 11 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 All 5 fall sports win GNAC title Soccer, cross country, volleyball dominate in post-season championships Nolan Baker The Western
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- wwu:40445
- Title
- Western Front
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- 2019-11-26
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- different ways in which he would start his drawings. One way was to write in parallel rows, superimposing the text over and over and writing in blocks. The other way was to write the names in random directions, which led to a suggested underlying image, according to the Sousa Mendes Foundation. One
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- wwu:40444
- Title
- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-11-20
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- Western Front Historical Collection
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- the extensive snack table and were like, ‘we’re good,’” Wagner said. Wagner and Olivarez came to campus as part of Western Reads, a campus-wide program that supports first-year students at Western through selected texts each year, according to Molly Ware, director of Western Reads. The two authors
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- wwu:40443
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- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-11-13
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- Western Front Historical Collection
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- that need with food, care, volunteering, support, hope and everything it takes to overcome hunger in the con- text of giving food to people in need,” Costanza said. Costanza said the food bank has trucks driving around town Monday through Friday, making stops at 16 separate locations. These locatio
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- wwu:40442
- Title
- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-11-06
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- Check it out: _ _ _ _______. I Faculty senate votes to approve Code of Ethics revision, pg.4 THE Read more online at I westernfrontonline.com ESTERN FRONT Volume 189, Issue 7 westernfrontonline.com Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Close wins, tough losses Lead found in water in 9 Birnam Wood apartments E
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- wwu:40441
- Title
- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-10-30
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- Western Front Historical Collection
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- through desktop notifications, voice messages over campus fire alarm systems, text messages, emails, posts on the emergency communication webpage and on Western’s Twitter feed. The test alert said 97% of Western students have provided their cell phone numbers to Web4U to receive emergency text mess
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- wwu:40440
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- Western Front
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- 2019-10-23
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- Check it out: Ruckus Room arcade hosts local pinball league, pg. 8-9 THE I Read more online at westernfrontonline.com ESTERN FRONT Volume 189, Issue 5 Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 westernfrontonline.com New minor launches, honors Holocaust survivor Western becomes first public university in Washing
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- wwu:40439
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- Western Front
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- 2019-10-16
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- Check it out: Local jewelry store combats domestic violence, pg.10 ____ I THE Volume 189, Issue 4 Read more online at westernfrontonline.com ESTERN FRONT westernfrontonline.com Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Western to implement new smoking policy Smoking on campus will be restricted to designated area
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- wwu:40438
- Title
- Western Front
- Date
- 2019-10-09
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- Western Front Historical Collection
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- Check it out: ___________ I Patrick Roulet apointed as music department chair pg.5 THE Read more online at ESTERN FRONT Volume 189, Issue 3 Wednesday, October 9, 2019 WTA considers bus pass fare change Two-stage plan in 2020 could see first change to WTA fares in 10 years Melody Kazel The Western Fr