Uconn CAHNR Adjusts to Pandemic Restrictions
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THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SINCE 1896 • VOLUME CXXVII, NO. 38 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 COVID-19 Tracker Current 212 179 15 CONFIRMED CASES AT Residential UCONN STORRS Cumulative Cumulative Staff Cases 17 Cases Residential Cases Commuter Cases as of 7:07 p.m. on Oct. 20 UConn CAHNR adjusts to pandemic restrictions UConn has offered majors regarding agriculture since 1881 when the school opened up as Storrs Agricultural School. PHOTO BY ERIN KNAPP, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS by Olivia Hickey things that you can’t really do moved to a new room in the “We try to keep students as sure that we receive the best CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT virtually so it doesn’t really chemistry building to comply far away from each other as lecture/laboratory time pos- [email protected] make any sense to try and do with social distancing. possible.” sible,” Jenks said. “Person- that,” Dr. Safran said. Tulman said he has also Seventh-semester medical ally, I enjoy attending in-per- Faculty and staff at the Uni- been accommodating when- laboratory science and allied son class everyday because it versity of Connecticut’s Col- ever he can, providing mate- health sciences double major makes me feel like I am hav- lege of Agriculture, Health “Typically in a rial online for students that Allison Jenks’ courses are be- ing a somewhat ‘normal’ se- and Natural Resources lab situation, choose to work remotely. ing conducted in-person until nior year.” (CAHNR) have made adjust- “This class is a requirement Thanksgiving break. She said Jenks said due to the nature ments to typical classroom students would for several degree programs, she has been studying and in- of her major, courses and labs learning to accommodate the have to wear so we didn’t want to hold up teracting with other students have to be conducted in-per- new normal of the COVID-19 people’s degrees programs in her program in a safe way, son, giving her more access to pandemic. a lab coat and with a strict online require- and is relieved to have in-per- her professors. Additionally, Associate Dean for Aca- gloves but now in ment so we essentially have son classes and to be able to she said they have been avail- demic Programs and Profes- also allowed students in the come to campus. able outside of the classroom. sor Dr. Sandy Bushmich said addition, they are lab or in the class [to partici- “Our instructors are eas- preparations for course in- pate from home] if they feel ily accessible via email, We- struction were made across wearing a face like they need to be home for “There is definitely bex or in person,” Jenks said. the college over the summer, mask as well as a one reason or another,” Tul- an added stress “For example, one of our with some changes coming at man said. classmates lives in the Oaks the last second. face shield. We try Roseanne Lipcius, who element with and was impacted by the two “Nothing’s what we’re used to keep students serves as director of the med- the threat of week mandatory quarantine. to … I’ve been an instructor ical laboratory sciences pro- Our professor quickly adapt- for over 30 years. I really en- as far away from gram, said when classes were the pandemic ed and started live-streaming joy my interaction with stu- each other as remote, video demonstra- the lectures so that she could dents,” Dr. Bushmich said. “I tions were used to show stu- and the worry still ‘attend’ the lecture. He miss more interaction with possible.” dents what they will be doing that if one of us additionally spent an extra students.” ROSEANNE LIPCIUS in the lab once they are able hour with her virtually ev- Dr. Bushmich said she to return. tests positive, eryday to teach her lab mate- hears about students miss- Lipcius also used stream- all of us will have rial.” ing university interactions as Instructor and research as- ing technology on occasion Dr. Bushmich predicts the well. sociate for pathobiology and for students to have informal to quarantine. general format of courses “My students … were very veterinary sciences Edan meetings within the small However, our during the spring semester appreciative to have a class Tulman teaches anatomy and program (about 15-20 gradu- will be the same as this se- to come to, to have something physiology of animals every ates per year) so students can professors mester. normal or relatively normal … fall. Tulman said lab work get to know each other. have adapted “I think it will go a lot and I appreciated it myself,” is a large part of his class, so “The students did appre- smoother because we have the Dr. Bushmich said. deciding the modality of the ciate these since they were wonderfully and valued experience from the Dr. Amy Safran, a lecturer course for the semester was a able to visualize the skills we are making sure semester and people have the in the animal science depart- tough endeavor. were lecturing about,” Lip- kind of better understand- ment, said her responsibili- “Since the students were cius said. that we receive ing what is needed for each of ties haven’t changed, but the going to be back on campus Lipicius said most of the the best lecture/ them,” Dr. Bushmich said. way she teaches her classes we figured that this was just work in the program is As for visiting the be- has. When classes were made about a good excuse as any to hands-on, giving students laboratory time loved animals of Horsebarn remote in March, she said try to have an in person com- vital experiences for the post- Hill, Dr. Bushmich said she the department did their best ponent as long as it was com- grad job world. For this rea- possible.” doesn’t know when the public with videos as an alternative pliant with the regulations son, extra precautions are ALLISON JENKS can come inside yet. to in-person coursework. put forth by the university in taken to allow students to “All of our units had to be Dr. Safran now comes to terms of spacing and every- get back in the lab. She said closed to the public because campus three days a week thing like this, also as long things are going better than “There is definitely an add- you definitely don’t want to teach hands-on livestock as the TAs and everyone felt she expected. ed stress element with the traffic from all over, we’re not courses that she and the co- comfortable in doing so,” Tul- “Typically in a lab situa- threat of the pandemic and encouraging visitors, even teacher decided they would man said. tion, students would have to the worry that if one of us onto the campus,” Dr. Bush- only teach if they could be in- Lab time was split so more wear a lab coat and gloves tests positive, all of us will mich said. “We love to host person. classes could be conducted but now in addition, they are have to quarantine. However, people. We miss that too but “We vaccinate animals, put with fewer students in the wearing a face mask as well as our professors have adapted it has to be safe for them and halters on them or do lots of room and the course was a face shield,” Lipicius said. wonderfully and are making for us.” For more... dailycampus.com The_DailyCampus The_DailyCampus The Daily Campus Tweet of the Day Sarah Gri n FROM BELOW | PAGE 4 ART | PAGE 5 WORLD SERIES | PAGE 12 @ skg_18 Stand with Bolivia against Creating art in Covid-19 Dodgers advanced to third The answer is Devin imperialism World Series in four years Williams 02 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 • DailyCampus.com News Trump goes after Fauci, tries Russian military to buck up his campaign team officers charged TUCSON, Ariz. 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