Documenting COVID-19: Stony Brook University Experiences

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  Oral history interview with Dr. Rick Gatteau

  Dr. Rick Gatteau is the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Stony Brook University. In this interview he describes the many decisions that needed to be made in student affairs and on campus as COVID broke, including the closing of the dorms and providing material and social support for students afterwards. He discusses his own experiences at home in lockdown and the subsequent atmosphere on campus as more students returned in fall 2020.
  Date: 2021-06-07
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  Oral history interview with Jan Lorey Jandayran

  Jan Lorey Jandayran is a senior history major who transferred to Stony Brook in fall 2019. In this interview he describes the days leading up to the closing of campus, including the challenges of communication among students, faculty, and administration. He describes the difficulties of coordinating online learning at home, the impact COVID had on his job, and navigating dating during the pandemic.
  Date: 2021-06-21
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  Stony Brook University President Dr. Maurie McInnis pictured with two students on move-in day.

  Stony Brook University President Dr. Maurie McInnis pictured with two students on move-in day for the fall 2020 semester.
  Date: 2020-08-20
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  Two students from the School of Communication and Journalism Multimedia working with film equipment.

  Two students from the School of Communication and Journalism Multimedia, enrolled in a course taught by Rick Ricioppo, work with filming equipment on the academic mall at Stony Brook University.
  Date: 2021-02-24
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  Oral history interview with Peter Tonge

  Dr. Peter Tonge is a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry. In this interview, he relates the challenges that the department faced in continuing to teach chemistry, particularly regarding the use of labs. He also discusses his and colleagues’ efforts to create hand sanitizer for university hospital workers, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on students in chemistry.
  Date: 2021-03-04
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  Oral history interview with Ryan Kani

  Ryan Kani (‘21) is an English major who transferred to Stony Brook from Binghamton University in spring 2020. In this interview he relates his experiences with COVID, including the shift to online courses and his activities during home isolation. He also details working at Costco and interacting with the public during the early months of the pandemic.
  Date: 2021-04-06
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  Dodged the Wrong Bullet

  Personal narrative of Kory Kaelin.
  Date: 2021-03-19
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  Diary Entry

  Personal narrative of Yuchen Zhang written during early morning of March 13, 2021. This is written by myself as a diary entry in commemoration of one year anniversary of my last day of high school on March 13, 2020.
  Date: 2021-03-13
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  Changes for Academia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Research paper on how and why colleges need to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes results of a student poll and three interviews with Stony Brook professors (Brian Colle, Kathleen Fallon, Patricia Medved), November 2020, written by Alayna Radner for WRT 102.
  Date: 2020-11-19
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  Marvelous Adventures of a Gen-Zer During a Pandemic,The

  My journey as a student during quarantine and online classes.
  Date: 2020-05-22
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  Oral history interview with Valentina Marzulli

  Valentina Marzulli is a psychology major and was a sophomore and on-campus resident at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview, she describes her experiences in Langmuir Hall as students were ordered to leave. She also discusses her life at home in Queens during isolation, the transition to all-online classes, and how she kept in contact with her friends and the university.
  Date: 2020-11-06
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  Students socially distancing and studying in the Stony Brook Union.

  Students socially distancing and studying in the Stony Brook Union at Stony Brook University.
  Date: 2020-08-24