While the pandemic changed the fabric of higher education and life in general, people had to find a way to keep going. Students kept learning. Teachers kept teaching. Parents kept parenting. It was not always pretty. Often it was (and is) downright exhausting. Many of us experienced lengthy periods of burnout. Many still struggle finding motivation. Human resilience shone through. Faculty and students alike got familiar with zoom, experimented with athleisure wear, and re-purposed dinner tables and laundry rooms during remote learning. What worked well? What can we learn from the last two years? WHAT KEPT YOU GOING?
Inspired by the students in Punch Through Pandemics with Psychological Science and Jenna Goldsmith’s There is no college in COVID the Bright Side Project is an effort to pull together stories of those who faced the adversities of the pandemic, highlighting diverse ways of coping. We hope this project helps people cope with the continuing challenges.
WE INVITE submissions in any form – essay, meme, flow charts, poetry, art, infographic, music, etc.. You can focus on a specific part of the pandemic, or write on all combined (multiple submissions welcome). Each submission will be reviewed by an editorial committee of staff and students who will select work aligning with our goal. Pieces for inclusion will be edited for clarity and editors will work with authors to finalize pieces for inclusion in an online public collection. A subset of pieces may be published in book form. Anonymous pieces accepted as well. Any student, faculty, or staff member from any institution is welcome to submit.
Submission Deadline: NONE (who needs another deadline). Entries will be reviewed as they come in. QUESTIONS? Email: Regan.Gurung@oregonstate.edu