The longtime Worthington jewelry business celebrated its grand opening on July 5, following a busy holiday weekend of moving from its temporary Third Avenue location.
Chae worked at UNM for two years over half of which was encompassed by the pandemic.
“It wasn’t an easy time,” he said. “The campus community stuck together and tried to make the best of what we had.”
Chae said the challenges posed by the pandemic prompted entering into a virtual reality one that students, staff and faculty adapted to quickly in order to meet the needs of the campus community.
“It forced us to learn how to teach in a more dispersed and remote environment,” Chae said. “We realized that we could be virtual for only so long, and we constantly had to adapt and challenge ourselves as faculty to ensure the cadets were getting the training and development they needed as future Army officers.”