March 16, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. It has been a full year since the growing COVID-19 pandemic changed the world and shifted Western Michigan University to distance learning. Over those 365 days, the community has experienced losses, dramatic change, isolation and uncertainty, but the period has also been a time of hope, innovation, resilience and adaptation.
A year of resilience, innovation
In the face of adversity, the Western community rose up to support each other and find new ways to create and connect. When I heard the governor talking during a press conference on the radio about how it s been a year since Michigan s first COVID-19 case … I literally had to pull over the car because the tears started to flow, says