Student leaders activities during quarantine | Photo by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian
Wright State University moved its spring 2020 semester fully online due to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what eight student leaders have been doing with their time at home.
Ivan Mallett, Student Government Association president
“I’ve been lucky to spend this time training my new puppy! Also, many WebEx calls! But that’s not as fun to report on.”
Beth Metcalf, Student Government Association director of student affairs
“In my free time I have been hanging out with family and spending quality time! My brother and I have been playing video games and making TikToks! We are planning a big list of things to do that ranges from bike rides, workouts, to planting flowers! Of course, school has been a top priority though.”
Jonathan Ciero, Student Government Association engineering and computer science senator
“With everything going online, my classes have kept me busy. Also, I am a Learning Assistant for [a psychology] class and we have been working to make the online learning process as smooth as possible. That keeps me pretty busy, but other than that I make sure I get out of the house most days of the week to do some form of physical activity.”
Samantha Ervin, WWSU 106.9 FM president
“So far all I’ve been doing since being home is working on [the Student Organization Budget Committee (SOBC)], doing a few art projects, gaming, practicing mixing music and working on school work. WWSU has moved remotely so we are all still working hard. As well as planning for summer work.
[I’m] hoping everyone is staying safe during this pandemic [and I hope] it ends soon; I miss being on campus. I miss my office. Most importantly I miss being within walking distance of Starbucks!”
Joshua Burkheiser, WWSU 106.9 FM programming director
“I have been actively working on the upcoming fall semesters recruiting for the fraternities and planning our [Interfraternity Council (IFC)] Bid Day. The school has been actively engaged with us in Microsoft teams planning between all of the councils. I have also begun training for Take Flight this year and of course doing all of my assignments for my classes. Of course, being the programming director for the radio station here at Wright State has been quite the challenge, but we have been keeping the radio station running and updating new shows as we receive them. All in all, I am doing great and just centering on how to keep our members happy at WSU.”
Dakota Sturgill, Rainbow Alliance president
“I have been spending my time trying to keep Rainbow connected and together. Rainbow is doing this by still having online meetings and making posts on social media! In my own free time though I have been busy doing homework, drawing and playing video games. It sucks having to stay in, but we all need to do our part to flatten the curve! “
Ian Huelskamp, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
“As a senior nursing student, I have been working hard in completing virtual clinical experiences to make up for being unable to complete them in at the hospitals right now.
When I’m not working on homework, I’ve been enjoying spending time with my three other roommates and been in loads of video chats with friends to keep up with the much-needed socialization that everyone is craving. While video chatting, we’ve cooked, baked dishes together and played games to pass the time and learn some new culinary skills.
With my roommates, we’ve gotten together to play new video games and tv series and started going on runs and working out together to keep up with our physical health and burn the calories we’ve been accruing with all the cooking we’ve been doing.
Many different hiking trails are still open and available to use both on and off-campus that we have taken advantage of too. My roommates and I have started a beard-growing competition to see who can grow the worse beard, and competition is tough. My fraternity, SigEp, has been facilitating many of these virtual get togethers so that guys can still feel like they’re connected to each other and to campus, which has helped immensely.”
Kara Donbrock, Fitness and Wellness program manager
“While at home, I am continuing to work on programming and future ideas for campus recreation-fitness and wellness. It is my goal to keep our WSU family active so I created the #RecAtHome Challenge which encourages people to exercise for 20 to 30 minutes a day for five to seven days a week. I have designed a group fitness schedule that people can follow along with workouts at home via Facebook Live.”
