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WSU community shares positive outlooks on quarantine

Working in pajamas | Photo by Soham Parikh | The Wright State Guardian

Working in pajamas | Photo by Soham Parikh | The Wright State Guardian


Wright State students and faculty are still finding a positive outlook despite being in quarantine.

Dedication to personal development

Courtney Mullins, program manager of student organizations, has learned a lot during quarantine. Some of the most important things being patience, understanding and compassion.

After the quarantine started, Mullins noticed that she was starting to get sad about everything happening around her, so she decided to focus on personal development.

“I joined a virtual book club with my cousin,” said Mullins. “I also signed up for a virtual personal development class and virtual conference with author and motivational speaker Rachel Hollis.”

According to Mullins, this is her way of moving forward and continuing to stay positive despite “what life throws at us.”

Support from others

“I think the biggest positive right now is realizing I have so many people in my life that are there for me, who I can talk to and ask advice from, even if I can’t see them in person,” said sophomore Katie Jones.

As some students are discovering, quarantine is the best time to be thankful and grateful for what they have.

Despite discouraging face-to-face interaction, it has allowed people to see more of their friends and neighbors.

“I see lots of families and people walking in the neighborhood that I have never seen before,” said Debbie Lamp, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership.

This unique situation has also brought everyone together more than ever.

“Personally, I see a collective understanding that we are all in this together,” said Lisa Duke, assistant director of Career Services. “It’s comforting and hopeful.”

Extra time

One thing that most everyone can agree on is that this quarantine has given them more time to do what they really want to do.

“I’ve been cooking a lot and exercising more, which I didn’t really have time to do before,” said freshman Samantha Leal.

Lamp has dedicated a lot of her extra time to trying new recipes and has found that she is a good cook.

“I can follow a recipe and add my own twist to it as well,” said Lamp. “I made a delicious carrot and coconut cake and cheesy scalloped potatoes from scratch!”

Breaking boundaries

Moving online has been difficult for many, but with the necessity to make changes, departments like Career Services have discovered just how much they can actually do online.

“We knew we had to make all of this work so we could continue to meet our students where they are, and we didn’t skip a beat,” said Duke.

This time alone has pushed students and faculty to discover new capabilities they did not know they had.



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