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‘History is being made.’ Colleges scramble to create archives that will record life during the pandemic

‘History is being made.’ Colleges scramble to create archives that will record life during the pandemic

Penn is archiving the community’s experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. “What we generally get in our archives is the raw data of an institution’s history, the decisions that are made, when certain things happened,” said acting university archivist J. M. Duffin. “We rarely get anything that’s part of the human side. In order to understand the human side, we need to try to get people’s direct testimony of their experiences.”

Cassandra Adams helps students navigate the health system in a crisis
Cassandra Adams wearing a medical mask and scarf on her head stands in front of a white board

Cassandra Adams, medical receptionist, Student Health Service. (Image: Penn Human Resources)

Cassandra Adams helps students navigate the health system in a crisis

As part of the Essential Staff Profiles series, Cassandra Adams’ work as a medical receptionist with Student Health Services is a critical service that helps keep students safe navigating their medical needs.

From Penn Human Resources

  • Campus & Community
  • Finding meaning amid misfortune

    In an audio message, President Amy Gutmann urges the Penn community—from Camden to California, Canada to Kuala Lumpur—to make the very best of this new way of life.
    spring on campus
    Staying protected from COVID-19 phishing schemes
    https://penntoday.upenn.edu/announcements/message-division-human-resources

    Staying protected from COVID-19 phishing schemes

    Nick Falcone, Penn’s information security officer, recommends taking extra steps to keep technology secure during such unprecedented times.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Cookbook features tasty recipes from campus chefs
    Plate of food with fried fish, crab pie, butter biscuit, broccoli, and tomatoes.

    Cookbook features tasty recipes from campus chefs

    Members of the Penn culinary staff have recently released a cookbook, “The Penn Family Cookbook,” with some of their favorite family recipes.

    Dee Patel

    Day after day, a goal to improve digital inclusion
    Person standing in front of row of desktop computers

    Day after day, a goal to improve digital inclusion

    As technology continues to flourish, there’s always the need for someone to ensure it is, indeed, accessible for all. That is precisely Kara Gaulrapp’s role at Penn.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Side Gigs for Good, part two
    Person walks a black Labrador retriever puppy along a path from a parking lot

    Heather Calvert, executive director of MindCORE, drops off her foster puppy Ugo at the School of Veterinary Medicine's Working Dog Center at Pennovation Works each weekday. She and her family care for the working-dog-in-training during evenings, weekends, and holidays. 

    Side Gigs for Good, part two

    In a second installment of Side Gigs for Good stories, meet four more Penn employees whose after-work endeavors go above and beyond.

    Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger

    Side Gigs for Good
    A person prepares to make a waffle in a farmer's market stand.

    Marc Schmidt, a biology professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, started Waffles for Tourette to raise money for research. (Image: Eric Sucar)

    Side Gigs for Good

    After putting in a full, impactful day at work at Penn, some faculty and staff fill their spare hours with endeavors that make a difference.

    Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger