Mercyhurst Magazine Spring 2021

COVID-19 couldn’t derail the arts at Mercyhurst Who better to ask to creatively problem-solve than arts faculty? That’s a rhetorical question from Dr Christina Riley-Brown, dean of the Hafenmaier College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, who watched proudly as the arts faculty adapted to teaching under COVID restrictions – and did it beautifully. “I have learned that the art faculty will always rise to the occasion,” she added. “We reminded each other frequently: This is not an ideal situation. But, there is NEVER an ideal situation – so we learned to be patient and forge ahead. Last semester, they accommodated students in every circumstance. We learned that we can still thrive.”

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