(COVID) Life at Olivet

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The ways of life have changed drastically in the 2020-21 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, faculty, staff, and students at Olivet Nazarene University have had to adjust to fit the changing times. Throughout it all, however, they have not lost hope. While life at Olivet may look slightly different, core values have still remained the same. The campus community has adjusted to academic challenges, created community, competed, and continued to be rooted in Christ. The following stories highlight four sections of life at Olivet in the year of COVID.

(Social)Life At Olivet: Connecting Through COVID

By: Hannah Iverson | April 20, 2021 While abiding by rules and regulations of masking up and participating in social distancing initiatives, students at Olivet Nazarene University have creatively found ways to connect with one another to build a sense of community on campus. The past year has presented challenges of keeping faculty, staff, and…

by hriverson

(Academic) Life at Olivet: The Arduous Attributes of Academics

In a time where uncertainty and anxiety are at the forefront of everyone’s minds, universities across the country developed plans and implemented policies that either limit or completely shut down their on-campus activities. These schools include the prestigious Princeton University, which switched to fully online courses starting in the fall. Olivet Nazarene University, however, made…

by samdurnil

(Athletic) Life at Olivet: Playing in a Pandemic

By: Peter Babb Sports are a vital source of entertainment for millions of people across the world. It is also a passion for players of the game, but when those two are taken away at a sudden moment, it has a drastic effect on both the fans and the players.  Last year in March, the…

by Peter Babb

(Spiritual) Life at Olivet: Christian Purpose Within COVID

“Education with a Christian Purpose.” For over one hundred years, those five words have been the motto of Olivet Nazarene University. According to the Olivet University Catalog, “We seek the strongest scholarship and the deepest piety, knowing that they are thoroughly compatible (and) … a Christian environment … where not only knowledge but character is…

by Preston Fisher

About the Project:

This project was created by Hannah Iverson, Peter Babb, Sam Durnil, and Preston Fisher for the purpose of the class COMM 340: Multimedia Storytelling, at Olivet Nazarene University.

Authors

  • hriverson

    I am a senior Public Relations and Strategic Communications major at Olivet Nazarene University that is creatively seeking ways to tell the stories that matter. As a college student, I have worked alongside our University Marketing and Engagement team as a student writer. Using the skills that I have learned in this position as well as my skills in social media content creation and leadership, it is my hope to establish myself in an organization that creates valuable experiences with its publics. Outside of college life, I thoroughly love a good cup of coffee and traveling to new places.

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  • Preston Fisher

    Hi, my name is Preston Fisher and I am currently a student at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. While at Olivet, I am studying film with the hope of one day producing, directing, or editing. My passion for film began at a young age, as my father often showed me movies from his time. As I grew older, my interest in this area exploded as I began to watch countless movies of different genres. My main goal when working in this field is to insert my faith behind the scenes of every project that I produce.

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  • Peter Babb

    I am a junior at Olivet Nazarene University. I am a multimedia communication major with a focus on journalism. I work for the Olivet Gazette, the school newspaper on campus. I am a writer and host for the Tiger Talk podcast. Big sports fan, wanting to become a sports information director in the future.

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