About this episode:

· Getting to know Andy and what he does for JMU [00:21]
· How JMU’s Communications and Marketing team is keeping parents, students, and faculty updated during the COVID-19 pandemic [1:39]
· Discussion about JMU’s postponed Spring 2020 Commencement [8:55]
· How JMU’s Communications and Marketing team is keeping new and returning students excited about coming back to campus [12:41]
· Andy discusses JMU’s effective communication methods during the pandemic [20:00]
· Andy discusses the challenges of transitioning classes online [27:19]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Jennifer and what she does for JMU [00:26]
· Jennifer’s transition to teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic [00:41] 
· New technology that Jennifer has adopted through teaching online [8:42]
· How Jennifer’s dialogue class transitioned to online [12:21]
· What Jennifer learned from teaching online and how she will incorporate it in future semesters [19:48]
· Jennifer’s advice for students about communication [21:51]

About this episode:

· Getting to know John and what he does for JMU [00:27]
· John’s transition to teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic [00:54]
· John describes different Spanish dialects [9:14]
· How John learned to speak Spanish [11:18]
· What John learned from teaching online and how he will incorporate it in future semesters [14:57]
· John’s travels to Spain and how his family is coping without being able to travel [16:14]
· John’s advice to the JMU community [19:29]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Dr. Antolic-Piper and what she does at JMU [00:26]
· Why Dr. Antolic-Piper wanted to be a part of the COVID-19 summer course [1:00]
· How Dr. Antolic-Piper will incorporate Philosophy into the course [2:57]
· How the COVID-19 course will be beneficial to JMU students [7:00]
· The pandemic’s impact on Dr. Antolic-Piper’s work and how she will move forward [9:53]
· New technology that Dr. Antolic-Piper has adopted through teaching online [12:31]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Dr. Crawford and what she does for JMU [00:30]
· Dr. Crawford discusses her recently published manuscript about being a parent as well as being a student or professional in higher education [1:07]
· How Dr. Crawford has managed to multitask during the COVID-19 pandemic [7:49]
· What it is like to parent young children during a pandemic [10:18]
· Dr. Crawford’s describes about how universities should not have a “one size fits all” approach to accommodating faculty during the pandemic [14:09]
· The effect of the pandemic on gender inequality in academia [17:34]
· Dr. Crawford’s advice for students and faculty [20:59]
· Dr. Crawford’s plans for future research [22:08]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Brad and what he does for JMU [00:28]
· Financial problems that students are facing because of the pandemic [1:58]
· Issues that the Office of Financial Aid is experiencing because of the COVID-19 pandemic [5:02]
· What students should know about the CARES Act [6:26]
· How soon students should expect to hear back from the Office of Financial Aid about appeals or questions [13:26]
· Brad’s advice to students [22:48]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Dr. Tim Miller and what he does for JMU [00:36]
· How COVID-19 has affected Dr. Miller’s work [1:03]
· How JMU handled the transition to online learning [2:09]
· What Dr. Miller has learned from the transition to online learning [6:37]
· How JMU has been preparing for the upcoming semester [10:03]
· Dr. Miller’s advice for incoming and current students [15:16]
· How JMU and its faculty are working to keep students involved with the university [17:40]

About this episode: 

· Getting to know Dr. Brannon and what she does at JMU [00:28]
· Why Dr. Brannon was interested in being a professor in the interdisciplinary COVID-19 summer course [1:12]
· What Dr. Brannon hopes to contribute to the course [2:43]
· How the COVID-19 summer course will be beneficial to JMU students [6:44]
· How Dr. Brannon’s work has been affected by the pandemic [8:35]
· The importance of journaling during the pandemic and how it can be beneficial for future historians [10:28]
· How the 4 professors have been preparing for the COVID-19 summer course [12:25]
· Dr. Brannon’s advice for students unsure about taking the COVID-19 summer course because their major is not represented [13:10]
· How the transition to online classes this semester will affect how Dr. Brannon teaches future courses [15:20]
· Dr. Brannon’s advice for the JMU community [16:46]

About this episode:

· Getting to know Dr. Berndsen and what he does at JMU [00:38]
· A quick summary of the COVID-19 summer class [00:59]
· Why Dr. Berndsen wanted to be a professor in the online interdisciplinary COVID-19 class [1:42]
· Dr. Berndsen’s goals and hopes for the students in the class [2:28]
· How the class will be structured [3:40]
· Dr. Berndsen’s advice for students unsure about taking the COVID-19 summer course [5:49]
· How Dr. Berndsen’s classes, research, and labs have been affected by the transition to online learning [8:16]
· What Dr. Berndsen took away from online learning that he will use in future semesters [11:01]
· Dr. Berndsen’s advice for students learning during the pandemic [12:26]

About this episode:

· About Dr. Klein and what he does at JMU [00:38]
· An overview of the co-taught, interdisciplinary COVID-19 summer course [1:14]
· What Dr. Klein hopes to contribute to the course [6:11]
· When the course is taking place and how every JMU student could benefit from it [7:17]
· Dr. Klein’s plan for the course and how he has incorporated COVID-19 into his other classes [8:12]
· What the COVID-19 class will be like since it will be held online [10:28]
· Dr. Klein’s transition to online teaching and how it will affect future semesters [12:09]
· Dr. Klein’s advice for students considering the COVID-19 summer course [13:35]