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COVID-19 Photo Essay
Photos by Chris Low
![Student in classroom wearing a face mask.](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-student-wearing-mask.jpg)
A new reality: As news of the spread of COVID-19 became more prevalent, students began practicing social distancing and other safety precautions in the classroom. In late March, campus was closed to comply with Oregon’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” mandate.
![Road Sign about COVID-19](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-road-sign.jpg)
Sign of the times: A traffic sign on highway 99W reminds drivers coming into Newberg to avoid large group gatherings.
![Bruin Community Pantry](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-pantry.jpg)
Strength in community: While campus was closed, the Bruin Community Pantry food bank remained open, with enhanced safety protocols, to ensure that no George Fox student went hungry.
![Social Distancing](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-distancing.jpg)
Social distancing: A student sits alone in the university’s outdoor amphitheater. As students moved home to begin remote learning, sights like this around campus became much more common.
![Zoom meetings](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-digital.jpg)
Meeting of the minds: The university leadership team, including President Robin Baker, connects via Zoom to discuss how best to care for students in a remote learning environment.
![Deep cleaning](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-sanitizing.jpg)
Deep cleaning: A Jani-King employee disinfects one of the residence hall bathrooms.
![VEnglish professor Jessica Ann Hughes](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-professor.jpg)
Home/work: English professor Jessica Ann Hughes leads class from a makeshift home office.
![Virtual classroom](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-virtual-classroom.jpg)
Virtual classroom: Biblical studies professor Brian Doak finds a creative way to engage with students.
![Sign of hope](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-sign-of-hope.jpg)
Signs of hope: George Fox alumna Jessica (Lavarias) Brittell (’06), co-owner of MOB Signs, created this display outside the Providence Newberg Medical Center to show appreciation for doctors and nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Jake Thiessen and Moses Hooper from the marketing communications department pray before a virtual meeting](../../past-issues/journal/template/summer20/featured/covid-prayer.jpg)
The university that prays together… Jake Thiessen and Moses Hooper from the marketing communications department pray before a virtual meeting.
Bruin Notes
- More than $139,000 Raised for Students Affected by Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Spring Semester Unlike Any Other
- Faculty Members Honored as Top Teachers, Researchers for 2019-20
- George Fox Digital to Deliver Be Known Promise in Online Format
- In Print
- Development of Patient-Centered Care Model Puts DPT Program in National Spotlight
- Physician Assistant Program Set to Launch in 2021
- Rankings Roundup: George Fox Earns Top Spot Among Christian Colleges in Oregon
- Recent Recognition
- Scott Selected as New Provost