  {"id":4034,"date":"2020-05-23T21:33:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T01:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?page_id=4034"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:34:14","slug":"special-class-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2020\/special-class-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Class Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Class Notes<\/h1><p>A Special Edition<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Randy-Vogenberg-2-e1589984722343.jpg);background-position:34% 24%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">Thank you, Rhody alumni, for sharing your experiences in this special edition of Class Notes. Many of you shared your struggles with the challenges of isolation, uncertainty, illness, and loss. But your notes also revealed an incredible capacity to adapt and an instinct to find and focus on the positive. And we all need as much of that as we can get right now. Thank you for the inspiration, encouragement, and, most of all, for giving us all another reason to be proud of our 911爆料 alumni 911爆料. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intr\">Click on a name to read the full note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1952<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/gray-2\/\">Mary Cozzolino Gray<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We moved to Kingston in 1960 and, living so close to campus, have had occasion to visit almost daily.\u00a0Trips to...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1956<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/cappon\/\">Arthur Cappon<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My wife and I are hunkered down, enjoying ourselves as much as we can. I am 91 now and taking no chances...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1959<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/marriott\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Joe-Marriott-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joe Marriott\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Joe-Marriott-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Joe-Marriott-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/marriott\/\">Joseph Marriott<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My wife, Mary Ann, and I are \u2018old-farts\u2019 who planned on celebrating our 60th anniversary with a three-week Road Scholar cruise...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/grossman\/\">Suzanne Oringel Grossman<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The pandemic affected me in a way I could never have imagined. I grew up in a typical urban environment...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1964<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/greene\/\">David Greene<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since I retired, I\u2019ve been volunteering at a STEM program for inner-city middle and high school students...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sitting outdoors with a small dog in her lap\" class=\"wp-image-3972\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-364x485.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption>Allison Lacasse enjoying some time with with her new French bulldog puppy, Copley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1965<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/summers\/\">Paul Summers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Spending lots of time reading, doing word searches, crossword puzzles, and...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/wilson\/\">Alden \u201cDenny\u201d Wilson<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I am here in Maine\u2014Boothbay to be exact\u2014after retiring from my career in...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1968<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/goldsmith\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Richard-Goldsmith-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Richard-Goldsmith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Richard-Goldsmith-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/goldsmith\/\">Richard Goldsmith<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We had our grandson's 11th birthday on Monday and we had a ZOOM...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/humble\/\">Roberta Mudge Humble<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two days a week, I work at the Westerly Armory\u2014museum work, grant applications, and cleaning. Our manager...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1969<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/davis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Davis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Davis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Davis-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/davis\/\">Robert Davis<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My wife Susan and I live with my 101-year-old mother in Marlborough, Mass. We are adapting...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/feraco\/\">Frank Feraco<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I am a hard charging businessman. For me, anything that stops me from fulfilling that capacity is NOT GOOD! I have...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1970<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hickey\/\">Virginia Hickey<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When I was enrolled at 911爆料 as an art student, our drawing and sculpture professor, the wonderful Robert Rohm, told us...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1971<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hale\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allen-Hale-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A portrait of a young woman wearing a necklace of cowrie shells and colored beads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allen-Hale-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allen-Hale-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hale\/\">Allen Hale<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My life hasn\u2019t changed all that much other than the inability to travel. I live in NE Thailand...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/morris-schwab\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marilyn-Schwab-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Masks with a boat-themed fabric\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marilyn-Schwab-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marilyn-Schwab-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/morris-schwab\/\">Marilyn Morris Schwab<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My husband John and I used to enjoy our trips to Block Island and Martha\u2019s Vineyard. Once we sold the boat...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1972<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hansen\/\">John Hansen<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The pandemic has brought us a number of ups and downs that we would not normally experience. In February, our youngest daughter...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1973<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/jordan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Jordan talking a selfie with a group of workers in masks in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/jordan\/\">David Jordan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since graduating from 911爆料, I\u2019ve worked in Healthcare Administration. I graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with a...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1975<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/ross-dpm-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Jeffrey-Ross-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeffrey Ross dressed in a lab coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Jeffrey-Ross-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Jeffrey-Ross-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/ross-dpm-md\/\">Jeffrey Ross<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My role as podiatric surgeon in the Save the Extremity Program (STEP) at the Baylor College of Medicine...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/vogenberg\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Randy-Vogenberg-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Randy-Vogenberg-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Randy-Vogenberg-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/vogenberg\/\">Randy Vogenberg<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My life has changed due to social distancing\u2014no arts or entertainment (other than online or TV), and very limited...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"David Jordan talking a selfie with a group of workers in masks in the background\" class=\"wp-image-3932\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/David-Jordan-364x485.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>David A. Jordan &#8217;73 says, &#8220;Our incredible Seven Hills Foundation leadership team sorting 300,000 N95 masks for distribution to direct care healthcare workers from 126 other human service providers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, so they can be safe while they do their work of caring for others during this COVID pandemic.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1976<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hanley\/\">Shirley Jensen Hanley<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The pandemic shutdown started right around my birthday in mid-March. I was OK with not being able to go out to dinner. I told my...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hawkins\/\">Robert Hawkins<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">After living five years on an island off the coast of Belize and two years in the magical Mexican city San Miguel de Allende, isolation...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1977<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/morrow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-Morrow-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael Morrow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-Morrow-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-Morrow-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/morrow\/\">Michael Morrow<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I feel fortunate that our life has not been adversely impacted by the quarantine. Our family is healthy and...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1979<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/umansky\/\">Diane Umansky<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I live in New York City, but my family and I have been sheltering in place at our little second home for nearly two...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1980<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/deluca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-DeLuca-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael DeLuca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-DeLuca-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Michael-DeLuca-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/deluca\/\">Michael DeLuca<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the town planner in Narragansett, I am adapting to a life of limited work interactions due to COVID-19. Ordinarily, my...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/waldman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Bruce-Waldman-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bruce Waldman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Bruce-Waldman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Bruce-Waldman-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/waldman\/\">Bruce Waldman<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019m trying to be disciplined, but it is hard. Having many medical issues to deal with, I dare not go...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1981<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/boelkes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DebBoelkes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman working at her kitchen office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DebBoelkes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DebBoelkes-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/boelkes\/\">Deb (Nelson) Boelkes<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My life as a business leadership author and speaker has changed in many respects, although...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1982<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/cullen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DZs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of sorority sisters posing in fraternity circle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DZs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/DZs-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/cullen\/\">Beth McManus Cullen<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Thanks for the opportunity to share our 911爆料\/Delta Zeta Covid-19 coping experience! Since mid-April, several of us...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1983<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/serpa\/\">Jorge Serpa<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As it turns out, COVID-19 has been affecting my life only somewhat marginally\u2014so far! Just before Christmas, my wife and I...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1984<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/mccarthy\/\">Carol McCarthy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019ve been working remotely for a while now and feel lucky that I did not have to make the adjustment to working from home\u2014barking dogs...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1985<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/seidel\/\">Ann Seidel<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have found new and exciting rewards recently in my career by being able to help in the fight...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1988<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/alvine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Alvine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Alvine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Robert-Alvine-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/alvine\/\">Robert Alvine<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I am having my company manage life under quarantine by giving back. I own a dealership group and...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1989<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/gray\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Shannon-Brassil-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Shannon-Brassil-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Shannon-Brassil-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/gray\/\">Sheila Gray<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">After my daughter, Shannon Brassil, '15 (human development and family studies) graduated from 911爆料, she went...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1991<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/bernarducci\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marc-Bernarducci-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marc Bernarducci\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marc-Bernarducci-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Marc-Bernarducci-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/bernarducci\/\">Marc Bernarducci<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My life changed when I received a call around 1:30 a.m. on March 26. My 75-year-old father, who hadn\u2019t been feeling well...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/nelson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Rev-Elizavbeth-Nelson-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Rev-Elizavbeth-Nelson-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Rev-Elizavbeth-Nelson-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/nelson\/\">The Rev. Elizabeth L. (Myers) Nelson<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Considering what I see other people going through, I'm doing okay. I'm learning to do things differently...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1992<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/rancourt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Susan Rancourt and her son at the Wine Run at Newport Vineyards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt-364x364.png 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Susan-Rancourt.png 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/rancourt\/\">Susan Rancourt<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019m struggling with wanting to get back to business on more regular terms and eliminate uncertainties brought about the various levels of social distancing and \u201cshut-down.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1993<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/bechara\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Frankie-Bechara-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A family standing in front of a palace in Europe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Frankie-Bechara-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Frankie-Bechara-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/bechara\/\">Francisco Bechara<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This crisis has taught me the importance of being home all the time with immediate family. I really appreciate the work and...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1994<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hannan\/\">Ed Hannan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The coronavirus pandemic hit our family like a hammer. We were already taking precautions (not touching door...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/kavan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Linda-Checchi-Kavan-Lauren-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Linda Checchi Kavan&#039;s daughter Lauren on a rocky shore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Linda-Checchi-Kavan-Lauren-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Linda-Checchi-Kavan-Lauren-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/kavan\/\">Linda Checchi Kavan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Silver Lining: My daughter, Loren, will be a Class of 2024 Ram! Proud to...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1997<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/daly\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kim-Daly-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kim Daly wearing PPE in front of a Boston Hope flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kim-Daly-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kim-Daly-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/daly\/\">Kim Germain Daly<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I felt a calling to help and was able to step back into a nursing role to support COVID efforts...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/ravello\/\">Joanna Ravello<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For me, it's a time of extremes. On one day, I am fighting irritation that the lines at the stores are longer and...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1998<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/conte\/\">Sennen Conte<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My brother, Galen Conte \u201992 (business), and I run Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods. As an online business, this pandemic...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1999<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/simonsen\/\">Adam Simonsen<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have spent the last 14 years of my life on airplanes, traveling the world supporting water...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Taylor-Booth-1.jpeg);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-hero-caption-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero-caption\">Taylor Booth &#8217;12 is working remotely as an artist and model in San Diego, CA. She also focuses on ways to empower young people through art, using Zoom instead of a studio space.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2000<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/dehart\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Pieter-DeHart-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Pieter-DeHart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Pieter-DeHart-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/dehart\/\">Pieter deHart<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Now, six weeks into being essentially isolated at home, nearly everything about life has changed dramatically. Working remotely has...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/lacasse\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman sitting outdoors with a small dog in her lap\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Allison-Lacasse-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/lacasse\/\">Allison Lacasse<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I am trying to find the happy in this new normal. I am certainly feeling constricted like everyone else, as much...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/shulder\/\">Laura Shulder<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I am a laboratory animal scientist. Although I may not be considered an essential employee at first glance, my job...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/booth\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Taylor-Booth-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Taylor Booth standing in front of a butterfly selfie spot painted onto a building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Taylor-Booth-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Taylor-Booth-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/booth\/\">Taylor Booth<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019m being the possibility of ease and presence during this time. My love and admiration goes out to frontline workers...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/fajardo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Melissa-Fajardo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A dog laying on a sidewalk with a computer in the foreground\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Melissa-Fajardo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Melissa-Fajardo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/fajardo\/\">Melissa Fajardo<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Life under quarantine? Honestly, I love it. Aside from the new precautions I have to take...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/lutsky\/\">Paul Lutsky<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Being a commercial banker, I enjoy visiting clients and attending networking events. Since the quarantine began...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/levin\/\">Michael Levin<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I went from working partly remote to fully remote. My wife, Rachael Kazarian, who is currently in the...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/gemmell\/\">Kevin Gemmell<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Life under quarantine has definitely been different but I'm managing well. I'm very lucky to have the ability...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/del-padre\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Hayley-Del-Padre-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hayley Del Padre weaning a mask and a face shield\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Hayley-Del-Padre-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Hayley-Del-Padre-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/del-padre\/\">John Del Padre<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019ve been able to work from home, but my wife, Hayley, is a nurse at Rhode Island Hospital...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hayden\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Luke-Hayden-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luke Hayden wearing a lab coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Luke-Hayden-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Luke-Hayden-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/hayden\/\">Luke Hayden<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I work for a medical device company and our biggest client has asked us to make antibody testing kits for the entire...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/serydynski\/\">Jo-Anne Serydynski<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As an administrator in a small nonprofit human service agency, supporting folks with physical and intellectual disabilities...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/perez\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Lismary-Perez-Quarantined-Orchid-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of an abstract flower like design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Lismary-Perez-Quarantined-Orchid-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Lismary-Perez-Quarantined-Orchid-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/perez\/\">Lismary Perez<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I have taken advantage of time indoors to expand in my career as a fine artist. My artwork in general is colorful, abstract...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/warner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Matt-Warner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Matt Warner wearing a mask and scrubs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Matt-Warner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Matt-Warner-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/warner\/\">Matt Warner<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since I graduated from 911爆料, I've been working as an ED Nurse at a Level 1 academic trauma center. Pandemic life is very strange...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/becotte\/\">Samantha Becotte<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My life has changed significantly. I\u2019m currently working from home, so thankfully I\u2019m still able to work. I work at the Yale Cancer Center...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/stewart\/\">Alexa Stewart<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I began my full-time job as a public relations coordinator following graduation last May. Working in an office and moving...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/trager\/\">Jillian Trager<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As a recent graduate, I had been working in my current job for less than a year before the pandemic caused...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/wencek\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kira-Wencek-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An illustration from a episodic video game\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kira-Wencek-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2020\/05\/Kira-Wencek-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/special-class-notes\/wencek\/\">Kira Wencek<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On one hand it's been rough. In March I was working at a rock climbing gym that had to close, and this summer...<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you, Rhody alumni, for sharing your experiences in this special edition of Class Notes. Many of you shared your struggles with the challenges of isolation, uncertainty, illness, and loss. But your notes also revealed an incredible capacity to adapt and an instinct to find and focus on the positive. 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