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When life changed so drastically, our daily routines were upended, giving us all an opportunity to reach beyond our normal boundaries. We learned to better understand how we all connect to support each other — students, staff, faculty, neighbors, businesses, health care teams, farm workers. All played a part, from organizing food drives to standing up testing centers to teaching online to staffing vaccine clinics. We pushed the greater good on campus, throughout Gainesville and across the state by sharing what we knew each step of the way.
Alberto Lopez, Florida Museum school outreach coordinator, conducts teacher training for a new program called Science Surprises. Science Surprises is a Florida Museum program designed to provide unique science programming for underserved K-6 audiences. The program seeks to instill in children an interest in science and help them become better problem solvers by using their creativity and communication skills. Each session begins with an interactive demonstration of a scientific concept, followed by engaging participants with hands-on, inquiry-based activities that they can take home to share with their families. — © Florida Museum, Photo by Kristen Grace
The Univerity of Florida is comprised of many communities, and one such community affected the most was that of the student population. For many, what were supposed to be some of the best years of their lives were abruptly disrupted and marked by social isolation and restriction. However, students perservered and following a hiatus of in-person learning, students soon returned to a vastly changed experience, one that had them taking necessary precautions and physically distancing themselves, nevertheless, they resumed a new normal and reestablished their community. — © 2020 UF/IFAS Communications, Photo by Tyler Jones
In the early stages of the the pandemic, when those most vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 were isolated in their homes and unable to attend to some basic necessities, UF/IFAS staff and personnel stepped up to volunteer their time in a community wide food delivery effort. The UF community is much broader than the students, faculty, and staff that occupy its campus and lecture halls. It extends to the supportive community outside its boundaries. In these challenging times UF was able to demonstrate that they value the health and well-being of the Gainesville community at large. — © 2020 UF/IFAS Communications, Photo by Tyler Jones
The Univerity of Florida is comprised of many communities, and one such community affected the most was that of the student population. For many, what were supposed to be some of the best years of their lives were abruptly disrupted and marked by social isolation and restriction. However, students perservered and following a hiatus of in-person learning, students soon returned to a vastly changed experience, one that had them taking necessary precautions and physically distancing themselves, nevertheless, they resumed a new normal and reestablished their community. — © 2020 UF/IFAS Communications, Photo by Tyler Jones
As mobile COVID testing became a necessity, UF Health stepped up to deliver numerous remote site drive through testing operations. At the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, Florida, students, staff, and faculty were given the opportunity to receive COVID tests where they wouldn’t have necessarily been served by the local municipality. This was just one meaningful way that UF demonstrated that the campus community extends well-beyond the campus borders in Gainesville and that their health and well-being matter. — © 2020 UF/IFAS Communications, Photo by Tyler Jones
As mobile COVID testing became a necessity, UF Health stepped up to deliver numerous remote site drive through testing operations. At the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, Florida, students, staff, and faculty were given the opportunity to receive COVID tests where they wouldn’t have necessarily been served by the local municipality. This was just one meaningful way that UF demonstrated that the campus community extends well-beyond the campus borders in Gainesville and that their health and well-being matter. — © 2020 UF/IFAS Communications, Photo by Tyler Jones
The willingness of everyone on campus to step up and aid in the response to the pandemic for the local community was an amazing thing to bear witness to. This image shows a room full of UF College of Pharmacy students prepping vaccine doses for the public during the first public vaccination events held at UF’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. — © University of Florida, Photo by Jesse S. Jones
Anna Dostie, UF Pharmacy student prepares doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at UF Health Gainesville Jan. 19, 2021. As vaccines rolled out everyone in the UF Academic Health Center stepped up to do their part to aid in the overall response to the pandemic. — © University of Florida, Photo by Jesse S. Jones
This image of Mary Moffett receiving her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from UF Health nurse, Robbie Stringfellow, shows how the entire campus worked together to help provide care, information, and guidance to the community when many people were still struggling with the effects of the pandemic. — © University of Florida, Photo by Jesse S. Jones
An empty campus and mostly online classes, Spring 2021 brought some life back to UF as more students returned. There was a sense of cautious optimism that came with their presence.
An empty campus and mostly online classes, Spring 2021 brought some life back to UF as more students returned. There was a sense of cautious optimism that came with their presence.
An empty campus and mostly online classes, Spring 2021 brought some life back to UF as more students returned. There was a sense of cautious optimism that came with their presence.
An empty campus and mostly online classes, Spring 2021 brought some life back to UF as more students returned. There was a sense of cautious optimism that came with their presence.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
With the majority of students now back on campus, the University of Florida was starting to feel “normal”. With events starting up, in person classes, move in day, campus tours resuming in person, and what felt like never ending activity, despite the changes the pandemic has brought this semester brought with it hope.
First Football Game 2021 Football resumes back to normal with UF vs FAU
First Football Game 2021 Football resumes back to normal with UF vs FAU
First Football Game 2021 Football resumes back to normal with UF vs FAU
UF’s Homecoming celebration returns
UF’s Homecoming celebration returns
RecSports staff revamped it's student staff appreciation breakfast by moving it outside and changing it to a “Grab’n Go” experience to safely continue their tradition of providing a free meal to their student employees during finals week. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Affairs, All Rights Reserved
Dr. Lauzardo, UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director, spends time talking with students on campus to answer questions regarding COVID, testing and vaccinations. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Affairs, All Rights Reserved
UF staff and professionals from the community speak with incoming freshman during information sessions at PAACT (Pledging to Advance Academic Capacity Together) an orientation program that focuses on the successful transition of incoming Black first-year students. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Life, All Rights Reserved
UF Student Life staff volunteers in partnership with Kids Count, a nonprofit serving elementary aged children in East Gainesville, hand out school supplies to students in the community. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Affairs, All Rights Reserved
RecSports staff revamped it's student staff appreciation breakfast by moving it outside and changing it to a “Grab’n Go” experience to safely continue their tradition of providing a free meal to their student employees during finals week. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Affairs, All Rights Reserved
UF staff and professionals from the community speak with incoming freshman during information sessions at PAACT (Pledging to Advance Academic Capacity Together) an orientation program that focuses on the successful transition of incoming Black first-year students. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Life, All Rights Reserved
UF staff and professionals from the community speak with incoming freshman during information sessions at PAACT (Pledging to Advance Academic Capacity Together) an orientation program that focuses on the successful transition of incoming Black first-year students. — © 2021 University of Florida Division of Student Life, All Rights Reserved
Art’s in Medicine Musician in Residence Jason Hedges, gives a look at his day from start to finish as he completes his shift playing music for patients at UF Health in Gainesville, Fl. — © University of Florida, Photo by Louis Brems
After providing lifesaving care to COVID-19 patients, Jill Holker, a frontline ICU nurse from Utah, became a patient herself. The virus caused so much damage to the young, healthy runner’s lungs that she required a double-lung transplant. Jill was brought to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville for a chance to save her life. On Friday, after months in Shands hospital and post-operative rehab, Jill is finally going home. “There was a handful of people who were fighting for me,” Holker said. “Truly, sincerely fighting for me. And it was staff—people that never knew me.” Jill is one of 12 COVID-19 patients who have received new lungs from UF Health’s nationally recognized lung transplant team in recent months. When it seems like all hope is lost, patients come to UF Health from across the country looking for a miracle. — © UF Health, Photo by Louis Brems
The Brownie Guy, Chris DeVeau, donated brownies to UF Health Unit 87, Unit 42, and the Thoracic and Vascular surgical team after the social media post on all three units’ involvement and care for Utah ICU nurse Jill Holker after her battle with COvid-19 and a double lung transplant. — © University of Florida, Photo by Louis Brems