A Small Liberal Arts Institution’s Reaction to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ellina Chernobilsky, Caldwell University’s Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, talks about COVID-19’s impact on campus. Classes, services, and decision-making are all online, and the virtual environment presents a “tremendous learning curve” for everyone. Chernobilsky explains how developing new, creative methods to support leadership, faculty, and students “may pave the way to a new normal”: adaptations for grading, instructional design for coming academic terms, and virtual meetings among campus leaders.

Highlights include:

• Decisions made regarding grades and examinations
• Instructional design to meet the demand of online classes
• How the virtual environment has affected decision-making among campus leadership

Columnist: Katelyn Ilkani - Tambellini Analyst

Katelyn Ilkani is responsible for directing the Cybersecurity Research Practice at The Tambellini Group. Her expertise covers network security, endpoint security, application security, data security, SIEM, people security, and the managed security services providers’ landscape. Ms. Ilkani has been consistently recognized for her contributions in the field of cybersecurity.