Graduating During Covid-19

Topic Graduations, Covid-19, National Uprisings Against Police Brutality Title: Graduating During Covid19 Participants: Lizeth Aguirre, Chandra and Zion Broadcast Air Date: 06/05/2020 Time: 5:15 PM (PST) Station: KUCR 88.3 FM Riverside, CA KUCR station page: http://www.kucr.org Archive pages: https://soundcloud.com/stoppretending, http://www.dreport.org Send comments about this segment to: [email protected] Segment produced in KUCR, the radio station of the University California in Riverside. Disclaimer: The views expressed are the sole responsibility of the respective speakers and do not represent the endorsed position of the UC Regents, UC Riverside or KUCR. How do you prepare to graduate during Covid-19? How do we acknowledge the hard work of students if we are unable to hold a physical graduation ceremony? Covid-19 measures of quarantine and social distancing disrupted our school friendships, colleagues and support. The school transition to online formats severed our opportunities to say goodbye to friends and professors. How did students figure out the housing situation when colleges and universities informed students they had to leave campus? Getting ready for graduation causes anxiety, and fear but also optimism and exciting energy How does the post gradation job hunting season look during the covid-19 national shut down? How do you prepare for your first year of college when the college you plan to attend is under quarantine due to Covid-19? What is the difference between an online education and an in-person school experience? What are your thoughts on graduating during the national uprising against police brutality? How do we manage our frustration, fears and heart break when seeing people risk their lives to protest police brutality during a pandemic? How do we support Black Lives Matter? This generation is taking a stand and committing itself to changing the future for the better? How do we walk forward with optimism? We educate ourselves and the people around us to end police brutality. How do we use our college preparation as tool sets to take-on the future? How do we build a community with the tools developed from our college experience?