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Fluid: Leading Through a Pandemic

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Changing course Highest

Changing course Highest Ranking For transition to online learning during a pandemic (Educate to Career) Adapting activities to suit safety The pandemic forced a quick transition in lesson plans across all Texas Woman’s campuses, but it was faculty and student ingenuity that led to creative approaches for conducting otherwise routine activities while maintaining safety. Perhaps there were no better examples of this innovation than those demonstrated by the university’s creative community. The Department of Dance held is first virtual performance, “1200 Seconds,” a collection of 20 60-second dance solos streamed online to viewers. Students showcased choreographed talents from living rooms, kitchens, garages and back yards to express life under lockdown. 4

The parking garage in Denton’s Oakland Complex was a perfect acoustical setting for the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, which delivered precision performances to delighted visitors. A few hundred feet away, a parking lot was the stage for a drive-in event featuring theatre students performing Shakespearean sonnets as patrons watched from their vehicles and listened through their car stereos. 5