Rockhurst News

Each April, students at Rockhurst University vote for the staff member and faculty member who have had an outsized impact that year on their campus and academic lives. As part of the Festival of Student Achievement, the Faculty of the Year and Staff Member of the Year are typically recognized before a full Arrupe Hall auditorium.

Because of COVID-19, this year’s winners won’t get that live round of applause (a virtual Festival of Student Achievement is currently being planned). But they did get some in-person appreciation last Friday (at a safe distance, of course).

For most health care providers, staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic is simply not an option.

Staying healthy while they care for the sick means having personal protective equipment up to the task — gloves, masks, and face shields.

Unfortunately, the widespread nature of the disease means that equipment is in short supply nationwide. But locally, Rockhurst University faculty have been working to pitch in where they can.