Community Experiences

In order to understand the true nature of the pandemic, members of the student body of St. Bonaventure University shared their experiences with COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.

This graph illustrates the number of students who participated in the survey that either lost their job due to COVID-19, conducted their job as normal, or conducted their job virtually.

“I had to start a job to help my family with the bills. It has been a struggle to balance work and school.”

This graph illustrates the most common phrases students shared by students in their surveys.

“I may be solely focusing on a silver lining, but overall, this pandemic hasn’t really bothered me too much. It has been quite pleasurable getting a break from all the chaos.”

The Athlete Experience During COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic-10 Conference cancelled all Spring sports and suspended all Fall sports in 2020. This included all men's and women's sports at St. Bonaventure. Despite these restrictions, most teams were able to resume conference play in the Spring of 2021. One students describes his experience as an athlete as such...

"Last March I heard “oh we’ll have a cross country season in the fall” and that got canceled, I heard “oh we’ll have an indoor season” and that was canceled as well. It is difficult to keep hope when hope keeps getting crushed."

Once practiced resumed, many teams across campus experienced COVID-19 outbreaks within their team and staff. An athlete describes her experience in quarantine as such...

"Although the staff is working very hard, the situation was awful. The food was disgusting (almost inedible), the sink and shower barely worked, and I did not get dinner on Thanksgiving."

The Class of 2020's Experience During COVID-19

The St. Bonaventure University Class of 2020 was affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic the second half of their senior year. As a result of being sent home, they were unable to enjoy their last days at St. Bonaventure. One Class of 2020 student describes the emotional reality of not being able to return to campus. They stated...

"I've found myself anxious and emotional since the news we would not be returning to Bonas before the 2020 school year was over. It felt as if we were being thrown into adulthood five months early."

Many students in the Class of 2020 regretted not doing more while at St. Bonaventure. One Class of 2020 senior emphasized the importance of not taking anything for granted by saying...

"Future Bonnies, please do not wait to do something you have always wanted to do because you have tomorrow, or next week, or even next semester/year. I thought I did too, until I got the email that I didn't have tomorrow to do something with my friends that I had always wanted to do."

From the drop down menu above, you can locate our Individual Testimonies page where you can find each student's individual responses

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