2020 Fall

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Back-to-school season during COVID-19 comes with unique challenges.

As universities and colleges adapt to the changing world, one truth remains: education is still a key factor in success.

Since COVID-19 entered the scene, the everyday has seemingly been turned on its head. From face coverings to self-isolation, the global health pandemic has had profound impacts on how Albertans go about their day to day.

Connectedness is an important part of post-secondary learning. During their time at university, students do more than attend classes. Typically, they make friends, meet professionals in their field, and participate in health and wellness activities including sports and counselling, and involve themselves in many other activities, the benefits of which could last a lifetime.

Included in the demographics that are seeing livelihoods suffer due to COVID-19 is the post-secondary student body, which is having to adapt to the new realities of schooling from home and, more importantly, the pinch that they are feeling in the pocketbook due to the economic downturn of businesses that would normally employ recent graduates and returning students, but have pared back on hiring due to the pandemic.

Many people dream of the day that they get to go to college or university, especially the further through high school they are.