Think Negative! - COVID updates from Villanova University

This week on Think Negative!, Jack and Chrissy sit down with Fr. Peter to look back at the school's response to COVID, talk about what went well and where we could have done better, and look forward to the fall and the end of this school year!

This week on Think Negative!, Jack and Chrissy talk with Dr. Elaine Youngman, a faculty member in the Biology Department who is leading the charge on in-house surveillance testing. Tune in to hear about the science behind testing and the Herculean efforts across campus that have kept us on top of the numbers, as well as why some spit is better than other spit.

Happy Mulch Week! We celebrated by sitting down with Ash Puri, Senior Associate Director of Athletics AND Chief Athletics Operating Officer, to talk about the historic number of Villanova athletics competing this spring.

This week, Jack and Chrissy sat down with Kathy Byrnes, Associate VP for Student Life, to talk about campus events, responses to COVID that will continue after we're through, and the potential of vaccines on campus!

This week on Think Negative!, Jack and Chrissy talk about some of the exciting events coming up this semester - St. Patrick's Day, Easter Week, and Commencement!

This week, Jack and Chrissy sat down with Kevin Grubb, the Executive Director of the University Career Center and the Assistant Vice Provost for Professional Development, to talk about the pressures and stressors for students looking for summer or post-graduate work, and the opportunities that abound in that area. 

This week on Think Negative! - Jack and Chrissy talk to members of the Office of Health Promotion about their Facts Not Fear and #IWearMyMaskFor campaigns, which you can find on the Villanova Health Instagram and Facebook pages. 

We're back! This week, Jack and Chrissy spoke to Dr. McGonigle, director of the health center, about the vaccine, the variants of COVID, and what we can all do to make our health care workers' lives easier!

Villanova President Fr. Peter Donohue joins the show this week to talk about how the semester's gone, and what the spring might look like.

This week, we're joined by Women's Basketball Coach Denise Dillon and Men's Basketball Coach Jay Wright to talk about the season start getting closer and how they adapted to coaching over Zoom.

This week on Think Negative, we're joined by Provost Maggitti to discuss how the pandemic has affected Villanova's academic offerings. 

This week on Think Negative: SGA President Amanda Rappa and Vice President Caroline Levine join us to talk about the changes SGA has had to make to respond to the pandemic, how they think COVID has changed student life for good, and what they have planned for the future.

Join Think Negative this week as we talk with AD Mark Jackson about how our student athletes have been able to practice and what the rest of the year could hold for their competitions.

This week on Think Negative, hear from Villanova's lead contact tracer, Nurse Practitioner Mary Agnes Ostick DNP/CRNP, on how the community has come together to make contact tracing an effective part of our COVID response.

We're halfway through the semester, but we can't relax now. Join us as we discuss the recent spike in cases with Fr. Peter Donohue, President of the university, and look forward to how we'll adapt to social distancing in the colder weather ahead. 

V's up, masks on! Go Cats.

From WXVU and the Caritas Commitment, this is Think Negative, a podcast updating you on Villanova University’s response to the pandemic. Tune in each week for important information on how the school is working to keep our community safe!