The University community was asked to submit a description, commentary or thought of 2020 using only six words and, with approximately 200 submissions, the winners have been selected! See below for the judges’ favorite entries and honorable mentions. Judges included President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Assistant Professors Janet Joiner and Alex Vernon, School of Dentistry Assistant Dean Juliette Daniels and former McNichols Student Government Association President Kenneth Donaldson. Thank you to everyone for sharing your words as we move into 2021 as #TitansTogether.
Winning Entries
- Ghali Ballani, student, School of Dentistry – “Hey Alexa, help me skip to 2021”
- Danny Bartolotta, student, College of Liberal Arts & Education – “Flattening the curve, not my stomach”
- Leah Eby-May, student, School of Dentistry – “At least the world didn’t end”
- Leyla Field, assistant director, ISO – “As Titans Together, we survived 2020”
- Adam Finn, student, School of Dentistry – “A crappy year without toilet paper”
- Jodie Gold, student, School of Dentistry – “Will never forget the lives lost”
- Erol Gunes, student, College of Business Administration – “Lived for today, Prayed for tomorrow”
- Megan Karjo, student, College of Engineering & Science – “2020 reminds me of 404 ERROR”
- Renee Kettering, specialist, Information and Technology – “IT Consumed with Zoom in a room”
- Kori Keyes, student, College of Health Professions/MSON – “For sale: Year 2020, No returns”
- Ahmad Mazloum, student, School of Law – “Black tie event, Lower half optional”
- Carrol Parris, student services coordinator, College of Business Administration – “COVID hug me six feet away”
- Charles Regan, assistant professor, PA – “It’s science people, Wear a mask”
- Jaime Sinutko, instructor, College of Health Professions/MSON – “Business on top, Pajamas on bottom”
- Andrew Sharkas, student, College of Engineering & Science – “This is basically an introvert vacation”
- Marisa Williams, manager, Accounts Payable – “Apart makes together even more sacred”
Honorable Mentions
- Rabia Arif, student, School of Dentistry – “Hope arises in the darkest moments”
- Sneha Bency, student, College of Health Professions – “Optimal time to be a loner”
- Elizabeth Breger, student, College of Liberal Arts & Education – “Learning more than before about myself”
- Phyllis Crocker, dean, School of Law – “Unexpected separation, unforeseen sadness, unanticipated growth”
- John Freeman (posthumously) professor, College of Liberal Arts & Education – “Dear students. Miss you. Virtually yours”
- Mara Livezey, assistant professor, College of Engineering & Science – “Remember when pants were a thing?”
- Chloe Nicoletti student, College of Health Professions/MSON – “I just miss my mom’s hugs”
- Izabella Sowka, student, School of Law – “I haven’t worn lipstick since March”
- Madison Thomas, student, School of Dentistry – “Humans are scarier than any virus”
- Tamika Thompson, clinical associate professor, School of Dentistry – “Seeing people’s spirit beyond the mask”
- Cody Wall, student, School of Dentistry – “Six feet away from my sanity”