{"id":511497,"date":"2021-08-31T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/?p=511497"},"modified":"2021-09-08T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T15:33:08","slug":"were-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/were-back\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ashley Rabinovitch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doors of Nelson Hall are open once again. As the dormant space transforms into a buzzing hive of activity, there is a nearly audible sigh of relief from students, faculty and staff members who have been waiting for this day to come. From the familiar murmur of hallway conversations to the wafting of freshly brewed coffee, you could almost believe that nothing has changed. But for the people who learn, research and create at the Poole College of Management, everything has changed. A year and a half after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our community returns to campus more resilient and more eager to connect than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Students outside of Nelson Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Student Commons and Port City Java, Nelson Hall’s coffee shop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Students taking an in-person class in Nelson Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

The Evolution of Poole Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If we were to take a photo of each act of resilience, great and small, in the Poole community over the past year and a half, the scrapbooks would fill Nelson Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Career Center, resilience took the form of creativity as Christina DeBerardino, assistant director of career development for undergraduate programs, and the career development team discovered innovative ways to keep students and employers engaged. Through reimagining signature events and introducing new offerings, including a virtual employer insight series, DeBerardino found that many students actually gleaned more value from one-on-one sessions enabled by a virtual format than they did from in-person events. These virtual events, particularly the fall career fair, proved so successful that Career Services will pioneer a hybrid mix of events throughout the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n