This report covers the academic year from September 2019 to August 2020. Much of the content reflects what was a normal and successful year – progressing like any other.

It was not until the Spring of 2020 when two forces combined to transform it to a year like none in recent memory. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic occurred simultaneously with the long-overdue national struggle with the recognition of deeply seated, systemic racism. Given this context, it seems odd to look back on our accomplishments. They seem, at first glance, to be less meaningful in light of challenges. But, this is also what makes the accomplishments meaningful. Our students, staff and faculty came together during unprecedented personal challenges to continue our mission, to create online classes – from large lectures, to small labs and even physical activity courses – in a matter of days.

We kept teaching, writing, learning, working. We then developed plans to implement a range of precautions for safe interactions to restart research and move our courses – especially our clinical and experiential learning courses – back to in-person instruction. In short, we all worked extremely hard to keep things as normal as possible. This report is a testament to and celebration of that effort. I could not be more proud of how normal it is.