What is an Athletics Communications Director to do when there are no athletics to communicate about? Brent Harris H03 is just as busy as he always is this time of yearif not more sowith his transition from sports statistics to COVID-19 statistics.
Every day, students, faculty, and staff enter their daily temperature symptom information into a COVID Pass app to receive either a green pass (Youre able to be attend class or work.) or a red alert (You may not attend class or work and should speak with a doctor.)
Harris is one of the people who collects, monitors, and analyzes this data. If a student receives a positive COVID-19 test result, he works with state and local health departments and uploads the information to the state database. Harris is also a certified contact tracer after completing a training through Johns Hopkins University. On top of all of that, he is also managing the hotel rooms in Trippet Hall, where students are quarantining if they cant go home.
This semester proves there is much more to Harris than sportsfor example, he was a theater major in college. We wanted to know what else we could find out, so we asked him to take a break from statistics and finish the following sentences:
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Behind the Mask: Brent Harris H'03 - Wabash College
