Providence University College is excited at the prospect of being able to greet students come fall.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Providence had to quickly find a way to keep their students safe. Moving to an online platform and postponing graduation was not something they wanted to do, but knew it was important or the health and safety of their students.

Samantha Groenendij, Providence's VP of External Relation, is glad that the school was able to come up with a plan so quickly.

"At this point we are hopeful and we are planning intentionally for a full comeback in the fall. We are excitedly preparing," Groenendij says. "Our hope and our prayer would be for business as usual with an opportunity to pivot."

where they have gone after graduation."

Now that Winter Semester is over, Groenendij looks forward to seeing students return in the fall.

The school is looking forward to reopening its doors, and hope that they can have students in their classrooms come September. In Manitoba, cases have been low for COVID-19, bringing hope to students and educators of a nearing reunion.

''Providence is a place where you can come together to learn and to grow in your faith. I hope that when we come back in the fall there can be some sort of connection time," Groenendij says.

Unlike most of the other universities in the province, Providence says they are not affected by the Province's budget cuts.

"There is a certain amount of scenario planning that has to happen for us in regards to continuing to provide a really sound Biblical education to our community," she says.