REFLECTION ON THE PANDEMIC AND COVID-19: PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MBA STUDENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.

Using a phenomenological lens, MBA students in a southern Minnesota metro area were interviewed regarding their experiences during the heart of the pandemic. Transcription of results was done for eight participants and then themes emerged from each detailed response were recorded and analyzed to get at the lived experience of each individual participating. Discussion of maintaining health, feeling valued, connecting at home with family and friends, making new starts, living life to the fullest and the uncertainty of whether we will emerge with less fear, and how to make positive changes - were major themes that emerged from coding responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]