Preserving Chico State Voices for Change

Title (Dublin Core)

Chris Sullivan

Abstract (Dublin Core)

An oral history with Chris Sullivan, the current President of Associated Student Government and Chico State Graduate student in his 7th year. This interview was conducted for the Preserving Chico State Voices for hange Oral History Project for California State University, Chico. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding his time spent as student and President at Chico State and document some of his journey and activism on campus. Specifically, this interview provides insight into Sullivan’s background, transition into Presidency, some of the duties and responsibilities associated with being President, and his personal perspective on Social Activism and its impact on Chico State.
The goal of this interview was to gain more insight into Sullivan’s perspective and hear his story. The interview opens with some simpler biographical questions. Sullivan was initially asked about where he moved to Chico from and how that influenced his decision to apply to Chico State. Sullivan was also asked about his current Graduate major and what he studied as an undergrad, as well as what influenced him to first join Associated Students. To gain more of an understanding of Sullivan’s transition into presidency, he was asked questions such as what roles he had in AS before becoming president, and what his responsibilities were within those roles. Sullivan provided detail about his duties as president, as well as activities he has participated in and why they were important to him.
As a First-Generation college student, Sullivan described his passion for helping other students transition and receive resources they might need at Chico State. In an attempt to explore his presidency further, Sullivan was asked about the successes and challenges he has faced in his presidency, and some of the goals he has for the remainder of his time in office. The interview finished by asking Sullivan what kind of progress he thinks still needs to be made with Social Justice and activism at Chico State as well as what kinds of progress has already been made. Ultimately the intention in obtaining Sullivan’s oral history was to archive an oral history from someone who has been very active on the Chico State campus and who has seen firsthand what progress has been made recently. As Sullivan is also a first-generation student, we were able to gain some of his perspective into the progress of first-generation representation and support on campus.

Transcript (Bibliographic Ontology)

Chris Sullivan (transcript)

Interviewee (Bibliographic Ontology)

Chris Sullivan

Interviewer (Bibliographic Ontology)

Emily Kincheloe

Gwendolyn Shirden

Date Created (Dublin Core)

October 24, 2024

Format (Dublin Core)

wav

Length (Schema.org for LinkedDataSets)

46 minutes, 31 seconds

Library of Congress Subject Heading (Schema.org for LinkedDataSets)

Student government

Black college students

Associated Students of California State University-Chico

First-generation college students

Copyright (Dublin Core)

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Collection number (Dublin Core)

UA-016-15

Collection Project (Dublin Core)

Preserving Chico State Voices for Change