Ram Stories Oral History Project

Collection

Identifier: URSH

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of audio and video oral histories of students and alumni of the effects of COVID-19 while attending Colorado State University and is an ongoing project with new interviews being added. The recordings are available in CSU's institutional repository, Mountain Scholar.

Dates

Creation: 2022-2023

Creator

Decker, Kate (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection

Conditions Governing Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

Extent

6.64 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Ram Stories project records, collects for researchers, and shares with the university community at least 60 student and alumni interviews about COVID-19’s effect on students at Colorado State University. These interviews promote a broad understanding of the pandemic’s impacts by producing a record of individual and collective experiences.

The project illuminates the impact of the pandemic on students’ physical and mental health, their families and communities, and their values and identities. The project will also capture CSU’s dynamic response to the pandemic and concerted efforts to support and sustain the wellbeing of its students. The goal of this oral history project is to help the university community prepare for, and respond to, other world-changing events.

The collection consists of audio and video oral histories of students and alumni and is an ongoing project with new interviews being added. The recordings are available in CSU's institutional repository, Mountain Scholar.