Audio recording of an interview of Dana Mason Owens by Ariauna Buckingham conducted over Zoom for the Black Cultural Center Oral History Project. The recording duration is 1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Owens enrolled in Tennessee Tech University as an undergraduate in Fall 1992. She earned three degrees from Tech. Owens describes growing up and attending school in Knoxville, Tennessee, her decision to attend Tennessee Tech University, what it was like transitioning to a predominantly white university and university academics, her decision on majoring in engineering and then switching to biology, what it was like living in Early Hall and another dormitory on campus, her work-study positions while in school, staff and faculty members that influenced her, how the Black Cultural Center changed over time and the different directors of the Center, what she did for fun while a student, pleding and being a soror in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., what it was like being a minority student on campus, her pride in getting three degree from Tech and how she applies those as a homeschool educator and mother, the Blizzard at basketball games, step shows on campus, lasting friendships from college, the differences between the assistance and resources available to students now compared to when she was in college, advice for minority college students, her memories of President Angelo Volpe, and how she did not have any Black teachers for her undergraduate courses. For a transcript of the recording, see item BCCOH_Owens_20201118_transcript.
title:
Interview with Dana Owens
creator:
Owens, Dana Mason, 1974-
creator:
Buckingham, Ariauna
subject:
Interviews
subject:
Oral histories
subject:
College students
subject:
Women college students
subject:
African American women college students
subject:
African American college students
subject:
Women adults
subject:
Young adults
subject:
Tennessee Technological University
subject:
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
subject:
Tennessee Technological University. Office of Student Affairs. Office of Multicultural Affairs
subject:
College students--Social life and customs
subject:
Minority college students
subject:
Minority college students--Services for
subject:
Minority college students--Societies, etc.
subject:
African American college students--Societies, etc.
subject:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Xi Alpha Chapter (Tennessee Technological University)
subject:
African American Greek letter societies
subject:
Greek letter societies
subject:
African American school children
subject:
School children
subject:
College choice
subject:
Student housing
subject:
Martin, Mayme D.
subject:
Phelps, Maggie
description:
Audio recording of an interview of Dana Mason Owens by Ariauna Buckingham conducted over Zoom for the Black Cultural Center Oral History Project. The recording duration is 1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Owens enrolled in Tennessee Tech University as an undergraduate in Fall 1992. She earned three degrees from Tech. Owens describes growing up and attending school in Knoxville, Tennessee, her decision to attend Tennessee Tech University, what it was like transitioning to a predominantly white university and university academics, her decision on majoring in engineering and then switching to biology, what it was like living in Early Hall and another dormitory on campus, her work-study positions while in school, staff and faculty members that influenced her, how the Black Cultural Center changed over time and the different directors of the Center, what she did for fun while a student, pleding and being a soror in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., what it was like being a minority student on campus, her pride in getting three degree from Tech and how she applies those as a homeschool educator and mother, the Blizzard at basketball games, step shows on campus, lasting friendships from college, the differences between the assistance and resources available to students now compared to when she was in college, advice for minority college students, her memories of President Angelo Volpe, and how she did not have any Black teachers for her undergraduate courses. For a transcript of the recording, see item BCCOH_Owens_20201118_transcript.
date:
2020-11-18
type:
Audio
format:
mp3
identifier:
BCCOH_Owens_20201118
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
Black Cultural Center Oral History Collection
language:
eng
temporal:
1970s
temporal:
1980s
temporal:
1990s
temporal:
2000s
temporal:
2010s
temporal:
2020s
spatial:
Knoxville (Tenn.)
spatial:
Knox County (Tenn.)
spatial:
Putnam County (Tenn.)
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
rights Holder:
Dana Owens and Ariauna Buckingham
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