Carrington Fastelin Oral History Interview, February 2, 2022

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Please state your name, your year, your major and any minors or options that you have added to your degree.
Where did you go to high school?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington is pursuing a major in public health and a minor in environmental science. She attended Bend Senior High School.

Keywords: college; education; major; minor

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Why did you decide initially on the Corvallis campus?
What was your first choice of university?
Can you explain how you chose your major?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington talks about how OSU wasn't her first choice and goes into the financial reasoning behind her decision making process. She also talks about how she has gone through a couple majors, starting with biology, and how she decided that public health felt more right.

Keywords: campus; corvallis; major

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Why were you interested in the honors program?
Do you think that has influenced your decision making when it comes to your interest in pursuing education as a minor or even with teaching?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington goes into her desire to be more involved in the academics on campus and how she found her love for education again through the honors program.

Keywords: honors

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What made you decide to switch campuses the first time?
What did the Cascades campus offer you that Corvallis didn’t?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington decided to switch campuses during the pandemic in part because they offered her a position as an RA on the Bend campus. She also was impacted by covid and wanted to be closer to home. She found that the Cascades campus gave her an opportunity to restart and become more attached to her community.

Keywords: bend; cascades; corvallis; covid; dropping out; education; ra; transfer

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Why did you initially apply to be an RA?
What was your favorite part of being an RA on the Cascades campus?
How do you think COVID influenced your RA position?
What was a difficult part of being an RA on the Cascades campus?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington always felt like she was going to be an RA, but also relied on the benefits of the position as she supports herself completely in school. She feels that the position gives her space to grow and a unique way of being involved on campus. On the Cascades campus she felt that she had the opportunity to become closer with her residents and even in covid there was a strong sense of community.

Keywords: belonging; cascades; conduct; covid; dorm; growth; ra; resident assistant; resident halls; residents; scholarship; student life

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What was the largest lesson you learned as a student or RA at the Cascades campus?

Segment Synopsis: The lesson Carrington learned was that you get out of something only as much as you put into it.

Keywords: cascades; engagement; growth mindset; reset; self care

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What made you decide to come back to the Corvallis campus?
How did you feel when you got back on the Corvallis campus?
What is something you have noticed about the offerings at the Corvallis campus that are beneficial to potential students?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington returned to the Corvallis campus because she felt that she had regained confidence after her year on the Cascades campus. She felt that she was ready to move on to the next challenge. Returning to Corvallis was scary for her, but ultimately rewarding as she is going forward and getting more engaged.

Keywords: campus; cascades; challenge; college; confidence; corvallis; education; engagement; independence; major; minor; offerings; opportunities; potential; reset; sports; transfer student

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How is the RA position in Sackett different than the RA position in Cascades?
What are some of your favorite parts of being an RA on the Corvallis campus?
What is a challenge as an RA on the Corvallis campus that you didn't see on the Cascades campus?
Where do you see the RA position benefiting you in the long run?

Segment Synopsis: In her position in Sackett, Carrington finds that the RA staff team is more close-knit. She feels it is more of a familial relationship, even though the group is larger. One of her favorite parts of being an RA is engaging with the culture and people on the Corvallis campus. A challenge that she sees on the Corvallis campus is that there is a lot more conduct. Carrington believes the RA position will be helpful in the long run because of all the person skills and situations that she has learned to adapt to.

Keywords: cascades; communication; conduct; conflict; connection; corvalls; culture; dorm; engagement; events; experience; homework; independence; relationship; resident halls; student life

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You use the phrase grow where you're planted a lot, can you explain what that means and where you learned that mentality?

Segment Synopsis: Carrington says that while she doesn't remember where she learned it, it has shaped a lot of how she engages with the world. She says that it means that a person ends up in a lot of different places, and there will always be another choice you could have made, but you should make the most of where you ended up.

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What is a way you see the honors program benefiting you in the long run?
Has there been an honors class or program that you feel has changed the way you view education or college?

Segment Synopsis: The part that Carrington feels will benefit her in the long run is her thesis. She is hoping it will teach her how to complete a big project like this, as well as work with professionals at all levels. The class that has changed how she viewed education the most is Environmental Justice, which has really changed how she views her own consumption, but also how she views her own educational path.

Keywords: classes; college; connections; education; environment; honors; intersectionality; programs; thesis

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What is one take-away you have from college so far?
Is there any story or event that happened while you were at college that shaped how got to the person that you are now?
Is there a support system that you have found since starting college that has been helpful to your education?
Is there any advice you have for future or current RA's?
Any last bits of advice or stories you want to share?

Segment Synopsis: One take-away that Carrington has so far is that what you put in is what you get out. Something that shaped her was that she always knew that she was going to attend college, but she also knew that she would have to pay for it. A support system that she relies on is her fellow RAs. A little piece of advice that she has is that being an RA can serve you like it serves others. The last bit of advice she has to share is to open your heart to every person you meet, because you never know when someone will become really important to you.

Keywords: bend; college; finances; ib