Interview with Unique Young, April 10, 2012

Project: Student Projects: ENG 205: Intermediate Composition Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Unique Young is a highly involved junior at the University of Kentucky. She attended Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky before applying to UK. In this interview, she describes the college experience of a minority, first-generation college student. Young is the president of the Black Student Union (BSU) along with other leadership roles on campus. She also talks about being a citizen of UK and what that encompasses. She gives advice to college students on how to feel as if you are a campus citizen and how to utilize resources in the UK community.

Interview Accession

2017oh010_sp026

Interviewee Name

Unique Young

Interviewer Name

Andesia Maria de Jesus

Interview Date

2012-04-10

Interview Keyword

Black Student Union (BSU) Greek life Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Campus citizenship Campus involvement Minority students UK Athletics First generation students UK 101 Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services (CARES) Andesia de Jesus

Interview LC Subject

University of Kentucky Louisville (Ky.)

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