PHOTO: Oregon State University student Kiah McConnell displays her thesis poster, concerning OSU LBGT community history, May 14, 2015 in the Oregon State University Student Experience Plaza. See Oregon State University Pride Center, "Celebrating student excellence? We think so!" facebook.com posted May 14, 2015 and Courtnee Morin, "Undergraduate researchers honored for accomplishments, Annual event showcases research projects of students across, various academic fields of study" OSU Barometer, May 15, 2015, p. 1, 4
"Kiah McConnell, a senior in sociology, presented her research project regarding the LGBTQ+ community at OSU. McConnell completed her project, the OSU LGBTQ+ Community Film, a 38 minute video to address the LGBTQ+ history at OSU as well as the disparity in records at OSU for queer and trans students of color. The video was made in collaboration with OSU Queer Archives and features interviews with student leaders from the LGBTQ+ community at OSU. "I want this to be a beginning, not an end," McConnell said. "Something to be continued and added upon to promote the LGBTQ+ community at OSU." McConnell got help from the LGBTQ+ programs on campus such as the Pride Center, Rainbow Continuum and SOL, and hopes to have her film added into the archives and promoted through these programs." (Quoted from Courtnee Morin, "Undergraduate researchers honored for accomplishments, Annual event showcases research projects of students across, various academic fields of study" OSU Barometer, May 15, 2015, p. 1, 4)
I have not seen her film yet and hope to update this post in the future with links to where it can be watched online. UPDATE Oct. 8, 2015 SEE NEW POST OSU Queer History Month hits front page of student newspaper (10/8/15) END OF UPDATE -- See Natalia Fernandez, "OSQA ~ The OSU Queer Archives," Oregon Multicultural Archives Blog posted May 9, 2015 that says, "film was created by Queer Archives intern Kiah McConnell. . ." Also see Oregon Multicultural Archives Blog.
