Evergreen Storytelling Project

The Evergreen State College

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Rock-n-Roll will never die

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Michael while he was recording in the Audio Lab. Michael is a Sophomore at Evergreen who just returned from his field study trip to New Orleans, he discusses his time away,… Continue Reading →

The Dark Knight Rises

Meet Rachael…I had the opportunity to sit down with Rachael at a local coffee shop and discuss transferring to Evergreen from out of state, the randomness of what happens on campus and her love of anime.        … Continue Reading →

“At the age of 41, I became a Freshman”

Meet Rebecca…Wood-shop Aide, Media Loan Lead, Student and all around fun person. Rebecca shares with us what its like to be a “mature-student” at Evergreen, the changes she has seen take place and how she believes its the student who… Continue Reading →

“And that’s how I earned 2-credits in sailing”

Meet Matthew…in his interview, Matthew discusses his “6-year plan” while attending Evergreen, the best dorm room on campus and how he missed seeing Nirvana play live before they hit it big.                  … Continue Reading →

“I threw it across the room…it was a really bad book”

  Debbie sits down and talks about starting a protest on campus, crawling in through windows for dorm parties and her favorite teacher while attending Evergreen!                              … Continue Reading →

“…at the time, my girls were 11 years old/I would put them in the car and my girls would go to school with me”

  Meet Dawn…while attending Evergreen, Dawn tells us what it was like being a single, working mother of two daughters and the struggles she endured to earn her degree.                      … Continue Reading →

“The great thing about Evergreen, we really put an emphasis on diversity”

  This alumnus recently graduated, shares some thoughts on her time at Evergreen and her fondness for the surrounding woods.                                        … Continue Reading →

“I always had this identity crisis…”

  This “greener” shares her story on what it was like to identify as a member of the LGBTQ community but never feeling like she fit in and taking classes with her mom!              … Continue Reading →

“I feel like you can make anything happen at Evergreen…”

  This is the story of an alumnus who left her family in the East Coast to pursue her graduate degree at Evergreen.                        By David Alonso

“My parents couldn’t afford to send me to school…”

  Ramon grew up in a small town just outside of Houston with no real future and already getting in trouble with the police. Hear how he created a new path for himself by joining the Army and eventually earning… Continue Reading →

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