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APPENDIX C: Interview Protocol

Date: Pseudonym:

Place: Interviewee:

Interview Number: Time of Interview: (beginning) (end) Introduction: Hello (interviewee’s name). Thank you for taking your time to answer a few of my

questions about your experiences as a Black undergraduate male on this campus. As stated in the informed consent letter, you are free to withdraw from this study at any time without penalty or harm. Please let me know if you have any questions at any point in this research process.

The purpose of this research is better understand what life outside the classroom is like for Black undergraduate males on a predominantly White campus. I have some questions I wrote before starting the interview, but I may ask additional questions that are not pre-written. With your consent I will be taking notes and audio recording this interview to assist with my data analysis.

After this interview, one or more follow-up interviews may be necessary. If this is the case, I will contact you. After I compile data from multiple interviews I will give you an opportunity to review my findings and to verify if my interpretations of your responses are accurate.

Before we get started with the interview, unless you have any questions, I would like you to complete a brief demographic form to help me learn more about you.

1. What has life been like for you as a Black man at this university?

a. Please tell me about a typical day your first year here. Share your thoughts and feelings, the negative, positive, and the neutral, in as much detail as you remember.

i. What was life outside of class like? ii. How did you meet people?

iii. When you were not in class, where did you spend your time on campus?

b. Please tell me about a typical day on campus for you now.

i. When it comes to life outside the classroom, tell me what you have liked about your college experience?

ii. When it comes to life outside the classroom, tell me what you have disliked about your college experience?

2. If there was ever a time when you thought about leaving the university, but didn’t, can you tell me about that?

a. What contributed to the reason you didn’t leave?

b. Was there a program that influenced your decision to stay?

c. Was there a person or people at the university (e.g., staff, faculty, or friend) that influenced your decision to stay?

Date: Pseudonym:

3. The majority of Black men at predominantly White campuses do not graduate within six years of starting college. Beyond having the grades to earn a degree, what do you believe are the reasons you will graduate (or have graduated)?

a. Tell me about any program or university service that you believe played a significant role in you staying enrolled.

b. Tell me about any particular person or people that you believe has played a significant role in you staying enrolled.

c. What is the most common reason why Black males that you know leave this university before they graduate?

4. Tell me how important it is for you to be around other Black people.

a. How does your view on this match with how you felt before coming to school here?

b. In most cases there are many more Blacks at an HBCU than here. How do you feel being around fewer Blacks matters when it comes to Black men finishing their degree here?

5. How important is being involved in a student organization to your desire to stay in college?

a. How do you think membership or participation in a traditionally racial minority-focused student organization (e.g., Black fraternity, Black Student Government, etc.) has impacted your desire to stay or leave this campus? 6. What does the campus culture center mean for you?

a. What does the campus culture center mean for your desire to stay at this university?

b. What do you think life on campus would be like for you if this campus did not have a culture center?

c. What do you think the culture center means for other Black men on this campus?

7. If you were in charge of this university what would you recommend for increasing Black male degree completion here?

a. Are there specific programs/services/facilities/policies/procedures you would put in place?

b. Are there programs/services/facilities/policies/procedures you would eliminate?

Date: Pseudonym:

8. Some Black men feel that to be successful in college they have to disconnect from friends and family from home. How do you feel about that?

a. What do you think about Black men being called “Oreo”, “sellout”, or similar names, because they have chosen to go to college?

b. What do you think about Black men feeling like they have to “sellout” to be successful in college?

9. Is there anything you would like to tell me about your experiences at the university that I have not asked you about?

Final question: Are there other Black male undergraduates you would recommend I talk to for this research study?

APPENDIX D: Transcriptionist Agreement

Transcriptionist Confidentiality Statement

I __________________________________ (name of transcriptionist) agree to hold all information contained on audio recordings/and in interviews received from Andre L. Fortune, primary investigator for PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF HOW BLACK MALE UNDERGRADUATE PERSISTERS DESCRIBE RETENTION AND SOCIAL

INTEGRATION AT A MIDWESTERN PWI in confidence with regard to the individual and institutions involved in the research study. I understand that to violate this agreement would constitute a serious and unethical infringement on the informant’s right to privacy.

I also certify that I have completed the CITI Limited Research Worker training in Human Research Protections.

____________________________________ ________________ Signature of Transcriptionist Date

____________________________________ ________________ Signature of Principal Investigator Date