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THE STAGE IS SET, THE FORMER MARINE CAPS ARE DECORATED GENERAL, ASTRONAUT AND THE GRADS ARE AND NASA HEAD ANTSY: WHAT TO CHARLES BOLDEN EXPECT FOR UA’S 2017 TO TALK SPACE COMMENCEMENT AND EDUCATION AT CEREMONY COMMENCEMENT
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A2 • The Daily Wildcat
Commencement • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Successful seniors graduate to greater adventures The UA can boast some impressive alumni. Learn about a couple of the people walking across the stage this spring who have made the most of their time on campus BY TIRION MORRIS @tirionmorris
As the graduates of the 2017 class start the next stage of their lives, there are a few students who truly stand out. Among their highly-qualified peers these four students have won awards, participated in research and beat the odds to walk across the stage and be recognized for the work they have done during their time at the UA. Friday will be an exciting day for all of the graduates, including these four exceptional seniors.
COURTNEY BARNES After taking time off to focus on her health and to raise her three children, Courtney Barnes is now graduating with a degree in psychology. In order to balance her busy life with school, Barnes was part of the UA Online degree program. She is working towards being a hospice chaplain and using her psychology degree to help council the elderly and Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Barnes has been working as a minister at Brookdale East, an assisted living facility in Tucson, setting up church services for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Their service starts with an engaging session of chair-yoga which helps to bring energy to the patients. “It’s like seeing a candle reignite from nothing,” Barnes said. “They may not be able to tell you if they had breakfast that day but they can tell you long stories and memories about their childhoods.” Barnes decided to dedicate her life to helping elderly and ill patients deal with their fear of passing away because of her own experience. Before coming to the UA Barnes was very ill and nearly died. “I felt like everything was melting and turning into light,” Barnes said, explaining that she wants to share her experience to help others. “I want to be able to give people that hope and that peace so they are not afraid.”
ADVICE: Barnes said that the key to being a successful online student and mom is finding the ever-elusive balance of parenting, school and life. She recommends a little bit of sugar and caffeine to help get through the studying and late night tests. “Take yourself seriously and communicate with your teachers early,” Barnes said, adding that miscommunication is easy during online classes, and that asking for help is key. For moms who are going to school, Barnes advises to enlist the help of a partner, parent or friend. “You have to forgive yourself for not being supermom for a little while.”
LOOKING FORWARD: After graduation, Barnes is moving with her family to Chicago to attend the Chicago Theological Seminary. She hopes to become a chaplain working in a hospital helping both hospice and acute care patients. She also hopes one day to write books about grief. Barnes recently wrote an essay about LGBTQ identity inside the Church that will be featured in Brandan Robertson’s upcoming book: Our Witness: Stories of LGBT Christians.
ALBERT ALAN After leaving the home of his PTSD-stricken abusive father and living on the streets for three years before coming to the UA, Albert Alan is now graduating with three degrees. “When I came here I would see the beautiful books, the big campus, and little small me,” Alan said. “I knew there was a place for me here.” Alan will receive a Bachelor of Health Science in Physiology, Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, and a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology. During his time at the UA Alan has dedicated himself to giving back and helping people in situations similar to his own experience. “What homelessness taught me,” Alan said, “is how to be a problem solver.” He has worked extensively within the Minority Health Disparity Research program and become an EMT as well as delivering 10,000 pounds of produce monthly to homeless shelters. Alan has also started a successful tutoring program for underserved STEM students. He is a recipient of the Nugent Award and will be sitting next to President Hart on the ceremony stage. “Who knew,” asked Alan, “coming here so small that I would be sitting on the podium next to the president at graduation.”
ADVICE: “Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Alan said, “don’t be afraid to ask for help.” Alan said that the relationships he has made with professors and staff at the university have given him the family that he never had. “Don’t be afraid to talk about your adversity,” Alan said. “Utilize the education that so many don’t get the chance to have.”
LOOKING FORWARD: After graduating, Alan starts the Pre-Medical Admissions Pathway program on May 15. In the future he hopes to become a physician. “I just can’t wait to be in that hospital,” Alan said. “I can’t wait to just be there for someone.”
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Commencement • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Commencement 101: What to expect A lot goes into sending 5,000 students off into the professional world. Here’s what to expect before seniors walk across the stage, diploma in hand BY SHAQ DAVIS @ShaqDavis1
UA students, friends and their families will gather at Arizona Stadium on the evening of May 12, as the university holds commencement ceremonies for the 153rd year. UA is expecting thousands of people to attend the event that relocated to the football stadium in 2013, said Mary Venezia, director of special events at the enrollment initiatives office. “We have our commencement RSVP, and we’re estimating from our RSVP that we’ll have about 38,000 guests and about 5,000 students,” she said. “We really try to make the event really inclusive of all the folks who are coming, making sure that it’s really special for everyone.” The commencement committee formed with employees from across the university. “We have a team that’s really across the campus, everything from facilities management, athletics, marketing,” Venezia said. “Our team in enrollment management, we spearhead commencement.” Preparations began in February and the implementation started May 5. “It’s a lot of work,” Venezia said. “It’s collaboration by a lot of people on campus, so my team really leads and organizes the effort but we couldn’t do anything without all these offices and partners on campus and these folks really give their time.” Venezia said that there are 300 volunteer staff members that have agreed to help to make ceremony run smoothly, putting in hours from around 3:30-11 p.m. Venezia said that the task of putting together commencement emphasizes the importance of celebrating hard work. “It’s a huge task but I think it’s really important for the community and it really shows that the university prioritizes celebrating our students.” Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr., who retired as the 12th administrator at NASA, will be the commencement speaker for the 2017 class. “General Bolden has been a wonderful partner of the University of Arizona, particularly during the planning and lead up to the launch of the OSIRIS-REx mission in September,” UA president Ann Weaver Hart said in an email to the university. “And he has been a visionary leader as NASA has transitioned to a new era in space exploration.” Also during the event, seven students will be individually recognized for their hard work. Matthew Wall and Maria Smith have received the Robie Gold
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FIREWORKS EXPLODE OVER ARIZONA Stadium during the 2015 commencement ceremony on May 16, 2015. Roughly 5,000 students are expected to attending this year’s graduation ceremony.
Medal award and the Provost award respectively. Wall was nominated for his wellrounded interests, active participation in student affairs and service to the university, including several articles for the Daily Wildcat. He said as a whole, his UA experience has been very memorable. “The whole experience has been completely surreal,” he said. “I had no expectation of ever winning an award ... I didn’t come to the U of A to try to win an award and so just this recognition at the end of the day is absolutely incredible.” He also said that the upcoming commencement brings excitement and he is thankful his family supported him through it all. “As for the commencement coming up, I’m just excited, four years of hard work to all be done in a matter of days ... all of this happened so quick, I would say to all those students here that are going to be seniors in the future, remember your time goes by quickly and
to make the most of it.” Wall, who will get his degree in accounting, said he plans to further his education in sports business and a masters program in the School of Law and help in his community. “Something that’s really important to me is to be able to help my community, I’ve been able to do that here at the University of Arizona,” Wall said. Smith said it’s hard to believe the end is drawing near. “To be honest, the idea of me graduating still doesn’t feel real. But you have to understand, for me, I have a three-year-old little girl. I started on this journey shortly after her birth, and now she will get to watch me walk the stage.” “I wanted to show her what a woman of color could be and achieve if she worked hard.” Smith will graduate Magna Cum Laude with a degree in sociology. She will receive her award based on being an outstanding student who transferred to UA from a community
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college and stayed committed to aboveaverage scholastic ability, citizenship and leadership. “Honestly, it has been such a long journey but it was the love of my daughter that got me though it all, coupled with the support of my husband and UA mentors.” In her time at UA, Smith said she has grown and adapted as a better learner. “It was here that I was encouraged and push to think critically, to question everything and to think like a scholar.” Going forward she plans to apply to graduate school. Success stories like these are what graduation is meant to recognize, Venezia said. “The whole purpose of what we do is to help students celebrate their achievements and what can we do to celebrate our Wildcats and their families,” Venezia said.
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A4 • The Daily Wildcat Commencement • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Congratulates our Spring/Summer 2017 Graduates OUTSTANDING DEPARTMENTAL SENIORS
Jorge Castro-Maldonado, Aerospace Engineering Davis McGregor, Mechanical Engineering Bryce Kirkpatrick, Biosystems Engineering Jaimeson K. Veldhuizen, Biomedical Engineering Ivana Vasic, Chemical Engineering Chanlin Robert Wong, Civil Engineering Joshua Mack, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Neil Jenkins, Materials Science & Engineering Jing Liu, Mining Engineering Emma Landsiedel, Optical Sciences & Engineering Alex Beresford, Engineering Management Nicole Chellman, Industrial Engineering Kyel Powell, Systems Engineering
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS Vivek Venkoban, Aerospace Engineering Ishan Arora, Mechanical Engineering Jaewook Choi, Chemical Engineering Byron Hempel, Environmental Engineering Mohammad Sadat, Civil Engineering & Engr. Mechanics Siteng Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Silvana Ayala Pelaez, Electrical & Computer Engineering Jude Larbi Coompson, Electrical & Computer Engineering Ryan Biggie, Materials Science & Engineering Junhyeok Park, Mining, Geological & Geophysical Haomiao Yang, Systems & Industrial Engineering
GRADUATING ENGINEERING AMBASSADORS
Thank you for volunteering your valuable time & talents to the College of Engineering & the University of Arizona. Adriana Barreda, Biomedical Engineering Dawn Binder, Systems Engineering Claire Bricken, Engineering Management Glynis Facciano, Aerospace Engineering Mark Fleckenstein, Systems Engineering Lissette Flores, Civil Engineering Jacob Garlant, Chemical Engineering Jaime Goytia, Chemical Engineering David Kijewski, Mining Engineering Danielle Kotke, Systems Engineering
Emma Landsiedel, Optical Sciences & Engineering Kelly Maroney, Systems Engineering Austin McCormick, Systems Engineering Taylor Moore, Systems Engineering Ethan Oglesby, Systems Engineering Poorva Rajguru, Biomedical Engineering Kendall Stokes, Systems Engineering Michael Svieven, Biomedical Engineering Kyle Tippit, Chemical Engineering
GRADUATES WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Jacob Ryan Boyle Daniel Joseph Brauer Bryce Nathaniel Burns Jorge Alberto CastroMaldonado Glynis Davey Facciano Elvin Jose Flores Jeremy Ryan Harrington Jonathan Robert Heinkel Matthew Ryan Herstein Loc Dai Ho Daniel Hikaru Ito John Donald Mangels III Michael David Meersman Kameron Nelson Mensing Nicholas Albert Morris Devvion Sharrieff Muhammad Brielle Munsch Daniel Allan Nerheim Matthew Marvin Patchett Jacob Benjamin Pavek Philippa A. Pinnington Danielle Joan Lim Racelis Christopher Andrew Ramos Joshua James Raymond Syed Ammar Raza Stephanie Rioux Daniel Sakson Aaron Donald Scheerer Jordan Miguel Trujillo BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Sandra Araiza Cruz Kevin Andrew Barr Adriana Barreda Kevin Michael Brinkman Theresa Bullard Lucrezia Capano Angel Oksana Carlson Jacob Ben Denholtz Paul Michael Elias Emily Patricia Evans Tyler Burdette Fowler Martin A. Galaz Maggie Lorraine Gauthier Jeffry Carlos Granados Carissa Liana Grijalva Nathan Lawson Hancock Lindsey Leigh Hennington Zaynab Hourani Nelson Hum Alexa Camille Irons-Castro Fernando Ivich Jr. Lindsie Jeffries Sajani Jivan Jason Niran Keatseangsilp Amanda Tolulope Koiki Blakeley Louise Koziol Justin Timothy Larimore Timothy Shane Leach Maxwell Li Genevieve Michelle Messina Brent Allan Miller Saffie-Alrahman Ezz-Eldin Mohran Ashton Carolyn Pagan Ortiz Jessica Carlyle Owens Fermin Prieto Jr. Poorva Milind Rajguru Lauren Christine Rimsza Timothy Charles Shimon Jordan Mikaela Stupka Michael Cameron Sveiven Thomas Valenzuela III Jaimeson Kendall Veldhuizen Nicholas Paul Yonke BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING Trace Conlan Ayotte Carolina Cadena Bryce Richard Kirkpatrick Marco A. Miramontes Jr. Brian Moore Normandeau Michael Justin Pearse Luis Daniel Sotelo Joshua Caleb Woodring CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Hussain Jaffar Abdulaal Jason M. Ackermann Adrian Acosta Abdullah B.M.A.M. Aleidan Mohammad W. Almasri Riyad Mosaed Alohali Mashal Ibrahim Alshammari Bailey Sedona Arakelian Nicholas Spencer Ashley Abigail Saville Ballam Madison Marie Bambauer Aaron Casey Ben Chase Joseph Brennan Ian Arthur Carstensen Alejandro Rodriguez Castilleja Erica Christy Clevenger Corey Allen Colbert Paola Lazaro Colmenares Luigi Jaducana Compuesto Elliott James Connor James Lawrence Denker Solomon George Elias Kyle Brennen Everly Ryan Anderson Faase Andrew Scott Falwell John deKrafft Feather Callie Marie Gill Sebastian Richard Golawski Marisa Elena Gonzalez Alec Bradley Gordon Virgen Jaime Goytia Namrah Habib Justin Dean Habit Jonathan Robert Francis Hancock Cynthia Humphrey Brandon Douglas Jernigan Kara Elizabeth Kanto Matthew Alejandro Kim Stefan Luke Kosior Kayla A. Kraus Jarrod Ryan Kujawski John Wonhee Lee Danielle Marie Lemieux Fernando Lopez Ashley Victoria Lynn Cayleigh Ross MacKenzie Joshua Robert Malzahn
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Mark Mellott Megan Elizabeth McGuckin Cody Patrick Moffett Christina Marie Morrison Salah Mousa Ryan McNeill Murphy Joseph Jacob Musallam James An Nguyen David Obi Okike Ashok Parihar Catherine Marie Patton Derek Ryan Peterson Ryan Valente Petronella Anton Joseph Polacek Michael Rasool Rabbani Scott Allen Reyes Jose Filemon Rodriguez Martin Rubio Behnam Safavinia Jonathan David Schertzer Morgan Elizabeth Skillman Connor Thomas Stahl Calliandra Suzanne Stuffle Adam Christopher Sweeney Joshua Steven Taylor Amanda Frances Tenorio Sanjay Tharmarajah Kyle Taylor Tippit Ivana Vasic Nicholas Alexander Welchert Raphael A. Woolley Yue Ye Alejandro Emmanuel Zamora Keiran Jacob Zehmisch Rodney Tadiwa Zinyemba CIVIL ENGINEERING Eduardo P. Araiza Marcel Chamberlain Yang Chang Yuhao Chang Fatima Shaheen Chaudhary Maral Dorri Taylor Lynne Dunkle Jacob Lee Ehm Jose Antonio Escalante Maria Lissette Flores Denogean Marco Antonio Garnica Jr. Francisco Nicanor Gomez Claudia Mariela Gutierrez Nicholas Robert Hazen Dante Michael Lo Greco Sarah Ruth Merrigan Obi Ona Nga Michael Walter Olson Dylan Patel Patrick Ryan Patterson Bruce Andrew Thomson Matt T. Updegraff Dustin Graham Walcott Andi Wang Alexander John Weber Thomas Brand Webster Lindsey Marie Willman Chanlin Robert Wong William Leroy Zimmerman ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Megha Agarwal Zainab Ali Al Tarouti Danilo Andrade Mendoza Eric Scott Andrews Alisha Keshav Bandekar Roberto Cordoba Berigan James Beulke Jake Ryan Boucher Brit William Briggs Cameron Luke Quenga Calvo Long Chen Jessica Bingxin Cheung Nathaniel Thomas Christianson Sydney Alexandra Clark Nicholas K. Copic Ivan Cordoba-Herrera Kevin Cortez Kevin Daniel Curtis Jacob Arthur Dorer Roderick J. Downing III Jennifer Marie Dye Matthew Ryan Dzurick Zachary Kerr Finsterwald Abigail Maria Francis Adley Nathanael Gin Yasser Rashid Hassan Dalton J. Hirst Bryce Kenneth Hodson David Hung Evelyn A. Hunten Hannah Elizabeth Ingle Benjamin Richard Colburn Johnson Joshua Trey Johnston Ashley Soyoung Kang Nigel Kapoor Patrick Lee Kelley Sean Michael Kenney Vladyslav O. Kovalsky Yuchao Liao Brandon Michael Lipjanic Lenny Eduardo Lopez Joshua Andrew Mack John Meyer Manos Scott Jeffrey Marshall Tyler Jon Martis Mari Elizabeth McCarthy Kennon Douglas McKeever Rohan Mehta Kevin Conrad Morris Sultan Adel Omair Peter Quach Abdul Hannan Rana Collin James Reed Bryan Shane Rogers Travis Allan Roser Rongguo Ruan Justine Marie Saugen Benjamin Abe Schifman Nicholas Joseph Sheptock Justin Siekmann Devin John Slack Luke Anthony Smeilus Dominique Stanley Stephens Amelia L. Sylvester
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Cinthya Tang Alejandro R. Thompson Avinash Tiwari Ryan Steven Trumpinski Anthony Justin Valadez Sheng Wang Andrew Reid Werchan Seth C. Werly Vincent Wong Benjamin Joseph Yates Carray Ying ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Gregory Burleson Eric Espinosa Erin Evangelist Valeria Fuerte ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT David William Beck Alexandra Kay Beresford Kyle William Bodnicki Ryan Bouchard Jeffrey Thomas Bragg Claire Marie Bricken Bailey Jane Calciolari Garrett Patrick Conlon Nohe Sebastian Garcia Bret Cameron Gossler Wenyuan He Sean Thomas Henderson Rachael Lanae Jacobi Travis Alexander Jefferies Sofia Monreal Wyatt James Pena Bradley Roybal Henrik Anthony Svensson Daniel Louis Victor Ty’Dria A. Wright White Peng Zhang ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Abdullah B.M.A.M. Aleidan Ashley Victoria Lynn INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Rekaz Abulhamayel Fatemah Alabdullah Jarrah Abdulaziz Albassam Nwaf Alghamdi Farah Ahmed Alghurab Faisal Matooq Alhussain Abdullah Nasser Aljawini Abdulrahman J. Alrashidi Abdulmajid Mohammed Alsaeed Othman Yahya Alsaid Zean R. Alzawawi Nicole Angelina Chellman Ryan Craig Dang Meseret Alemu Ducote Brian Allen Fugett John Michael Stephens Hines Long Hai Le Carlos Andres Molina Jessica C. Renner Beatriz Alejandra Sau MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Kurumi Ria Austin Jesse Boettger Caleb Daniel Canchola Michael E. Dokouzian Jeffrey Terrence DuBose Maxwell Xavier Duffy Jeremy Allan Elias Sivan Geyra Jillian Loring Grass Matthew Grijalva Laura Haferkamp Patrick Joshua Horrocks Neil Gregory Jenkins Eric Ross Nelson Nicole Helen Oliver Joshua Owl Claudia Mariela Ramirez Liam Murdoch Richards Sarah Megan Shepis Colton Taylor Skillings Trevor Alexander Smith Brian Charles Swartwout Christopher Robert Tang Joshua Alexander Vita George Peter Vlassis MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Adnan Mohammed Alqallaf Dario Andrade Mendoza Andrew Gregory Armstrong Michael Edmund Arpaia Graham Wood Aston Ryan Dale Barents Kevin Andrew Barr David William Beck Abdallah Ben Haj Abdallah Daniel Dakota Bird Robert Samuel Bloom Marcus William Braatz Zicheng Cai Nazar Cem Jingping Chen Cori Yau-Chun Cheung Philip James Ciuffetelli Tobias Sterling Conkey Tiancheng Dai Kyle Jacob Daniels Jakob Edward Davis Evan Lee DeForest Jesus Del Rincon Brandon Cy Doty Bryan Jacob Eberson Ronald Mark Ernst Jr. Bradley James Esquibel Nathaniel Michael Fackrell James Thomas Fagan David Ray Farrell Jonathan Edward Fisher Michael Thomas Futch Savannah Paige Gaston Jeffrey Tyler Gautreau David Greif Jacob Hansen Grendahl Eric Gutierrez Kevin Andres Gutierrez Soosan Han Andrew Hartman
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Tiange He Austin Karl Hoepfner Gage Alexander Holmlund Brenda Lorraine Huppenthal Daniel Ito Ryan Ernst Jensen Nicholas Alexis Katsinas Michael Brandon Kronenfeld Ryan Wesley Michael Lee Mingjie Li Rachel Nicole Lindley Bryan Little Abril Lopez Garcia Ling Bin Lu Johan Matanky Davis James McGregor Fabian Javier Medina Jordan Elias Millen Anthony Vincent Monteleone Alejandro Moreno Guzman Hossein Namazyfard Jacob Henry Niccum Susan Marie Nicholls Hector Obregon Amanda Kay Olmut Eduardo Padilla Jonathan Jacob Palafox Sean Matthew Parker Nicholas Ray Pehrson Cody James Peterson Patrick Daniel Portier Alexander David Pusztai Eduardo Ramirez Lopez Frederick Karl Riess Tristan Robert Roberts Zachary Joseph Rossi David Joseph Selby Kevin Norman Sherwood Mathew Alan Stockman Jason Robert Stone Morgan Marie Struble Corey Taylor Peter William Thomson Marco Tipitto Cerruti Derek Kristofer Tvedt Carlos Ivan Villasana Devin Edward Vorel Cole Larson Waldren Andrew William Walsh Brian Edward Wargaski Katherine Ann Wollgast Xiaokang Wu Matthew A. Yturralde MINING ENGINEERING Justin Paul Aisoff Munkhdemberel Batbayar Luke Berry Benjamin Paul Clarke Chris Raymond Deuel Corbin Goldsmith Ryan Matthew Hancock David Andrew Kijewski Riley James Layton Cesar Lemas Pasqueira Jing Liu Ian Thomas McCarthy Michael Robert Nichols Anthony Michael Travers Aaron Michael Vesledahl Aiza Sharalyn Weber OPTICAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING Adam O. Abdelatif Nicholas Bradley Bauer Kade William Bowers Jacob Nathaniel Boyer Ryan Scott Bronson Nathan Dean Esham Jacob Daniel Garan Eduardo Gonzalez III James Edward Hernandez Steven Pierre Hicks Jared James Hout Emma Catherine Landsiedel Emily Kate Mrkvicka Christopher David Nguyen Andrew Daniel Rocha Ryan Alexander Sipos Kristi Michelle Wagner Stefanie Nicole Wells Alan Sheng Hsuan Yeh SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Feras Antoun Nicklaus George Arnold Dawn Jade Binder Emily Caroline Cook Benjamin Crawford Salvador De La Torre Jeremy R. Faber Mark Ross Fleckenstein Kenneth Michael Green Aaron Vaughn Hausman Marcus Clay Hunt Peng Jiang Danielle Ruth Kotke Dako Stephen Lesman Jesse David Lowery Kelly Nicole Maroney Alexander Joseph Marshall Austin Cary McCormick Nathan Lee Mills Taylor James Moore Zakir Mukhida Ethan Paul Oglesby Hillary Aigbe Omoigui Jr. Scott Robert Payne David A. Picazzo Kyel George Powell Megan Mary Riedel Nicole Rae Ruggiero Anthony Joseph Sabatino Austin Smith-Bartlett David Didier Sorkin Kendall Carrin Stokes Darren Stroughter Israel Valle Jr. Garrett Mychal Veasey Andrew Samuel Wien Note: This list does not include students who applied for graduation late or who were updated from a previous term.
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2016 GRADUATING SENIORS POSE with Wilbur Wildcat on a couch outside Old Main.
Perks of being a
#Wildcat4Life
BY ROCKY BAIER @profroxy
The term “Wildcat for Life” brands emails, pens and graduation caps, but what does it actually mean and where did the term come from? “Wildcat for Life” is the slogan for the University of Arizona Alumni Association, which first appeared in marketing materials in the 1980s. In September 2007, the alumni association’s Communications Committee developed the concepts behind the words. “The ‘Wildcat for Life’ term is one that’s thrown around a lot,” said alumni association president Melinda Burke. “We just thought it was a very important message to convey to our alums that they’re in it for life, they should have a connection to this university that’s lifelong.” The connection starts with a few specific experiences that influence students’ lives and forever tie them to this campus. These connections range from finding their dream career to meeting their “partner in crime.” Another one of these experiences is changing from an 18-year-old “kid” into someone who is ready to take on many challenges. Kevin Johnson, who graduated in 2015 with a double major in finance and entrepreneurship, experienced this growth at the UA. “I went from being totally just a kid not understanding the world at all to being an adult and knowing how to be responsible for myself and be a leader in the world and try to create change,” Johnson said. Generally, it is assumed that the only way to support the university is through monetary donations to keep the university afloat, but that’s not true. Susan Kaleita, director of the UA Alumni Career and Professional Development Lab and ‘09 masters alumna, said the advice she would give the graduating seniors is to open the emails sent from the university. “We are not just asking for money; we are inviting you to things; we’re trying to help you in your career; we’re trying to be a resource you can turn to at any time,” Kaleita said. “Take advantage of the alumni career lab if you’re looking for a job. Then, later on in your career, go back to the UA.” Some ways that alumni can give back can be to hire and mentor students, as well as come back to talk about their
experiences in their field. This can be done through the Wildcat Career Network, a website resource that was launched in March last year. Through it, alumni can connect to students and other alumni from wherever they are in the country. The network has three major parts: It serves as a career resource such as resume editing, job search help and mock interviews; a hub where alums can hire other wildcats and a place where alumni and students can network. The network is part of the Alumni Career Lab, which also includes resources for alumni such as webinars, career coaching and “Cats in the Corner Office” interviews that feature successful alumni. “Once I got out of school, you always want to try and do something,” journalism class of ‘88 grad Al Bravo said. “At that time, you might not have the funds available to support [that] financially, but certainly there’s other things you can do, such as promoting the school and everything else. I did that for many years, talking to journalism students.” The alumni association and its chapters also host events all around the country so alumni can meet each other. This gives recent grads an automatic leg up because if they are new to an area they can always find a piece of campus somewhere. While there is no requirement to get involved in an alumni chapter, Kaleita highly recommended it. “It’s the same as college, same with anything you do in your life in your career and community involvement: You get out of it what you put into it,” Kaleita said. “If you show up to alumni events, which are usually open to all alumni, if you get involved with your local alumni chapter when you move to LA or Chicago or Phoenix, that’s open to anybody and you’re only going to get out of it what you put into it.” From the bottom of her heart, Burke urged students to stay connected. “This university is stronger because of us,” Burke said, “That we are the one lasting asset of this institution that will never go away, and with that comes this huge responsibility that we always have to make sure this university is the best it can be.” In the end, staying connected is another way of showing school spirit. “Red and Blue is certainly running through my veins,” Bravo said. “I can’t imagine ever a time not being a Wildcat.”
CONGRATULATIONS CAPLA GRADUATES,
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The Daily Wildcat • A5
Commencement • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Former NASA head, astronaut to deliver speech Charles Bolden has worn many hats, from a Marine Corps cap to an astronaut helmet. The former NASA administrator answered questions in advance of his commencement speech BY HANNAH DAHL @hannah_dahl715
This week, former NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden will address thousands of graduating seniors at the UA’s 2017 Commencement ceremony. Bolden, who resigned as NASA Administrator in January, is a former U.S. Marine Corps Major General and astronaut. With four missions into space, an induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and over 30 years of Marine Corps service under his belt, Bolden is amply qualified to address one of the nation’s top-ranking universities in science research. The Wildcat caught up with Bolden to discuss education, his best career advice and the future of space exploration. Q: You recently finished up a six-year tenure as NASA Administrator. What’s next? A: Well, I’m actually already hard at work, I took a little time off, and now I’m back to being what is called a consultant. My wife and I have a two-person small business firm that consults on areas of aeronautics and space exploration, [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] education, international relations and leadership. Q: Tagging off that, why are the fields of STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) an important area for students to pursue? A: Well, I think it’s absolutely critical because that is the way that we move into the future; that’s the way we guarantee that we’ll be able to reach some of the destinations outside our own solar system that humanity is constantly seeking. Q: Where do you see the future of space exploration taking us? A: I think the immediate future of space exploration, in terms of robotics exploration, will find us going farther and farther out in the solar system. NASA, along with its partners, has already been able to explore every one of the nine plus one planets in our solar system. We’re on the verge of returning launches of humans to the Florida Space Coast later this year or early next year. And then NASA’s next goal is on to Mars with humans in the beginning of the 2030s.
Q: During your time as NASA administrator, you weren’t afraid to take on some challenging missions, such as landing a rover on Mars and the OSIRIS-REx mission. Why are these missions important? A: We believe at NASA that every time we explore another part of the universe, particularly another part of our solar system, we learn a little bit more about our own planet Earth. We know that Earth started from the same place or the same form that other planets and other bodies in our solar system did, and so if we can go study things like asteroids, looking at the asteroid Bennu, that will allow us to learn a little bit more about our own planet Earth. Q: What would you say is your greatest career accomplishment? A: I don’t know that I have any proudest career accomplishment. I think the thing about which I’m most proud is my almost 50-year marriage to my wife now; we’ll celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary this coming June. That has given us two of the best kids that I think anybody’s ever had, my son and daughter. [In terms of ] the Marine Corps and NASA, I think among my most exciting and memorable times would have to be my tenure as the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy between 1994 and 1995, where I was a part of the team that helped produce young men and women to come into the naval service. And then at NASA, not just my own experience there as an astronaut but coming back and having an opportunity to work with President Obama and get the present vision for NASA set in place. We’re seeking to, [in] the words of our vision, make life better for all humanity. Q: Many students here on campus are also members of the armed forces. Do you have any advice specifically for them? A: You have chosen to be among the 1 percent of the American public that’s willing to sacrifice in service to this nation as a member of the armed services, and you are to be thanked for that. I would say continue to do those kinds of things you learned as a member of our uniformed service in pursuing your own [career] outside the military. Think about the STEM fields; think about teaching; think about using the leadership you’ve
THE OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. wearing an orange launch and entry suit. Bolden will be the 2017 UA commencement speaker.
learned in the military to come out into American society and make it a better place in which we all can live, and that includes politics. Q: What is your best advice for graduating students? A: My number one piece of advice to them is going to be have fun. The three things I offer to everybody is study really hard. You should be studying until you pass away from this Earth, to make yourself more knowledgeable, whether it’s on things that are near and dear to you or things that you never heard about before but you want to become more knowledgeable in. The second thing is work really hard
at everything you do. I think if you work hard at it, you tend to enjoy it. Follow your passion and you’ll tend to enjoy things much more. And then the final thing is just never be afraid of failure; never let the fear of failure keep you from doing something you dreamed of. You hope you don’t fail, but when you do fail, not if you do but when you do, learn from it and allow it to make you better the next time around. Bolden will speak at the UA Commencement ceremony held on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arizona Stadium. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
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Senior Award and Centennial Achievement Award Recipients The recipients of these awards embody the academic pursuit of excellence, scholarship, and leadership, and the best that the University of Arizona has to offer.
Freeman Medals Jessica Roberts Jacob Winkelman
Nugent Award Albert Alan Abdullah Aleidan
Robie Medals Jessala Grijalva Matthew Wall
Provost Award Maria Smith Centennial Achievement Awards Daniel Carrera Katelyn Kennon Christopher Rosales Isoken Adodo Felina Cordova
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SENIOR PROFILES FROM PAGE A2
FATIMA MOLINA Fatima Molina is graduating with two degrees, one in Microbiology and one in Anthropology. She is a Navajo Gates Scholar and has spent two summers leading a Wellness Camp in Prescott that provides education and hopes to prevent diabetes in American Indian children. Last summer, after spending a year at California State University studying marine biology, Molina went to the Czech Republic to study jellyfish parasites. “I had never been out of the country, except for Canada,” Molina said. “It was such a different experience for me.” Molina enjoyed getting to put her German to the test. Molina has a wide range of interests, and during her time at the UA took jazz dance classes, Spanish and German classes as well as all of the required classes for her double major. “There are times where you think you can’t do it, but education opens up so many doors,” Molina said. “I don’t know what I am doing, but I’m just going to do it.”
ADVICE: “It’s really like they say. Join a club. Attach yourself to a cohort. It’s important to keep a good balance,” Molina said. Because of her scholarship Molina joined the Gates Club. She also became highly involved with the other American Indian students on campus. “Personally I feel like I don’t know a whole lot about my culture,” Molina said, “But I want to know more and it’s important to keep your identity.” Molina tries to incorporate traditional values into her everyday life.
LOOKING FORWARD: Molina is currently applying to Master’s programs in Germany and hopes to work in epidemiology.
CHRISTINA MORRISON After already completing a Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Biology, Christina Morrison is now graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After nearly completing her first degree Morrison found her passion with water conservation and treatment. “I am really passionate about clean water,” Morrison said. “Something clicked and I love the mixture between the technical, biological and chemical knowledge.” While at the UA Morrison was part of two research labs, one being the NASA Space Research Grant, where she worked on developing space laundry. “Basically astronauts have to throw away all of their clothes after they use them,” Morrison said. This adds a lot of mass to the waste that they produce. Morrison worked with professor Charles Gerba to develop a chemical dry-cleaning method for astronauts to wash their clothes that are embedded with silver threads. “The next step would be having people wear the socks,” she said. Morrison also recently showcased her senior design project at Engineering Design Day, where her team was nominated for an award. “We didn’t win,” she said, “but it was so fun to be nominated.” The project worked with converting bio-gas from waste treatment plants into electricity. “It is a wasted gas that is always going to be produced,” Morrison said, “so why not use it?”
ADVICE: After working on two different research projects and in a variety of labs, Morrison advises incoming students to get involved with research as soon as possible. “Get involved wherever you can, even the volunteer programs are really fun,” she said. “They are what made me realize that I wanted to do research.”
LOOKING FORWARD: Following graduation Morrison will attend the UA for graduate school, working towards a Master’s degree in Soil, Water and Environmental Science. After that, she hopes to become a wastewater engineer and apply her knowledge to creating new ways to improve clean water availability. “I have no idea what my next project will be,” she said, “but I am excited to start.”
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President Hart finishes term, wishes students well BY ANN WEAVER HART UA PRESIDENT
To University of Arizona students: In a few short days, many of you will be graduating, transitioning from your time as UA students to the next stage in your lives. I hope that you enjoy the ceremonies and celebrations that will mark the completion of your degree, including the convocations held by the many colleges, student centers and other entities around campus. I also hope that many of you are able to participate in the University Commencement at Arizona Stadium on May 12, which will be a wonderful celebration of your accomplishments as Wildcats and an opportunity to reflect on the transition to a new and exciting part of your lives. As most of you know, the university is going through a transition as well, with Dr. Robert C. Robbins set to succeed me as UA president on June 1 as I return to a faculty role. I hope all of you, soon-to-be alumni and continuing students, give him a very warm welcome to the University of Arizona. Finally, whether you are graduating this year or staying on campus, I hope that you remember that we are all part of an intergenerational, dynamic and global community. The UA is special because of the learning and discovery that takes place on its campuses every day and because of the impact its students and alumni create in the world. I have been so proud to serve as president, and I am continually in awe of what our students and alumni accomplish. Congratulations to our graduates, and Bear Down! Ann Weaver Hart, President The University of Arizona
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Arizona seniors set the standard for student athletes BY SAUL BOOKMAN @Saul_Bookman
What defines a senior? Is it the composure they show when everything else is crumbling around them? Is it the drive to succeed and the development they go through budding from a teenager to a full-blown adult? Or is it the character they demonstrate day in and day out— unflappable confidence no matter the situation that surrounds them? In the case of seniors of Lauren Evans from the women’s basketball team and Kadeem Allen from the men’s basketball team, it is all of the above. Perhaps it was an extra year in the journey or the extra time to mature as an adult, but both Wildcat basketball players have represented their teams as best they could, and while doing so, set the bar for student-athlete professionalism. Evans and Allen have taken two distinctly different paths toward their final year at the UA, but both roads have them ending with a degree and future prosperity. Evans was a recruit from Hamilton High School and signed with Virginia Tech straight out of high school. She was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN Hoopgurlz and was the Arizona high school player of the year in 2012, in addition to being named defensive player of the year in 2010, 2011 and 2012. During her freshman campaign, Evans started 28 of the 30 games for the Hokies, off to a strong start that included six games in
double figures. But life has a funny way of not working out quite how you think it will. In her ensuing sophomore season Evans played very little; in fact, she didn’t start a game at all. “It was kind of a rough period,” Evans said. “I had a lot going on at home, and I thought it would just be best to go back home.” Former Arizona head coach Niya Butts sold Evans on the opportunity to play in Tucson and come back to her home state. Though there were several reasons as to why she committed to the Wildcats, the two that stood out were family and the view of a program trending upward. The latter hasn’t worked out for the fifthyear senior. Heading into her redshirt junior year, Evans was part of a struggling women’s basketball program fighting for relevancy. That season the Wildcats went 13-19, winning only three conference games during the regular season. However, the rejuvenation that new head coach Adia Barnes brought back into the program helped guide Evans down a path toward success for both her and her teammates. This is evident by the Wildcats winning five conference games on the year and an overall record that hovered around .500. “I really think that coach Barnes set us up for success,” Evans said. “She has a way of words with the players and she gets everybody going, and I think she is really going to build this program up. I just think she is a really great person.” Allen, on the other hand, has not experienced the same lack of success on the court with Arizona. Instead, his pressures are on the opposite side of the spectrum: trying to lead one of college basketballs more recognizable programs. Allen was the 2014 Junior College player of the year at Hutchison Community College and has a total record of 51-13 during his time with the Wildcats. He was a largely underrated
prospect but has more than made up for the limited press with his work ethic and maturity, which is similar to Evans’. The fifth-year senior came to the UA looking for a primary role; instead, he was asked to redshirt, a proposition that many in his position would scoff at, but not Allen. “Kadeem is one of my favorite players I’ve ever been around, as a teammate, when I played, assistant coach, head coach,” Arizona head coach Sean Miller said. “He has overcome tremendous odds. He’s what college sports is all about. To come in and accept a role as a redshirt and then to watch his development over the past three years, I don’t know if I have been more proud of a kid.” Evans and Allen bleed red and blue. Each one of their coaches rave about the work ethic, character and overall attitude they both have. Miller even reached a point where he seemed emotional when speaking about his beloved pupil in front of a capacity crowd following the Wildcats last game against UCLA. “In all of the years that I’ve coached, I’ve never seen anybody grow up more than this guy,” Miller said. “… And I am very, very certain of this: He’s going to continue leading our team to the promise land.” While Allen couldn’t quite get the Wildcats to it on the court, his legacy in terms of leadership will leave an impact on players for years to come, not to mention exceeding the expectations
of those closest to him, like Miller. All of the accolades and pats on the back are nice, but these two understand that their success is not driven by the score on the board but rather the content of their character. Each one is meticulous in their approach, both approachable. Evans can be seen across the campus with a smile that, as former ESPN broadcaster Brent Musberger once said about Magic Johnson, “Lights up a television screen from here to Bangor, Maine.” Her attitude is infectious. Evans has been steadfast in her approach to basketball this season. You’d never know what the status of the team or game is based on her attitude because she is always the same: bright and full of life. It is not an overstatement to say she is a positive person; in fact, it would be the contrary. A picture of Evans’ demeanor is her attitude after both ASU games this season—one a win, the other a loss. In both instances you’d never know what happened in the game—well, outside of a slight twinkle in Evans eye due to the fact that she did hit the shot that sealed the game for Arizona at home against the rival. The same can be said about Allen: stoic, matter-of-fact, composed, all a testament to his character. Allen’s pictureperfect moment came in his last game in McKale Center. In defeat, Allen stood on center court and soaked in the atmosphere one last time. Approaching him was easy; he simply smiled as questions were asked about his thoughts and even took a photo holding that weeks copy of the Daily Wildcat that had a foldout poster of him. Cheesy? Maybe. But after a heartbreaking loss, his professionalism shined no matter what emotions were moving through his body. Evans and Allen are the epitome of what it should mean to be a Wildcat. Solid, young people who have an eye toward the future and are influencing the people around them in the best way possible.
The Dean of Students Office congratulates the following graduating students who have worked alongside us this past year, helping us serve the University of Arizona community African American Student Affairs Masters Sarahna Moyd Asian Pacific American Student Affairs Masters Dustin Natte Common Ground Alliance bachelors Elsa Gebreyohanes Araceli Montano Dean of Students Office Masters Christina Sincere Javier Ortega Bachelors Izzy Jelacic Disability Resource Center Bachelors Tomas Houser Kristina Johnston Michell Musimwa Andrew Volk Cheyne White Fraternity & Sorority Programs Masters Chris Rosales Jaze Sollars Graduate & Professional Student Council Doctoral Adam Meier Jasmine Sears Remington Stickney Masters Marquez Johnson Jude Udeozor Law Storm Byrd Guerrero Student Center Masters Manuel Duarte Bachelors Marc Sanchez
Arizona Student Media Masters André Pettman Bachelors Gretchyn Kaylor Kira Baum Ivan Leonard Saul Bookman Joseph Lipsen Elise Boyle Alex McIntyre Taylor Brestel Brandon Mejia Lynn Broussard J W Morrison Jake Calegari Christina Newman Julian Cardenas Jr Rebecca Noble Daniel Clark Ross Olson Cherie Cole Shaun Oyakawa Madeleine Crawford Octavio Partida Taylor Dayton Lauren Renteria Christopher Deak Jakub Safar Amanda DePierro Arielle Settles Christopher Delgado Syed Shareef Scott Felix Fatuma Shiwoko Sheridan Fidelman Jacquelyn Silverman Danielle Fork Justin Spears Sean Furrier Mackenzie Swaney Sam Gross Sidney Gutierrez-Whitmire Loc Tran Matthew Wall Michael Hernandez Devon Walo Kaedyn House Payton Wells Megan Jacoby Stevie Katz Associated Students of the University of Arizona Masters Berkley Harris Lauren Joiner Dawn Reikowsky Bachelors Kelly Neel David Beck Leila Noghrehchi Hailey Blunt Steven Ota Katelyn Bowles-Starcher Andrew Prosch Sergio Calderon Michael Rabbani Annemarie Covelli Hannah Roth Zachary Driver Savannah Salazar Alex Eveland Mayra Sanchez Karl Gatzemeier Rayna Schwartz Molly Hansen Taylor Soch Jessica Harris Amberlee Soszynski Natali Knight Todd Stone Cameron Lamp Peter Thomson Troy Mason Nicole Wampler Ryan Mayberry Jake Wilkie Heather McHugh Zachary Winter Dasha McKinney Tiffany Yang Jaclyn Mendelson Rebecca Mojardin
LGBTQ Affairs Masters Cole Eskridge Bachelor Kat Hermanson Daniela Kaplan Jacob Winkelman Military Science Bachelors James Speck Roy Zacharias Office of Sustainability Bachelor Diego Martinez-Lugo Jasmine Martinez Patrice Moritz Cole Pihl Maddison Sanders Veterans Education and Transition Services Masters Chris Saltmarch Bachelor Chelsea Cook Todd Crane – not in phone book Alexia Roberts Brandon Shafe Jay Wesch Women’s Resource Center Masters Jane Otenyo Bachelor Kayli Botiz Nick Bruno Alyssa Contreras Fiona Davey Tara Ellis-Vaughn Alexis Gonzales Micaela Hirsch Haley Kibler Eva Ruiz Caitlyn Juhee Shin Lili Steffen Kyle Wolfel
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OPINIONS
Dear graduates, this is just the beginning BY CLAUDIA DRACE @DailyWildcat
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raduation is an exciting and daunting time for all seniors. Some of you may know what you are doing after you get that piece of paper, while others of you need more time to figure it out. Whether its graduate school, a job or maybe a planned gap year that holds unplanned experiences, the possibilities are endless Regardless of where you are going to be after walking across that stage and throwing your cap in the air, it is important that you all take away certain experiences and lessons from your time spent in college. As someone who went through the high school graduation process only a year ago, I may not have the most knowledge about what graduating from college is like, but I am still in touch with the monumental life changes that
follow any graduation. I am close with a handful of seniors who have talked to me about what college has done for them and what they are going to do with their college degrees in a week. Before you go on with your life after college, please hold on to these pieces of advice. First, you must keep your friends until the end. This piece of advice may inspire the classic graduation song by Vitamin C, “Friends Forever,” to pop in your head. And hey, if you need to take a break from reading this to turn it on to get the full effect, go ahead and do so now. This phrase “friends until the end” does not mean friends until the end of your time at UA, it literally means friends until the end. Keep your college friends so close that they are on the guest list at your funeral and family doesn’t have to say to them, “Who do you know here?” at the front door of the funeral home where you lie in your coffin in the next room over. That may have been a slightly extreme example, but you get the point. Now I hope you did not peak in college and
that you still have some life left in you. Whether you did or didn’t, you probably had some of the best experiences of your life while you were in college, and they will remain at the top of your “coolest stuff I’ve done” list for a very long time. These experiences were probably not experienced alone either. In college, your friends became your family for a few years while you were trying to figure your life out and they were doing the same with theirs. Please do not grow apart from this support system. You want to be able to visit them one day and sit on their patio sipping a cold one like old times reminiscing about “the good old days” and sharing with your children how good college is, without divulging all of the details of course. Hopefully at this point you guys will be able to afford higher quality beer than Keystone or Rolling Rock, given that they reel you into college with the hopes of a higher paying future. The next lesson is, “life is about the journey, not about the destination.” I know what you’re thinking, “can this girl get any more cliché?” And let me tell you, there’s a
lot more where that came from. But really, college was a journey, and I know that a lot of you probably assumed when you walked onto campus that you would have your life figured out by May 2017. However, you cannot get upset with yourself for not having your life together, because, you still have a lot of life left for you to live. Maybe you didn’t get into the graduate school you wanted to or get your dream job, but honey, you have a lot of life left in you to do those things. As long as you are happy and in the process of achieving your dreams, who cares if you have to extend your timeline a little bit? You got your college degree for a reason, and do not feel like you wasted four years if you do not get instant gratification from that expensive piece of paper. Your time here was worth it. Last, but most definitely not least, Bear Down! Take your education, your friends and your experiences at the University of Arizona with you wherever life takes you. When life gets tough, and at some point it will, remember to Bear Down.
Seniors show off decorated graduation caps BY DAVID PUJOL @deathlydavid
Decorating a graduation cap is a tradition and can be a clever way to stand out from the crowd. Many students feel that it’s a rite of passage and can be a great way for loved ones to find them in a sea of graduates who are moving into the real world. For those who are graduating, decorating their graduation caps may not be as simple as taking a trip to Michaels craft store. Jessica Vital, a graduating senior majoring in psychology, decorated her cap with delicately placed jewels that form Minnie Mouse in the center of the cap. “I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Minnie Mouse and anything Minnie I always just loved growing up as a kid and it was just the perfect design for my cap,” Vital said. The cap itself was a labor of love to put together, from the shape of Minnie Mouse’s head to how the bow made of stones laid on the cap. “It was a headache placing every single one of those stones,” Vital said. “I first traced her head and then the bow and I hand glued all of the stones. Then between gluing and letting it dry, it took me two whole days, but it was worth it.”
Vital said her Minnie Mouse cap is a symbol of happiness. She said Disneyland makes you feel so excited and you feel like a little kid; there are no worries when you go to Disneyland. She said it kind of meant the same thing to her because to see Minnie Mouse on her cap means there are no worries. Among the students graduating this semester is Celes Mora, who is majoring in public health and plans to go to graduate school for nursing in the future. Mora has a cap that is very special to her and her personal and family experience. Her cap is covered in gems and reads “first in the family tree to earn a college degree.” When she attended a friend’s graduation last year and she saw all their caps decorated, Mora said she knew she had to decorate her own cap when the time came. When it came down to picking a specific design, she was stumped. So, she went to Michaels and got some crafty items, and the design ended up just coming to life. Within an hour, she was done. “As far as the saying, I wanted to say something that was special and important to me and I wanted something specific to my experience here at the UA,” she said. “I thought
that being the first in my family to graduate from a university was a really special thing and no one else in my family can say that again.” Mora said being able to display her cap on graduation night means the world to her. She said her mother raised her and her brother as a single mom and it wasn’t always easy. Mora said her mother struggled a lot to even get her to this point and she gives her tremendous thanks for doing so. “I wanted to make a difference in my family start a new trend with going to college and my mom is very excited and I basically have my entire family coming out for my graduation because it’s a big deal,” Mora said. “No one has ever done it before, so it’s super important.” Mora said it kind of bothers her when people don’t decorate their graduation caps because the decorations are special. “You get to make it yours and since everyone wears the same gown, with your cap, you get to make it more personal,” Mora said. All this work is not done without some help and some photographic evidence. Photographer Jordyn LaRue takes senior portraits for students. LaRue, who will attend Arizona
COURTESY JORDYN LARUE
CELES MORA DISPLAYS HER cap that’s a statement to her commitment to getting a college education by the rose garden on the east side of the Forbes Building on April 16.
State University next semester to study journalism and mass communications, began her work taking senior portraits in high school and continues to do so because of her belief in the power of a photo and the importance of capturing a memory. “I think it’s super important and they’re just like super special moments,” LaRue said. “Every family deserves to have their son or daughter’s graduation photos.”
Vital said the thought of her parents just being able to spot her because of her graduation cap makes her proud. “I’m looking forward to working in my field with my degree and it’s something that I’ve worked hard for and I’ve dreamt of coming to the UA since I was in seventh grade,” Vital said. “Even graduating was something I was looking forward to and now, I’m just looking forward to all the possibilities there is.”
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Note: Super Cool News is a Daily Wildcat feature that shares the, yes, coolest news happening around town and around the country. Try not to take what its writers have to say too literally. College is one of the busiest times of a young adult’s life. Between figuring out what we supposedly want to spend the rest of our lives doing, studying extensively for exams, writing papers and consuming large amounts of alcohol at parties, it can become easy to lose track of time. Before you know it, you’re about to graduate without having completed all of the things that UA students must do during their time here. Luckily, even for those graduating, you still have time. UA has plenty of fun traditions to take part in before you finally walk across that stage and receive that $30,000-per-year piece of paper. Every student should have a UA bucket list with all the things they want to make sure to do before graduation, life and responsibility suddenly appear in front of them. Here are some ideas of what to add to yours. Every graduating senior has to jump in Old Main Fountain at some point. Otherwise, did you even go to UA? What better way to send off your college experience than splashing in the disgusting water of Old Main Fountain. A fountain that may or may not get cleaned regularly and which no doubt thousands of students over the years have released various bodily fluids into. But look at it this way. If you can have fun splashing around in water like that and still come out of it alive and well, the job market will pose no challenges for you whatsoever. Only those who have seen it can confirm its existence, but UA legend has it that a unicorn statue exists somewhere on this campus. Finding the unicorn statue has become a basic requirement for all students here. Associated Students of the University of Arizona legislation has almost begun that will soon make it known on student transcripts whether that student located the unicorn statue while on this campus. Not finding the statue could be compared to graduating with a 1.0 GPA. Besides, various
fake studies have shown that UA graduates who found the unicorn statue have a 16.3 percent higher chance of finding employment within 60 days of graduation. You don’t want to become the person still living on your parents’ couch in five years with terrifying unicorn statue nightmares haunting you at night. Of course, some students will simply not find the statue and if this sounds like you, the next best bet may be to consume a large amount of sugar to the point where you feel like unicorns could start walking around and offering to take you on magical adventures with them. Next up, we have something most students do seem to do, but you have to also remember to do: take senior pictures before you graduate. What better way to celebrate all your accomplishments and the bright future ahead than with a picture that makes you appear far better-looking than you actually appear? This also lets you practice for when you start looking for a job because you will then have to convince hiring managers how you are significantly smarter and more accomplished than you actually consider yourself. Life becomes all about blowing yourself out of proportion and making yourself seem better than the pathetic waste of space you probably consider yourself most of the time and senior pictures allow you to start practicing that. Besides, even though senior pictures should make us look better than we actually do, our college years still have us looking our best. It’s all downhill from here, folks. The harsh realities of adulthood will soon crush our youthful glow, so we might as well capture these years while we can. Not every potential UA bucket list idea can get explored here in detail, so here are some other possibilities. You may want to take a SafeRide, become friends with a University of Arizona Police Department officer, take your favorite professor out to lunch, eat at every single on-campus restaurant or spend a day as one of those people preaching on the Mall. In the end, only you know what you want to accomplish most before graduation. Whether your college career has just recently started or if it will soon come to an end, you still have time to cross some things off your UA bucket list. It’s important to do things like that every once in a while, if only to take a break from school and clear your head. College may seem like a stressful nightmare a lot of the time, but you just might miss it when it’s gone.
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UA dance student graduates as ‘Matherina’ BY ZOE CROWDUS @DailyWildcat
“Matherina” is a term few people use to describe themselves, but over the past four years at UA, Elena Carter has defined what it means to be a mathematician ballerina. Carter is a graduating senior from Seattle, Washington, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with a minor in finance. She is also an honors student preparing to submit her thesis. From baby ballet to recently being awarded the as Outstanding Senior in her class, dance has been a part of Carter’s life for as long as she can remember. “I did preschool baby ballet like everyone else did and then I quit that and switched to competitive hula dancing,” she said. “Growing up, my best friend’s dad was a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines, so he had a connection with a lot of the Hawaiian culture in Seattle and he found a studio for us to take class in.” After two years of hula dancing, Carter was given the opportunity at age eight to begin her training in ballet at Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. She was selected through a scholarship program where she left her elementary school twice a week to take a ballet class and then returned to school. “I would get on a school bus, go take ballet and then go back to school,” Carter said. “That slowly evolved to after school, and two days a week turned to six days a week, so I did that until I was a senior in high school.” Following her time at PNB, Carter knew she wanted to continue dancing, but also wanted to obtain an academic degree. “I always knew I wanted to dance and the program here is just so exceptional, but I knew I wanted to have a double major because so many things can go wrong with dance,” she said. “What’s great about U of A is that it’s a conservatory program within a big university, so I’m getting a BFA in dance and I can also get a degree in something academic. That’s why I chose U of A.” During her time with the UA School of Dance, Carter has particularly enjoyed the people she gets to work with and the performance opportunities she’s been given. “I love performing with UA Dance because we get really cool rep and the choreography is really fun to dance,” she said. “Most of our shows are sold out, so the audience is really enthusiastic and supportive, and it’s just such an incredible experience to dance onstage in that pretty Stevie Eller [Dance] Theatre.” Although she will be graduating, Carter has no intention of ending her dance career. She signed a contract with Ballet Nebraska and is moving to Omaha in July. “I’ve always wanted to be a professional ballerina; it’s just crazy that it’s actually happening,” Carter said. Growing up, Carter was inspired by professional ballerina Carla Körbes. During her time at UA Carter gained more inspiration from her professor Elizabeth George-Fesch. “Carla Körbes was always my favorite ballerina growing up because she shows so much emotion when she dances,” Carter said. “Yes, she has perfect technique and a perfect body, but when you’re at that level everyone does; it’s really how her face tells a story while she’s doing it.” After eight semesters in George-Fesch’s class, Carter still finds room for improvement and inspiration in her teaching.
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“I’ve taken her class every single semester I’ve been here and I have improved so much since freshmen year,” she said. “Even though it’s the same class, I can still go and learn new things. By now, I feel like I’ve mastered a lot of what she teaches, but I still push myself in class.” Four years of intense ballet training combined with an
additional degree in math and a minor in finance would be enough to make anyone consider quitting, but Carter can’t imagine her life without dance. “I thought I was going to quit dance after college, but dancing here is so fun and I do it so many hours a day that I just can’t see myself stopping right now,” she said.
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Senior Wildcats talk inspiration to succeed On the brink of graduation, several UA seniors share what kept them working toward their diploma BY KACIE LILLEJORD @DailyWildcat
May marks the end of the semester for each of us, however, this May marks a significant ending for this year’s seniors preparing to graduate. The Daily Wildcat took a moment to learn what inspired some of those among this year’s graduating class and how they’ve continually strived for their degrees amidst the craziness of college life that we are all personally familiar with. Patricia Wilson-Everett, a senior majoring in French and psychology, said some big inspirations for her would be the different experiences she’s had because of college. “One of the biggest inspirations in college is the Presbyterian Campus Ministry, since I’m a student intern,” Wilson-Everett said. “I’ve been able to see students grow both in their own college careers and in their faith.” This experience has been a huge inspiration for her, she said. Wilson-Everett works as a crisis victim advocate with the Pima County Attorney’s Office and she said some inspiring moments have come from her work there. “I’ve been to crisis calls where everything is a mess for a person,” Wilson-Everett said. “I guess in a way, it’s inspiring to see them overcome that, but also to see how my choices have kind of kept me from experiencing the same things they have.” Wilson-Everett also said inspiration from family, friends and herself was also a factor in what kept her inspired throughout her four years of college thus far. “Seeing my mom proud of me for my achievements in college inspires me to keep doing good and then I have to be inspired in myself in order to get through it and to get through it in a positive way,” she said. “Just seeing my own friends succeed is inspiring to do my best as well.” Wilson-Everett also affirmed that the biggest inspiration that has kept her motivated through college is what she will be able
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to do with her degree and future degrees. “The main goal is to become educated enough so I can help other people with their struggles and if I lose that inspiration, then I’m not going to want to finish,” she said. “So, ultimately, [the] biggest inspiration is everyone out there that I might be able to reach.” Cayleigh Mackenzie, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, will be another student among this year’s graduating class. She recalled that her initial inspiration was the first time she took a chemical engineering course. “I entered college orientation as a chemistry major, but the first
in which they discussed what direction she should take in her life. “He asked what I was good at and I mentioned chemistry and math, and he was the one who suggested chemical engineering,” Mackenzie said. “I hadn’t even thought of it at the time.” Mackenzie further took note of the diversity of the chemical engineering industry. “Everybody, when you say ‘chemical engineering,’ they get all impressed, but it isn’t until they find out more than if you ask a regular person what a chemical engineer does—it’s an industry that’s so diverse, can go in so many directions, working with cosmetic companies to semiconductors and everything in
day of classes I knew I wanted to be a chemical engineer,” Mackenzie said. “I wasn’t able to be in the College of Engineering, since I’d already declared in the College of Science until junior year of university; so, I took my first chemical engineering class as a sophomore.” Mackenzie said she talked to Paul Blowers, a distinguished professor in chemical and environmental engineering, to see if he would allow her to take his class. “After taking chemical engineering 201, I knew that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” she said. Mackenzie highlighted the importance of a conversation she had with her oldest brother
between,” she said. Kyle Everly, a senior also majoring in chemical engineering, will also graduate this spring. He said the idea that doing well would secure him a good job is what made him strive to perform well and get good grades. “And that’s really the basis; thinking over it, that’s what kept me going, like, ‘okay, gotta do this so I can have a good job,’” Everly said. Whether it be a good support system of friends and family that helps you get through your college career, your own willpower and perseverance or the knowledge that all of this is for something, your inspiration lies therein.
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