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Dear UNC Graduates,
A letter from UNC President Kay Norton
Commencement marks a milestone in both your journey of lifelong learning and the life of the University of Northern Colorado. As you reflect on your accomplishments and look forward to new opportunities, know that you are part of more than a century’s tradition on our campus.
In 1890, when civic leaders, educators and citizens from Greeley and across the State of Colorado gathered to celebrate laying the cornerstone of our first building, they spoke of universal education as the foundation for our future. Governor Job A. Cooper told the crowd: “It is the enlightened conscience and educated intelligence of the many that will ultimately crowd back all corruption and anarchy, and harmonize contending factions and dissipate the dangers that threaten our country. Upon this foundation stone laid today will rise an institution to prepare leaders in this great work.”
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Daniel Perez Education changes graduate’s view of the world LaMeisha Johnson New destinations await Asian studies major Kevin Kantor Student gains power through his poetry Marcus Forward Kaitlin Flynn Softball player staying close to home but going places
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Education changes graduate’s view of the world By Tommy Simmons news@uncmirror.com
Daniel Perez never feared the filtered lens a college education would provide him. For much of his college career, the history and philosophy double major lived with two other students who were also involved in the philosophy department. What happened in class figured prominently into the informal discussions that took place around the roommates’ dining room table. “History and philosophy have shaped my world view to some extent,” Perez said. “When we have those discussions, we do reach into our major and talk about that. But it’s also an internal practice. When you understand more, it grants you a different perspective.” That different perspective only came with time while he was in college, he said. Despite being in a number of advanced placement classes in high school, Perez said college introduced him to a process of learning that enabled him to think in the way he does now. “I was in all AP classes senior year,” he said. “And in high school, they’ll tell you those classes prepare you, and they don’t. So I came in thinking I was prepared due to the classes, and I wasn’t.” During the four years in college, Perez worked for the conces-
sions department of UNC’s dining services, first accepting a position as a student supervisor during his sophomore year and later as student manager at the start of his senior year. Concessions was another forum that helped Perez become the person he is today. “Concessions was great,” Perez said. “It was incredibly valuable to create a different circle of friends, and it’s easier to have the structure of a job in freshman year. And I still run into people I worked with freshman year and haven’t worked with since, and we’re still able to talk.” Those groups of friends and their support held great importance during his college career—pursuing two majors, both of which were time-consuming and heavily involved studying and writing. “College is different. It’s hard, and there’s a reason not everyone graduates,” Perez said. “It takes up a lot of time. It’s always important to relax and breathe, and remember that you always have your groups of friends, and that everyone is going through this.” After achieving his degree, Perez said he is not yet ready for his academic career to end. “My goal is to apply to and be accepted to a graduate program by next May,” Perez said. “Probably for public history or a museum studies program. I’m thinking of maybe doing it online so that I could work full time.” With a strong passion for history and philosophy and a general love of learning, Perez has many aspirations. “I wouldn’t mind teaching college,” Perez said.
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Daniel Perez, double majoring in history and philosophy, said his time in college has shaped his perspective on the world.
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New destinations await Asian studies major By Makalah Emanuel news@uncmirror.com
The luxury of traveling out of the country is not frequently granted. But that is not the case for LaMeisha Johnson, who is graduating with a major in Asian studies and a minor in Chinese. Johnson has not only left the country once to visit China during her college career, but following her graduation she will be returning—only this time, it’ll be for a longer stay. Eleven days after she walks across the stage to receive her diploma, Johnson will board a plane headed for Xing. While in Xing, Johnson will learn more about the Chinese language and engage in a study
abroad program focusing on Chinese research. From Xing, Johnson will travel to Beijing for a week before arriving in Taiyuan—what will soon be her new home. “There I’ll be teaching English at an elementary school,” Johnson said. “I don’t know the grade level or school name yet. I’ll find all that out when I get there. Hopefully I’ll get kindergartners.” Although she did not originally come to college to study Asian studies, Johnson said her time with the program has proved to be worthwhile. Johnson said she looks forward to her future but hasn’t forgotten her past or the memories that come with it. Johnson, who studied vocal performance before switching to Asian studies, said she was encouraged by her advisor to
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LaMeisha Johnson will be traveling throughout Asia after she graduates from UNC this weekend.
sing a Chinese song during a UNC celebration of the Lu-
nar New Year. Without much knowledge of the Chinese lan-
guage, Johnson said she’d give it a try. The results, as Johnson explained, were pretty bad. During her sophomore year trip to China, Johnson was asked to sing the song again, only this time it was during karaoke and in front of a Chinese audience. Once again, Johnson gave it a try, and once again, she said she failed. “It was horrible,” Johnson said. “I’m pretty sure no one understood anything that I said.” As the days dwindle down to graduation, Johnson has reflected on her journey as a college student. “College just teaches you how to grow up without your parents always being there,” Johnson said. “My advice for incoming freshmen is to stay up on everything that comes
with college like financial aid, classes, homework—everything. Stay up on everything when you first get here because it kind of sucks having your parents help with all that stuff, then you have to do it by yourself later. You can get confused.” As for the future, Johnson said she plans to fully embrace her time in China. “I don’t really plan on coming back to America right away,” Johnson said. “I really just want to honestly use this time to get all of the traveling out of my system. Since I’m in China, I’m going to see all of China. Everywhere that I could possibly go, I’m going to go. I’d also like to travel to Japan and South Korea. I have really big goals to travel, so I’m just going to do it,” she continued.
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Undergraduates—2015 Spring Graduation No. of students graduating:
No. of students earning bachelor’s degrees:
No. of students earning graduate degrees:
(386 master’s 78 doctorates specialists) Age range: Undergrad: 20-58 Grad: 20-66 Average age: Undergrad: 24 Grad: 32 Graduates’ average GPA: Undergrad: 3.20 Grad: 3.82
Abbott, Carissa Abdullahi, Fardowsa Abelein, Hannah ‡ Abeyta, Aaron Ables, Christopher Abraha, Illen Abrahamson, Andrew Abramson, Kandice ‡ Abuso, Adam Ackelson, Michael Acott, Aeron Adler, Garret Aguayo, Yesenia Aguirre, Karen Aguirre, Brittany Akey, Rachel Alaniz, Malinda Alaniz, Moriah Albanes, Silvia Albo, Theodore Al-Daghestani, Jamal † Alemayehu, Frehiwot Alexander, Emmanuel Alexander, Rebecca Alexander, Karen Alhanaee, Khaled Alharbi, Khalid Allen, April Allen, Haley Allsman, Nicole Almansour, Wadha AlMonef, Hossin Alpeter, Jennifer Alqadhi, Raghad Alshehhi, Hamdan Alspaugh, Nickolas Alvarado, DeAndra Alverson, Sarah "NJO -JTIBt Anaya-Tinajero, Jorge Andersen, Taylor ‡ "OEFSTPO %POPWBO t Anderson, Tiffany Anderson, Kelsey Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Kirstin Anderson, Leah Anderson-Aidoo, Samuel Andree, Alexandria Angell, Anna Anthony, William Aoutabachi, Shadi Araujo, Ashley Arguello, Karley Armstrong, Halley Arndt, Brett Arnold, Elizabeth Arnold, Diana Arnold, Dalton
Arnpriester, Alyssa Ashby, Amoni Ashcraft, Taylor Askew, Nina Atkin, Ashley ‡ Ault, Haley ‡ Austin, Rachel † Austin, Brittany Auyeung, Simon Avila, Daniela Babbitt, Haneen Baer, James Bailey, Amanda Bailey, Samantha Bailey, Danielle Bailey, Katrina Bailey, Andrea Baker, Tatum Baker, Kayla Baker, Alyssa Balagna, Michael Balderas, David Baldes, Kailie † Balkema, Jordan Ballentine, Jessica † Baller, Johnna ‡ #BOF *SB t Barber, Holly Barcenas Ibarra, Karla Barela, Nalissa Barlock, Wayne Barnes, Cassandra Barnes, Amiel #BSOFUU #SJBOOF t Barnett, Stefanie Barney, Summer Barr, Tana † Barrett, Jacob #BSSFUUF -BVSB t Barthel, Amber Battle, Turmon Baxter, Mackenzie Beaton, Alex Beck, Chelsea Becker, Deborah Becker, Shelby Beeman, Terri Beery, Leslie Bekkali, Amber Bell, Austin Bellin, Ambree Belsito, Luke Belt, Blair Benck, Zachary Bender, Bethany Benson, Emily † Benton, Tabitha Berger, David Berghoff, Christopher
Bergman, Sharayah Bergum, Taylor Bergum, Abigail Bernat, Emily Bernatis, Katherine Bessett, Hannah Best, Rachel Best, Hannah Beukelman, Stephanie † Beydler, Katelynn Beyes, Sarah Billinger, Breanna Billings, Allyson Billington, Alyse Binder, Randi Birk, Kelsey † Birney, Blaine Bissett, Susan Bistline, Whitney Bitz, Shelby Bjorklund, Hanna Blanchard, Lauren Blankenship, Steven Blankenship, Gage Bloyer, Danielle ‡ Boese, Brenna Boka, Nikolett Bol, Michelle Bollow, Katelyn #PMTUFS "NBOEBt Borawski, Rexford Boren, Jason Borga, Mariah Borrero, Holly Borunda, Perla Bott, Alycia Boyd, Crystal ‡ Boyd, Jonathan Boyle, Joseph Boyle, Emily Boyles, Ashley Braaten, Leah Brady, Baylee Braschler, Katie ‡ Brennemann, Levi Brewer, Kara Brice, Megan Brinckerhoff, Kristin Briqueleur, Dasha Brodecky, Anita Brooks, Zachary Brookshire, Annette Brost, Hanna Brower, Emily ‡ Brown, Jessica Brown, Keeley Brown, James Brown, Julya Brug, Bryson
Brundage, Whitney Brunelli, Miranda #SVOOFNFS ,PEZ t Brus, Cate Bucci, Anna Budde, Jacob ‡ Buehler, Megan Bugbee, Ashlyn Bukowski, Grant Burke, Michael Burke, Kellie Burleson, Marquis Burmeister, Rebecca Burnett, Sienna Burton, Richard Bush, Benjamin Bushta, Curtis Butherus, Rachel Buzzard, Kayla Byar, Zach † Byars, Amanda ‡ Byars, Lindsey Byrd, Lia Byrne, Sean Cady, Tara Callahan, Myraiah Campbell, Tamir Capaldo-Smith, Maria Cardenas, Maria Carlson, Jordan Carman, Taylor Carpenter, Kari Carr, Winston Carrillo, Rodolfo Carroll, Meaghan Carson, Ryan Carstens, Jake Carter, Josie $BTFZ $ISJTUJOB t Cassel, Andrew Castaneda, Ivette Castellanos, Melody Castro, Katelynn Cecil, Hannah ‡ Ceh, Javier Cenname, Hayley Ceroni, Melissa Chacon, Samantha Chartier, Erick Chiafalo, Maria Churchill, Shea Cianflone, Analiza Cieloha, Kacie Clark, Casey ‡ Clark, Kaylie Clark, Jerri Clark, Bryan Clark, Joshua Clausell, Cleopatra
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May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Clay, Allison Clem, Timothy Cler, Jennifer Coleman, Artie Coler, Kaitlyn ‡ Compton, Troy Compton, Katelyn Connolly, Amber Conrad, Samantha Contreras, Jasmine Cook, Corrin Cook, Tyler Cook, Keith Cooley, Amanda † Cooley, Timothy Cooper, Nicole † Cooper, Marissa Cooper, Ashley $PQFMBOE 'SFEFSJDL t Copeland, Kimberly Corcoran, Jacob Cordova, Felicia Cortez, Carlota Counts, Ryan Cournoyer, Megan † Covelli, Daniel ‡ Cowan, Zack Cowan, Jessica Cox, Keelin Cozzi, Daryl Crandell, Michelle Cranford, Mackenzie Cranwell, Erich Crawford, Amy Crawford, Ryan Crites, Gerald Cross, Jessica $SPXOPWFS 3FCFLBI t Cummings, Alexandra ‡ Cummings, Robert Curry, Caberon Curry, Alexandra Curtis, Laurel Czernicki, Emil Dahlquist, Kaaryn Daly, Trace D’Angelo, Jennifer Daniels-Baessler, Kyser Danner, Eric Darnall, Betty Daurio, Amber Davidson, Hannah Davies, Kristina Davila, Lissabel Davis, Amygrace † Davis, Rebecca Davis, Justin Davis, Zachary Davis, Dustin Davis, Corinna Davis, Shae Dawson, Kevin Dean, Erin ‡ DeBartolomeis, Macy
DeBerg, Tracy Decker, Amanda Dee, Ryan DeHerrera, Dayna † DeJong, Julie Delancey, Kayla Dennis, Dantevious %FSFOHPXTLJ ,SZTUB t Dethlefs, Amy Devore, Kirk Dhungana, Prachi Diaz-Bravo, Daniel Dick-Elhoffer, Jacqueline Dickey, Jessica Dierkens, Jordan Diller, Sophia DiLoreto, Patrick Dinkel, Chelsea Distefano, Anthony Dolph, Aaron %PNFOJDP "NBOEB t Dominguez-Madrid, Roberto Donaghy, Kyle Donohue, Leah Donovan, Glenna Dorcey, Hannah Dougherty, Brandon Dougherty, Bruce Downs, Sadie ‡ Drake, JeVair %SFTTPS 5PSFZ t Drew, Michael Dubbs, Shawn Duchen, Natalie Dufault, Julianne Duffy, Mikayla Dull, Erika Duncan, Sarah Dunlap, Suzanne Dunlap, Brian Dunn, Seth † Dunn, Kyle Dunton, Christine Dupuis, Jill ‡ Duran, Lilli Durkin, Michael Dutmer, Jacob Eastin, Alfred Eastin, Garrett Eden, Dave Eggers, Kelsey Ehgotz, Michelle Eickelman, Kelsey ‡ Elens, Sarah † Elkins, Michelle Ellis, Daniel Ellison, Tyler &MPF $PSFZ t Ely, Skylar Emanuelson, Erica Emery, Lauren Engels, Joseph Englehart, Catelyn English, Jeremy
Enriquez, Monica Entingh, Nathan Enyert, Hillary Erenberger, Shannen ‡ Escarcega, Jon Esch, Allison ‡ Escher, Blaine Esqueda, Fernando Etter, Matthew Evans, Abigail ‡ Evans, Susan Evans, Suzanne Evans, Brian Evanson, Trevor Ewertz, Tanner Facinelli, Ryan Fadenrecht, Jessica Fahrenbruch, Melissa 'BJSDIJME -FBI t Fallon, Kelsey Farmer-Waters, Alexandria Fauria, Kayla Feldman, Trisha ‡ 'FSHVTPO )FMFOB t Fern, Jacob Fiala, Stephanie 'JFME 4FBO t Fierro, Cristian Figueroa, Rita Fillmore, Zachary Fine, Carrina Fink, Rachel Finke, Natalie † Finnegan, Molly ‡ Finney, Alyce Fischer, Travis Fischer, Matthew Fischer, Brian Fiscus, Tammy Fisher, Lindsey Fisher, Sabrina Fitzherbert-Velasco, Sarah Fitzsimmons, Ryan 'JY 4IBOOB t Flatt, Megan Fleming, Emma ‡ 'MPSFODF +VTUJO t Florence, Tanner Flores, Elise † Floyd, Mackenzie Flynn, Kaitlin † Flynn, Heather Fontaine, Eva ‡ 'PPUF ,BUIFSJOF t 'PSE &NNB t Forney, Luke Forsting, Amanda Forsythe, Veronica Foster, Colten † Foster, Shelby Fouts, Caterina Foxx, Patrick Foy, Lindsey Foy, Phillip
Frakes, William † France, Paisley Frank, Kristah Freemole, McKensie Friedly, Alexis 'SJFT %PVHMBT t Friesner, Jennifer Fryrear, Jasmine Fujimoto, Corey Fulkerson, Julie 'VMMFS .BEJTPO t Fuller, Allison Furr, Jesse Gackle, Ryan Gaines, Evan Galbate, Lauren Galindo, Lisette Galindo, Jessica Gallagher, Emily Gallegos, Mallory ‡ Galus, Brittany Garcia, Erin Garcia, Jennifer Garcia, Karina Garcia, Karen Garcia-Loma, Ruby Garcia-Martinez, Paula Gardner, Jacob Gardzinski, Laurel † Garneau, Desiree Garner, Erica ‡ Garren, Elizabeth Garske, Kevin Garske, Katie Gatewood, Christopher Gault, Martha Gay, Katie Gearke, Adam Geiger, Heidi Gelinas, Karly Gelski, Aspen Genkinger, Kendra Georgeson, Tiffany ‡ Gessesse, Bethlehem Gillies, Audrey Gillis, Maggie Goetz, William Goldanloo, Armon Gomez, Ruby Gomez, Sarah Gomez, Gabriella Gonzalez, Amada Good, Jeffrey ‡ Goodrich, Chrystal Gordley, Jacey Gordon, Sherri Gore, Laura Goss, Sarah ‡ Goubi, Renee Grabanski, Kelsey Grady, Isaiah Gragg, Kristina Graham, Mikayla Grande, Elizabeth
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8 UNC Spring Graduation 2015 Grant, Sarah † Graves, Courtney Gray, Zachary Gray, Darian Greeley, Sarah Green, Sophie Green, Morgan Greene, Micaela Greenstreet, Rebecca Gregg, Rebecca † Gregory, Jocelynn Griebel, Adrianne (SJďO ,ZMF t Griffin, Katherine Griffin, Kyle Griggs, Emma Grimes, Cameron Griner, Pamela Gross, Julia ‡ Grossman, Christopher Grover, Juliana Guerrero, Darian Guijosa, Arjelia Gunner, Austin Gurule, Jesse Gustafson, Rachel Gutierrez, Jordan Guzman, Kenedi ‡ Guzman, Vanessa )BBDLFS ,FMMZ t Haberman, Nicole Hagen, Tara Haile, Meron Haines, Jessica Hall, Courtney Hamman, Kendra Hamman, Ashley Hammer, Christopher Hampton, Leah Handgen, Catherine ‡ Hang, Pangnha Hanna, Alexander Hansen, Kathleen Hanson, Natalie Harmon, Robert Harms, Preston Haro, Abel Haro, Anthony Harper, Lena Harper, Collin Harris, Olivia † Harris, Morgen Harris, Krystina Harrison, Kristen ‡ Harrison, Colby Hart, Donetra Hart, Grady Harvey, Sara Hastings, Christopher Hatungimana, Renath Haugen, Jayme Hauschulz, Samuel ‡ Hawker, Courtney ‡ Haynes, John
Hebner, Alexis Heeney, Rachel † Heerdt, Jacob Heesacker, Alice Heffernan, Margaret Heimbegner, Sarah Heintzelman, Keith Heiser, Christopher Helbak, Leah Helo, Ruben Hendrickson, Benjamen Henry, Robert Henson, Kyle )FO[HFO ćPNBT t Hergenreder, Travis Hernandez, Chelsey Hernandez, Chelsea Herrera Hintz, Jessica ‡ Herron, Rebekah † Hershberger, Shaylinn Herzog, Zachary Hesse, Mary ‡ Hibdon, Dusty Hickey, Katelyn Hickey, Kathryn Hickox, Alisa ‡ Higdon, Kenny Higgins, Courtney Hildenbrand, J. Hilgenberg, Kacey ‡ Hill, Curtis Hill, Katherine Hillier, Samantha Hines, Stephanie Hinker, Rachel ‡ Hisam, Alison Hobbs, Alexandra Hodges, Lindsey Hodgin, Reanna Hodson, Stepfanie Hoffer, Christopher † Hogan, Michelle Hohmann, Joseph Holland, Robert Holm, Alexander )PMUF %JBOB t Holzheimer, Alexandra Homack, Hannah Hoolahan, Christine Horton, Alison Hosier, Angela Hosseini, Arian Hoster, Rachel House, Clarence Houston, Jasmine Houston, Beverly Howerton, Emily Howes, Kellie Hudson, Brittaney † Hudson, Nicole Hughes, Melissa Hugues, Rebecca Hulett, Taylor Humphries, Michael
May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Hunt, Jenna † Hunt, Darean ‡ Hurd, Maria † Huskisson, Tim Hutchinson, Bria Huth, Elizabeth Hydrick, Cole Idlet, Emily Ininns, John † Intavong, Billy Iorg, Stefani Ismay, Lee Jabour, Celia Jackson, Amy ‡ Jackson, Brady Jackson, Amber Jackson, Cody Jackson, Taylor Jackson, Seth Jacques, Megan Jakupcak, Mark James, Janae Jameson, Meredith ‡ Jantz, Isabel Jark, Mitchell Jarmon, Nakita Jarrell, Rhiannon Jasso, Desarey Jauregui, Angelica Javarone, Emily ‡ Jeffs, Braden Jensen, David ‡ Jessen, Kimberly ‡ Jewell, Ashley ‡ Jimenez, Jessica Johnson, Laurin Johnson, Fletcher Johnson, Emily Johnson, Caroline Johnson, Patrick Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Keith Johnson, Kate Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Taylor Johnston, Jordan ‡ Johnston, Kelley Johnstone, Olivia Jones, Lindsay ‡ Jones, Sherman Jones, Katherine Jones-Hershinow, Carlie Jordan, Marisa Jordan, Heather Junior, Carrington Jurado, Alejandra Jurado, Vanessa Kampfe, Makenna Kane, Jared Kaper, Kortney Karsten, Steven Keirns, Margaret Kelly, Bryson
Kemmer, Andrew ,FOOFEZ 3BOB t Kerr, David Kerr, Monica Kessler, Myranda Kettner, Tyler Keyfauver, Tanner Keyser, Robin Keysor, Jennifer Khantichotiboriboon, Aritsara Kicera, Alexander Kilimann, Zachary Kim, Diana Kimura, Matthew Kincaid, Jessica ,JOH +PEZ t Kinz, Mark Kipp, Lauren Kirby, Kimberly ,JSL /BEJOF t Kirkland, Crystal Kirkpatrick, Bailey Kiteley, Stefanie Kittelman, Lauren Kjeldsen, Katrine Klein, Jonathon Kleinschmidt, Rebecca Klosterman, Miranda Knigge, Kate Knock, Dustin Knudsen, Katie Koch, Bradie Kolanowski, Alexander Konkel, Austen Korth, Miranda Koval, Olivia Kowalski, Lauren Kraft, Erin ‡ Krech, Natasha Kroonenberg, Olivia Kroskob, Maggie Kubikova, Jitka ‡ Kupcho, Steven Kuznik, Susan Labelson, Hannah Lacy, Patrick LaFary, Kathryn † Lagarde, Czarina LaGuire, Carli † Lakanu, Alec Lake, Samuel Lalani, Rameez Lalonde, Amanda ‡ Landa, Lydia Landau, Maya Landon, Michael Lane, Megan Lane, Ethan Lang, Heather Lanning, Alexandra Larson, Courtney Lasala, Joseph † Laurey, Kathleen † Laustrup, Morgan
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May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Law, Meaghan Lawler, Chelsea Lawless, Hannah Laws, Conor ‡ Layton, Chase Leake, Emma † Leblanc, Margaret Lebrun, Bethany ‡ Lederer, Charles Lee, Charmas † Lee, Dominique Lee, Nathan Lee, Samantha Lee, Stephanie Lee, Matthew Leeper, Litsha -FINBOO "NBOEB t Lehmeier, Craig Leidholt, John Lelm, Victor Lempka, Cassandra -FODJPOJ &NJMJB t Lepore, Emily -F3PZ $ISJTUJOF t Leslie, Sean -FXJT %BOFUUF t Lewis-Elliott, Mariah Lieber, Garett Light, Jeremiah ‡ Lin, Annie Lind, Allison † Lind, Hilary Lipka, Marissa Lockwood, Kelly Lofing, Amanda Lopez, Stefan Lopez, Lazaro -PSEFNBOO #SJUUOFZ t Lorenz, Meaghan Loughnan, Jordan -PWFMM "TIMFZ t Lowen, Arlinda Luca, Michael -VDBT -BUPZB t Luengwattanachod, Natchuda Luers, Jessica Lujan, Aubrey Lujan, Nicholas Lumpford, Michelle Luna, Javier Lundquist, Emily Luther, Jennifer Lutkin, Katalyn Lynch, Katelyn Macdonald, Amanda Mack, Jamie Macri, Anne Maddocks, Rose Maddox, Rachel Maestas, Tina Maestas, Vicki Magnetti, Joseph Mai, Phu
Mai, Katelynn Maira, Ashli Malkey, Scott Mallon, Lindsay Malonson, Sierra Mancha, Javier Mann, Gabrielle † Mansfield, Leah ‡ Manus, Rylee Manzione, Elizabeth † Marin, Adrian .BSRVFT 4BOEJ t Marshall, Allison Marshall, Josh Martin, Carrie ‡ Martin, Jessica Martinez, Paul Martinez, Erick Martinez, Lindsay Matteson, Nathaniel Matthews, Dwane Matthews, Frances Matthews, Olivia Mauzey, Mark Maxwell, Natalia May, Crystol Mayeda, Ryan McBroom, Madeline McCasky, Tyler Mcclendon, Shayna McCleskey, Chelsey McCluan, Annalissa McCormick, Andrea Mccrea, Mariah McCreery, Macee McCue, Molly McDaniel, Adam McDonald, Susan McDonald, Sonia McGann, Patrick McGee, Erin McGhee, Connor .D(JMMWBSZ #SFUU t McGinn, Sarah † McGrath, Alison McGuire-Eich, Noah McHenry, Molly McKenzie, Susan McKown, Sara McKusick, Kristin McLaughlin, Brock † McNamara, Kathleen ‡ McNamara, Taylor McNeal, Shelby .D/VMUZ 'BJUI t McNulty, Emily McPherson, Christy McPherson, Tyler McPherson, Casey McRoberts, Rachel Meis, Jesse Mejia, Carla Mellen, Morgan
Mendez, Darian ‡ Mendoza, Jaylon .FSMF 3FCFDDB t Messer, Kendall ‡ Metzger, Molly ‡ Meyer, Matthew Meza, Steven Meza Martinez, Mariana .JIBMZ "MZTTB t Miller, Jordan Miller, Meghan Miller, Andrew Miller, Harold Mills, Brooke ‡ Minor, Ajia Miyamoto, Kailee Moe, Erin Moffatt, Sarah Mohr, Sarah Molina, Ashley Moltzan, Duane † Mondragon, Raynaldo Montes Carrera, Ivon Montgomery, Allyson ‡ Montoya, Krista Moorman, Devan Morales, Taylor Morales, Kayli Morean, Ashley .PSFOP #SFOEB t Morison, Chandler Morris, Christian Morris, Kelly Morris, Savannah Morrow, Paige .PSUPO 3FCFDDB t Moseman, Melissa Moser, Jessica Mota, Luzemma Moyer, Catherine ‡ .VFMMFS )BOOBI t Mueller, Blair Mueller, Allysia Muir, Rebecca Mulnix, Amanda Munoz, Flor Munoz Lechuga, Edith Muns, Andrew Muro, Denise Murphy, Sally ‡ Murphy, Brennen Murphy, Jami Murphy-Hayes, Desirae Murray, Kayla Myrant, Catrina Nachbar, Kyle Nadow, Kylie † Nafziger, Erica Nagata, Maya † Nagel, Amanda Namchan, Monsinee Nash, Justin /BUBMF /BUIBOJFM t
Naumburg, Maria ‡ Nduro, Keziah /FFM +BLF t Neel, Rosemary Neisen, Zachary Nelson, Kajsa ‡ Netzer, Kristen Neurohr, Elyssa Nevarez, Enrique Newton, Kaley Ngandu, Feza Nicholas, Lauren Nichols, Aaron Nicholson, Jordan Niemann, Ericka † Nigl, Kristine † Nishino, Tyler Nistler, Todd † Noonan, Aubrey Nothnagel-Smith, Alexandra Novaria, Meagan ‡ Nteza, Nakato Nueangmee, Panyawan Nuse, Brian ‡ Nwankwo, Wright Nwizu, Chisom Nyarko, Edith Oakes, Alexis Obando, Marc 0 #MFOFTT "OHFMB t Ochoa, Gerardo Ogurek, Jacob Ohrablo, Bailee Olin, Austin Olivares, Wendy Olivas, Kate Olson, Joshua Olson, Cooper O’Neill, Kelsey Onorato, Amanda Ordonez-Ortega, Perla Ort, Taylor Orth, Taylor Ortiz, Rachel ‡ Ortiz, Molly Osborn, Nicholas O’Sullivan, James Otero, Paul ‡ Otis, Hailey † Ouellette, Lyndsi Overholt, Amanda ‡ Owston, Mollie ‡ Padilla, Marcus Paige, Jo Anna Panchalk, Jennifer Pandes, Melanie Panza, Susan ‡ Papish, Kiera Paquet, Sarah Park, Hillary Parker, Scott Parrish, Benjamin † Parsell, Sarah
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10 UNC Spring Graduation 2015 1BSTPO "MF Dt Parson, Laura Parsons, Natasha ‡ Parton, David 1BTTNPSF ,BZMFJHI t Paton, Hannah † Paton, Michael Paul, Sarah Pawlak, Conner Pawlik, John Peck, Landon ‡ Peck, Sarah Pellman, Justin Pellow, Samantha Pellow, Kevin Penberthy, William Penn, Kaylan Pennal, Aimee Penuelas, Marcia Pepin, Alexandra Pepin, Sarah Perdomo, Tommy 1FSF[ "OESFX t Perez, Caroline Perez, Daniel Perez, Jazmin Perrine, Bonita Perry, Kathy † Pershing, Rachel Petersen, Tori Petersen, David Petersen, Katelyn Peterson, Nicole † Peterson, Jennifer Peterson, Taylor Peterson, Emily Pfalzgraff, Katie Phillips, Stephanie Pickett, Jacob Piers, Renee Pietrafeso, Nicolette Pilger, Cora Pimentel-Rodriguez, Catalina Pina-Green, Martha Pineda, Paula
Pivik, Brittany Plummer, Sydney Pompey, Amelia 1PQFMLB #SJUUBOZ t Potter, Molly Pougnet, Brandon Power-Quitmeyer, Mckenae Pranger, Nicole † Prellwitz, Donald 1SFTUPO ,FMMFZ t Prevost, Dillon Price, Allison Price, Nicki Prochazka, Arianne 1SPWPTU 4UFQIFO t Pylkka, Shelby Qualey, Emily Quattromani, Jordan Quedenfeld, Michael Quezada, Rebecca Quinonez, Ana Rafferty, Matthew Raimer, Lorenzo Ramey, Lauren Rasmussen, Anna Rasmussen, Garet Ratliffe, Andre Ratschkowsky, Jered Rattanadilok Na Phuket, Nichapat 3BZ "OESFX t Ray, Ashley Rayl, Mariah Read, Jody Reams, Amy Rector, Jordyn Redling, Andrea Redlinger, Benjamin Reed, Lauren ‡ Reed-Baum, Jessica ‡ Reeser, Emily Reiss, Brooke Renshaw, Sean Renzelman, Renae Reuter, Dawn Reuter, Jacob Reyes, Jarod Reynoso, Ian Rhoadarmer, Amanda Rhodes, Benjamin Ricano, Crystal Rice, Scott Richard, Elizabeth Richebacher, Nicholas Riggs, Bailey Rios, David Ritter, Julia Rivard, Andrea Rivas, Jacqueline Rivera, Ramiro Roberts, Ariana ‡ Roberts, Jonathan Roberts, Nicole Roberts, Talon Robinson, Shanelle
May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Rodriguez, Jovany Rodriguez, Derek Rogers, Casey † Rogers, Lacey Rogers, Amanda Rogers, Thomas Roise, Sierra 3PNBOP $BSMJF t 3PNFSP +PFMMF t Romero, Candise Rosales, Maria Rose, Genny Ross, Ashley Rossi, Ceanna 3VCCJDP ;BDIBSZ t Rubeck, Taylor Rubenstein, Kadie ‡ Ruetz, Shauni † Ruffin, Jonathan Ruiter, Karlie‡ Rundle, Doug Runyan, Kelly Russell, Jenna Russell, Emily Ryan, Molly Ryken, Stephanie 4BCJO .BSJTTB t Saccomanno, Anthony ‡ Saenz, Yesenia Sager, Heather ‡ Sajbel, Megan Salazar, Kim † Salgado, Bernadette Salmans, Sontasia Salts-Halcomb, Bridget ‡ Sanchez, James ‡ Sanchez, Catalina Sanchez, Alli Sanchez, Erin Sanchez, Cassandra Sandoval, Alexandra Sauceda, Augustina Sauer, Geoffrey Savino, Heather Sawyer, Ian Sawyer, Robert Scally, Gabriel Scammahorn, Janelle † Schaefer, Hannah Schaefer, Chelsea Schairer, Joshua Schaler, Annelise Schauer, Jessica Schenck, Deanna ‡ Scherr, Kelsea Schieffelin, Molly † Schilling, Leeah ‡ Schilling, Elizabeth Schiltz, Nicole Schirrmacher, Kristi † Schleif, Melissa Schleiger, Kazmarae Schlender, Christopher Schmidt, Geoff
Schmitt, Daulton ‡ Schuch, Kayla Schuchard, Kathryn ‡ Schump, Billy Schwallier, Ashleigh Schwandt, Kelly Schwartz, Jeremiah † Scifo, Nicholas Scott, Jacob Screnci, Zachary Seaton, Mechelle Seibel, Maureen Seidling, Sierra Selgren, Michelle Sells, Sydney 4FQVMWFEB +BOFFO t Sexton, Lindsey Shaffer, Brittany ‡ Shaffer, Dana Shaw, Hannah † Shaw, Peter Sheehan, Conor Shepherd, Claire Sherwin, Alexander Shnurman, Hannah Shoemaker, Joseph Sifuentes, Shelby Silva, Rosita Simmons, Amber Simon, Andrew Sitthi, Sarocha Skees, Megan Skoff, Sara Skrdlant, Leslie Slaten, Lauren Slattery, Jessica Slota, Joseph Smell, Adrianna Smith, Sumner Smith, Kristine Smith, Steven Smith, Ryan Smith, Kelly Smith, Tyler Smith, Kaitlyn Smith, Tyler Smith, Dana Smooke, Samantha Snook, Alexandra Snyder, Allyson Solis, Francisco Sollars, Kilian 4PNNFS ,BJUMZO t Sonke, Dylan Soto-Marquez, Jose Spalding, Gina Spaustat, Andrea Spear, Ryan Spelic, Justin Spence, Corey Spicer, Bailey Spires, Sonia Spires, Theresa Sponsler, Olga
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May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Spratt, Kenneth Stamp, Christina ‥ Standiferd, Teresa Stanevich, Ryan Starr, Brooke Staszewski, Anna Stehle, Megan Stelter, Heather Stephenson, John ‥ Stephenson, Kelsey Stepp, Daniel Stewart, Thor Stewart, Cameron Stigall, Jennifer Stimphil, Dimitri Stone, Fallon Strain, Jade Streeter, Derek Stringert, Graham Strong, Sylvana Stumpf, Corey Stutz, Debbi Suarez, Kelsea Sugai, Reyn Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan, Nickolas Sullivan, Kaitlyn Surbeck, Joel Sutak, Jaicy †Sutherland, Brent Sutter, Madelynne Svihovec, Tevin Svoboda, Catherine ‥ Swanson, Molly Sykes, Michael †Sylvera, Michelle Sylvester, Nicole Symons, Taylor †Szeto, Megan †Taboada, Adilene Taggart, Zachary Taliaferro, Joshua Tallon, Isabeau Taprab, Natchanon Tarin Rodriguez, Katie Tarma, Kelly Taylor, Alexander Taylor, Stacey Temple, Connor Temteme, Yohanes Terada, Jacob Teti, Theresa Teubner, Kellie ‥ Thal, Raymond Theune, Lauren Thomas, Anthony Thomas, Scott Thomas, Kelsey Thomas, Chelsie Thomas, Gretchen
Thomas, Simms Thomas, Marcus Thompson, Andrew Thompson, Jocelyn Thorfinnson, Hannah Thorne, Sheryl Thorne, Brittany Thornton, Kayla 5JFOWJFSJ 4UFWFO t Tillman, Melissa Timmermeyer, Melissa Timochko, Kristyn Tiscareno, Karen Titus, Neal Tolooee, Erin Tombleson, Shelly Tomlin, Anna Toohey, Elisa 5PSCFDL "MJTIB t Tornow, Bradley Torres, Carlos Tracy, Ryan Travers, Taylor Trefry, Mistie Trefz, Caroline Trevino, Theresa Tripam, Matthew Tronnier, Stacy Trujillo, Marie Trujillo-Bini, Joseph Tschida, Taylor Tubbs, Jessi Tucker, Nicole ‥ Turay, David Turner, Brooke Unrein, Amanda Valdez, Carlos Valerio-Chaparro, Ivette Van Amerongen, Amy †Van Deudekom, Amber Van Leeuwen, Landon Van Tine, Joshua Vance, Logan Vandenbark, Jenna †Vander Velde, Derek 7BSFMB 0SUFHB &SJLB t Vargas Ramirez, Francisco Varney, Lexie Varra, Savannah Vasquez, Sarah Vasquez, Yessenia Vasquez, Sylvia Vasquez, Teresa Vaughn, Daymeon Vaughn, Brandon Vdovich, Ivanna Veasley, Jamee Vegter, Mackenzie Ventriglia, Joseph Vernon, Darcel
Veum, Carly Vicks, Virginie Vidaurri-Hammonds, Tirzah Vienhage, John Vigil, Katie Vilanova, Susan Vining, Deanna Vinyard, Kelsi Visser, Rachel Voight, Steven Wadle, Josh Wagner, Joshua Wahe, Katelynn Walje, Tyler Walker, Dylan Walker, Denise Walker, Jaqueal Wallace, Ethan Walter, Stephen Walters, Brittany Walton, Chad Warburton, Ashley Ward, Cameron Ward, Kevin Ward, Jodi Warriner, Michael Warth, Kelsey Waters, Kaelen Watkins, Stephanie Waugh, Hanna Weaklim, Brett Weaver, Alyssa Weber, Erin Webster, Calvin Weed, Kevin Weeks, Michelle Wegscheider, Chad Weigandt, Steven 8FJHMF %FSFL t Welle, Patrick West, Kaitlyn Westerhold, Erika Weydert, Jessica Whaley, Sarah Wheeler, Chase White, Kayleigh ‥ White, Cameron White, Toni Whitehead, Andrew Whitley, Rachel 8IJUTPO #MBJOF t Whitten, Devin Whye, Malcolm Wicke, Michelle Wicker, Anna 8JHHJOT ,SJTUBO t Wiggins, Cody Wiles, Carolee Wilkes, Michael Williams, Michaelann â€
Williams, Jenna Williams, Haley Williams, Caitlin Williams, Cymone Williams, Korey Williamsen, Alexandra Willingham, Vanessa Willmarth, Lainee 8JMTPO .BSZ t Wilson, Adriane †Wilson, Christine Wilson, Austin Winder, Tyler Winder, Melissa Wingerson, Kathryn Winter, Hailey Wise, Jennifer Wise, Jessica Wiseman, Katlynn Witwer, Jeannine Wolfe, Latosha ‥ Wolfe, Emily 8PMUFS $BTFZ t Wood, Kristen †Wood, Melinda Wood, John Woods-Smith, Emmaline Woodward, Zachary Worden, Kyle Worth, David Wright, Mary Wright, Benjamin Wright-Stanford, Essence Wuorenmaa, Chiara Wyckoff, Melissa ‥ Wynn, Trevor Yamane, Ryan Yang, Helene Yeager, Michael :FMEFMM 4UBDJF t Yinger, Kyle Yoo, Hyung Suk Yoshimura, Kristen Yost, Sarah Young, Jade ‥ Young, Vanessa Young, Alison Yowell, Katelyn Ysmailov, Bektemir ‥ Yuhas, Morgan †Zamarron, Carmen Zanoni, Elizabeth Zeigler, Tylynn ‥ Zeller, Brooke Zen, Melinda Zink, Haley Zuniga, Samuel Zweifel, Olivia
(by degrees awarded): Undergrad: Business Administration Interdisciplinary StudiesElementary Education Sport and Exercise Science Psychology Nursing Grad: Education Special Education Educational Leadership Sport and Exercise Science Music
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Graduate Students—2015 Spring Graduation Choi, Dojin Downey, Karena Erebia, Monica Glover, Ryan Grauberger, Taylor Hoyt, Aaron Kindsfather, Rebecca Leonard, Erick Novak, Jordan Ocampo, Leticia Ramirez, Joshua Schnell, Mallory Smith, Grant Swanson, Sydney Wahl, Elizabeth Wright, Dakoda Zunk, Lindsey Aldoghan, Luai Alomair, Mohammed Bruns, Alexander Fang, Wei Gittner, Kevin Harding, Justin Larkins, Randy Lu, Pei-Chin Seo, JangDong Sitthisan, Chittanun
Shane, Maryann Montano, Dianna Coppinger, Sarah Johnson, Leann Kirk, Sarah Loschen, Jamie Owen, Mary Saviola, Anthony Alomaer, Marwah Camenson, Ashley Florek, Thomas Fuller, Ryan Graham, Peter Henshall, Tyler Hume, Gretchen Jones, Brenda Jubair, Widian Mix, Emily Sazhnev, Vera Spindle, Michael Anderson, Austen Grzenda, Nicholas Henning, Thomas Olson, Leif Schaneman, Andrew Smith, Zachary Ulibarri, Nicholas
Wilkinson, Megan Leontyev, Alexey Carlson, Alyssa Cribbs, Joshua Evans, Jess Kline, Carolyn Mikesell, Joshua Wallace, Matthew Dolak, Thomas Jarvis, Matthew Luchau, Loretta Manson, Jesseca Segovia, Erica Watts, Megan Armelino, Ariel Crookston, Bradley Fortner, Jennifer Ireland, Lauren Joy, Kelly Miller, Alexandra Rogahn, Turqoyz Sanchez-Guevara, Lourdes Wills, Ellie Beckner, Stephanie Chavez, Cynthia Davis-Timms, Colleen De La Torre, Alyssa Delgado, Vicki Foreman Kerry Gregory, Jacquelyn Lane, Rachel Leroy, Alicia Lucas, Rachel Matheson, David Nopper, Shannon Stubbs, Katherine Carpenter, Elizabeth Kimiecik, Heather Masunga, Zunzu Sheehan, Rebecca Stise, Robert Sullivan, Curtis Terhark, Summer Dreiling, Emily Northart, Dayna Peters, Annette Roche, Jeffrey Wallis, Aaron Walters, Meag-gan Givens, Joel Moore, Reginald Parra, Janessa Rogalla, Kylie Strear, Molly Zullo, Ernest Courtney, Narva Flint, Darci Hoffman, Katherine Loe, Alicia Lolotai, Waylon McClanahan, Maureen Mendoza, Yolanda Valencia, Larry
Vigil, Crystal Burzynski, Amy Carr, Shawn DeLeon, Carina Megel, Lisa Hall, Matthew Hudson, Dayna Kerns, Mary Michas, Stacy Schaumberg, Christopher Trasky, Matthew Wold, Brianne Maynard, David Vanley, Jeremy McMartin, Charles Alelait, Amal Alexander, Leona Aljohany, Reem Blair, Heidi Boone, Cora Bowman, Sheila Brooks, Edward Cieminski, Amie Clarry, Molly Crank, Kristen Cutler, Gretta Cutts, Dana Damore, Michele Daniels, Jennifer Farbo-Orr, Lucinda Ferguson, Alison Fischer-Moseley, Darcie Hammel, Gabriel Hertzke, Jackie Hire, Adriana Jensen, Jinny Jones, Ernest Keenan, Matthew Krug, Tracy Laszczyk, Logan Madden, Shannon Mata, John Mitchell, Whitney Norman, Sean Parsons, Donata Pascoe, Anthony Radford, Jennifer Rooks, Meaghan Sanchez, Anna Schrader, Jill Schulz, Joscelynn Smith, David Smushkov, Katharine Sneesby, Laura Stradley, Tara Unger, Laura Urich, Elizabeth Valencia, Nathalie Vallejos, Ashley Walls, Melinda Wangeman, Cheryl Watanabe, Kevin Williams, Robert
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May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Williford, Jennifer Wilson, Jessica Zwirn, Lacey Lawrence, Marcy McGinty, Deborah Roach, Kitty Troudt, Melissa Almulla, Mazen Felmban, Wejdan Gibbs, Josh James, Elizabeth Kleinert, Paul Krob, Karen Machlev, Moshe Swaffer, Matthew Wolfrum, Alisha Lynch, Ryan Young, Adrienne Alabdullaziz, Fatma Aldoobie, Nada Aleid, Hind Alenizi, Abdulaziz Alfailakawi, Ahmad Alharbi, Turki Alqahtani, Manira Alqasir, Anfal Alshehri, Khaled Alyami, Norah Armstrong, Dennis Hadidi, Haitham Shaler, Angie Yamanaka, Akio Doan, Keven Ferrington, Jacob Genova, Jonnie Gomes, Shane Manley, Nathan Markway, Cameron Perry, Lindsay Shroyer, Kara Stephenson, Ethan Bond, Lidia Leal, Erendira Olivas, Velia Corron, Emily Kerr, Kasey Moore, Nicole Anderson, Lydia Bowdle, Katryn Camacho, Joe Cordova, Bernadette Gorecki, Eric Grote, Dustin Janssen, Kathrine Matsumoto, Courtney McCue, Audrey Rascon, Leticia Smith, Tony Cohen, Joshua Orozco, Marina Smith, Christine Brown, Devon Clay, Casey Gray, Mitchell LeFebre, Derek Pearson, Michael Starkovich, Jason
Geyer, Heidi Malik, Soofia Moneypenny, Sara Remsen, Karl Seehausen, Alees Spannuth, Michael Willemsen, Chelsea Ortman, Jordan Matsuura, Kathryn Astuto, Victoria Barani, Gabriel Bare, Tyler Kropp, Andrew Lieffort, Elizabeth Phillips, Christopher Verbyla, Catherine Beyers, Joshua Brenner, Kenyon Campbell, Jonathan Doman, Ammon Ohlson, Adam Raven, Ryan Scheid, Gabriel Schreier, Michael Vescovo, Michael Goff, Brian Salazar, Monica Zhang, Moheng Omarene De Vallee, Elisabet Watabe, Eileen Cawlfield, Heather Chang, Hsun-Yin Haislet, Matthew Campbell, Melynie de Roulet, Philip Espinosa, Tessa Snyder, Nathan Soltys, Jenna Xydis, Amanda Greene, Denise Higgins, Jennifer Adams, Les Bates, Cynthia Bennett, Lindsay Bronstein, Dennis Buss, Lisa Feldman, Joan Goshey, Tricia Hilsendager, Arian Holthouser, Jodi Lujan, Tracy Sampson, James Skomp, Jessica Sullivan, Jennifer Coram, Cathy Cotter, Karen Owens, Joan Ursuy, Peggy Loveridge, Shannon Bowman, Paige Colberg-Dimagiba, Callie Duran, Robin Englert, Kara Gallegos, Erin Horky, Mary Johnson, Megan Souchek, Danielle
Wiggs, Mackenzie Wojurfin, Patricia Boyd, Amie Filipe, Diane Gorman, Carla Kanzler, Michael Mathis, Jessica Willis, Kathleen Winger, Jessica Bacelli, Megan Brysh, David Metzger, Crystal Pierce, Kate Buser, Jennifer Byrd, Jessica Carrizales, Katherine Guttormson, Jenna Guyer, Stepahnie Jesionowicz, Rebecca Johnson, Cynthia Knickerbocker, Sara Leavitt, Rachael Little, Lisa Lopez, Jennifer Medina, Angel Troyer, Tyler Christofferson, Jeremy Cotton, Parker Flores, Giovanni Fox, Samantha Myers, William
Sikes, Samantha Brown, Arlene Buckley, Pamela Lin, Feng-Chen Jawish, Lindsey Lusco, Deborah Selee, Emily Benz, Diane Gertner, Karin Gilchrist, Emily Karsten, Jennifer McNertney, Melissa Murray-Hobbs, Melissa Rainer, Danielle Raymonda, Emily Rieser, Chelsey Sargent, Cecilia Shouse, Katherine Stultz, Heidi Tollefson, Hanna Tyra, Beth Whitaker, Kristy Alajlan, Mohammed Almutairi Raja Alnasser, Yazeed Alnoaim, Jehad Davis, Elisha Dorado, Ashley Gertig, Krista Gillman, Jessica Hayes, Laura
14 UNC Spring Graduation 2015 Jones, Sarah Martinez Whitediemand, Cynthia Molner, Megan Rebolo, Kristle Robertson, Nicole Santo, Cassandra Snow, Mary Sunderland, Elizabeth Suniga, Stephanie Vangraefschepe, Kaitlin Wittstruck, Erin Alharbi, Yaser Alrubian, Suliman Burt, Nathan Draxten, Bryan Gwinn, Karyn Massey, Abigail McKenzie, Lonnie Sandoval, Christina Suhr, Diana Zhao, Shunan Banta, Melanie Inigarida, Anna Meehan, Adam Trahan, Amanda Tutor, Beth West, Melodie Baker, Breanne Creedon, Andrea Cummings, Jessica
Francoeur-Anderson, Genevieve Grandstaff, Corey Pierce, Amy Strickland, Amy Tracy, Johanna Weilbacher, Leslie Beauprez, Kaylee Daurio, Abigail Davies, Rhyn Delahanty, Kyle Dickson, Amy Grush, Alison Haan, Alllison Halsey, Jessica Hoffman, Julie Hua, William Johnson, Carissa Kemper, Laney Lorette, Grace Meyer, Cassie Mickey, Markie Rea, Amber Riggenbach, Kelli Samson Wenham, Amy Seffert, Gabriele Turley, Shannon Werner, Julie Wetzel, Ariana Alsakhin, Amani Bredahl, Eric
May 8, 2015 | uncmirror.com Brennecke, Alyse Ferris, Abbie Herman-Calvin, Katelyn Johnson, Karen Kinney, Ryan Lazio, Michael McCann, James Moschkin, Kyle Omar, Asma Peterson, Brent Pfannenstiel, Keith Quinn, Colin Resek, Austyn Richmond, Sutton Schneider, Brooks Shackelford, Daniel Angelos, Kristin Boehnke, Tatum Buchmayer, Charles Bulger, Connor Conrad, Jennifer Dunn, Erin Evans, Eugene Fava, Hunter Garmatz, John Gonyo, Skye Hungenberg, Eric Johnson, Merideth Lassen, Matt Mayer, Kurt
Petersohn, Nicholas Preussner, Emily Shimokawa, David Shook, Derek Smith, Thomas Strange, D’Shara Taplin, Kyle Walstrom, Ryan Washington, Rachel Wee, Stephanie Williams, Matthew Wollman, Evan Zaharia, Noni Berei, Catherine Nampai, Udon Pratt, Erica Setiawan, Caly Blevins, William Hayden, Jeremy Koelling, Matthew Lang, Kelly Mason, Jonathan McHugh, Jamie Straub, Daniel Strickland, Edward Valerio, Eric Williams, Lavell
Kevin Kantor: Finding power in poetry Acting major and founder of SOAPbox productions shares his experience at UNC By La’Asianee Brown arts@uncmirror.com
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: Recently you were interviewed by Buzzfeed about a poem you performed during CUPSI, about seeing your rapist on Facebook. How was that experience and seeing your interview among the other Buzzfeed news stories?
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: The attention the poem has been getting is awe-inspiring. Firstly, I’ve been getting hundreds of messages a day from people all over the world sharing their support and love. Also, it’s been incredible to see an art form like spoken word so warmly received. Buzzfeed, of course, garnered it the most traction. It was such a bizarre experience to see it trending as number one right above an article about Jennifer Lawrence’s current hairstyle—which, of course, I found amusing. Possibly the most fulfilling experience I’ve had with the piece going viral is to see the tenants that began SOAPbox operating on a global scale. Give love. Accept love. The messages I’ve received from viewers, the stories they’ve shared, the outpour of positive feedback and love have astounded me.
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: Who is someone who inspires you daily?
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: I am consistently inspired by my peers here at UNC and my fellow members of SOAPbox. It has been a privilege to watch them grow as people and artists. Bianca Phipps, Sienna Burnett and Spencer Althoff just to name a few. They exemplify the conviction that what we do matters—that art has the capacity to change lives, and thus, worlds.
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: Tell us more about how SOAPbox came to be. What inspired you to create this production company?
: It’s that belief that led me to create SOAPbox in the first place, and I couldn’t think of more capable hands to be leaving it in upon my graduation. It all started in a Wiebking dorm room. We wanted to produce a theater piece we thought tackled larger sociopolitical issues while giving more students the opportunity to exercise their skills. Since then, we’ve produced more than a half a dozen shows, countless staged readings and garnered international acclaim through our poetry slams.
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: What’s next for Kevin Kantor?
: I’m still in the decision making process as to what city I’ll be relocating to in the fall to further pursue my career in theater arts. The attention my poetry has received might also facilitate a short tour in the fall, which is something I’ve always wanted to do. Whatever it may be, every day I am excited for tomorrow.
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Kevin Kantor was recently recognized for his poem “People You May Know,” a poem recalling the emotions surrounding the moment he recognized in his Facebook friend suggestions the man who raped him.
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By Makalah Emanuel sports@uncmirror.com
Three years ago, Marcus Forward stood at the brink of a life-changing decision. As his high school graduation date drew near, Forward knew he needed to choose a college to attend. Forward narrowed his options down to one vital criteria: Which school would provide him with the best new experiences. Now, as he prepares for the completion of his undergraduate degree in sport and exercise science with a minor in Africana studies, Forward is able to look back and recognize all the new experiences the University of Northern Colorado has provided him. “Between the three schools that wanted me to play football for them, UNC was a different outlet compared to the other two schools. The other
schools were in Michigan, and I had seen those schools multiple times since I was 6 years old,” Forward said. “I knew what to expect if I went there, and I wanted something new—something I hadn’t seen before. Initially, there was a culture shock. But I think UNC has enabled me to meet a lot of different people and expand my knowledge on different cultures.” The lessons learned from living on his own is another experience Forward said he’ll be taking with him. “My mom has always tried to instill in me a go-get-it attitude and to make sure I control my own destiny,” Forward said. “Leaving Michigan and not depending on my mom to do all my paperwork and to take care of the things that I need showed me I need to take it upon myself to go find those resources that would put me in the best positions.” One of the positions that helped Forward was his role as an athlete. As a linebacker for the
Bears, Forward said he’s been subject to a different atmosphere of academic attainment than the typical college student. “When you’re an athlete, you’re on a certain schedule,” Forward said. “I can’t put certain work off until another day, because I may have practice.” Though Forward is completing his undergraduate degree, he still has two more years of football playing eligibility. As he continues playing football for the university, Forward said he’ll also be expanding his academic pursuits. “While I’m playing football, I’ll be taking some prerequisites that will enable me to enter the graduate program of biomedical sciences.” Becoming a physician’s assistant wasn’t Forward’s original plan upon his graduation, but after conducting some research and seeking advisement, he said he decided to temporarily switch gears. “I initially wanted be an athletic trainer, but
pursuing an athletic trainer degree at this school while being an athlete is near impossible,” Forward said. “While going through the sport and exercise science field and reminiscing on times as a volunteer at the hospitals, I realized that I enjoy working at a hospital. I also want to be able to be in charge of the health care of athletes and not just be limited to the rehabilitation of it, so I put my athletic trainer desires on hold. Eventually, I’d like to work as an athletic trainer for a prestigious university or professional sports club.” Forward said the best advice he could give is to simply exercise the art of communication. “Don’t be scared to talk to the coaching staff about any personal problems,” Forward said. “I know of a lot of people who come in and feel overwhelmed. It comes back to bite them.”
little push.” And Flynn proved Klaviter right, as she has been a starter in almost every game in her fouryear career at UNC. But as the season comes to a close, so does No. 25’s career as a UNC Bear. Flynn will graduate on Saturday, and she hopes to focus on helping people as a career. Over the summer, Flynn will head back to Triple Crown to coach and help out young players in the program. Flynn said that she isn’t sure that she wants to be a coach, but Klaviter said Flynn would be a perfect fit for coaching. Flynn said she also wants to help people outside of sports. “I want to help the future,” Flynn said. “Peo-
ple that don’t understand or have a path to go on—I want to be able to be the person that helps them.” While Flynn, like many other seniors, is looking forward to what they will be doing after graduation, she also looked back on her time on the softball team and her time at the university. “I think the biggest thing I’ll miss is just being a part of a team like this,” Flynn said. “And having all your best friends around you all the time. I always have so much fun—I don’t care if we are winning, losing, at practice or at games. I always have a good time.”
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Softball player staying close to home, but going places By Jacob Scott
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With graduation right around the corner, the University of Northern Colorado softball seniors look back at their time at the university and also to their future. These players have come from across the nation and some across the globe. But there is one senior whose journey was only about half an hour away. Just a short drive southwest of Kaitlin Flynn’s college life is Johnstown, Colorado, where the senior third baseman grew up. During her time with Triple Crown Sports playing softball, Flynn was first introduced to playing both shortstop and third base. Despite being difficult positions to play, Flynn said it is where the fun is on the field. “You see lots of action,” Flynn said. “It’s the hardest job, but it’s also the most fun. It’s like you fail so much, you want to perfect it.” Flynn brings a certain kind of energy and excitement both on and off the softball field that really makes her unique to the team and to the university. Before her games, Flynn can often be found with her teammates dancing to the music over the loud speaker with a giant smile on her face. “Our whole team just looks to Kaitlin Flynn, and they kind of feed off of her energy,” UNC head coach Shana Easley said. “Another spectacular person, and so well-rounded, feeding positivity into our team and being able to step up in situations when we need her to.” Flynn has been coined the “UNC Super
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“UNC Super Fan” Kaitlin Flynn has a team-leading 35 RBI’s on 31 hits.
Fan” by some—and that is not just to her sport. Throughout the year, she can be found sitting in the stands of volleyball games, basketball games and just about every other sport on campus, cheering on her peers and trying to pump up the home crowd. But before she became the Northern Colorado super fan, she was playing with Triple Crown under head coach Stephanie Klaviter, and she wasn’t thinking about college ball. But Klaviter encouraged Flynn to pursue softball at the collegiate level. “I don’t think she knew how good she was,” Klaviter said. “She’s blessed athletically. She was the best athletic ball player that we had. I just had to make her confident and give her a
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What I’ll miss (or won’t miss) at UNC is... Shayla O’Rourke Special education major Well, all I will miss are my roommates and the people I have met. I will not miss the long drives home or the amount of homework.
Suzanne Evans Journalism and mass communications major with an emphasis in news-editorial When I think about my time at UNC, I don’t regret rushing through school to finish and leave in three years. But the longer I have been here, the more I’ve realized that Greeley is sort of a hidden gem. Things actually go on here—there’s a culture. I will miss the lifestyle surrounding the college and downtown Greeley.
Korey Williams Sport and exercise science major I’m going to miss all my friends I’ve met up here. I’ve met some unique people and built lifelong relationships. These people have helped me stay in college and motivated me to keep pushing forward and earn my degree, and because of them, I can say I am a college graduate.
Zach Benck History and political science major The thing I am going to miss most about UNC is the wonderful experience I have had working as an Resident Assistant. I certainly won’t miss the smell of cows or the Wiebking piano.
Jon Paul Escarcega Psychology major Something that I will miss at UNC is feeling a sense of connectedness with other students. Everyone is working on their own goals in their own ways, and it has been nice knowing I have both given and received support to and from others to help meet those goals. There really isn’t anything I will not miss— wait, except for 8 a.m. classes and finals. I will not miss those.
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