{"id":2820,"date":"2016-05-10T15:03:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T21:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2016-05-10T15:03:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T21:03:06","slug":"fifth-sibling-to-earn-uccs-degree-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2820","title":{"rendered":"Fifth sibling to earn UCCS degree Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laurie Horner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COLORADO SPRINGS — Laurie Horner\u2019s commencement cap is decorated and ready for Friday\u2019s ceremony: \u201cThe final Horner has left UCCS\u201d<\/p>\n

As she walks across the stage in Broadmoor World Arena May 13, Horner\u2019s four brothers and sisters \u2013 all University of Colorado Colorado Springs graduates \u2013\u00ad will be in the stands cheering her on. She\u2019s the youngest of the Horner kids to graduate from UCCS, ending a run that began when Brian Horner graduated in 2002.<\/p>\n

Laurie Horner\u2019s siblings have already coached her on what to shout as she leaves the stage: \u201cHorners out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mountain Lion blood runs deep in the Horner family. After Brian Horner, now a physician at University Hospital in Utah, graduated in 2002, Kristy (Horner) Martinez followed in 2005. Martinez now works in urban planning and development for the City of Fountain.<\/p>\n

Steve Horner earned both his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from UCCS (2008 and 2011, respectively) and now works as assistant director of Residence Life and Housing.<\/p>\n

Katie (Horner) Harris is a UCCS academic adviser. She earned bachelor\u2019s (2011) and master\u2019s (2013) degrees from UCCS. And all but Kristy Horner met their future spouses at UCCS. They also are UCCS graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all joke that I should get free tuition or have a building named after us,\u201d Laurie Horner said. \u201cBut that hasn\u2019t happened!\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurie Horner will graduate with a bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics and a certification in secondary education. She already has a job lined up teaching math at Jenkins Middle School this fall. She too has been a UCCS employee, working as a grader in the math department, an administrative assistant in Residence Life and Housing, at the Monarch residence hall front desk and as an orientation leader.<\/p>\n

When she was considering colleges, Laurie Horner had a passing interest in Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. But she never really pursued it, or anywhere else, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I was going to UCCS,\u201d she said. \u201cThat was partly because of my siblings \u2013 they\u2019ve all gone here. And I wanted to be close to my family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I\u2019d be happy here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurie Horner said her parents still live in Black Forest, where she grew up. They too will be in the stands at the World Arena on Friday.<\/p>\n

Along with her decorated cap and gown, Laurie Horner will wear a new type of cord at commencement. UCCS Alumni & Friends Association introduced a legacy cord program this year for graduating students whose parent, spouse\/partner, sibling and\/or children are UCCS alumni. More than 150 students will wear the black, silver and gold cord.<\/p>\n

And the whole Horner family plans to visit campus after commencement for photos and a tour. As Laurie Horner notes, a lot has changed since some of the older Horner siblings were here.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really exciting to be the last one here,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a good four years. I\u2019m sad to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT SPRING 2016 COMMENCEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring commencement exercises are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. (College of Letters, Arts and Sciences) and 2:30 p.m. (Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Business, School of Public Affairs, College of Education, College of Engineering and Applied Science) at the Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd.<\/p>\n

UCCS holds two commencement ceremonies to ensure that graduates can bring friends and family to the ceremony. Approximately 1,000 graduates are expected to participate. About 1,400 degrees will be awarded this spring, according to the Office of Admissions Services.<\/p>\n

Kevin Kratt, president and founder, Kratt Commercial Properties, will be recognized with the University Medal by the CU Board of Regents during commencement.<\/p>\n

Learn more about commencement: http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/commencement\/spring-ceremony.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest-growing universities in Colorado. The university offers 39 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 20 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 11,300 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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