“Family” isn’t a word that Kenneth Ferguson takes lightly. 

Born and raised in Northern California, Kenneth spent his young life in the foster care system and group homes, and he can tell you exactly how much time it was. 

“I did 18 years and nine months,” he states. “That’s 6,974 days that I was in foster care. That’s a long time to battle and to go through a lot of different emotions and feelings.”

According to Kenneth, perseverance and preservation of self mean more when you grow up in environments like he did. 

For more than five years, Dr. Charles Minnick served as director of admissions for a chain of cosmetology schools. It was his first role in higher education, with an office located just outside of the classroom. By virtue of proximity, he sat through “perm class” at least 30 times.

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It’s time to celebrate the University of Arizona Global Campus Fall Class of 2021. 

While we won’t be able to honor our 6,343* graduates in person, we will be honoring all of our fall graduates in a special virtual commencement on October 10, 2021.