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Rick Clow

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Graduation Year

  • BSc 1974 University College
Inside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Description

  • General Manager, Quinte Waste Solutions (Centre and South Hastings Waste Services Board), Quinte West, Ontario
  • Operations Manager, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Oshawa, Ontario
  • Regional Planner, Ministry of Natural Resources, Richmond Hill, Ontario
  • Executive Assistant, Community Planning Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
“Be involved in the university community and experience the cultures and depth of the community you live in.”

 

Laura Dickson

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Graduation Year

  • BSc 1995 University College
Inside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

  • Amnesty International – UC letter writing group
Further Education

Career Description

“Don’t be afraid to switch academic tracks. Completion of an undergraduate degree is not a race, it’s an exploration. Learning how to learn and have a flexible and critical mindset are the most valuable outcomes. Don’t worry about competing with others, challenge yourself to new heights of learning and expansion you are your main project. Enjoy it.”

 

Dave Hunter

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Graduation Year

  • B.A. University College, 1963
Inside the Classroom

Further Education

  • MBA, Human Resources and Organizational Change, Western University, 1966
Career Description and Accomplishments

  • Large corporation experience (CNR, Royal Bank, KPMG, Molson Industries, Transamerica)
  • External change agent with own consulting practise
  • Faculty at Humber College, York University and Brock University
  • Got operating managers to value human resource and organizational change skill set
  • Developed successful student mentoring programme in academic setting
  • Shared life goals conversations with hundreds of students

“Begin constructing your network, which sounds easy, but the devil is in the details of how to build outward from family and friends so as to avoid cold calls. Get a job, any job, to gain work experience – particularly if it is out of the retail sector where one gets little sense of what the larger organization is about. The difference between students with work experience and without work experience is visible.”

Jeremy Greenberg

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Graduation Year

  • HBA 2011 University College
Inside the Classroom

Alongside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Descriptions and Accomplishments

“Do more readings, take advantage of all the free amenities on campus, there is zero need to be competitive, and go on exchange.”

Linda Gao

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Graduation Year

  • HBA 2016 University College
Inside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

  • First Year Learning Community Assistant Peer Mentor (2013-2014), Peer Mentor (2014-2015), Senior Peer Mentor (2015-2016)
  • Co-opted student member of Academic Board and Planning and Budget Committee of Governing Council (2015-2016)
  • Special Projects Officer for Registrar of Faculty of Arts and Science (2015-2016) 
Further Education

  • Allard School of Law at University of British Columbia, JD Candidate, 2019
“Take the opportunity to engage with the university community. Put yourself out there, and you’ll be surprised at the number of opportunities that can come your way. Don’t be afraid to ask for guidance and mentorship. The staff, faculty, and student mentors at the university all want you to succeed.”

 

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Natasha Ouslis

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Graduation Year

  • HBSc 2016 University College
Inside the Classroom

Switched programs from: Neuroscience, History & Philosophy of Science

Alongside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Accomplishments

  • Research Analyst, BEworks (management consulting firm specializing in behavioural economic and applied psychology research)

“I would tell my undergraduate self to go to more clubs, to make more meaningful connections, and to speak to people before and after classes, so that I could grow more friendships and contribute more to the social fabric of the University.”

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Alyssa Astrinos

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Graduation Year

  • HBA 2012 Innis College
Inside the Classroom

Alongside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Accomplishments

  • Co-founder, Creative-Technology Startup
  • Real-Estate Development
  • Flight Attendant, Air Canada

Stay busy and get involved as much as you can with groups, clubs, athletics and use this time to explore whatever you are interested in! Go the extra mile to get to know your professors and TAs – they can mentor and help you figure out what direction you want to go in. Before signing up for classes, do you research, go talk to people who are already taking or have taken the program/course, talk to the professors and sit in on the class beforehand.

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John Debono

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Graduation YearHBA 2014
Inside the Classroom

Outside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Accomplishments

Allow yourself to make the most of the University experience and always make sure you can be proud of the work you are producing.

 

Samantha Portrait

Samantha Freeman-Attwood

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Graduation Year

  • HBA 2004 Innis College
Inside the Classroom

Further Education

Career Accomplishments

“Get involved beyond the classroom, what you do outside the classroom is equally as important as what you do inside the classroom. Becoming engaged in the wider U of T community will allow you to build important skills, meet incredible people and most importantly get to know yourself, which is how you will discover what you are good at and where your passion lies.

There are SO many opportunities to get involved, whether it is through summer abroad, international exchange, volunteering, clubs (there are over 900 + clubs!!!), there is something for everyone to take part it.

Get to know your resources, there are no shortage of opportunities to get help and build your skills. Get to know the places you can turn to for help, for support and encouragement.

See the people in your classroom as allies, not your competition. You are all in this together, you can help each other and lift each other up. You are probably going through many of the same struggles as your peers, so don’t be shy about reaching out to them.

This is the best time for you to take part in all the wonderful things on offer, get to know all that awaits you….then you can be selective about what you partake in; and there is something for everyone in this amazing place!”

Tony Liu

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Graduation Year

  • BCom 2007 Innis College
Inside the Classroom

Switched programs from: Life Sciences 

Outside the Classroom

Career Accomplishments

In the Media

” Find a mentor”