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Lauris Apse

Lauris Apse

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  • BA 2004 Woodsworth College
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Outside the Classroom

  • Worked full-time while a student in digital and IT roles at The Score
Further Education

  • MBA at HEC Montreal.
  • Pursued additional graduate-level coursework in management strategy at Schulich.
Career Accomplishments

  • Currently the Senior Director of Digital Products at the CBC. Held several roles at the CBC from project and product management to team leadership.
  • Prior to working at the CBC, held digital and IT positions at The Score, a national sports broadcaster.

 

Kenneth Godevenos

Kenneth B. Godevenos

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  • BA 1969 University College
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Further Education

  • BEd, 1971
  • MBA, 1981
  • Postgraduate education: Guidance and human resources
Career Description

  • Teacher, English, Journalism, Guidance Counseling (3 years)
  • Human Resources, Ontario Hydro: recruitment, labour relations, strategic planning, compensation and benefits, organization development, etc. at various structural levels
  • (first) Director, Policy & Research, Pay Equity Commission, Ontario Ministry of Labour (secondment)
  • Director, Compensation & Benefits, Rogers Communications Inc
“Join appropriate and relevant associations related to your choice of field(s). Become a member, volunteer, get on committees, work your way up the ladder as far as possible in those organizations. Take advantage of the opportunity to speak or present at their conferences, etc. Become well known. Write articles for their magazines. Teach their courses. Then when you’re ready, stop working for others and work for yourself.”

 

Cynthia Good

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  • BA 1974 University College
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Alongside the Classroom

  • Research assistant for Professor
Outside the Classroom

  • Very involved in theatre at UC and Hart House
  • Worked at Robarts Library
Further Education

  • Masters – 1975
  • Incomplete PhD (all but dissertation)
Career Description

  • Interrupted Ph.D when employed by a small independent publishing house
  • 4 years later hired by Penguin Books Canada to start Canadian publishing program
  • Remained at Penguin for almost 21 years. Left after becoming President & Publisher
  • Hired by Humber College to set up a publishing program there, ran the program and taught for 10 years
  • Continued part time for 2 years at Humber, originating and organizing conferences and workshops for writers
  • Now continue with some workshops, facilitate book clubs, and do a variety of volunteer activities
“Learn widely and develop a disciplined mind.
Study philosophy.Learn and be able to use languages beyond English.
Despite the fact that I have had an extraordinarily satisfying career, I still wish I had completed my Ph.DEnjoy the friendship, the stimulation and the drama of university life.”

 

Christina Luckyj

Christina Luckyj

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  • BA 1978 University College
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Alongside the Classroom

  • Studied in Quebec for over a year
Further Education

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In the Media

“Do as many extracurricular things as possible, and especially take any opportunities to study elsewhere.”

 

Veronika McLaren

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  • BA of Modern Language and Linguistics 1967 University College
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Career Description

  • Work was part-time until 4 children were grown up enough to be left alone or at school. Work involved financial institutions, teaching and translations. Full-time translator now.

“Learning as much as possible is always good advice. “Only the educated are free.” – Epictetus, 100 A.D.
Not to forget Merlin’s advice (Arthurian Romance).”

Kathy Cocchio

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  • BA 1980 University College
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Further Education

  • B.Ed. University of Western Ontario (1981)
  • M.Ed. University of Alberta (2010)
Career Description

  • Taught in higher education for 14 years.
  • Supported teacher induction in higher education for 10 years.
  • Currently coordinate a graduate studies program.
“Relax. Take advantage of the activities on campus. Try to focus on the learning experience, not on grades. Get to know your professors–they truly want you to succeed.”

 

Henry Beissel

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  • HBA 1958 University College
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Switched programs from: Psychology

Alongside the Classroom

  • Interned as a Teaching Fellow at University College
Outside the Classroom

  • Student publications
Further Education

Career Description

  • Professor of medieval and modern English literature at various universities, including Concordia University (Montréal), the University of Munich (Germany), and the University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago)
  • Founded and directed Concordia University’s creative writing program
  • Published poet, playwright, and essayist
  • Founded literary magazine EDGE
  • Active in Canadian writers’ organizations such as The League of Canadian Poets as its president, the Canadian Writers Union, and the Guild of Canadian Playwrights
“Follow your intellectual passions and study the humanities as widely as possible. They form the basis of any other course of studies and will put you ahead of the pack in whatever professional career you pursue. apart from your retirement years, Your undergraduate days are the only time in your life when you can afford to pursue knowledge and understanding for its own sake. In the course of doing so you will discover a passion, if you don’t have one already. Devote yourself to what you love to do and you will eventually succeed. Vocational training is best acquired on the job.”

 

Kale Johnson

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  • HBA 2009 Innis College
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Alongside the Classroom

  • International Experience: Summer program in Italy
Outside the Classroom

  • Varsity Blues Promotional Team
  • Innis College Fashion Show
Career Accomplishments

  • Travel Industry for 5 years
  • Sales Manager at CDW Canada

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Tayler Eaton

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  • 2011 Innis College
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Switched programs from Life Sciences, Anthropology and Classics

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Outside the Classroom

Further Education

“Don’t worry about having everything planned. Your life will never unfold the way you expect, and that is a good thing. Enjoy yourself, have a variety of experiences, and don’t stress the bad grades.”