If I Knew Then...

Skule Alumni share their advice and best wishes with the 2T2 graduating classes.

 

We asked alumni "What wisdom or advice would you share with your younger self, if you could travel back in time?"

Read their heartfelt answers below, submitted as a gift to their Skulemates.

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The Circle of Concern vs the Circle of Influence

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Name: Michael Cuddy | Program: Engineering | Graduation Year: 8T0 | I graduated 40 years ago, and entered the workforce. On this day, 40 years later, my advice for graduates […]

Time: your only constant

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Name: Viken Koukounian | Program: Mechanical | Graduation Year: 1T2 PEY | You are correct–the title could not be more cliché. In life, the only absolute constant is time. It […]

Be resilient, and make things happen!

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Name: Loui Pappas | Program: Civil Engineering | Graduation Year: 8T8 | See these times as a test in resilience. It’s the first of many challenges in your career. Start […]

World of Opportunity

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Name: Gord Zwaigenbaum | Program: Chemical Engineering | Graduation Year: 6T7 | Kudos to the new graduates who are being honoured at Engineering Convocation Day at the great University of […]

Keep an Open Mind Towards Learning

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Name: Martin Grech | Program: Civil | Graduation Year: 9T5 | Congratulations on this amazing achievement! Absorb the moment, albeit unique, and make the best of something you have worked […]

Don’t be afraid to try new things

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Name: Vincent Pun | Program: Engineering Science | Graduation Year: 9T9 PEY | My message to my younger self and to the graduating class is, do not be afraid to […]

Nurturing for Leadership

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Name: Praveen Jain | Program: PhD | Graduation Year: 8T7 | I landed on the U of T campus on a cold evening of October 1981, as a new immigrant […]

Health

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Name: Eraj Ahmed | Program: MEng | Graduation Year: 1T9 | It is important to take care of yourself… Make sure you spend a lot of time doing things you […]

Networking Is Valuable in Your Career!

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Name: Michael Harrison | Program: Eng Phys – Electronic | Graduation Year: 5T2 | If I knew how important networking was before I graduated I’d have done more. March 1952 […]

Balance life and work – in that order

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Name: Raj Joshi | Program: Industrial Engineering | Graduation Year: 8T9 | Work is not life.  Without life there is nothing. Always prioritize life and family first.  At times it’s […]