Grad Worth Betting On: How Glendon鈥檚 Caitlyn Ngu Secured a Deal on Dragons鈥 Den When Caitlyn Ngu saw the ad for Dragons鈥 Den auditions, she initially considered waiting another year. The technology for her start-up, HireUp, was still in development and the auditions were three days away. Fortunately, she took a leap of faith and […]
Diplomacy and Diversity: How Alexandre C么t茅 Is Inspiring Development in Developing Countries Alexandre C么t茅 has dreamt of travelling the world since he graduated from high school. But like many high school students, his parents urged him to get a degree first. Alexandre chose Glendon鈥檚 International Studies program for its鈥 global focus and internationally-oriented courses, which […]
How Nicole Arsenault is Creating a Sustainable Tomorrow 鈥淒on鈥檛 ever stop learning and growing as a person.鈥 Nicole Arsenault says this is the best advice she received during her time at Glendon. It鈥檚 good counsel considering the nature of her work. As a sustainability professional, her day-to-day job consists of engaging with different stakeholders to […]
How Glendon Nurtured Emily Allen鈥檚 Entrepreneurial Dreams 鈥淒o what鈥檚 important, not what鈥檚 urgent.鈥 When Emily Allen attended Glendon College, these words from Professor Jennifer Sipos-Smith helped her gain much-needed perspective. 鈥淭he advice was fitting for me because I spent so much time on school work, often 鈥榮pinning my wheels鈥,鈥 Emily recalls. 鈥淚 needed to remember […]
How Dr. Gina Valle Is Creating a More Inclusive Canada When author and diversity trainer Dr. Gina Valle moved back to Toronto in 2000, she was managing a full plate. She had a doctoral thesis to defend, a young son in diapers, and a second child on the way. Her husband, David, was travelling extensively […]
People-Centric Leader: How M茅lissa Romulus Lisanti Makes Personable Professionalism Work When M茅lissa Romulus Lisanti started at PwC, she brought one big guiding principle to her management role: Being personable and professional don鈥檛 have to be mutually exclusive things. It鈥檚 a principle that paid off. Within three years, she was promoted to Director, Strategy and Operations […]
How Glendon Fuelled One Public Servant鈥檚 Appreciation For Canada鈥檚 Bilingualism If you were looking for the human embodiment of the Glendon brand, you need look no further than David Chaikoff. Communication, public service, and bilingualism are features infused into Glendon鈥檚 DNA, and they strongly influenced David鈥檚 experience on campus. He graduated with a BA in […]
How One Journalist鈥檚 Plan C Became Her Life鈥檚 Passion For Dalia Ashry, becoming a journalist wasn鈥檛 plan A. It wasn鈥檛 even plan B. When she arrived at Glendon College as a Linguistics and Language Studies major, she aimed to become a speech therapist. Over the course of her studies, she pivoted and chose teaching before […]
How Karen Devonish-Mazzotta built a career in transformative teaching Karen Devonish-Mazzotta holds multiple degrees and two decades of experience in education. With all this under her belt, she insists her students are her greatest source of learning. 鈥淚 enter into a symbiotic relationship with learners, and I learn as much from them as they do […]
How Clinton Jang-Naruse helps students meet their full potential in challenging times The pandemic has introduced unprecedented challenges to Canada鈥檚 teachers. But Clinton Jang-Naruse is exceptionally clear about his goal as an Assistant Curriculum Leader in the TDSB: Continue to help students achieve their full potential. 鈥淚 always dreamed of becoming a teacher when I […]