福利姬自慰

Inside Convocation Plaza (photo by Roberta Baker, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering)

Frozen? Looking back at convocation 2014 (fall edition)

福利姬自慰's newest grads share photos and memories

Thousands of students, families and friends gathered this week to celebrate the accomplishments of the University of Toronto鈥檚 newest alumni.

And the white marquee known as Convocation Plaza played a particularly prominent role throughout the week, offering visitors a warm welcome along with the usual refreshments, photography and school merchandise from the 福利姬自慰Bookstore .

鈥淧eople are elated that they are finally done, everyone has been so nice, and it鈥檚 been rewarding to see both graduates and their families from all over the world come through being so excited,鈥 said student Revati Tilokani, a member of the bookstore staff. 鈥淪eeing all those graduating has made me excited about school and it鈥檚 been great motivation to really study in my classes.

Seeing everyone鈥檚 hard work pay off has been awesome.鈥

Elina Cook, who received her master's of science in medical biophysics, said U of T鈥檚 consistently high performance in rankings led her to pursue studies here. Cook, who recently accepted a research position at Sick Kids Hospital, had some advice for prospective students.

鈥淭ake the time to look into the people that are leading the research and science, or whatever you are interested in, and see if you can work with them,鈥 Cook said, 鈥渂ecause 福利姬自慰houses so many people that are doing amazing things on a world scale.鈥

For Katherine La Rocca, who received her master's of information, convocation marked the end of a journey that was long but fulfilling. 

鈥淚 did my undergrad at 福利姬自慰so heading into my master鈥檚 I already knew it was a great school,鈥 La Rocca said. 鈥淭his is also one of the few schools in Canada that has the Faculty of Information and it鈥檚 my hometown so I feel connected to the city and the university; it just made sense to come here. 

鈥淟ooking back, I would reach back to my undergrad to find my favourite moment. There was a particular Latin class that had a good group of people and a great professor and we just had excellent classes, like Winnie the Pooh in Latin.鈥

Receiving her master's in English felt like a significant accomplishment, said Sarah Powell, and she urged current students to take advantage of every opportunity at U of T.

鈥淩ealize how privileged you are to get to go to university, Powell said, and even though it's really hard sometimes just try to enjoy every second and take in as much as you can from these brilliant people that you are surrounded with.  

Convocation is just the beginning of the next phase, said Thanaro Rajalculenduan, who received his MSc in molecular phylogenetics

鈥淚t feels great to graduate, but I鈥檓 not done yet. I want to get my PhD.鈥

Check out more scenes from fall convocation, captured and shared on social media:

 

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