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黑料视频 School of Management celebrates the Class of 2018

Speakers encouraged graduates to look into the future with optimism at 2018 Commencement ceremony

School of Management Commencement ceremony, May 19, 2018 School of Management Commencement ceremony, May 19, 2018
School of Management Commencement ceremony, May 19, 2018

The 黑料视频 School of Management celebrated the Class of 2018 and encouraged graduates to look into the future with optimism, even in the face of uncertainty.

Over 450 students were awarded their bachelor鈥檚 degrees at the School of Management (SOM) Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 19. Around 200 master鈥檚 and PhD students received their degrees a day earlier at the Graduate School Commencement.

Dean Upinder Dhillon congratulated the Class of 2018 and touted their successes and accomplishments.

鈥淲e are extremely proud of you and hope you will find continued success. Your continued engagement and support will help us fulfill our vision of being the premier public business school,鈥 he said.

Dhillon said that even though graduates would be entering a rapidly-changing world, they should embrace the new opportunities.

鈥淣ever stop learning,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he most successful individuals are those who examine future trends and learn ways to succeed.鈥

Alumni award recipient Marc Dieli 鈥89, recalled why he decided to pursue an education in accounting at 黑料视频 in the first place.

鈥淚 was good in math and terrible in English, but most importantly, the accountant for the deli where I worked dressed impeccably and drove a really nice car. That鈥檚 all the motivation that I needed!鈥 he laughed.

After four of what were some of the best years of his life, Dieli landed a job at EY, where he鈥檚 been for nearly 30 years. Now an assurance partner, also he serves as the Northeast area coordinating partner in charge of campus recruiting for 黑料视频. He said what sets outstanding potential hires apart from others comes down to soft skills.

鈥淚 truly believe your level of success is directly tied to your attitude, how ambitious you are, your willingness to learn, your ability to listen and how well you manage expectations,鈥 he said.

Dieli focused in on those last two 鈥 listening and managing expectations 鈥 and said they are 鈥渨oefully underrated鈥 skills.

鈥淭onight at dinner, I want you to try three things. Avoid finishing someone else鈥檚 sentences. Avoid the urge to share your own version of someone else鈥檚 experience. Lastly, but most importantly, just listen,鈥 he said.

Dieli also discussed how important it is to manage expectations in both your personal and professional lives. Whether it鈥檚 telling a significant other that you鈥檒l be home from work earlier than you really will be or over-promising what you can actually deliver to a client, Dieli warned that these situations can lead to disappointment and mistrust.

One way to avoid these kinds of scenarios is to simply learn to say 鈥渘o.鈥

鈥淭here comes a point where you just have to say 鈥榥o.鈥 Don鈥檛 commit to something that you鈥檙e not sure you鈥檒l be able to accomplish. It鈥檚 okay to say 鈥榥o鈥 every once in a while 鈥 just make sure that your 鈥榥o鈥 is justified,鈥 he said.

For the things that are most important in life though, student speaker Keivyn Reyes emphasized the power of saying 鈥測es.鈥

鈥淚 want to empower you all with a very simple message as we embark on a new journey. We all understand that physically, you become what you eat. But what many of us forget is that mentally, you become what you think,鈥 said Reyes, who received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration.

Reyes, a first-generation college student, said he found motivation in the positive energy of his parents, who immigrated to the United States from Ecuador. When he was 7 years old, his mother, who didn鈥檛 speak English and worked over 12 hours a day, would use a pocketbook thesaurus to help him with his English homework.

鈥淓very night, I was stuck in the same cycle, but vaguely remembering a spark of positivity that my mom said to me as we started the homework. She鈥檇 say 鈥楽铆 se puede鈥 鈥 yes, we can,鈥 said Reyes.

This phrase stuck with him as he attended two different colleges before 黑料视频, and at one point was living with his father in a small garage during the wintertime. Despite the hardships, he said his father鈥檚 positive affirmations resulted in Reyes working even harder in college.

鈥淲e all go through challenges. But if you can carry a small piece of the same optimism that drove me and many immigrants in this country for years by simply affirming 鈥楽铆 se puede鈥 at every stage of your life, trust me on this 鈥 you will make it,鈥 he said.

Reyes encouraged his fellow classmates not to focus on the challenges that came before and the challenges to come, but to instead focus on the opportunities ahead.

鈥淐lass of 2018, let鈥檚 create momentum. Let鈥檚 create success. Let鈥檚 ignite our drive and celebrate as we walk down this stage,鈥 he said.

鈥溌铆 se puede!鈥

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