Sentence examples for alumni speaking from inspiring English sources

There are mostly but not exclusively Y Combinator alumni speaking, and the founders just really tend to lay it out there and be very honest with their struggles about what went right and wrong, which makes the event really special.

Many teachers and alumni spoke of a dip in academic standards in the 1960's and 1970's.

Above all else, Tribune alumni spoke of the Artist and Writers Restaurant, known by the name of its proprietor, John Bleeck (pronounced Blake).

Certainly, almost without exception, RBMA alumni speak less about the material benefits they have gained from Red Bull's involvement than about the ongoing and lasting connections they have made via the academy.

But before lunch, a few professors and recent alumni spoke about their career paths.

In my opinion, Newark Mayor Cory Booker gave a better speech in his 2012 address; Booker, a Stanford alumnus, spoke more to the entire graduating class, rather than focusing mostly on tech, and his references to his own Stanford experiences felt more genuine than Bloomberg's heavily-researched, buzzwordy references.

"The Riverside native and UC Berkeley alumnus spoke volumes in his active and generous support for UCR's programs," UC Riverside said in a statement.

Guest panelists were chosen largely from the department's graduate alumni, who spoke about their career pathways and the skills they developed during their graduate education that they find especially valuable in their careers.

This theme was evident at last year's commencement exercises when author and Ursinus alumnus Sam Keen, speaking on the 60th anniversary of his college graduation, said that it was not the facts he recalled, but the teachers.

Bassirou Kaba, 18, one those alumni volunteers, spoke about the importance of such an environment.

I hope that enough current students and parents, as well as alumni, will speak up about this travesty.