{"id":12706,"date":"2020-07-16T11:19:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T15:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/about\/?page_id=12706"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:25:41","slug":"share-your-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/about\/share-your-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Your Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border-lg border-primary px-3 py-4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share Your Story<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you graduating this year? Have an interesting story to share of how you came to York University? Have you overcome significant obstacles? Why did you choose your program? What are you looking to do next? Special memory of your student experience? Anything else you want to mention?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share it with York for a chance to be featured in our marketing efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border-lg border-primary px-3 py-4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share a Grad's Story<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know a student graduating this year who has an interesting story to share? Have they overcome significant obstacles? 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