Paying it forward in the Faculty of Mathematics

May 13, 2022 - Valedictorian Farzaan Nathoo-Khedri created community in the face of adversity - By Jon Parsons Faculty of Mathematics - Having an undergraduate program upended by the pandemic and the move to remote classes was not just a challenge academically, but also with respect to the community aspect of the university experience. For the graduating class of 2022, many students had a more typical in-person and on-campus experience for the first two years, then two years online or in hybrid formats. Farzaan Nathoo-Khedri, the spring 2022 valedictorian for the Faculty of Mathematics, saw those challenges as just another opportunity to innovate, adapt and overcome. He has been creating community and finding ways to get involved in student life throughout his undergraduate career, pandemic or not. For Nathoo-Khedri, who is graduating with a degree in actuarial science, getting involved means doing a little bit of everything. "I was in so many extracurricular activities, and that made a huge impact on my university experience," he says. "I had a number of different positions with the Actuarial Science Club, including being president in my final year.