{"id":209079,"date":"2026-05-05T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/graduate-student-in-cybersecurity-learns-progress-is-not-about-perfection\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:50:10","slug":"graduate-student-in-cybersecurity-learns-progress-is-not-about-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/graduate-student-in-cybersecurity-learns-progress-is-not-about-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student in Cybersecurity Learns \u2018Progress is Not About Perfection\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate Student in Cybersecurity Learns \u2018Progress is Not About Perfection\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-05 12:37:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOluwatoyosi Tomiwa Kehinde \u201926 reflects on her time at the University of New Haven and how her involvement in the campus radio station WNHU helped her discover her voice.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 5, 2026<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Oluwatoyosi Tomiwa Kehinde \u201926 M.S.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOluwatoyosi Tomiwa Kehinde \u201926 M.S. at the WNHU radio station <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst, congratulations to the Class of 2026. We made it! And I know people say that as if it\u2019s simple, but it\u2019s not. We did this while life was happening at the same time. Some of us were balancing work, family, pressure, 11:59 P.M. deadlines, and the kind of stress you don\u2019t always talk about out loud. So, Commencement isn\u2019t just a ceremony. It\u2019s proof.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen I think about the University of New Haven, I don\u2019t just think about classes or assignments. I think about who I became here. I think about how I truly found myself. Because, the truth is, I came to the University with goals. I knew what I wanted on paper. I knew what I wanted to study. I knew what I wanted to build. But the truth is, I didn\u2019t fully know myself yet.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd that\u2019s where WNHU, the University\u2019s radio station, changed everything for me.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tWorking at WNHU wasn\u2019t just a campus job or something extra to make some money. It became one of the most important parts of my growth. It taught me how to show up when I didn\u2019t feel ready. It taught me discipline, because going live doesn\u2019t wait for you to feel confident. It taught me how to communicate, not just with words, but with intention. And it taught me something I didn\u2019t expect: it helped me discover my voice. A voice that I never knew that I had.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s something powerful about being in a studio, having a responsibility, and realizing people are actually listening. It forces you to become more honest. More present. More you. And, over time, I stopped trying to sound like what I thought I was supposed to be, and I started learning how to be who I actually am, in my most true and authentic self.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThat shift spilled into everything else I was doing.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOluwatoyosi Tomiwa Kehinde \u201926 M.S. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tIn my program and in my research, especially working in cybersecurity and AI, there\u2019s a lot of pressure to be perfect. To always have the answer. To always look as if you\u2019re on top of everything. But if you\u2019ve done grad school, you know how that goes. There are late nights of debugging lines of codes. There are moments where you\u2019re stuck, confused, and questioning if this is even what you\u2019re meant to be doing. And it\u2019s easy to feel like you don\u2019t belong.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tBut the University of New Haven taught me something real: progress is not about perfection. It\u2019s about returning to the work. Again, and again.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd WNHU reminded me that being \u201cready\u201d is not a requirement for growth. Showing up is.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat I\u2019m taking with me from this place isn\u2019t just technical knowledge or a degree. I\u2019m taking the confidence that comes from doing hard things in public. I\u2019m taking the ability to keep going when it\u2019s uncomfortable. I\u2019m taking the understanding that firstly you have a voice and your voice matters, showing up matters, and your work matters, especially when it affects other people.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSo, to my fellow graduates, I\u2019ll say this: wherever you go next, don\u2019t rush past what you\u2019ve built here.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tBe proud of the skills, yes, but also be proud of the person you have become to earn them.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tWhatever you build after this, build with integrity. Build with care. Build in a way you can stand behind it and defend your work.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tI want to say thank you to God for guiding me through this journey. It wasn\u2019t the easiest, but he saw me through every step of the way.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTo my Project Supervisor, Vahid Behzadan, Ph.D., I want to say thank you for truly seeing me how I needed to be seen. To Diane Polo, MPH, my supervisor, thank you for always making space for me. To Div Pithadia, MBA, thank you for making me fall in love with Python. And to my radio station manager Bruce Barber, thank you for welcoming me to WNHU.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the faculty and staff of the University of New Haven: thank you for the standards, the support, and the ways you shaped us beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTo our families and friends: thank you for carrying us through the parts nobody saw. And to my fellow graduates: I\u2019m proud of us. We didn\u2019t just finish. We grew!<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tCongratulations, Class of 2026. We earned this!<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tGO CHARGERS!<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tOluwatoyosi Tomiwa Kehinde \u201926 M.S., who will receive her master\u2019s degree in Cybersecurity and Networks, was a finalist to serve as a student speaker at Commencement. The content above is based on the speech she delivered as part of the competitive process to select the student Commencement speakers.<\/p>\n

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