{"id":26268,"date":"2025-03-05T14:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/history\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=26268"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:11:35","slug":"jordan-gray","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/jordan-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"tell-us-about-your-current-job-responsibilities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us about your current job responsibilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible for the administration of federal government investments in on reserve housing in 611 First Nations communities in Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>overseeing the administration of a $3 billion ministerial loan guarantee program, enabling the construction and major repair of First Nations housing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pursuing program reforms through work with National financial lending institutions to enable closing the $135 billion housing gap in First Nations communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you could give advice to yourself while you were university student, what would it be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was in University, I strategically selected courses that would allow me to gain access. Access to experience that I did not possess, access to workplace competencies that I would need for careers that I was interested in pursuing, access to travel opportunities and opportunities to experience and learn about the world views that were different from my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I graduated, I had gone to many parts of the country and went abroad on several occasions in the pursuit of academic research. I gained a clear skill, clear workplace competencies, and was qualified for positions within several different industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was very focussed on the career I would pursue at the conclusion of my studies. Fortunately, the early investment that I made then paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I were to do it again I would not change much; however, I would allow myself more time to complete my degree and I would\u2019ve been more intentional with my personal relationships. After university, you don\u2019t only have a career but you also live a life. Being able to balance social relationships and professional advancement is a skill that you can hone while completing your studies and that will serve you well in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"anything-else-you-would-like-to-share-with-us\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anything else you would like to share with us?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m very thankful that I tried a lot of different things through courses and through campus clubs. By doing that, I was able to focus my interests. I really discovered what energizes me and what I absolutely do not want to spend my time on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My advice is to keep trying things that are different and things that are outside your comfort zone, and to make the most of your time as a student. The level of access to opportunities and those willing to help you is high as a Carleton student. 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