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CELEBRATING SUCCESS: UToledo recognizes the Class of 2025 with a series of stories featuring students receiving their degrees at fall commencement<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n Dylan Paule graduated from Perrysburg High School in 2022 and began at UToledo the next fall. He was drawn to UToledo because he wanted to be close to home and his older brother was a professional sales student.<\/p>\n \u201cI love UToledo because it has a small-scale feel,\u201d he said. \u201cYou see President Holloway and Dean Ritter walking across campus \u2014 it\u2019s great to see everyone present. There is a great sense of community on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n Paule started at UToledo with an interest in professional sales but quickly found his passion for finance upon completing his internship at Hylant. He completed three internships that he gained through networking events: a group sales intern at the Toledo Mud Hens, a cyber intern at Hylant and most recently a business systems analyst intern at Marathon Petroleum Corp.<\/p>\n Paule said that his coursework and internships built the foundation for his success. He accepted a full-time position at Hylant as an associate risk analyst upon graduation Saturday, Dec. 13, with dual bachelor of business administration degrees in finance<\/a> and information systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIn-person course work set me up for success,\u201d he said. \u201cEach class built on each other and prepared me for my internships and my upcoming full-time position at Hylant.\u201d<\/p>\n The Neff College of Business and Innovation has a post-graduation job placement rate above 90%, with approximately 85% of students completing an internship before graduation.<\/p>\n During his time at UToledo, Paule built meaningful connections and found community through student organizations, joining Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE), a professional sales and marketing fraternity and Levis Leadership, a four-year leadership development program designed to help students become more self-aware and focused on positive social change.<\/p>\n \u201cIn PSE, we use the term \u2018failing forward\u2019 because you learn from mistakes,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re not failing, you\u2019re learning and we\u2019re going to support you.\u201d<\/p>\n Dylan Paule graduates Saturday with dual bachelor of business administration degrees in finance and information systems.<\/p><\/div>\n Paule also serves as the vice president of professional development, supporting networking events and community service.<\/p>\n Deirdre Jones, director of the Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales (ESSPS), said Paule was an exceptional student leader.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting outside of your comfort zone to develop the skills and build the confidence you need to be successful takes self-awareness, thoughtful planning and follow through,\u201d Jones said. \u201cDylan\u2019s academic plate was full as a double major in finance and information systems. He made it a point since freshman year to compete, coach and help run events and competitions with the ESSPS and the sales and marketing fraternity PSE.\u00a0 His experience shows how valuable sales skills are across disciplines and why students who have the time and resources should strongly consider adding a professional sales major or minor to maximize their career readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n Paule offered this advice for future Rockets: Get involved early.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s easy to get comfortable and stay in your routine,\u201d he said. \u201cThe opportunities are everywhere; it’s just about not being afraid to put yourself out there.\u201d<\/p>\n Upon reflecting on his time at UToledo, he said he found dedication to be fundamental.<\/p>\n \u201cI learned you really get out of college what you put in it,\u201d Paule said. \u201cAttending in-person classes and building a relationship with the professors is key.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dylan Paule, who graduates Dec. 13, recently accepted a full-time position at Hylant as an associate risk analyst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":925,"featured_media":96258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,32,69,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96257"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96257"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96301,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96257\/revisions\/96301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Portrait](\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dylan-Paule-12022025-6505.jpg\")