2018/19 iSchool MLIS Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace During her term as a Children’s Programmer at the Invermere Public Library (IPL), Rhiannon planned and co-facilitated IPL’s 2019 Summer Reading Club (SRC), as well as developed, prepared and implemented weekly family story times, worked at the circulation desk to assist patrons, and […]

2018/19 Honourable Mention iSchool MAS Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace During her term as a Records Management Intern at Deloitte, Ruby mainly worked on the transition to paper-lite business operations by preparing paper audit records for future dispositions. This responsibility required the digitization of records, identifying records for disposition, and finally […]

2018/19 iSchool MAS Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace During her term as a Collections Management Assistant at Murney Tower Museum (MTM), Nicole was actively involved in finding ways to make the museum’s collection more accessible and readily available. Her primary responsibility was to begin migrating the paper-based collection system to a […]

2018/19 Honourable Mention iSchool MLIS Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace During her term as a Youth Services Librarian at the North Memorial Branch of the Halifax Public Libraries (HPL), Stephanie’s responsibilities included planning and delivering youth programs as well as providing customers with technological assistance. Additionally, Stephanie was the spokesperson for […]

BA: Geography – Environment and Sustainability Where did Cassandra work?  Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Emergency Management Programs Assistant, UBC Safety & Risk Services What were Cassandra’s responsibilities and accomplishments? Cassandra supports the emergency management team in the administration, event logistics and delivery of emergency management training. “We have training throughout the whole […]

BA: Major in English, Minor in Creative Writing  Where did Amanda work? Work Term 1 and 2: UBC Thunderbirds Social Media Coordinator, UBC Athletics & Recreation What were Amanda’s main responsibilities and accomplishments? Amanda and her communications team cover about 26 UBC athletic teams. While watching the game, Amanda does real-time coverage on platforms like […]

BA: Human Geography Where did Matt work?  Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Development Student Assistant, GEERing Up! UBC Engineering & Science What did Matt accomplish? Matt is in charge of managing the sponsorship and fundraising cycles for GEERing Up. Additionally, he designs programs and initiatives that would be attractive to funders, including creative […]

UBC Arts Co-op Student Awarded Top University Co-op Student in BC/Yukon Bashara Hussain honoured for exceptional contributions to BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology UBC Arts Co-op student Bashara Hussain has been recognized as the 2019 University Co-op Student of the Year by the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning in BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL), […]

BA: Psychology Where did Fatima work?  Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Junior Human Resources Advisor, Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) What did Fatima accomplish?  Main Tasks Fatima had two main responsibilities. The first was processing requests submitted by managers to FSWEP, a student hiring program for federal government departments. Fatima’s job was […]

BA: Major in Human Geography, Minor in Law & Society Where did August work?  Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Special Events Assistant, Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) What did August accomplish? Main Tasks In his role, August focused on the Daffodil Ball, which is the Canadian Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event, based around an […]