BA 2014: Major Sociology, Minor Health and Society Where did Ryley work? Work Term 1 (8 months): Special and Annual Giving Assistant, Union Gospel Mission (UGM) Work Term 2 (4 months): Community & Special Events Assistant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre What did Ryley accomplish? Union Gospel Mission Ryley works in a department responsible […]

2010 SLAIS Student of the Year (Master of Archival Studies) Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes two SLAIS co-op students for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance, including academics, the workplace, and professional and/or community involvement. Sarah Rathjen is this year’s Master of Archival Studies winner for her work term at the […]

BA 2006: Major Interdisciplinary Studies, Ethnic and Intercultural Studies After changing her major five times and completing four co-op work terms, Rosalyn Cua found her niche in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on ethnic and intercultural studies. “What was really valuable was…having the opportunity to work in a number of positions before graduation [which] gave […]

BA 2013: Visual Arts Major, Economics Minor Where did Rie work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Communications Assistant, UBC Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Work Term 2 (8 months): Learning Technology Assistant, UBC Center for Teaching, Learning, Technology (CTLT) What did Rie accomplish? Communications Assistant for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Through […]

2014 Undergraduate Student of the Year Honourable Mention Major: Creative Writing Sam joined the Arts Co-op Program with a dream to work for Harbour Publishing, and her hard work and dedication paid off, as she secured a position as Marketing Assistant for her third work term. Sam’s passion for writing and publishing were evident during […]

BA 2010: Visual Arts Ting Wang readily admits she doesn’t have a specific career plan. UBC Arts Co-op led her to communications-related jobs, a field she now finds interesting and rewarding. A student in the visual arts, Ting found that her design skills were a great asset to her resume. Many employers are seeking communications […]

BA 2008: Psychology Vicki Yan sees her career path as an ongoing, evolving concept. Typically, Yan says, students will “spend at least the next 30 years or so in their career. I like to think of these 30 years as a journey for me to continuously discover my potential.” As a person who has always […]

BA 2012: Double Major Creative Writing, Political Science Where did Stephen work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Summer Teen Program Assistant, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) Work Term 2 (12 months part time): Journal Assistant, Canadian Literature Work Term 3 (4 months): Production Assistant, UBC Press Work Term 4 (8 months): Production and Editorial […]

MAS 2010 Where did Susanne work? Work term 1 (4 months) Contract Researcher, Athabasca University Work term 2 (4 months) Student Archivist, Library and Archives Canada What did Susanne accomplish? Athabasca University As a Contract Researcher, Susanne was involved in a research project whose goal was “to determine the viability of Athabasca University Archives to […]

2011 Undergraduate Student of the Year (BA Economics and International Relations) Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance, including academic achievement, workplace achievement, and contribution to co-operative education and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Sophia Kim, fulfils all of the above and […]