Library & Information Studies

Cheska Yang

Cheska Yang

Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS), 2016 Where did Cheska work? Work Term: Information Architect, Ericsson What did Cheska accomplish? Major Accomplishments As Information Architect at Ericsson, Cheska played a major role in a project to help the company migrate onto a new platform for writing, organizing and publishing their technical documentation. On top […]

Jennette Chalcraft

Jennette Chalcraft

2016 iSchool (SLAIS) MLIS Co-op Student of the Year – Honourable Mention Jennette Chalcraft received an honourable mention for the 2016 iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) Co-op Student of the Year Award. Jennette was recognized for her co-op term as the Summer Intern Librarian at BGC Engineering Inc. Her manager, Jana […]

Simon Robins

Simon Robins

2016 iSchool (SLAIS) MLIS Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of the student’s performance, including academics, the workplace, and professional/community involvement. This year’s winner, Simon Robins, was honoured for his work […]

Danielle Westbrook

Danielle Westbrook

2012 MLIS SLAIS Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an MLIS co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance including academics, workplace, and contribution to co-operative education and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Danielle Westbrook, was honoured for her work term with UBC Library, where her supervisor […]

Jessica Woolman

Jessica Woolman

Master of Library and Information Studies 2009 “There is nothing better than the experience of connecting theory with reality. Discussing situations in your studies is very different than a real-world experience of actually, pragmatically doing it.” Jessica Woolman went into co-op wanting to dabble in as many areas as she could, and her experiences helped […]

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

2012 SLAIS Student of the Year (Master of Archival Studies) Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes a graduate SLAIS MAS 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, Helen Brown, excels in all these areas. […]

Jennette Chalcraft

Jennette Chalcraft

Congratulations to Jennette Chalcraft, our MAS Co-op Student of the Year for 2017! Jennette has been recognized for impressive work term at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and for her substantial engagements in the library community at UBC and beyond. Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes a UBC iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Archival […]

Kristina McGuirk

Kristina McGuirk

The Arts Co-op Program is thrilled to recognize Kristina McGuirk as our UBC iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) 2017 Student of the Year! Kristina has won distinction based on her tremendous performance at BGC Engineering and commitment to personal development. The Arts Co-op Program is thrilled to recognize Kristina McGuirk as […]

Agathe Holowatinc

Agathe Holowatinc

An Introspective: Co-op and The Health Canada Departmental Library Agathe Holowatinc’s Co-op work term as an Assistant Reference Librarian at the Health Canada Departmental Library confirmed her appreciation of librarianship and showed her how rewarding and enjoyable this profession could be. “I feel like I have given back by contributing to the Library’s mission as […]

Cecilia Rose

Cecilia Rose

2015 iSchool (SLAIS) MLIS Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance, including academics, the workplace, contributions to co-operative education, and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Cecilia Rose, was honoured […]