Ashwini Canagaratnam
2018 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year, Honourable Mention Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate 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 honourable mention, Ashwini Canagaratnam, was recognized for her work term with TRIUMF. “To say Ashwini went […]
Duncan Wright
BA 2008: Asian Studies Head of North Asia – Search, Assistant and Web Partnerships, Google For Duncan, co-op opened doors that directly led him to his current position with Google Japan. Over four work terms, he was able to develop skills in project and stakeholder management that are essential to his current work as Head […]
Stephanie Tait
BA 2005: International Relations & Women’s Studies Director of Delivery, ExperiencePoint As the Director of Delivery at ExperiencePoint, Stephanie contributes to the development of innovation and change management workshops that transform the way people learn, manage change, and solve complex problems. Work terms with Tourism Whistler and UBC Arts Co-op gave Stephanie the opportunity to […]
Joanne Li
BA: Major in English Literature, Minor in International Relations Where did Joanne work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Communications and Digital Content Assistant, UBC Student Communication Services Work Term 3 (4 months): Policy and Research Assistant, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training What did Joanne accomplish? UBC Student Communication Services Joanne’s position […]
Nicole Kapphahn
Master of Archival Studies and Library and Information Studies What were Nicole’s main responsibilities and most significant accomplishments? Nicole’s main responsibilities included managing the Special Collections Twitter account and various projects, and processing back-logged materials by using tools such as Access-to-Memory (AtoM).For one of her projects, she curated an 18thcentury French literature exhibition highlighting books […]
Namomba Shaputu
BA: Major in Economics, Minor in Commerce Where Did Namomba Work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 Months): Community Leader Intern, Vancity Work Term 3 (4 Months): Community Engagement Initiatives Co-op, UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) What Did Namomba Accomplish? Vancity Namomba designed a membership onboarding strategy, complete with a digital welcome kit […]
Amanda Domagala
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 […]
Matthew Campos
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 […]
Emily McIntyre
BA: Major in English, Minor in Environmental and Society Where did Emily work? Work Term 2 (4 months): Digital Content Writer for Arrive (RBC Ventures) What did Emily accomplish? Main Tasks Emily’s main task is writing articles for the Arrive website, which is a platform that helps newcomers access information and assistance when transitioning to […]
Vanessa Kim
2020 Undergraduate Arts Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace During her term as Community Worker at Dixon Transition Society, Vanessa worked alongside the Communications & Development Coordinator by conducting social media campaigns to raise awareness about domestic violence, developing the 2019/20 Annual Report, and soliciting donations from approximately 200 businesses for fundraising […]