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 […]
Aaron Tong
BA: Double Major in Human Geography and Visual Arts Where did Aaron work? Work Term 1: Collections Assistant, Nikkei National Museum What were Aaron’s main responsibilities? Aaron’s work as a Collections Assistant allowed him to become an integral part of the archives team at the Nikkei National Museum. His main responsibilities were constructing the […]
August Meyer
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 […]
Maddy Stewart
BA: Major in Geography Where did Maddy work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Student Initiatives Engagement Co-op Student | UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) What did Maddy accomplish? Main Tasks At CCEL, Maddy’s main tasks were based on communicating with students at the Centre, including promoting events and workshops, and coordinating […]
Rishabh Gunvante
BA: Double Major in International Relations & History Where did Rishabh work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Development Assistant | Union Gospel Mission (UGM) What did Rishabh accomplish? Main Tasks As a Development Assistant, one of Rishabh’s major responsibilities was to enhance relationships with donors, which was done by devising a stewardship matrix […]
Utkarsh Sikka
2020 Undergraduate Arts Co-op Student of the Year Honourable Mention Excellence in the Workplace Utkarsh was the first Workday Learning Rover hired to work with the UBC Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) on Workday, an enterprise system for managing human resources, finance, and student administration. In this role, he was not only responsible for assisting with […]