Jennifer Borland
Dual MAS & MLIS 2010 Jennifer Borland has received two things in tandem from Co-op: confirmation that she has chosen the right career path in records management, and a job offer from BC Hydro, resulting directly from her Co-op term with them in the fall of 2009. According to Jennifer, “Without a doubt, my Co-op […]
Naomi Schemm
2011 SLAIS Student of the Year (Master of Library and Information 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. Naomi Schemm is this year’s Master of Library and Information Studies winner. As a […]
Sarah Rathjen
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 […]
Susanne Sulzberger
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 […]
Emily Hector
2017/2018 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, Emily Hector, was honoured for her work […]
Jessica Tung
Dual Master of Archival Studies and Master of Library & Information Studies, 2018 Records Management Coordinator, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority For Jessica Tung, co-op provided the opportunity to gain the unique experience needed for her current position as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Records Management Coordinator. Work terms with Devon Energy Calgary, UBC Library’s Rare Books […]
Stephanie Savage
Master of Library & Information Studies, 2016 Librarian, UBC Library Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office Stephanie credits co-op with giving her the insights and experiences that led her to her current position of Librarian with the UBC Library Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office, where she completed two of her co-op terms. During her work term […]
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 […]
Ruby Yuen
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 […]
Devon Hayley Farrell
2019/20 Honourable Mention iSchool MAS Co-op Student of the Year Excellence in the Workplace As Data and Document Management Intern at Cornerstone Planning Group, Devon’s main project was to create a corporate archive that could house the firm’s project files dating back to 1974. Among other tasks, this involved making recommendations for digitizing and deaccessioning […]