Alice Huang
BA 2012: Double Major, English Literature & History Where did Alice work? Work Term 1 (4 months) Program Assistant (Communications and Special Initiatives), Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives Work Term 2-3 (8 months) Junior Administrative Assistant, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) Work Term 4 (4 months) Research Assistant, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada […]
Eva Kwan
2013 Undergraduate Student of the Year Honourable Mention BA 2014: Psychology Major, Commerce Minor Eva Kwan received an honorable mention for the Arts Co-op Student of the Year Award. Eva was recognized for her work terms at the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA), Operational Space Medicine Programme, where she had the privilege of supporting Commander Chris […]
Phil Casey
BA 2010: Major Geography, Minor in Visual Arts (photography focus) Where did Phil work? Work Term 1 (4 months) Rescan Environmental Services , Socio-Economic Research Assistant Work Term 2 (8 months) Teck Resources Ltd., Sustainability Research Assistant What did Phil accomplish? At Rescan, Phil was able to use the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) skills he […]
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 […]
Azar Eskandarpour
BA 2006: Political Science and International Relations Where did Azar work? Work term 1 (4 months) Municipal Solid Waste Tracking Researcher, The Recycling Council of British Columbia Work term 2 (4 months) Voluntary Sector Analyst , Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Work term 3 (4 months) Newsroom Diversity Researcher, Canadian Television News (CTV News) British […]
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 […]
Emily Chicorli
2015 iSchool (SLAIS) MAS Co-op Student of the Year – Honourable Mention Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Archival Studies (MAS) co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance including academics, the workplace, contribution to co-operative education, and extra-curricular activities. Emily Chicorli has received an honourable […]
Sheena Bell
BA 2008: Political Science (Honours) and French Where did Sheena work? Work term 1 (4 months) Industrial Education Team Leader, Surrey Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP), Dillon Consulting Work term 2 (4 months) Department of Audit and Evaluation, Canadian Museum of History Work term 3 (4 months) Career Initiatives Research Assistant, Arts Co-op Program Work term […]
Laura Beckwith
BA 2006: Major, Political Science and French “I think I would have felt completely unprepared to look for a job if I hadn’t gone through the Co-op program. I feel a lot less anxiety about starting a new job knowing that I have at least the basic skills of how to succeed in a workplace […]
Jon Newell
In 2017, Dr. Jon Newell became the first PhD student to graduate with a co-op designation at UBC, blazing a trail for future students looking to explore their professional potential during a PhD. Having now completed three co-op terms, Jon considers co-op a critical and invaluable component of his program. Through co-op, Jon diversified his […]