Victor Ngo
BA 2013: Major, Geography Where did Victor work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Marketing and Artistic Coordinator, Arts Club Theatre Company Work Term 2 (4 months): Learning Technology Assistant, UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology Work Term 3 (4 months): Water Conservation Program Assistant, City of Vancouver What did Victor accomplish? Arts Club Theatre […]
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 […]
Alexa Evans
Arts Co-op alumna Alexa Evans asserts that the work experiences, transferable skills, and networks she developed through co-op are integral to her current position as Research Assistant at the Bank of Canada. During her four terms of co-op, Alexa Evans redesigned databases, monitored financial markets, and developed econometric models. Today, she asserts that the work experiences, […]
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. […]
Avril Espinosa-Malpica
Avril Espinosa-Malpica: 2017 Undergraduate Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an Arts Co-op undergraduate student for outstanding achievement in academics, workplace performance, contribution to co-operative education, and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Avril Espinosa-Malpica, was honoured for her impressive work at the Global Affairs Canada Trade Commissioner Service (TCS), and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Audrey Tong
2015 Undergraduate Student of the Year Major: Honours Political Science with International Relations Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an Arts Co-op undergraduate student for outstanding achievement in academics, workplace performance, contribution to co-operative education, and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Audrey Tong, was recognized for her work term as a Research Assistant at […]
April Tam
An Introspective: Co-op and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Applying to the Arts Co-op Program was one of the best decisions I have made in my academic career along with majoring in Women’s and Gender Studies (now known as Gender and Women’s Studies). I love the friendly and inclusive environment in the Women’s and Gender Studies […]