Government

Sophia Kim

Sophia Kim

2011 Undergraduate Student of the Year (BA Economics and International Relations) Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate 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, Sophia Kim, fulfils all of the above and […]

Susan Redmond

Susan Redmond

MLIS 2007 For Susan Redmond, an MLIS graduate of SLAIS program, the benefits from the Co-op program manifested almost immediately after her graduation: “The Co-op program allowed me to get a full time job 3 months after graduation – the timing could not have been better.” After a challenging work term at the Department of […]

June Wong

June Wong

BA 2002: Major Psychology, Minor English Literature “My first co-op experience was [my] most memorable because it was my first job, the first time I lived away from home, the first time I drove such a long distance, the first time I lived with roommates… the first time I had to speak English all day […]

Sarah Neubauer

Sarah Neubauer

Through co-op, Sarah has had the opportunity to work in a variety of sectors with different companies and has figured out what she values in a position beyond the job description. Sarah has accomplished a lot during her time in Arts Co-op, by applying her academic knowledge to the workplace and utilizing all that the […]

Ali Bajwa

Ali Bajwa

Not only does Ali now have greater confidence and a better understanding of his career objectives, he has also been able to lay the ground work for potential employment opportunities post-graduation. By putting policy theory into practice, Ali gained hands-on experience and leveraged his degree to the best of his abilities. In his co-op position […]

Gabriela Llanos

Gabriela Llanos

2018 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year 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 winner, Gabriela Llanos, was honoured for her work term with Global Affairs Canada (GAC). To quote her supervisor, […]

Duncan Wright

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 […]

Jason Chang

Jason Chang

BA 2017: Economics & Commerce Senior Statistics Analyst, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation For Jason, being an Arts Co-op student was one of the main reasons he was able to secure a full-time position shortly after graduation. He began his co-op journey at Telus as a Process Improvement Analyst, where he worked to analyze inefficient […]

Joanne Li

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 […]

Christopher Stephenson

Christopher Stephenson

Master of Library & Information Studies (SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC), 2015 Where did Christopher work? Work Term 1: Analyst, Public Works & Government Services Canada, Ottawa ON Work Term 2: Reference Librarian, Legislative Library, The Legislative Assembly of BC, Victoria BC What Were Christopher’s Accomplishments with the Arts Co-op Program? Public Works & Government […]