Stephen McCausland
Through his work terms at the Vancouver International Airport and the City of Abbotsford, co-op helped Stephen McCausland identify and explore the professional applications of his degree in Human Geography. Following his co-op term at YVR, Stephen stepped into a new experience as a Community Planning Student for the City of Abbotsford, his hometown. Stephen […]
Tina Yu
Through Arts Co-op, English Language and Literature major Tina Yu is making a positive impact while exploring her dream career in social work during her co-op term at the Squamish Nation. As an aspiring social worker hoping to help vulnerable individuals, Tina calls this co-op a “perfect fit” for her future goals. Collaborating with other Squamish […]
Christiane McInnes
BA 2008: Art History & Nineteenth Century Studies Where did Christiane work? Work term 1 (4 months): Promotional Actor, Storyeum Work term 2 (8 months): Research Assistant, Arts Academic Advising & Services Work term 3 (4 months): Fund Development Associate, Atira Women’s Resource Society What did Christiane accomplish? Storyeum During her time as a Promotional […]
Carolyn Tse
BA 2011: Major Geography (Human Geography), Minor English (Language Emphasis) Looking back at her experience as an Arts Co-op Student, Carolyn Tse realizes just how much she has learnt about herself along the way. She says, “Before Co-op, I was fairly certain that I was going to be an elementary school teacher. Through working with […]
Amber Dukart
2015 Undergraduate Student of the Year – Honourable Mention Major: Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Asian Studies Program AssistantAmber Dukart received an honourable mention for the 2015 Arts Co-op Undergraduate Student of the Year Award. Amber was recognized for her work term at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden as the Program Assistant […]
Annika Penner
An Introspective: Co-op and the Juno Beach Centre, France I arrived in France on Saturday, January 25th and was picked up at the train station in Caen by my new supervisor, Marie-Josée Lafond. She took me to the guide house that I would be sharing with three guide teams throughout the year and gave me […]
Christina Mate
BA 2007: Major English Literature “Grab as much experience as possible! Current co-op students are in a very advantageous position to gain firsthand knowledge of the different work industries available to them.” For Christina Mate, her co-op experiences helped her realize her passion for technical writing. “I began to pursue job leads that would turn […]
Jeanie Lai
BA 2009: Double Major, English and Psychology Past work terms: Work term 1 (4 months): Archival Assistant, Bowen Island Historians Museum Archives Work term 2 (4 months): Content Services Assistant, Research in Motion Work term 3 (8 months): Technical Writer, Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Company “I’d like to say that my co-op experience has taken […]
Hiva Parandian
BA 2012: Economics (Honours) In the midst of her very first work term at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Hiva Parandian, a 3rd year Honours Economics student, is starting to visualize the career path she hopes to pursue. “The Co-op Program will help me focus on what I want to do in life after […]
Lacey Hayes
BA 2010: Major Political Science, Minor History Where did Lacey work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Media and Public Relations Assistant, Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) Work Term 2 (4 months): Communication Officer, Health Canada Work Term 3 (4 months): Marketing Assistant, UBC Office of Learning Technology (OLT) What did Lacey accomplish? Terry Fox Foundation As […]