Grant Hurley
2014 UBC iSchool (SLAIS) MAS Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes a MAS co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance, including academics, the workplace, and contributions to co-operative education and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Grant Hurley, was honoured for his work term with Teck […]
Kelly Chen
Through Arts Co-op, Kelly Chen has discovered and developed her professional passion in video marketing. As a Bachelor of Media Studies student, Kelly Chen has cultivated her interest in a diverse field of study. However, the many opportunities available left her feeling overwhelmed – in her own words, “I didn’t know how to narrow down […]
Kristina McGuirk
The Arts Co-op Program is thrilled to recognize Kristina McGuirk as our UBC iSchool (SLAIS) Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) 2017 Student of the Year! Kristina has won distinction based on her tremendous performance at BGC Engineering and commitment to personal development. The Arts Co-op Program is thrilled to recognize Kristina McGuirk as […]
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 […]
Grace Mok
BA 2002: Major Economics, Minor Commerce When Grace Mok first joined Co-op, she didn’t know what she wanted to do except for banking. She was open to all of the options presented to her. This path of trial and error eventually helped her narrow down her Economics major and Commerce minor to a career in Accounting, […]
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 […]
Jeffrey Cui
BA 2011: Major Political Science, Minor International Relations When the world’s eyes were set on Vancouver, British Columbia for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Arts Co-op student Jeffrey Cui was in the thick of it all, working through a Co-op term with Olympic sponsor Jet Set Sports; While hundreds of thousands of […]
Kelly McElroy
Dual MAS/MLIS 2010 Kelly McElroy immersed herself in the science and theory of archives and information in her dual masters programs at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. However, it was during her Co-op term at the Washington State Archives that she came across a report that, to her, “validated the importance of […]
Karen Baxter
BA 2011: Combined Major, Political Science & Economics With 8 months of international work experience and knowledge of the ins-and-outs of cross-cultural dialogue under her belt, Arts Co-op student Karen Baxter has gained an impressive range of transferable skills that will set her apart in the eyes of future employers. Before her Co-op term with […]