Krystyna Nowak
2014 UBC iSchool (SLAIS) MLIS Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes a UBC iSchool (SLAIS) 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, Krystyna Nowak, was honoured for her work term […]
Maria Yang
According to Maria, her work term at the library of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. “[made her] more confident when pursuing a career as an information professional in the near future as a new grad.” ”I am getting more confident when using those databases to provide information service.” As a current SLAIS Co-op student, Maria Yang believes […]
Shannon Saito
BA 2012: Major Geography (Environment and Sustainability), Minor History Where did Shannon work? Work term 1 (4 months) Operation Save H2O Team Leader, Dillon Consulting Limited Work term 2 (8 months) Project Support Specialist, Global Consulting/ Global Medical Services What did Shannon accomplish? Dillon Consulting As a team leader for Operation Save H2O, she worked with […]
Rosalyn Cua
BA 2006: Major Interdisciplinary Studies, Ethnic and Intercultural Studies After changing her major five times and completing four co-op work terms, Rosalyn Cua found her niche in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on ethnic and intercultural studies. “What was really valuable was…having the opportunity to work in a number of positions before graduation [which] gave […]
Samantha Markham
2014 Undergraduate Student of the Year Honourable Mention Major: Creative Writing Sam joined the Arts Co-op Program with a dream to work for Harbour Publishing, and her hard work and dedication paid off, as she secured a position as Marketing Assistant for her third work term. Sam’s passion for writing and publishing were evident during […]
Ting Wang
BA 2010: Visual Arts Ting Wang readily admits she doesn’t have a specific career plan. UBC Arts Co-op led her to communications-related jobs, a field she now finds interesting and rewarding. A student in the visual arts, Ting found that her design skills were a great asset to her resume. Many employers are seeking communications […]
Vicki Yan
BA 2008: Psychology Vicki Yan sees her career path as an ongoing, evolving concept. Typically, Yan says, students will “spend at least the next 30 years or so in their career. I like to think of these 30 years as a journey for me to continuously discover my potential.” As a person who has always […]
Stephen Ullstrom
BA 2012: Double Major Creative Writing, Political Science Where did Stephen work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Summer Teen Program Assistant, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) Work Term 2 (12 months part time): Journal Assistant, Canadian Literature Work Term 3 (4 months): Production Assistant, UBC Press Work Term 4 (8 months): Production and Editorial […]
Stephanie Tait
BA 2005: International Relations & Women’s Studies Director of Delivery, ExperiencePoint As the Director of Delivery at ExperiencePoint, Stephanie contributes to the development of innovation and change management workshops that transform the way people learn, manage change, and solve complex problems. Work terms with Tourism Whistler and UBC Arts Co-op gave Stephanie the opportunity to […]
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 […]