Ryley Humphry
BA 2014: Major Sociology, Minor Health and Society Where did Ryley work? Work Term 1 (8 months): Special and Annual Giving Assistant, Union Gospel Mission (UGM) Work Term 2 (4 months): Community & Special Events Assistant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre What did Ryley accomplish? Union Gospel Mission Ryley works in a department responsible […]
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 […]
Rie Namba
BA 2013: Visual Arts Major, Economics Minor Where did Rie work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Communications Assistant, UBC Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Work Term 2 (8 months): Learning Technology Assistant, UBC Center for Teaching, Learning, Technology (CTLT) What did Rie accomplish? Communications Assistant for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Through […]
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 […]
Susanne Sulzberger
MAS 2010 Where did Susanne work? Work term 1 (4 months) Contract Researcher, Athabasca University Work term 2 (4 months) Student Archivist, Library and Archives Canada What did Susanne accomplish? Athabasca University As a Contract Researcher, Susanne was involved in a research project whose goal was “to determine the viability of Athabasca University Archives to […]
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
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 […]