Danielle Westbrook
2012 MLIS SLAIS Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an 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, Danielle Westbrook, was honoured for her work term with UBC Library, where her supervisor […]
Kelsey Beninger
BA 2010: Psychology The benefits from Kelsey Beninger’s experiences as an Arts Co-op program graduate speak for themselves: she has landed a great job immediately after graduation, and her hands-on experience in health and community development has ensured her acceptance into the prestigious London School of Economics for graduate studies. Kelsey’s glowing future career and […]
Stephanie Reczka
BA 2011: Major Anthropology, Minor Music Where did Stephanie work? Work Term 1 (8 months): Diamond Ball Assistant, Canadian Cancer Society Work Term 2 (4 months): Museum Assistant – Curatorial, Langley Centennial Museum What did Stephanie accomplish? Canadian Cancer Society As a Diamond Ball Assistant for 8 months, Stephanie’s main responsibility was to organize the […]
Azar Eskandarpour
BA 2006: Political Science and International Relations Where did Azar work? Work term 1 (4 months) Municipal Solid Waste Tracking Researcher, The Recycling Council of British Columbia Work term 2 (4 months) Voluntary Sector Analyst , Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Work term 3 (4 months) Newsroom Diversity Researcher, Canadian Television News (CTV News) British […]
Daniel Collins
2013 MAS SLAIS Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes a Master of Archival Studies co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance including academics, workplace, contribution to co-operative education and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Daniel Collins, was honoured for his work term at the Arts Club […]
Jessica Woolman
Master of Library and Information Studies 2009 “There is nothing better than the experience of connecting theory with reality. Discussing situations in your studies is very different than a real-world experience of actually, pragmatically doing it.” Jessica Woolman went into co-op wanting to dabble in as many areas as she could, and her experiences helped […]
Jennifer Tsui
BA 2007: Double Major Psychology and History From educated to employed, that’s the story of our Arts Co-op graduate Jennifer Tsui, who found work right after graduation. Tsui’s first Co-op work experience as a Gallery Interpreter Information Coordinator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Drumheller, Alberta) was one of her most “gratifying, enriching, and […]
Mark Penney
BA 2011: History (Honours) Mark Penney’s got perspective. Through his “eye-opening” work term at Ericsson, a Swedish telecommunications company, he has gained an important new outlook on both the obvious and more subtle differences between school and work. After starting his Co-op career as a Heritage Interpreter for the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, Mark […]
Victor Ngo
BA 2013: Major, Geography Where did Victor work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Marketing and Artistic Coordinator, Arts Club Theatre Company Work Term 2 (4 months): Learning Technology Assistant, UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology Work Term 3 (4 months): Water Conservation Program Assistant, City of Vancouver What did Victor accomplish? Arts Club Theatre […]
Simon Lai
BA 2006: Economics and International Relations MA 2008: Economics Simon Lai currently spends his days conducting economic analysis on national defence, national security, and Crown Corporation issues on behalf of the Department of Finance for the Government of Canada. As an Economist, Simon’s work is quite closely related to his area of expertise – he […]