Michael Lenko
MA Political Science Where did Michael work? Work Term: Junior Policy Analyst, Treasury Board Secretariat – Regulatory Affairs Sector What did Michael accomplish? Treasury Board Secretariat – Regulatory Affairs Sector As a Junior Policy Analyst at the Treasury Board Secretariat’s Regulatory Affairs Sector, Michael played a pivotal role in supporting senior policy analysts, crafting materials […]
Michelle Wei
Honours Political Science with International Relations 2022 Undergraduate Arts Co-op Student of the Year In a time of significant international conflict and crises, Arts Co-op student Michelle Wei has made her mark on the world stage, through her efforts to support the critical work of Canada’s humanitarian response in Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen, and Syria. Impact […]
Sarah Tang
BA: Double Major in Music and International Relations Where Did Sarah Work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Public Diplomacy Intern, U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver Work Term 2 (8 months): Junior International Development Officer, Global Affairs Canada Work Term 3 (8 months): Co-op Student, B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation What Did Sarah […]
Morrell Andrews
2016 Undergraduate Student of the Year – Honourable Mention Morrell Andrews received an honourable mention for the 2016 Arts Co-op Undergraduate Student of the Year Award. Morrell was recognized for her co-op term as the Desk Officer for Global Affairs Canada, where her manager, Zulfi Sadeque, explained that she completed all of her responsibilities, “above […]
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 […]
Sheena Bell
BA 2008: Political Science (Honours) and French Where did Sheena work? Work term 1 (4 months) Industrial Education Team Leader, Surrey Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP), Dillon Consulting Work term 2 (4 months) Department of Audit and Evaluation, Canadian Museum of History Work term 3 (4 months) Career Initiatives Research Assistant, Arts Co-op Program Work term […]
Alexa Evans
Arts Co-op alumna Alexa Evans asserts that the work experiences, transferable skills, and networks she developed through co-op are integral to her current position as Research Assistant at the Bank of Canada. During her four terms of co-op, Alexa Evans redesigned databases, monitored financial markets, and developed econometric models. Today, she asserts that the work experiences, […]
Avril Espinosa-Malpica
Avril Espinosa-Malpica: 2017 Undergraduate Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an Arts Co-op undergraduate student for outstanding achievement in academics, workplace performance, contribution to co-operative education, and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Avril Espinosa-Malpica, was honoured for her impressive work at the Global Affairs Canada Trade Commissioner Service (TCS), and […]
Sophia Kim
2011 Undergraduate Student of the Year (BA Economics and International Relations) Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of student performance, including academic achievement, workplace achievement, and contribution to co-operative education and extra-curricular activities. This year’s winner, Sophia Kim, fulfils all of the above and […]
Gabriela Llanos
2018 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of the student’s performance, including academics, the workplace, and professional/community involvement. This year’s winner, Gabriela Llanos, was honoured for her work term with Global Affairs Canada (GAC). To quote her supervisor, […]