Success Stories | ACE-WIL | Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon https://acewilbc.ca Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:20:41 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://acewilbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ACE-WIL-Black-249x250.png Success Stories | ACE-WIL | Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon https://acewilbc.ca 32 32 2022 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS | HONOURABLE MENTION | CO-OP UNIVERSITY: Mary Thomson https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2022-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-awards-honourable-mention-co-op-university-mary-thomson/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:29:25 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89974 Mary is a Capilano University student in her third year in the Tourism Management Program. She spent her summer co-op on the Sunshine Coast working at the Gibsons Public Market; a not-for-profit establishment with local food merchants, a bistro, collect -hold-release aquarium and offering community programs and events. As the Special Events Assistant Coordinator, Mary’s […]

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2022 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS | HONOURABLE MENTION | CO-OP COLLEGE: Paterson How https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2022-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-awards-honourable-mention-co-op-college-paterson-how/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:27:34 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89970 Paterson How is currently in his final term of his Associate of Computer Science degree at Langara College, after completing an 8-month Co-op with the software company, Workday. The position as a Quality Assurance engineer cemented his love for technology and he was very pleased to get the opportunity to work on services that will […]

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2022 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR | CO-OP UNIVERSITY: Bethanea Chou https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-co-op-university-bethanea-chow/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:24:58 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89965 As a second-generation immigrant who persevered through financial adversity, Bethanea strives to make the world more equitable and emotionally intelligent through education. Bethanea exceeded expectations for a first-term Co-op student by co-creating a 1-year leadership training program for all 1,000+ Yukon Government employees in her department. By creating 20+ hours of curriculum and delivering the […]

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2022 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR | WIL UNIVERSITY: Mishal Arif https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2022-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-wil-university-mishal-arif/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:21:45 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89961 Mishal Arif is a Royal Roads master’s candidate and a dedicated research technologist at the Centre for Innovation and Research into Unmanned Systems (CIRUS) at SAIT. She specializes in developing innovative solutions using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) for a wide range of industry applications. Mishal recognized a disaster risk reduction need for an Indigenous […]

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2022 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR | CO-OP COLLEGE: Molly Mifsud https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2022-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-co-op-college-molly-mifsud/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:17:21 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89956 During Molly’s time at Tall Tree, she had the chance to work on projects that helped the organization thrive. She made administrative changes that improved the efficiency of their care, such as revising their intake process to handle a larger volume of inquiries. The revision of these systems allowed the team to connect patients with […]

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2022 ACE-WIL Student of the Year | WIL College: Jacqueline Sperber https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2022-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-wil-college-jacqueline-sperber/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:13:06 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=89951 Jacqueline Sperber, a Post-Degree-Diploma Business Administration in Marketing student, did not only stand out in her co-op achievements through cross-functional teamwork and a solid understanding of the field she was working in, but she also was able to apply tools and strategies learned in her program to succeed in every aspect of her co-op experience, […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year Awards | Honourable Mention | WIL University: Danielle Lowe https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-awards-honourable-mention-wil-university-danielle-lowe/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:15:39 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21778 Danielle is in her final year of the UVic BCom program where she is specializing in entrepreneurship and service management. She is inspired by innovative companies that prioritize consumer wellbeing and the environment. Danielle is dedicated, curious, and ambitious. Combining her love for dogs, sustainability, and business development during her co-op work term, Danielle started […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year Awards | Honourable Mention | Co-op College: Mikayla Haynes https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-awards-honourable-mention-co-op-college-mikayla-haynes/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:13:34 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21774 Mikayla is a recent graduate of Langara College, receiving her Bachelors of Business Administration (Co-operative Education) with distinction. During her time at Langara, Mikayla completed four co-op terms, two back-to-back terms at the Government of Canada as a Student Procurement Officer, a term at Accenture as a Consulting Summer Analyst, and her final term at […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year Awards | Honourable Mention | Co-op University: Han Ocean https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-awards-honourable-mention-co-op-university-han-ocean/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:12:05 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21771 Ocean joined the Biochemistry and Microbiology Co-op Program with an 8.96/9.00 GPA cumulative average. Ocean chose to major in biochemistry with a minor in physics to nurture his interdisciplinary interests in biology, chemistry, math, and physics. Through the co-op program, Ocean has had multiple research experiences, most recently, in a medical physics lab at the […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year | Co-op University: Carly Pistawka https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-co-op-university-carly-pistawka/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:09:23 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21767 Carly Pistawka, 22, is a fourth year undergraduate student in the joint UBC-BCIT honours in Biotechnology program. As a physically disabled student with chronic pain, Carly is passionate about pain research and clinical treatment approaches. Through research on her own condition, Carly found Dr. Caroline MacCallum, a physician specializing in medical cannabis, whose interests also […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year | WIL University: Gurleen Cheema https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-wil-university-gurleen-cheema/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:05:26 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21762 Gurleen Cheema is a student at the University of British Columbia and a current Research Assistant for the Punjabi in BC Project at UBC. She joined this project as a means of connecting with her own community and understanding the importance of oral histories as a community-based research methodology. As an aspiring healthcare worker who […]

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2021 ACE-WIL Student of the Year | Co-op College: Matthew Hicks https://acewilbc.ca/award-winners/2021-ace-wil-student-of-the-year-co-op-college-matthew-hicks/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:00:03 +0000 https://acewilbc.ca/?p=21759 Matthew Hicks is a second-year Arts and Psychology student at Camosun College, where he works to develop his social sciences skills in pursuit of becoming a Social Worker. Having left a successful career as an electrician due to a workplace injury, he has spent the last two years studying and participating in a cooperative experience […]

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