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October 2022

Working remotely across time zones

Thursday, October 27, 2022 by By: Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read

Anand Nair, a third-year Chemical Engineering student, shares what it was like working and completing courses remotely, all in a different time zone.

Work term 1 & 2: HelloFresh – Procurement analyst

Engineering

Working remotely

You are capable of more than you think

Thursday, October 20, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read

Prachi Dhanky (she/her), an Honours Arts and Business student with a major in Psychology, shares the story of how she realized she is much more capable of doing things than what she originally believed.

Prachi's work terms so far:

Arts

Teaching

Fishin' in the field

Thursday, October 13, 2022 by By: Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read

Shelby standing in a creek in overalls and a hat.

Shelby Robertson (she/her), a fourth-year student in Environmental Science Ecology, has been working towards making an impact on the environment through her co-op position at Parks Canada. She shares with us her experiences working in an aquatic field and how her courses helped her throughout her work terms.

Shelby has completed a total of five co-op terms:

Crash testing aircraft batteries

Thursday, October 6, 2022 by By: Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read

Brielle standing in front of a small, grounded, colourful plane

Brielle Chenier (she/her), a second-year Mechatronics Engineering student, shares her role working within a sustainable aircraft company along with the ups and downs of her co-op term.

Overcoming challenges

Engineering

A snippet in the life of a co-op student

Monday, October 3, 2022 by Maham Surahyo | 3 min read

Maham Surahyo standing in front of a Peel Regional Police backdrop

Maham Surahyo, a third-year Public Health student, shares her experience working for the Peel Regional Police as a community safety and well-being analyst.

Q & A with Maham

What are your responsibilities in the workplace and what does your work entail?

Health

Research

UN SDGs