Blog posts archive

«Previous

March 2023

Next »

The pivot from web developer to stock trading

Thursday, March 30, 2023 by Stefan Zivkovic and Kaitlin Trendel | 8 min read
Stefan standing in front of a panoramic view

Stefan Zivkovic, a third-year Management Engineering student shares his co-op experiences and how he went from a web developer to stock trading in two years.

Term 1: Systems and process engineer at Epic Parking Control Services, Canada.

Term 2: Web developer at Horizn, Canada.

Engineering
International

Confidence is your greatest asset in the workplace

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read
Image of Alex Zhu

Alex Zhu (he/him) is a third-year student in the Computer and Financial Management program, in the Faculty of Math. He is a recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for his role at Mastercard as an associate consultant intern. Alex discusses his journey navigating the corporate world while diversifying his professional skills.

Co-op Student of the Year
Mathematics

Finding the intersection between race and health

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 5 min read
Image of Rachel Almaw

Rachel Almaw’s (she/her) dedication to research has resulted in remarkable work, for which she is being recognized with the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Health. She is a fourth-year student in the Health Studies program, with a minor in Gerontology. Rachel shares the various elements of working in a research lab and walks us through her passion for bridging the gap between health and race.

Co-op Student of the Year
Health
UN SDGs

Working on the future of space technology

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
Image of Isaac Cheng

As a child, Isaac found his passion for astronomy by looking at the brightest stars in the night sky. Today, Isaac is a recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for his work at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (HAA) in the National Research Council Canada (NRC).

Co-op Student of the Year
Science
Research

Find your path to sustainability

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
Image of Breanna DeFreitas

Breanna DeFreitas (she/her) is in her fourth year, studying Geography and Environmental Management, specializing in Climate Change and Environment. She is the recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Environment. Breanna delves into the details of her journey at Evolugen by Brookfield Renewable, who nominated her for this recognition.

Co-op Student of the Year
Environment
UN SDGs

“It’s hard to be stressed in Switzerland”

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 6 min read
University of Waterloo Environment co-op student, Andrew Ding, smiling in front of mountain view

Andrew Ding (he/him) is a fourth-year Geomatics student in the Faculty of Environment. He is the recipient of the 65th anniversary award for International Excellence. This award marks the 65th anniversary of Co-operative Education at the University of Waterloo. Andrew takes us back to his co-op term in Switzerland and shares how he is shaping a sustainable future for himself and the world, one co-op at a time. 

Environment
International
Research

Engineering mindset meets scientific problems

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
An image of Jennifer Tsai

Jennifer Tsai (she/her), a third-year Biomedical Engineering student is the recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Engineering. Jennifer’s curiosity in science mixed with her engineering skills put her on track to great achievements in her co-op positions. She is being recognized for her incredible work at the Cembrowski Lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Co-op Student of the Year
Engineering
Research

Growing a passion for public service through co-op

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read
An image of Jeremy Ernest

Jeremy Ernest (he/him) is in his second year of the Master of Public Service program. CEE is recognizing him for his achievements during his co-op term at the Treasury Board Secretariat (Ontario) with the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Arts. Jeremy shares the story behind his success and explains his motivation towards consistent and impactful work.

Co-op Student of the Year
Arts

Mastering the art of co-op: a grad student’s experience

Thursday, March 2, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 7 min read
Maddie standing next to a camera and box light

Maddie Savage is a University of Waterloo Master of Arts co-op student in English Rhetoric and Communication Design, in the Major Research Paper stream.

Co-op 1: Worked as a researcher for Xello, a K-12 online academic planning company, updating Canadian and U.S. school databases.

Co-op 2: Worked as a content development associate at the University of Waterloo, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE), interviewing both students and employers to develop news stories for the CEE websites.

Arts
Grad
Research