Posts for the Topic Arts

Great jobs in every cycle

Thursday, December 22, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read

Niharika Sharma (she/her), a fourth-year arts and business student with a major in economics and a finance specialization, shares with us her wild and twisted journey of finding her co-op placements.

Niharika's co-op story

Arts

Overcoming challenges

Staying motivated

Developing skills in the insurance industry

Thursday, November 17, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read

Ashley Chetram (she/her) is going into her third year of Honours Arts, with a major in psychology and a minor in social development studies. She gives us details about completing her first co-op term at an insurance company.

Arts

Overcoming challenges

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

Take initiative. Make an impact. Attract rewarding opportunities.

Thursday, September 15, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 6 min read

Vrushti Trivedi (she/her), a Waterloo Arts alumnus, dives deep into all five of her co-op roles and shares how she managed to work part-time during her study terms as an international student.

Arts

Making an impact

Alumni

Working upwards from start-ups to Tesla Motors

Thursday, August 25, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 5 min read

A photo of Sydney sitting at her work desk, smiling and wearing headphones.

Sydney Ouellette (she/her), a third-year Arts student, gives us insight into the various positions she has done in the technical writing field.

Arts

Mentorship

Startup

Equity, diversity and inclusion: Ina’s path

Thursday, August 4, 2022 by Ina Gera | 3 min read

A photo of Ina, a UWaterloo Arts co-op student, holding a cat and smiling.

Hey everyone! My name is Ina (she/her), and I am in my third-year at the University of Waterloo, obtaining an Honours Arts degree with a double major in Psychology and Social Development Studies.

How many co-op work terms have you done and where have you done them?

Arts

Making an impact

Tutoring on co-op: a teachable moment

Thursday, July 21, 2022 by Manvi Ahluwalia | 5 min read

A photo of Manvi, a UWaterloo arts co-op student, sitting on a sofa and smiling.

Hi! My name is Manvi (she/her) and I’m an Honours Arts and Business co-op student and I completed my first work term this winter. My major is Economics and I'm also working towards a minor in Legal Studies.

What are some main projects that you worked on during your co-op term?

Arts

Teaching

Overcoming challenges

Blogs, writing, action: Fatima’s experience

Thursday, July 7, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 4 min read

A photo of Fatima standing and smiling with her arms wrapped around a tree.

Hi everyone! My name is Fatima Muni and I am a third-year Arts and Business co-op student at Waterloo. I am excited to take you through my co-op journey working at Co-operative and Experential Education (CEE), and what I did during the eight months that I was there.

Arts

Overcoming challenges

An alumni’s nontraditional co-op adventure: Muni’s way

Thursday, June 23, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 7 min read

A photo of Abdurrahman in a maroon suit against a grey backdrop.

Abdurrahman Muni, a Waterloo alumnus who graduated in 2016 from the Arts and Business program, gives us a glimpse into his unique co-op journey and tells us about the entrepreneurial business he is running six years later in career coaching.

During his time at Waterloo, Muni completed a total of five co-op work term:

Defying the odds while working in finance

Thursday, June 9, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 3 min read

Falak Ismaili, a third-year Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) student, shares her co-op experience working in the financial sector and how she conquers the hurdles that come along with it!

Arts

Overcoming challenges