By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Ashley Pacek (she/her) is a second-year Environment and Business student. She emphasizes the importance of networking and exploring the industry your working in as a first work term co-op student.
By: Lauren Ballard | 3 min read
Alison Baird (any), a third-year Gender and Social Justice student discusses how they made the most of their experience working in the University of Waterloo’s Sustainability Office and how she approaches applying to a co-op position.
By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Ben Woodward (he/him) is a fourth-year Geography and Environmental Management and Earth Sciences student. In this blog he shares his experience using geographic information systems (GIS) and web mapping work for various levels of government, a private company and his local museum.
By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read
Ricardo Dabydeen (he/him), a fourth-year Honours Planning student specializing in urban design, discusses his passion for architecture and how he found a sense of giving back to his community through his co-op journey.
By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Avery Sudsbury’s (she/her) passion and curiosity for the waste industry, demonstrated during her work term at the Engineering and Environmental Services, Region of Waterloo, has earned her the title of Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Environment. Avery shares the importance of making people aware of the effect they have on the environment and the value of mentorship.
By: Jacqueline Cardoso | 7 min
Jessica Bona (she/her) is a fourth-year Environment, Resources and Sustainability (ERS) student pursuing a minor in Peace and Conflict studies. As a recurring residence don at United College and Captain of the University of Waterloo dance team she is a pillar of the school community.
By: Jacqueline Cardoso | 5 min read
Putri Cullinane (she/her) is a third-year Environment, Resources and Sustainability major pursuing a minor in Economics. Her passion for water research and climate action shines through as she discusses her work experience in government and non-profit roles, along with strategies for maintaining well-being in the face of eco-anxiety.
By: Paige Sharpe | 1 min read
Paige Sharpe (she/her), a third-year Health Sciences student with a minor in Addictions, Mental Health and Policy, discusses her most recent co-op job at Environment and Climate Change Canada.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read
Reeya Dalpati (she/her), is a recent Faculty of Environment graduate whose co-op journey has taken her all the way from her own faculty at the University of Waterloo to finding a passion for transportation planning.
by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read
Michelle Angkasa (she/they), a fourth-year Environment and Business student explains their role in protecting the environment through co-op and dissects how they integrate their passion for policy in all their initiatives.