Mary-Ellen Cullen and Steve Menich want to help build stronger communities in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region. They have found an outlet for their passion to give back by funding co-op students jobs at non-profit organizations through their contributions to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Co-op for Community fund.
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is compared to Californian schools in Computer Science by overall rank, student employability, program size, research capabilities and entrepreneurship.
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and (NTNU) partner to focus on talent development in artificial intelligence (AI) through co-operative education and work-integrated learning (WIL).
At the 2021 Employer Impact Awards, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) celebrated three employers who are University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ graduates. These alumni, and their organizations, provide incredible opportunities for co-op students.
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is an active participant in the WACE Global Challenge, a program supporting international experiences for students, which won an award for helping to advance the (SDGs).
Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) and Shabnam Ivković were awarded best paper at WACE’s 4th International Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in September, 2022.
The WE Accelerate program, born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now a permanent offering aimed at easing underemployment challenges for first-work term students.
Colleen Phillips-Davis (she/her) has spent almost 20 years making her mark at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Her experiences and passion to create change will be a major asset as she embarks on a new leadership role.
Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education, Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) and Director of International Strategic Initiatives, Shabnam Ivković were  at WACE’s 4th International Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in September, 2022.
In this article, David Drewery and Katie Knapp explore students’ organizational commitment pertaining to workplace friendships. This study found that organizational commitment is greater when work experience quality is greater. Additionally, workplace friendships still developed during remote work-integrated learning.