Did you know that MSVU is home to the longest-standing accredited co-op program in the Maritimes and the second highest number of co-op students in Nova Scotia? In fact, every undergraduate program at MSVU has a co-op, internship, work experience or practicum opportunity attached.
“As we celebrate 45 years of Co-operative Education at MSVU, we are thankful for the employers who have continuously supported and mentored MSVU co-op students,” says Scott Daniels, Manager, Co-operative Education.
During CEWIL Canada’s National Co-op and Work-Integrated Learning month (March) we’re thrilled to spotlight our latest MSVU Co-op Student of the Year Award winners (winners just announced based on work terms completed in 2023).
Meet the rock star students who are already making waves in the workplace:
Matthew Lantz – Co-op Business Administration Student of the Year
Nominated by employer Moira Nordqvist, Master Promotions
“Matthew was the ultimate team player and multi-tasker with not only our company, Master Promotions, but with our sister company, Global Conventions Services. He did many research projects that helped our bottom line. He also completely revolutionized our marketing tool kit for exhibitors to use and modernized our website.
Matthew created and sent hundreds of emails to lists of upwards of 20,000 people with accuracy for our 30+ events, always using different layouts to ensure our look was clean and updated. This led directly to the success of the events and to the goal of bringing visitors to our events. He brought his experience with our sister company to the Master Promotions realm with increased branding opportunities, which led to increased sponsorship revenue!”
– Moira Nordqvist, Master Promotions
Tien Pham – Co-op Public Relations Student of the Year
Nominated by employer Sara Newman, Communications Nova Scotia and Cal MacLellan, Enterprise Canada
“Tien is a go getter. He does nothing halfway and brought a degree of professionalism and energy to his role that inspired our team. His positive attitude is infectious. He participated in client projects and team meetings and always brought new insight and ideas on how to reach new people. He is hands-on in his approach and always came with a well thought out plan to demonstrate strategy. Tien is shaping up to be one of the best digital strategists I’ve ever had the chance to work with.
He also gained experience in many other areas of communication and marketing work while on the job, including more traditional marketing, video production, consulting with clients, and media relations.” – Lauren Ooostveen (on behalf of Sara Newman), Communications Nova Scotia
Thuy Bao Tran (Ivy) Pham – Co-op Tourism & Hospitality Management Student of the Year
Nominated by employer Cullen Johnson, Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel
“Ivy has raised the bar for our customer service standards and expectations. She has brought forward suggestions, asked questions and is consistently referenced in guests’ positive feedback. We frequently hear from our guests that Ivy is kind, positive, a smiling face and excellent in her role as Guest Services Agent. She has improved our customer service model and masters all tasks assigned to her. She goes above and beyond in ensuring that her fellow teammates are confident in their daily tasks and is always willing to lend a hand.
Her progression from learning to teaching others was fast. Her ability to quickly learn and then turn around and teach the same process is an incredible asset to our business. She handles complex guest situations with ease and is a reliable and dependable member of our team in any situation, from a guest complaint to a medical emergency.” – Cullen Johnson, Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel