For international students, co-operative education and work-integrated learning can offer a unique mix of opportunities and challenges. While graduating with Canadian work experience can be a great way to launch a long-term career and life…
Academics - Co-operative Education
It’s your first day on the job with a new co-op employer, and there’s a lot to take in! Computer log-ins, policy manuals, learning the office layout, invitations to weekly meetings, training sessions, and the…
As a former co-op student herself and now a Co-operative Education Coordinator at MSVU, Lisa MacNeil has written or reviewed hundreds of cover letters. Today, it’s easy for her to tell which letters will catch…
Public Relations co-op student, Klara Needler and Nova Scotia Power co-op employer, Maeghan Murphy
March 2018Written by: Natalie Knickle, BPR Co-op Student Motivating, creative and fun. These are the words that Public Relations co-op student, Karly Piercy used to describe her work term at NATIONAL Public Relations firm located…
January 2018Written by: Nick Voutour, Public Relations Co-op Student One of the most exciting aspects of Mount Saint Vincent University’s (MSVU) Bachelor of Public Relations (BPR) program is the opportunity to take what you learn…
November 2017Written by: Lisa MacNeil, Coordinator, Co-operative Education In the summer of 2015, business co-op student Connor Hirtle was involved in an accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. This meant he was…
September 2017 Written by: Courtney Davison, Student Liaison, Co-operative Education Twelve. This is the number of countries Courtney Goldie explored while on her five-month exchange in Austria. Courtney studied communications and journalism at the…
April 2015 Melissa Nodding, BPR Co-op Student Around this time last year I was at a cross-roads in my life. My partner was moving to Australia to chase his dream of becoming a dentist and…
August 2015 Lisa MacNeil, Coordinator, Co-operative Education Fourth year Bachelor of Arts student Hailey Stapleton operates under the belief that if you are given an amazing opportunity, you should seize it! Hailey chose to do…