The 2012 Co-op Photo Contest will run from May 7 to August 31, 2012. Check back in June to submit up to three photos taken during work terms that took place between September 2011 and August 2012.

Here's how to submit your photos:

1. Upload your photos (netlink ID and password required). You may enter a maximum of three photos.
2. We’ll print your photo entries and post them on display at Co-op and Career Info Day in September. Make sure to stop by and vote for your favourite — the photo with the most votes wins!
3. We’ll tally the votes, determine the victors and notify the contest winners. Good luck, and have fun!

1. To qualify, you must be a current co-op student.
2. Photos should feature you on your work term. Whether your workplace was an office, the great outdoors or somewhere in between, we want to see shots of you on the job!
3. You may submit up to three photos.
4. By submitting your photos to the Co-op Photo Contest, you're agreeing to let Co-op and Career use your photos for promotional purposes. This means that your photo may appear on a UVic website, in a publication or in other promotional material. For this reason:
   • You must be the owner of the photo (if someone else took the photo, make sure you have permission to use it!).
   • If your photos include shots of the workplace, make sure you have your employer’s permission.
   • If your photos includes shots of other people, make sure you have the subjects' permission--to do this, you and the subject must complete sign this Photo Subject Release Form. You must submit the completed form to commcoop@uvic.ca, mail it to Co-op and Career at PO Box 1700 Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, or drop it off in room 410 of the Business and Economics Building.)

The 2012 Co-op Video Contest will run from May 7 to August 31, 2012. You can submit videos taken during work terms that took place between September 2011 and August 2012. So get out your camera and start rolling, then submit your videos starting June 1.

Here's how to submit your videos:

1. Use your own equipment to shoot and edit your video, then upload it to YouTube. For tips about posting content on YouTube, check out the YouTube handbook.
2. Email commcoop@uvic.ca with your first and last name, student number, co-op program and the link to your YouTube video (YouTube is an American company and content posted on the site is hosted on American servers. Be sure to read YouTube’s privacy notice and terms of service)
3. We’ll post your video to Co-op and Career’s YouTube channel and link to the video from this page.
4. We'll let you know when voting is open. The UVic community will vote for their favourite videos, and we’ll notify the winners when the contest closes. Good luck, and have fun!

Video ideas

Wondering what your video should be about? Here are a few ideas:

• Did you have an "aha!" moment that made you realize what you want to do as a career? Or maybe what you don’t want to do? Did you work with an amazing mentor?
• Did your work experience help you better understand your area of study?
• What was it like working in a professional workplace? What did you learn, and what will you take back to the classroom? What will you work on during your next co-op work term?
• Did you work in a unique environment? Maybe you even traveled to another country?