Who can be nominated?

Each UVic Co-op program area will nominate a Student of the Year by October 31 of each year. To be eligible, students must have completed at least ONE co-op work term. Nomination packages should consist of:

1. A copy of the student's transcript
2. A copy of the student's résumé
3. A testimonial from an employer stating how the student demonstrated initiative and/or contributed to the workplace's organizational goals (this could be taken from evaluation forms but would be more meaningful if it were written as a recommendation for this award)
4. A testimonial from the student outlining how co-op enhanced his or her career development, personal development and academic experience
5. A testimonial from the student's co-op coordinator supporting the student's nomination.

For details about the nomination process, contact your UVic Co-op program office.

Previous award recipients

Winners are announced in November and the award recipients will be nominated for both the provincial and national Co-op Student awards: the Association for Co-operative Education in British Columbia/Yukon (ACE) Student of the Year Award and the Canadian Association for Cooperative Education (CAFCE) Student of the Year Award.

2011 recipients

2011 recipients

In 2011, we were excited to award three students with the Student of the Year Award:

• Erin Stead was named Business Co-op Student of the Year
• Bernard Lambrechts was named Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op Student of the Year
• Jasmine Nielsen was named the Co-op Student of the Year for the Optional and Professional Programs group

Check out what these students had to say about the impact of co-op in their lives:

2010 recipients

2010 recipients

Check out the 2010 award recipients on our Youtube channel.