Go Global Experience, Holly Yacynuk
Go Global Experience Iceland, August – December 2018 How did the experience transform your learning? Through this experience I learned a lot about myself and how I like to learn. In first and second year I didn’t have much passion for courses that weren’t directly related to my career in Urban Planning, but when I […]
Work Study Experience, Miriam Woldu
Work Study Experience UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, May 2019 – Present How did the experience transform your learning? I was hired over the summer by the Equity & Inclusion Office. With the support of the office, we have been able to go to conferences and have conversations with Vice-presidents of different universities. I feel […]
Community Service Learning Experience, Parsa Rajabi
Community Service Learning (CSL) Experience Coding for Kids program – Teaching kids how to code, 2016-2019 How did the experience transform your learning? Through my experience with the CSL program, I was able to gain valuable insight into teaching and learning. The Coding for Kids program enabled me to work closely with elementary and middle […]
Research Project, George Ng
Research Experience Lab Technician Assistant, Advanced Thermofluidics Lab, May 2019- Present How did the experience transform your learning? I learned things “in the real world” that helped me take my classroom learning to the next level. For example, I learned about hydrogen embrittlement, which is how hydrogen gas molecules can escape through the grains of […]
Work Study, Mimi Mutahi
Work Study Experience UBC Equity & Inclusion Office, May 2019 – Present How did the experience transform your learning? I’ve always really enjoyed talking through ideas and concepts with people as a way of learning, but in Economics, I felt somewhat limited because our learning is very independent and the concepts are strictly rooted in […]
Research Experience, Graham McIntosh
Research Experience Advanced Thermofluidic Lab, Summer 2019 – Present How did the experience transform your learning? I realized that I did not have as much knowledge in electrical engineering since most of my courses have been in mechanical engineering, but this year I have been taking more electrical courses and working in the lab and […]
Creative Performance Experience, Sage Cannon
Creative Performance Experience Visual, Digital & Performance Arts Program – Focus in Sculpture & Theatre. How did the experience transform your learning? My experience has given me the opportunity to apply what I have learned in the classroom in the real world through the research of some of my amazing professors. Getting this real-world experience […]
Work Study, Daulton Baird
Work Study Experience Undergraduate Academic Assistant – Office of the Provost and Vice President, Academic – May 2018-Present Teaching Assistant – Essential Skills for the Digital World – April-May 2018 How did the experience transform your learning? I learned skills that I wouldn’t have learned in class – particularly web development. Learning these skills allowed […]