![1stcoop2
Second section of the pioneer class of University of Cincinnati co-operative students, 1906](https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/legacy/enews/2006/02/e3609/jcr:content/image.img.cq5dam.thumbnail.500.500.jpg/1534517052357.jpg)
More Than 60,000 Votes Cast to Pick UC s Coolest Co-ops!
The coolest jobs are available to University of Cincinnati students via the universitys celebrated Cooperative Education program. Through co-op, students alternate time spent in the classroom with paid, professional work that lands them in some unlikely though very cool jobs all around the world. These jobs include creating products for Nike, helping to launch satellites, devising new food options for the military, creating Web sites for movie studios and helping to build the tallest skyscraper in Beijing.
Co-op at UC is celebrating its
. In fact, UC is the global birthplace of co-op, having founded the practice in 1906 with 27 students. Today, 100 years and 43 countries later, the university is recognizing co-ops contributions to education, companies and students with a series of events live and online.
Most recently, campus and community went online in January to vote for the coolest UC co-ops as part of the 100 Cool Co-ops contest. More than 60,000 votes were cast, and the winning students will not only be recognized online, theyll also be recognized during halftime at the Feb. 17 UC mens basketball game against Providence. Among the winners are
- Marketing student Brock Fortman who went on a six-month co-op to Tokyo where he worked side by side with the president of his co-op firm translating a business management book, creating a firm Web site and making preliminary selections of the firms suppliers, not to mention golfing with the company president.
- Industrial design student Laura Myre had a co-op in Hong Kong where she climbed to the worlds second-largest Buddha statue and also traveled to mainland China where she hiked the Great Wall.
- Fashion student James Ott had the chance to attend his first New York runway show in 2005 and see his own handiwork worn by those
Further action is required to make this image accessible
One of the below criteria must be satisfied:
- Add image alt tag OR
- Mark image as decorative
The image will not display on the live site until the issue above is resolved.
same runway models. He co-opped with designer Ralph Rucci, creating production pattern artwork and doing final garment constructions not only for the spring 2005 Ready-to-Wear Show in New York but also for the 2004 Couture Show in Paris.
- Electrical engineering major Andrew Sampson helped launch the Space Shuttle Discovery from NASAs Kennedy Space Center, specifically helping to resolve a vital fuel-sensor problem.
- Operations management student Shelby Shenkelman has had three domestic and one international co-op with Delta Airlines. Thanks to her co-ops, she was able to fly free and visit Spain and Mexico as well as sites throughout the United States.
- Construction management student Brandon Stout helped with the renovation and expansion of the Ritz Plaza Hotel in Miami, Fla., and acquired a sideline in celebrity spotting as there were several movies in the making near to where he worked.
These cool co-ops and others will not only be recognized at the Feb. 17 basketball game, but theyll also be recognized online on the 100 Cool Co-ops Web site and receive prizes worth at least $100. These include mall gift cards, MP3 players and golf accessories. For a complete list of the 100 winners, visit http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=3614
Further action is required to make this image accessible
One of the below criteria must be satisfied:
- Add image alt tag OR
- Mark image as decorative
The image will not display on the live site until the issue above is resolved.
UCs co-op, which annually places about 4,000 students in professional, paid jobs around the globe, is a premiere program ranked in the
Top Ten
of such programs year after year by
U.S. News & World Report
.
Co-op students at UC earn a collective $30 million annually. That breaks down to average monthly earnings of between $1,700 to $2,500 per student. Nationally, students with co-op experience tend to have an easier time finding a job upon graduation. According to the National Commission for Cooperative Education, 95 percent of co-op students have a job upon graduation while 60 percent of co-op students nationally go to work for their co-op employers.
Tags
Related Stories
How to keep birds from flying into your windows
![Yahoo! News icon](/content/dam/refresh/uc-news/news-icons/dark/yahoo.png)
July 3, 2024
UC College of Arts and Sciences professor Ron Canterbury tells the Indianapolis Star that simple steps can prevent birds from strike windows around your home or business. Yahoo! News shares the story.
Get to know CCM’s newest faculty and staff members
July 3, 2024
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music will welcome a variety of new faculty and staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts, researchers and educators this fall.
4 steps to craft an outstanding graduate program application
July 2, 2024
Derrya Mathis, a graduate of the pre-occupational therapy program, shares her insights and experiences on successfully applying to graduate school.