2011 Co-op Student of the Year
And The Winner Is….
The 2011 CU Co-op Student of the Year is marketing and management major, Chris Bailey.
Bailey was nominated by his supervisors at the Kanata office of high-tech giant, Alcatel-Lucent. As the student programs co-ordinator,
Chris Bailey with Julie Bebbington, Manager, Co-op and Employer Services
Bailey’s principal tasks were to assist in the hiring of post-secondary co-op students employed every term for the company’s Ottawa campus.
“Chris vastly improved the level of service that goes with this important role,” said Todd Luckasavitch, Alcatel-Lucent’s director of recruiting (North American Human Resources). “Chris gave us not only a competitive advantage in hiring co-op students, but it made Chris really stand out in his position.”
Christ talked about the benefits of co-op in this short video: http://carleton.ca/cc/co-operative-education/future-cu-students/
Honourable mention also goes to Jeremy Hartley (Communication Studies), Natasha Jackson (Aerospace) and Tania Steyn (Marketing and Finance).
Congratulations to all co-op student nominees!