Co-op Students in the News
Most co-op students strive for a positive experience at their co-op jobs. For the most part, students work hard to take the knowledge they gained from the classroom and apply it at work. Once in a while, students go above and beyond and make a lasting impact at the company. This page recognizes those students.
The journey from idea to reality
(published on April 26)
While on co-op at a global engineering firm, Northeastern University junior Brian Racca was confronted with a vexing challenge of redesigning a small, but critical component of a nuclear reactor valve.
Medical co-op delivers on student’s wish
(published on April 21)
Third-year biology student Pritika Patel squeezed into a closet-sized makeshift emergency room at a public health clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, to help a woman give birth to twins. On co-op from January to April, Patel worked closely with nurse practitioners and low-income patients at a clinic in Masipumelele, a township in Cape Town.
Prescription for excellence
(published on March 25)
Through engaging co-op experiences and rewarding community service projects, Northeastern student Cheyanne Freeman has found her calling in community pharmacy.
Profile in leadership—and success
(published on March 22)
Stephanie Filipek created the employee development program for Bisnode Business Information Group on co-op last fall. The Darmstadt-based company helps clients in 17 countries in Europe maximize sales, minimize risks and make better business decisions.
Calculating her every move
(published on March 16)
For senior Jessica Kong, a co-op in Germany last year meant discovering a passion for consulting and getting a first-hand perspective on how international business operates.
Quick thinking, in two languages
(published on March 2)
As a marketing event with a leading airline company was coming to an end in Nice, France, Jason LaMotte's work was just beginning. LaMotte, who was on co-op at the communications firm Open2Europe in Paris, had three short hours to transcribe the entire press conference from French to English so the agency could quickly generate coverage in other countries across Europe.
Battling AIDS one “Goal” at a time
(published on February 28)
While on co-op in India last year, Northeastern University third-year student Rushika Shekhar spent her days engaging young women at risk for HIV/AIDS through team sports and healthy-living sessions. Along with providing empowering messages to these girls, she learned a few lessons of her own.
Design dreams come true in Shanghai
(published on February 10)
Northeastern University senior Kyle Jonasen dreams of designing custom-built homes and showrooms. His co-op job with Zero Lab Office, an architectural studio and design lab in Shanghai, China, helped prepared him for this future and inspired his career outlook: After he graduates in May, Jonasen plans to earn a master's degree in architecture from Northeastern, find a job at an architecture firm in China or Korea, and then start a small studio with a team of young colleagues.
‘Coolest Co-op’ a riveting experience
(published on February 4)
While on co-op last year, junior Gustav Hoiland immersed himself in the supply chain management industry — right down to the nuts and bolts.
After Peru, it’s can-do
(published on January 31)
Shadowing doctors, dressing wounds and administering antibiotics on co-op at a public health clinic in Cusco, Peru, inspired Northeastern University student Shane Smith to consider a new challenge: medical school.
Positive change can be child’s play
(published on January 14)
A "toxic swamp" lurked beneath the feet of more than a dozen high school students at Ocean Academy in Caye Caulker, Belize. Northeastern University student Ellie Deshaies carefully observed every step. She instructed the intrepid travelers to cross the wetlands using a paper plank. If a student's foot touched the ground, the game was over. It was just one small part of Deshaies' spring co-op.