Management Career Services (MCS), Dalhousie’s co-op and career office for students in the Faculty of Management, has spent the past eight months celebrating a major milestone of 20,000 business work terms completed by students in the Bachelor of Commerce Co-op, Bachelor of Management Internship, and Corporate Residency MBA programs.
“The primary goals of this campaign were threefold: to celebrate the remarkable achievement of 20,000 business work terms with our student, employer partner, and alumni communities; to develop content to showcase our programs and alumni to all three groups; and to strengthen our value proposition of ‘Where emerging talent meets employer needs,” says Robert Wooden, Director of MCS.
Here’s how it went:
- In September, Robert Wooden announced the 20,000 Business Work Terms campaign to a record number of attendees at our annual signature networking event, Dal Business Networking Night, presented by EY.
- In November, we hosted a 20,000 Business Work Terms celebration in the MCS office with MCS staff, Faculty of Management staff, and student society leaders.
- In January, we hosted a 20,000-themed scavenger hunt for our students.
- In March, we invited current and past MCS staff to join our annual celebration event for Top Co-op Student of the Year nominees.
- In May, we celebrated with alumni and employer partners in Toronto during the Toronto Corporate Tour networking reception, hosted by BMO.
- Throughout the year, we published 20 alumni profiles, a combination of written and video, featuring graduates from all three programs from the last 30 years.
- We visited the location of the 20,000th business work term, High Liner Foods, which was completed by third-year Commerce Co-op student Boston Foubert in fall 2024.
- We celebrated 20,000 business work terms not only for the quantity, but also for the quality of each and every work-integrated learning experience, as proven by our ongoing accreditation through Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada.
Thank you for celebrating with us this year. We look forward to the next 20,000 work terms and beyond!