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<\/a>Lubberts takes little credit for his accomplishments, admitting that he worked hard but didn\u2019t expect the award, which he attributes to the particular circumstances of his co-op placement. Lubberts also says that the award is really the result of the efforts of everyone around him, including a strong support network.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to be recognized, but it\u2019s really a reflection of the geniuses I surround myself with,\u201d he says. \u201cIt takes the spotlight off me and really on to the people that I choose to be around.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lubberts applied for the job with Saanich despite missing a key qualification, which did not discourage him. Instead, Lubberts dedicated several days to learning the skills needed for the job on his own time. Lubberts says that part of what he laid out in his application was his experience of having to learn new skills just days before his placement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI applied with the anticipation that I would immerse myself at Camosun for a day or two of self-learning,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Lubberts\u2019 timing was unique, as well. Lubberts applied for the position with Saanich while his wife was pregnant, becoming a father just days into the placement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started work on Thursday and my baby was born on Saturday,\u201d he says. Lubberts took just one day off and successfully balanced his new family with great performance at his new job over the rest of the summer.<\/p>\n
Thinking back on the experience and how he managed to cope, Lubberts is nearly speechless. \u201cIt was the most unbelievable week of my life,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Lubberts also thanks Camosun\u2019s Co-Operative Education department, who helped him find the opportunity in the first place. \u201cThis was not [a result of] my sole effort,\u201d he says, \u201cbut a result of great help and contribution in the co-op department at Camosun to get me the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gloria Darroch, director of Co-operative Education at Camosun, says the win makes her proud of the students and the programs at Camosun.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seven winners over the last seven years, and they represent a variety of programs at the college,\u201d says Darroch. \u201cIt is always nice when it\u2019s validated by outstanding contributions by students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite consecutive wins, Darroch says the co-op department knows that Camosun students like Lubberts face tough competition for awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are constantly delighted to get the recognition. All postsecondary in Canada does a good job, so look at the competition,\u201d she says. \u201cWe don\u2019t take it for granted at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
No Camosun student should take these wins for granted, says Darroch, and should be proud regardless of what program or campus they are in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen any student gets recognized,\u201d she says, \u201call students see another positive reason that supports their decision to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Camosun student Ben Lubberts has won the BC Association for Co-operative Education\u2019s Co-op Student of the Year award. Lubberts\u2019 win mark the seventh consecutive year that the award has been awarded to a Camosun student. The award, which also includes a cash prize of $500, is granted to the applicant most fitting, based on academic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-april-2-2014"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8864,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8861\/revisions\/8864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}