Cooperative Education

Lisa Worsh
COP U101 Professional Development Co-op
Some Opportunities on CO-OP
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Worsh

Lisa Worsh

Co-op Faculty Coordinator
Department of Cooperative Education






Lisa is the Co-op Coordinator for Human Services majors (as well as Cultural Anthropology and Sociology). She has thirteen years of experience working with experiential learning in higher education, has a Bachelors degree in Sociology, and a Masters of Education in Counseling.

Lisa has a vast knowledge of Universities and Colleges and has worked both locally at Bridgewater State College and Massachusetts Bay Community College as well as across the country at Portland State University in Oregon.

In her former positions, she worked one on one with both students, organizations, and corporations from the Office of Student Activities.

She has worked in both private and public institutions, with traditional and non-traditional college populations, graduate students, and large international populations.

Lisa's diverse background and high energy has been translated into a drive to create innovative jobs and personal relationships with students, companies, and the Human Services Program.

Contact information: Lisa Worsh, M.Ed. Co-op Faculty Coordinator Department of Cooperative Education 579 Holmes Hall Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 Voice: 617.373.4773 Fax: 617.373.8130 Email: L.Worsh@neu.edu

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COP U 101 Professional Development Co-Op

Co-op experiences will help round out a student's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) education, and contribute to a student's academic, professional and personal growth. Specifically, the CAS co-op program will:
  1. Expose students to a professional work environment. For many students, co-op will be their first exposure to a work environment where a student's ability to master the key elements of appropriate workplace behavior (dependability, ethical decision making, team skills, appreciation of diversity, knowledge of workplace cultures, communication skills) will be crucial to his or her success.
  2. Help students confirm/refine academic goals. Many students gain new insight into their academic choices. Some CAS students have reported that a co-op position changed their mind about what discipline to major in. Others have refined their academic goals and have chosen new graduate school paths as a result of a co-op. Finally, some students realize why excelling academically is so important to professional success.
  3. Provide students with the opportunity to explore different career fields. One of the advantages to a CAS degree is that a student is well prepared, regardless of major, to enter different career fields. Students are developing a strong set of skills that many employers (and graduate programs) in many fields will value. We encourage students to use co-op to their advantage and experiment with co-op jobs in different industries and professions.
  4. Deepen a student's experience in a specific professional area and enable students to network with individuals in their prospective fields. In addition to exploring different career fields, co-op can also provide students with the opportunity to gain more in depth experience in a profession of their choosing. Upon confirming interest in a career field, many students venture to undertake future co-ops within the same area to deepen their technical skills and expertise.
  5. Build a student's transferable skills. All CAS co-op students will be building a strong set of transferable skills that will be crucial to success in further academic study or professional endeavors. Such skills include: critical thinking, communication (oral and written), ethical & social awareness, career development and interpersonal skills.
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Some Opportunities on CO-OP

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More Information About CO-OP in Human Services

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