Celebrating 115 Years of Co-op!
Experience a Recap of the Celebration
Relive the co-op 115 celebration engineering and university events for alumni, employers, students, faculty, staff, and families at the Boston campus during Homecoming 2024. The COE Careers Beyond Co-op event welcomed employers, alums, and students, and was followed by a university employer luncheon. The College of Engineering Open House included a student group showcase and engineering lab tours, and was followed by the university celebration. Events were also held at Northeastern campuses across the U.S.
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- College of Engineering Co-op 115 Celebration Open House – Boston
- College of Engineering Careers Beyond Co-op Event – Boston
- University Co-op Employer Luncheon – Boston
- University Co-op 115 Celebration – Boston
- Events at Arlington, Silicon Valley, Miami
Video Recap – Boston
You Are Part of Co-op’s Legacy
Co-op—our premier experiential learning program—is what set Northeastern University on a path of innovation. Our industry partners, students, alumni, friends, and faculty and staff have all contributed to its success and are part of co-op’s legacy. Since 1909, the co-op program has transformed the lives of students across the university, defined co-op excellence as a nationwide top-ranked program, and fueled the expansion of experiential learning to include an ever-growing myriad of opportunities. Today Northeastern is renowned for providing an experience-powered education.
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The Impact of Co-op: Unique for Each, Shared by All
Triple Husky on Life-Changing Co-op Experiences
Sue Freeman, triple Husky and associate dean for undergraduate education, shares her Northeastern co-op story and how it led her to find her passion and a successful career in teaching and leading undergraduate engineering education.
Undergraduate Students Share Co-op’s Impact
Undergraduate students across majors share their co-op experiences and how it has helped them in their engineering career journeys. Each experience, while different, helped each gain professional experience, apply learning in the real-world, and find the path right for them.
Graduate Students Speak on Value of Co-op
MS students across majors share how co-op has helped them build confidence, apply knowledge, build a professional network, and become acclimated to the working environment, ultimately giving them a competitive advantage upon graduation.
Alumni Co-op Experiences
Northeastern and Co-op Help Alumnus Find a Healthy Balance
Joe Davis, E’65, chemical engineering, built an impressive and varied career at Gillette that spanned 31 years. His Northeastern experiences, including two formative co-ops, taught him to balance his responsibilities at a young age and guided him to his ideal career.
Relive the 115 Years of Co-op Celebration
The year 2024 marked 115 years of cooperative education at Northeastern University, which began in the College of Engineering! To celebrate a series of events for alumni, employers, students, faculty, staff, and families took place across the global university network, culminating in Boston during Homecoming Weekend in November.
‘Careers Beyond Co-op’ Event Brings Together Employers With Alums and Students
The College of Engineering co-op team hosted the 2024 Careers Beyond Co-op event during the 115 years of co-op celebration, which took place during Homecoming Weekend. The interactive event united alums and current students with co-op employer partners for a day of sharing career journeys and co-op’s impact.
Co-ops Lay Foundation for Accomplished Raytheon Career
Co-op enabled James Sweeney, E’66, electrical engineering, to earn as he pursued a degree with work relevant to his chosen field and taught him important people skills that helped him navigate professional relationships during his over 40-year career at Raytheon.