Jaeda Yurkiw

As a highly motivated engineering student, I am dedicated to achieving excellence in my studies and future career. I have the willingness to learn, follow instructions and work cooperatively within team environments. I approach my work with a strong sense of integrity and accountability, always striving to do what is right and ethical. I am committed to delivering high-quality work that meets or exceeds expectations, and I'm always looking for opportunities to improve.

• Mentee - UBC Engineering Mentorship Program
• Bronze Cross - Lifesaving Society Canada
• Bronze Medallion - Lifesaving Society Canada
• Bronze Star - Lifesaving Society Canada
• Grade 7 - Royal Conservatory of Music
• Pleasure Craft Operator - Transports Canada

Academics

• Student Panelist at the School of Engineering Orientation & Meet the Direction Sessions (was invited to represent civil engineering)
• Association of Interior Realtors Annual Award Scholarship
• Aberdeen Hall Cambridge Leadership Award
• Eloise Moore Allan Memorial Scholarship
• Youngest COBBS (Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society) donor
• Student council leader (Aberdeen Hall)
• Nominee for Language 12 award (in grade 11)
• Honor Roll (grade 7 to grade 12)
• AP biology, AP calculus and AP english (in grade 12)

Athletics

• Provincial First Team All-Star
• Captain of UBCO Jr.Heat Women's Volleyball Team
• Captain of Senior Girls' Volleyball Team (Aberdeen Hall)
• U18 National Gold Medal Recipient
• MVP for Senior Girls Volleyball (Aberdeen Hall)
• MVP of Volleyball ISAA Championships
• Provincial High School Silver Medal Recipient (first ever team medal for Aberdeen Hall)
• Nominee for Female Student Athlete of the Year (Aberdeen Hall)
• U18 BC Summer Games Beach Volleyball (was chosen to represent the Okanagan zone at 16)
• Won gold in 2017, bronze in 2018, and silver in 2019 for Aberdeen Hall at the High School Beach Open
• Played in first pro tournament at 15 years old
• Team BC Development
• International Children's Games in Taiwan (was chosen to attend from the Okanagan)

UBCO Intramural

• UBCO Competitive Volleyball Champions - November 2023 & April 2024
• UBCO Volleyball Spikefest Champions - March 2023 & 2024

Athletics

• Play in UBCO Intramural Competitive Volleyball
• Play in Urban Rec Competitive Volleyball
• Was on the UBCO Jr.Heat Volleyball Team for U17 and U18
• Was apart of the volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer, and running team during my time at Aberdeen Hall

Modelling

• Signed with Deja Vu Model Management (2018-2020)
• Attended Faces West International Model Conference
• Model for 2023 BRP Sea-Doo Commercial

Hearing Helpers Foundation (Non-Profit Organization)

• Started a foundation called "Hearing Helpers" to help young children and their families living with hearing loss. I have raised over $3500 and funded seven scholarships to graduating high school students who have overcome challenges from 2019-2024.

Prime Medical (March 2022 - May 2022)

• Helped with filing for the medical clinic

T2 Volleyball (February 2018 - March 2018)

• Volunteer coach

SolidWorks Project - APSC 171 (Engineering Drawing and CAD/CAM)

• After four months of hard work, my team and I made the James Webb Space Telescope using SolidWorks for our term project. We won Top 10 and earned the second highest mark of the class.

Final Design Project - APSC 171 (Engineering Drawing and CAD/CAM)

• Additionally, our team had to design an item to help with climate change. We invented and made a solar panel cleaner using supplies available to us.

Design Project - APSC 169 (Fundamentals of Sustainable Engineering Design)

• I was the CEO for my team's design project, which came with much responsibility. We worked to address the increase in eutrophication due to nutrient runoff in Fraser Valley, BC, to create a more sustainable environment and maintain vital freshwater sources. Our solution was a tool aimed to assist in the treatment of eutrophic water by measuring the level of treatment chemicals in the water at specified depth levels. We obtained the highest mark of the class for the final lab report with a 98%.

Preparing to Consult with the Council of the Haida Nation: Wave Energy Implementation Project - APSC 201 (Technical Communication) 

• My team and I had to come up with a plan for consulting with the Council of the Haida Nation on the implementation of wave energy on the islands of Haida Gwaii. Over the semester we had to prepare for a presentation on our plan as well as a final consultation plan report.

Assignment 4 Competition: Construction Material Used in Civil Engineering - ENGR 325 (Civil Engineering Materials)

• My team had to prepare a two-page document and a single slide presentation on a subject related to the modern/contemporary/futuristic construction materials used in civil engineering applications. We chose 3D graphene and had to give a two minute in-class presentation of our work. After the class vote, my team won runner up for the most innovative/creative/interesting material.