Contact Information

513-556-6274

Jessica.King@uc.edu

Introduction

I advise students in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services and select students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (AE, ASE, BME, ChemE, Civil, Environmental, FEP/EASE)… and anyone else who comes to talk to me. Set up an appointment via e-mail or Starfish or just stop by!

In addition to my role as lead advisor, I have many other projects in our office and in supporting our students' work. I teach sections of Gateway to University Honors as well as the Exploring Community Engagement honors seminar. I also lead an alternative spring break experience known as WorkFest and an alternative break experience called Making Wishes Come True.

I grew up in Cincinnati and am a proud UC alumna and staff member. As an undergraduate at UC, I was a member of the University Honors Program and found some of my greatest experiences through the honors staff and associated opportunities. After graduation, I started working full time for UC in the Office of Admissions, traveling to high schools all over the state and sharing my own bearcat memories with future students.

I am also a doctoral student in CECH in the Educational Studies program. I am interested in service-learning, addressing educational inequality, building transformative relationships, and how all of this relates to community engagement.

Ask me about…

• The experiences I have had in Southeastern Kentucky, Florida, Cuba, the United Kingdom, and France traveling with University Honors students
• Study abroad adventures in Costa Rica, Denmark, England, Mexico
• My passion for and work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Being an advisor and alumnae/state board member for my sorority
• My obsession with owls
• Reese, my adorable dog

Favorite Quotes

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming." – Johann von Goeth

"Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want" -- Randy Pausch