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Jessica Tsang
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For this 22-year-old from West Covina, California, giving back to the world is important. So it is easy to picture Jessica progressing seamlessly from her role as student leader into her chosen profession of university administrator.
“I want to work with students because I like helping people at a stage in their lives when they are changing. I want to provide guidance and contribute to their maturation,” she says.
As a student herself, Jessica has already had experience leading and helping other students. At Mount San Antonio Community College, she served as a California student state senator, representing 1 million community college students in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. |
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She has been active at UC Santa Cruz too, working as a Resident Assistant (RA) and Summer Orientation Leader. But she does find time to relax. Jessica is a member of the Swinging Slugs dance club at UC Santa Cruz. “It’s a great way to relax, exercise, and meet a lot of people,” she says of her dancing. “Also, through the big band music and Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra songs, you feel you’re going back to a time that from our point of view seems more romantic, more innocent.”
Jessica chose UC Santa Cruz for the personal attention students enjoy here. She was accepted at all the UCs on the California coast, but when she researched them, she felt that some did not have a personal approach. “They seemed standoff-ish. I was looking for a smaller campus where I get one-on-one attention, because I thrive in places where people know me and are willing to help,” she says.
After graduating, Jessica will work as a house manager at a non-profit maternity home in Santa Cruz, providing counseling and advising. This work experience will help her when she attends graduate school in student affairs and higher education administration.
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