Jane Paris
Name:
Jane Paris
Job Title:
College Adviser
Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:
July 2007
What is your approach to advising?
- Answer the questions the students bring, and challenge them to think about other things.
- Share my love for the liberal arts.
- I try to remember what it's like to be a new college student.
Education:
M.S., Higher Education & Student Affairs, Indiana University, 1994
B.A., Journalism & Political Science, Indiana University, 1989
How did you get here?
I've been advising since 1994 at various places, in this order: Semester at Sea, Miami of Ohio, the UC Berkeley Legal Studies major, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, and Washington University in St. Louis.
What's your favorite part of your job?
As a college student, you are in a dynamic place in your life - socially, intellectually, and emotionally. As an adviser, I get to experience that with you.
Most unusual job you ever had:
Go-go dancer at Bardot A Go Go, or middle-school teacher in Sierra Leone
About me:
Class that changed my life: Political Science 305, Marxist Theory, at Indiana University
One of my many favorite things about Cal: the Hans Hoffman collection at the University Art Museum
My best Halloween costume: It's a tie a between Wonder Woman and the disco Statue of Liberty
Family: I live in San Francisco with my husband, son and daughter.
What advice do you have for L&S students in general?
Major does not equal career. You are on two distinct quests here: one is to figure out what you love to learn about in the classroom; the other is to figure out what you want to do when you graduate. In L&S, these two things are usually not related, so don't look to your major to define this for you. Embrace the freedom of a liberal arts education and the excellent career exploration resources here at Cal.
