
James Ruby
University Professor
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA USA
“No experience or time spent in a job is ever wasted time. We can learn from everything and every experience contributes to the next phase of life.”
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA USA
“No experience or time spent in a job is ever wasted time. We can learn from everything and every experience contributes to the next phase of life.”
University Professor
I teach students in the disciplines of Human Services and Counseling
A typical day for me will include teaching students a variety of courses, advising students on academic and professional matters, engaging with students as their advisor in student organizational efforts, engaging in academic research and scholarly activities, and attending meetings for the university, my college, my department, and my professional organizations. I also work with curriculum development and accreditation. The work is varied and requires a lot of social interaction, which I like.
Here's the first step for college students
Working as a teaching or research assistant would be useful to anyone interested in a career in higher education. Also, focusing on academic performance is valuable as it opens up other doors of opportunity in graduate programs.
"There was a philosophy that a person was supposed to know everything about their future when they were young and that was definitely not my situation. I felt like I was somehow missing something because I didn't know everything about my own future."