Alumni Spotlights
Adrian Jones ’08
Adrian Jones ’08 MBA: Business Administration
Elmira College Residence Life Coordinator
What have been the highlights of your life and career?
What I enjoy most about my career is the one-on-one interaction with the students of Anderson Hall. Knowing that I am making a difference in their college experience is rewarding. I was a resident of Anderson Hall as an undergraduate. I took pride in my dorm. Thus it was also rewarding when the residents of the Class of 2014 brought home the plaque naming Anderson Hall 2010 Mountain Day Dormitory Champions.
What hobbies, activities, community service, foreign travel, etc. are you or have you been involved in? (Awards)
At Elmira College, I was a resident assistant for more than two years. I served as a dorm council president and was a three-year Orientation Leader. I worked for Sports Information and was an Extreme Eagle. My junior year, I interned at Elmira’s Hilliard Corporation as a marketing intern.
Since Commencement, I earned an MBA at Union Graduate College in Schenectady. At Union, I traveled to Cleveland to participate in the annual Key Bank Case Competition. I competed against colleges such as Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, University of Ohio, and Syracuse University. Though my team did not win, it was a valuable experience and a great networking opportunity. At Union, I also participated in a Habitat for Humanity event where we gutted houses that were renovated for impoverished families. I worked as an administrative assistant’s aid, was an activities committee co-chair, and served as the housing coordinator at Union Graduate College. I served on the committee to pick the student speaker at the 2009 Commencement. I worked in the Sports Information Department at Union College. I interned at Horizon Bradco, a full-service provider of supermarket, bakery, meat, and food preparation equipment, and at Success Recording Studio and Production, a full-service studio and production facility.
Which class, club, activity, individual, organization or team do you believe best prepared you for your career?
Being a resident assistant position and housing coordinator prepared me for my work at Elmira College, putting my business degrees to good use and helping me understand the business of higher education.
What advice would you give students about preparing for graduate school or careers?
The best advice I can give to students is very simple. Stop and think. When you start thinking, you find out just how difficult thinking is. Think about your chosen career path. Think about what are the best graduate schools for that profession. Consider your options. Then take action. Shoot for the stars, but have a back-up plan.
Do you have a favorite quote that embodies your beliefs or values?
“ Have a back-up plan for your back-up plan.” Adrian P. Jones II
Elmira College Residence Life Coordinator
What have been the highlights of your life and career?
What I enjoy most about my career is the one-on-one interaction with the students of Anderson Hall. Knowing that I am making a difference in their college experience is rewarding. I was a resident of Anderson Hall as an undergraduate. I took pride in my dorm. Thus it was also rewarding when the residents of the Class of 2014 brought home the plaque naming Anderson Hall 2010 Mountain Day Dormitory Champions.
What hobbies, activities, community service, foreign travel, etc. are you or have you been involved in? (Awards)
At Elmira College, I was a resident assistant for more than two years. I served as a dorm council president and was a three-year Orientation Leader. I worked for Sports Information and was an Extreme Eagle. My junior year, I interned at Elmira’s Hilliard Corporation as a marketing intern.
Since Commencement, I earned an MBA at Union Graduate College in Schenectady. At Union, I traveled to Cleveland to participate in the annual Key Bank Case Competition. I competed against colleges such as Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, University of Ohio, and Syracuse University. Though my team did not win, it was a valuable experience and a great networking opportunity. At Union, I also participated in a Habitat for Humanity event where we gutted houses that were renovated for impoverished families. I worked as an administrative assistant’s aid, was an activities committee co-chair, and served as the housing coordinator at Union Graduate College. I served on the committee to pick the student speaker at the 2009 Commencement. I worked in the Sports Information Department at Union College. I interned at Horizon Bradco, a full-service provider of supermarket, bakery, meat, and food preparation equipment, and at Success Recording Studio and Production, a full-service studio and production facility.
Which class, club, activity, individual, organization or team do you believe best prepared you for your career?
Being a resident assistant position and housing coordinator prepared me for my work at Elmira College, putting my business degrees to good use and helping me understand the business of higher education.
What advice would you give students about preparing for graduate school or careers?
The best advice I can give to students is very simple. Stop and think. When you start thinking, you find out just how difficult thinking is. Think about your chosen career path. Think about what are the best graduate schools for that profession. Consider your options. Then take action. Shoot for the stars, but have a back-up plan.
Do you have a favorite quote that embodies your beliefs or values?
“ Have a back-up plan for your back-up plan.” Adrian P. Jones II
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