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Jeff Dunbar

Jeff Dunbar

Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake

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Jeff's work combines: Education, Government, and Working with Others

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Day In The Life

Director, Chesapeake Student Center

I am responsible for the development of college students outside of the classroom.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Nicholas County High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    West Virginia University

  • Graduate Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    Eastern Oregon University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

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Life & Career Milestones

I've taken a lot of twists and turns

  • 1.

    In high school, I met a girl, went to college, spent time dating girl and dropped out of college.

  • 2.

    Got married, dropped out of college and went into a retail management training program and hated it.

  • 3.

    Went back to college, worked at the 'Lair, graduated, had a variety of student affairs jobs.

  • 4.

    Got my masters, went back to my alma mater, landed my dream job at Tidewater Community College opening a new student center.

  • 5.

    Saw the show "Roadtrip Nation" and thought I deal with students with these same questions daily.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Family:

    You're married now, you need to get a job; a job in management or accounting, finance or banking.

  • How I responded:

    I took a leap of faith based on a mentor's faith in me. He knew I had the passion, personality and the desire that it would take to be successful. The skills I could learn, the self-confidence I could learn, but there are certain God given gifts that he saw in me that I didn't see.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • Overcoming self doubt, lack of confidence and fear of the unknown.