Jessica Seabury

I started at UB in August 1996, so I am beginning my 25^th year with the Honors College.

I enjoy working with and meeting new people. And as an Honors College academic advisor, I work with some of the brightest and most engaged students at UB. They are always challenging themselves academically and personally. I love hearing about their summer plans to do cutting-edge research, to study abroad across the globe or to do internships in their field. Then, when these students graduate and go on to pursue dynamic careers, I plan events for and with them as the Honors Alumni Coordinator.

I feel fortunate to be in a position where my duties vary with the time of year, and I get to assist a new group of freshmen students each year. That said, I do feel that the issues and pressures that college students face have become more complex during my time in higher education. It is difficult to see some students struggle but I am glad to be in a position to assist them in connecting with UB’s many student success resources. 

In 2019, I was named Outstanding Academic Advisor by the Undergraduate Advisement Council (UAC). The personal recognition and recommendations from my colleagues, students, alumni, and parents meant a lot to me.

The Honors College isn’t just a freshman program! We also admit high-achieving transfer and current UB students twice a year through the Advanced Honors Program.

Get involved! I wish someone had insisted that I participate in professional organizations like UUP, the PSS and UAC sooner, but this year I am listening to my own advice and taking a much more active role in all three.

I have run one marathon and eight half-marathons (including one in Paris, France). I love to travel and in the last few years have been lucky enough to visit places like Costa Rica, Jamaica, Colorado, California, Key West, Lyon, Paris, and Geneva. I am a big Buffalo booster, love the Sabres and the Bills, am a docent for Explore Buffalo and an aspiring amateur photographer.

It will never be as good as my mother’s or my grandmother’s, but I make a decent pot of Sunday sauce and meatballs.

I would love to visit Italy and Ireland, particularly the places where my grandparents were born.

I have two college-aged sons, and I think I am doing some of my best parenting right now, so it is no wonder I decided to work in higher education.