Jess tuck, PH.D.
JTUCK@FAU.EDU
Jess serves as Director for the Academic Coaching and Career Enhancement for Student Success (ACCESS) Center and University Advising Services (UAS) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) where he leads the effort to provide academic skill development and academic coaching to first and second year students. Jess uses the Appreciative Advising framework to train coaches and advisors. Jess also served as the Project Director of FAU's U.S. Department of Education Title III Grant from 2010-2016 focusing on the retention of second year students on academic probation.
Jess’s experience began at FAU in 2003 advising freshmen and sophomores with undeclared majors and providing guidance to students through developmental advising strategies. Jess has also been an Adjunct Instructor at FAU since 2010 teaching First Year Experience (FYE) courses. Since 2015 Jess has been a lead instructor for Navitas at FAU with a focus on teaching university learning skills to international students.
In 2016, he became a member of the Appreciative Advising Faculty and a Certified Appreciative Adviser where he facilitates small group sessions at the annual Appreciative Advising Institute. He is also a National Appreciative Advising and Education Trainer and Consultant. Jess has presented nationally at college & university campuses, and via online webinars sharing his expertise on academic success coaching, pro-active advising and Appreciative Advising.
Jess received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership: Higher Education from FAU, where his dissertation topic was Students' Preference for Online Versus Face-To-Face Academic Advising Based on Individual Learning Styles. He received an M.Ed. in Counselor Education, also from FAU. Jess attended SUNY Plattsburgh and holds a B.A. in Sociology. Jess is a Certified Appreciative Adviser.
Jess’s experience began at FAU in 2003 advising freshmen and sophomores with undeclared majors and providing guidance to students through developmental advising strategies. Jess has also been an Adjunct Instructor at FAU since 2010 teaching First Year Experience (FYE) courses. Since 2015 Jess has been a lead instructor for Navitas at FAU with a focus on teaching university learning skills to international students.
In 2016, he became a member of the Appreciative Advising Faculty and a Certified Appreciative Adviser where he facilitates small group sessions at the annual Appreciative Advising Institute. He is also a National Appreciative Advising and Education Trainer and Consultant. Jess has presented nationally at college & university campuses, and via online webinars sharing his expertise on academic success coaching, pro-active advising and Appreciative Advising.
Jess received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership: Higher Education from FAU, where his dissertation topic was Students' Preference for Online Versus Face-To-Face Academic Advising Based on Individual Learning Styles. He received an M.Ed. in Counselor Education, also from FAU. Jess attended SUNY Plattsburgh and holds a B.A. in Sociology. Jess is a Certified Appreciative Adviser.