SHSS Student Speaks About his Career at Career Café

Jacques Koko, Ph.D., a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), shared his career tips and strategies with SHSS students at Career Café on Nov. 12.

Koko is currently an adjunct professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and in the School of Security and Global Studies at the American Public University System (formerly the American Military University).

While a student, he served as an intern at the Situation Centre of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations. He was also a graduate assistant for DCAR as well as a GA with Community Resolution Services working with the Community Resources, Partnerships and Solutions grant funded through the U.S. Department of Justice. He spent 13 years working with non-governmental organizations, community groups and school systems as a political analyst, trainer, teacher, community organizer or coordinator.

Career Café, started by SHSS in 1999, features practitioners, scholars, and others who come to share their career paths, experiences, and tips with students in an informal setting. The Café offers wonderful opportunities for students to meet the people who are doing the cutting edge work in the school’s fields of college student affairs, conflict resolution, family therapy, and multidisciplinary studies.