Jade Yuen – Academic Major: School Counseling; Engagement Focus: Service Learning Study Abroad, Alternative Spring Breaks, and Internship

Jade Yuen, a UNF School Counseling graduate from Orlando, Florida, has served school-age students throughout the Jacksonville community as well as abroad.  Serving as an intern at Northwestern Middle School and Mandarin High School, Jade has assisted in building strong school-family-community partnerships to help students succeed in their academic, social/emotional, and career development; furthermore, Jade studied abroad twice in England, where she was able to work with students as well as have the opportunity to compare and contrast the US and UK educational systems.  In addition, Jade has participated as a site leader in community-based learning through an alternative spring break trip to Selma, Alabama, where she served school-age students through creative, academic, and social development.