Frog of the Week: Jen Gideon
By David Reese
Features Editor

Jen Gideon is no fresh face to the TCU community. Actually, Gideon will graduate this May with a bachelor of science degree in social work with a minor in history.

During her four years at TCU, Gideon has participated in numerous activities on-campus including Alpha Delta Pi sorority, intramural sports and the National Association of Social Workers at TCU. She worked in the admissions department for a year and a half.

Gideon has also served as a resident assistant in Jarvis Hall for the past two and half years including this year as the Head Resident Assistant.

“I love being an RA because I really enjoy being a resource for my peers and getting to know the other RAs as well as the residents that I come in contact with,” she said.

As a requirement to fulfill her degree in social work, Gideon has volunteered at the Presbyeterian Night Shelter during her junior year. Gideon has interned this past semester at the Middle Level Learning Center. She has been working with middle school-aged as a case manager.

“It has been a real interesting experience to work with middle school-aged children because they are usually the most difficult group to work with in school,” Gideon said.

Gideon along with five other social work majors planned and implemented the Got Tested? Free HIV/AIDS testing for the community last spring. She said over 100 people participated in the testing.

Gideon was born in San Antonio and lived there until moving to Dallas before her freshman year of high school. Gideon graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in Dallas in 1999. She is also a second generation Frog. Her father, Rhett, graduated from TCU in 1971. Her two uncles also attended the university.

Gideon has yet to decide on her future plans after graduation.