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Counselor, mentor, friend

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To celebrate her dedication and time spent as a counselor at Pierce College, a small party was put on in the Student Services Building in her honor last Thursday.

Eileen Scheff has worked intimately with students as a counselor since 1969.

“I’ll miss the comradery, the connection to students,” Scheff said. “Because with counseling, and teaching also, you’re alone with the students a lot.”

A prism was engraved and presented to Scheff as a gift from the Counseling Department. The inscription reads: “Thank you for your 31 years of caring, Eileen Scheff. People don’t care how much we know until they know how much we care. Pierce College Counselors, 2010.”

The celebration included a cake from Edie’s Bakery and other sweet goodies.

TREASURED: Eileen Scheff
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“I don’t go to bakeries, they’re dangerous,” Scheff said as she indulged in a piece of the cake that was brought for her.

Scheff received her bachelor’s degree in English at Ohio State University and her master’s degree at Cal State Long Beach in Clinical Psychology.

In terms of a legacy Scheff hopes to leave behind, she referred to personal counseling as her main priority.

Looking ahead to the time off, Scheff wonders what she’ll fill her time with; she routinely wakes up every day at 6 a.m.

“I don’t know how to relax,” Scheff said.

Scheff plans to continue her learning and participate in workshops in marriage and family counseling.

She will be missed by her colleagues.

“We see students everyday, every half an hour,” Scheff said. ”Every moment is different, every moment brings something new; it’s the newness of each student [that I’ll miss].”

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