Meet a Colleague: Seth Jones Seth Jones is a technology integration specialist in ITS.

W&L News Office
November 13, 2024

Q. How long have you worked at W&L?
I have worked at W&L for two years now.

Q. What do you like most about working at W&L?
I love being a part of the campus community. There are so many interesting things going on surrounding our mission of enriching the lives of our students, and it’s great to be a part of that.

Q. Where is your favorite location on the W&L campus?
The Colonnade is iconic and just beautiful. I love walking through there on my way across campus.

Q. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Q. What advice do you have for students?
You have plenty of time for your studies, social life and other extracurriculars, if you don’t waste it. There are so many opportunities here, go out and find them.

Q. What is the most adventurous thing that you have ever done?
When I got married, my wife and I eloped in Portugal, telling only a couple of people.

Q. What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not working?
I love spending time outside playing with my two boys, Oliver and Henry, and playing tennis. I also like taking on a project around my 100-year-old home.

Q. If you could live anywhere, where would you build your dream home?
I’d probably build it on the island of Madeira, where I got married. It’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.

Q. Who most inspires you?
My father has always been a great role model for me. He worked in higher education for most of his career and was a great dad to me and my brothers. I try to emulate him in many respects of life.

Q. What book are you reading now?
“The Morning Star” by Karl Ove Knausgaard.

Q. What music are you listening to these days?
I listen to a broad variety. I really like a folk band from North Carolina called Mipso, and Leon Bridges, a soul singer.

Q. What is your favorite film (movie) of all time?
Unironically, “Paddington 2.” It just makes you feel good watching it.

Q. What is the website you visit most often and why?
The Atlantic, for some quality journalism. I think it’s something of a lost art, and very important for an informed society.

Q. If they made a movie about your life, who would play you?
A cashier at Food Lion once said I looked like Ryan Reynolds, which is incredibly generous, but I’ll go with him.

Q. Which historical figure do you most identify with and why?
Maybe Da Vinci? Though I’m not an artist of any sort, he had a curiosity for a great range of topics, and I like to learn about many different things.

Q. If you could have coffee with one person, who would it be and why?
A founding father like James Madison would be fascinating, to see what they think of how the country has progressed over a couple of centuries.

Q. What is your desert island food?
Something very involved to make, like Beef Wellington. It would help pass the time if I had to spend a few hours cooking.

Q. Tell us something most people don’t know about you.
I have an identical twin brother.

Q. What is your secret talent?
I’m a pretty good cook. I don’t get too much time in the kitchen these days, what with a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old at home, but cooking is a great creative outlet for me.