GCSU alumnus becomes new Assistant Director of SAC

  GCSU’s Student Activities Center has welcomed a new face to its staff after Ron Lunk, former assistant director of student activities, made the decision to take a job at Augusta State University in early June.
    Ron Lunk was the assistant director of Student Activities for three years and had a difficult time deciding whether or not to leave GCSU.
    “It was a very difficult decision, mainly because of the friends I had made and the relationships I made with the students. Honestly, the students at GCSU are truly amazing,” said Lunk.
    Lunk, after accepting the position of associate director of Student Activities at ASU, contacted SAC and told the department that he had someone in mind that could fill in for him until they found someone permanent. 
    Twenty-three-year-old Reese Fitzpatrick, a GCSU alum, thought she was only going to be the assistant director for the summer and was surprised when she was offered the job permanently.
    On Aug. 18, Fitzpatrick took the position full time. She was excited about this great opportunity but was also hesitant at first.
    “It’s not an easy job and before I applied to keep it, I really hesitated. I was mostly concerned about the crazy hours and also a little bit tempted to take a more traditional job that wasn’t so complicated and that you don’t have to think about when you go home,” said Fitzpatrick. “In the end though, I’d much rather spend longer days at a job I love than shorter days at a job I don’t care about.”
    GCSU students have welcomed Fitzpatrick with open arms since returning to campus this fall and finding out that Lunk was no longer a staff member at SAC.
    Natalee Mayo, a student worker at SAC, has enjoyed working with Fitzpatrick over the past month and is excited about getting to know her better.
    “Reese has done an amazing job of picking up where Ron left off,” Mayo said. “(Reese) came in and really stepped up to the plate and I’m really proud of her and what she has accomplished so far.”
    Jessica O’Neill, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha at GCSU, was pleased to find out that Fitzpatrick got the job.
    “I got to know Reese on a more personal level this summer from being a part of College Pan-Hellenic Council and I really felt as if she had the dedication and the ability to be assistant director full time,” said O’Neill. “I was so happy for her when she told us that she took the job.”
    Fitzpatrick is not the only new face at SAC. The Student Activities Center has a new intramural coordinator, Joel Sanderson, and a new graduate assistant who coordinates the Venture Out program.
    “It is comforting to know that I am not the only new kid on the block,” said Fitzpatrick. “It is nice to have people around me who are in the same position as me.”
    Lunk is thrilled that Fitzpatrick is the new assistant director and will continue to be there to support her and give her advice whenever needed.
    “I think Reese will do a terrific job,” says Lunk. “I watched her grow as a student leader and graduate and as I transitioned with her, I knew she would be fine.”

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