By: Dessie Creswell

The Career Center may be off the beaten track, but for students who find their way to Boykin Wright Hall, they get the opportunity to meet one of the friendliest staff members at Augusta State University.

For 13 years, Patricia Hyatt has devoted her time to greeting students as they enter the Career Center. Ms. Hyatt says the best part about working there is being able to help students make important decisions regarding their future.

“I love the fact that we are able to help students with a problem that to them seems like a mountain, and before they leave our office, that problem’s been turned into an ant-hill,” she says.

Throughout the year, the Career Center holds several events to help students find jobs in their fields. Ms. Hyatt says she hopes students take advantage of these opportunities because the events are great networking tools. “You never fully know what an employer is looking for, and you might have that special quality an employer wants,” Ms. Hyatt explains.

Looking back, Ms. Hyatt says she always knew she wanted to work with people. After spending a number of years teaching and coaching basketball, she decided to try something different. That decision led her to ASU.

Ms. Hyatt, a grandmother and self-proclaimed yard sale fanatic, enjoys her job at the Career Center so much she says, “I will be here until I can no longer climb the stairs.”

Name: Patricia Hyatt

Position: Office Manager, Career Center

Time at ASU: 13 years

Little known fact: Ms. Hyatt and her husband met at a funeral home.

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