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July 26, 2004 Lynch lends UWGB students a guiding hand She offers advice on careers, life By Vince A. Feeling
"She's one of these people who brings a pretty happy attitude to work everyday," said Sandy Deadman, director of academic advising at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. "There's always a lot of laughter and people always know when she's in the office because her laugh is real evident in a fun sort of way. She's a team player."
It shouldn't be any surprise that Lynch, of Green Bay, says she loves her job as an academic advisor at the university.
She says her main role as academic advisor is to help students become aware of their choices by serving as a mentor and answering student's questions on careers and other aspects of life.
"She works hard and is involved in many programs for the community," said Juliet Cole, assistant to the director of the Institute for Learning Partnership at UWGB. "She's a force in the community."
Most of the students Lynch helps are minorities.
"Many students suffer because they don't feel like they are a part of the majority," Lynch said.
Lynch, 45, grew up in Duck Hill, Miss., the youngest of 10 children.
Her mother, who never pursued a career, was certified to teach in a one-room schoolhouse, and her father taught her to be a strong individual, she said. They taught her to be responsible, to know herself as an individual and to know her African-American culture.
She said a lot of minorities don't have that kind of support.
The first year in college away from home is one of the toughest for students, Lynch said. Many leave the comfort zones they have been accustomed to and the resulting stress can be overwhelming.
"I tell them it is only four years," Lynch said. "You can get your education and then return home after."
Lynch said her job is very rewarding when she sees students go on to become leaders during their years in and after college.
"It all comes back to choice," she said. "I try to help each of them make the right ones depending on what they want to do."
Lynch received a bachelor's degree in political science from Jackson State University in Mississippi. Since it was a historically black college, she always had support while working on her undergraduate degree.
Lynch has been working at UWGB for nine years. She also holds a master's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and said she one day may pursue a doctorate.
She became an academic advisor because she had a great deal of support along the way and wants to try to give back to the community.
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