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For Clayton State students intramurals may be all fun and games, but for Rashad Sanders, it is a lot of work. Fortunately for us, he loves his job. In his role as Asst. Director of the Recreational Sports and Intramurals Department, he strives to offer a well rounded recreational experience for students. He also gives students a social outlet in sportsmanship activities like 5-on-5 basketball, bowling, horseback riding, ski trips and exercise classes.

Sanders seems to be an intrinsic part of the university. In a there and back again saga, he left Clayton’s Health Sciences Department in 2004 to work in advertising for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He then left the AJC in September 2005 to make Clayton State history by becoming the first full-time Intramurals Coordinator.

Prior to Sanders taking over the position, intramurals was a function of the Office of Student Life and coordinated by a student. When asked why he returned to Clayton State, he replied, “I didn’t like sitting in front of a computer all day, and I wanted a job that allowed me to interact more with people.” Sanders says he enjoys “working here because of the family environment.” This past spring, he again assumed a role new to Clayton State—Assistant Director of Recreational Sports and Intramurals.

Sanders brought several programs to Clayton State including the annual ski trip which occurs every January. The ski trip has several fans such as Krysta Nelson, senior, who said that she fell while snowboarding, “but I was having so much fun that I went right back up the hill and fell down again.” This year, he opened up the annual ski trip to recent Clayton State graduates at the current student price.

“He [Sanders] has brought a great deal to Clayton State,” says Sunita Caton, sophomore. “He’s very approachable and accepting of new ideas.”Sanders had more to say about intramurals. “I want people to know that college has more to offer than an education. While education should be the focus of your college experience, it shouldn’t be the whole of your college experience. I want students to realize that intramurals is an opportunity to have fun, meet new people, and get some exercise,” he said.

On just the short list of activities Intramurals offered this past semester were volleyball, flag football, 3-on-3 basketball, bowling, and paintball. For a complete list of services and activities offered by the Recreational Sports and Intramural department and upcoming events, be sure to log on to their website.

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