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Get to Know Faculty Liaison -- Benjamin Anderson

The Colgate faculty liaison program provides Colgate student-athletes with the opportunity to develop working relationships with Colgate faculty members outside the classroom or formal advising environment in an effort to enhance the academic and athletic experience.
 
The faculty liaison can function in many roles, including providing additional academic guidance for student-athletes and coaches, educating student-athletes about educational expectations and policies, and providing a link between academic faculty and the Colgate athletic program. The program also establishes a formal connection between each head coach and at least one member of the academic faculty.
 
This collaboration can provide an additional level of assistance for student-athletes in developing a positive and productive balance among academic, athletic, and co-curricular commitments. The faculty liaison program is administered jointly by the offices of the Dean of the Faculty and the Vice President/Director of Athletics.
 
Name and Liaison to What Team
Benjamin Anderson, Football
Assistant Professor of Economics
 
What I Like About Being a Faculty Liaison
I enjoy the interactions with students while supporting them in their activities outside of the classroom. Being a liaison gives me an opportunity to recognize student-athletes for the commitment that they put into both their academics and athletics.
 
Influential Person in My Career
Dr. Meenakshi Rishi, my former professor. I took three courses with her as an undergraduate and she encouraged me to follow my interests in economics by pursuing an advanced degree after graduation.
 
Idea or Invention I Wish I Had Thought of...
Luggage with wheels, it has made travel infinitely easier.
 
Favorite Hero
My mother
 
Favorite Possession
My kegerator
 
Favorite Sports Memory
Tie between two Ohio State-Michigan football games. My first OSU-UM game was in 1994 in Columbus when Eddie George and the #22 ranked Buckeyes upset the #15 ranked Wolverines. The fans, including 13-year-old me, rushed the field afterwards and celebrated with the players. This game ties with the 2006 game during my first year of grad school when #1 Ohio State defeated #2 Michigan, 42-39.
 
Favorite Memento
My collection of bulls from various trips to Europe and Mexico.
 
Favorite Magazine, Hard-Copy or Online
The Economist
 
Favorite Music Genre, Singer or Group
Arcade Fire
 
Favorite Book
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
 
Favorite Movie
Raging Bull
 
Favorite Quote
"I'm ahead of my time, sometimes years out. So the powers that be won't let me get my ideas out."
-- Kanye West

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