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Get to Know Faculty Liaison -- Aaron Robertson

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 their academic and athletic experience.
 
Faculty liaisons 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 a 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 Which Team
Aaron Robertson, Men's Basketball
Professor of Mathematics, Chair of the Department of Mathematics
 
What I Like About Being a Faculty Liaison
Students-athletes have a lot of time pressure on them that some of the faculty just don't understand, so team members may need an advocate once in a while.
 
Influential Person in My Career
My advisor, Doron Zeilberger
 
Idea or Invention I Wish I Had Thought of...
Erdos' proof of monotonic subsequences
 
Favorite Hero
Morrissey
 
Favorite Possession
Joe Satriani signature Ibanez guitar
 
Favorite Sports Memory
Colgate Volleyball's five-set win over American to take the Patriot League title in 2012
 
Favorite Memento
Signed poster from Soul Coughing
 
Favorite Magazine, Hard-Copy or Online
Reason
 
Favorite Music Genre, Singer or Group
'80s mainstream music and '80s-'90s alternative
 
Favorite Book
The Store by Bentley Little
 
Favorite Movie
Eraserhead
 
Favorite Quote
"If it wasn't for disappointment, I wouldn't have any appointments." -- They Might Be Giants

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