Faculty Liaison Program
The Haverford College Athletic Department is committed to integrating athletics within the educational mission of the college and creating and supporting a culture of success which encourages and supports each student athlete's pursuit of both academic and athletic excellence.
Haverford College's Faculty Liaison program is designed to support student-athletes by increasing communication and strengthening connections among student-athletes, coaches and faculty. By creating a stronger network around the student-athletes, we hope to maximize the potential for each student-athlete to reach his/her goal of excellence in both academic and athletic pursuits.
- Promote mutual appreciation and increase communication among student-athletes, coaches and faculty
- Expand the support network and resources for student-athletes
- Create a more solid bridge between the academic and athletic worlds of student-athletes
- Increase the attraction for top high school scholar athletes
The program is flexible in encouraging a broad range of activities from which faculty members can pick those that meet their scheduling needs while not requiring an unreasonable time commitment:
- Be available to counsel athletes with academic and other conflicts they may encounter
- Stop by a practice and/or a game
- Sit on the bench or shadow the coach
- Attend an away game
- Participate in team dinners, banquets or other activities in a less structured setting
- Get to know the team members by name – build relationships
- Share a Dining Center meal with team members and/or coaches – breakfast, lunch or dinner
- Stay involved / connected out of season
- Serve as a recruiting contact for potential Haverford students
- Participate in a team's community service project
If you are interested in volunteering to be a faculty liaison for one of our varsity athletic programs or in gathering more information, please contact Colin Bathory: cbathory@haverford.edu or 610-896-1343. Faculty children are more than welcome to participate with their parents.
2010-11 Contacts
| Team | Professor | Department | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Ashok Gangadean | Philosophy | 1030 | agangade |
| Men's Basketball | Anne Preston | Economics | 1059 | apreston |
| Women's Basketball | Jenni Punt | Biology | 1304 | jpunt |
| Cricket | Biswajit Banerjee | Economics | bbanerje | |
| Men's Fencing | Maud McInerney | English | 1156 | mmcinern |
| Women's Fencing | Maud McInerney | English | 1156 | mmcinern |
| Field Hockey | Wendy Sternberg | Psychology | 1237 | wsternbe |
| Men's Lacrosse | Dave Owens | Economics | 4295 | dowens |
| Women's Lacrosse | Laura McGrane | English | 1155 | lmcgrane |
| Men's Soccer | Casey Londergan | Chemistry | 1217 | clonderg |
| Women's Soccer | Ken Koltun-Fromm | Religion | 1026 | kkoltunf |
| Softball | Richard Ball | Economics | 1437 | rball |
| Men's Squash | Scott Shelley | Physics | 1310 | sshelley |
| Women's Squash | Judy Owen | Biology | 1192 | jowen |
| Men's Tennis | Dick Wynn | Vice President | 1223 | grwynn |
| Women's Tennis | Linda Bell | Provost | 1014 | lbell |
| Men's XC, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field | Stephon Alexander | Physics | 6232 | salexand |
| Women's XC, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field | Alex Kitroeff | History | 1051 | akitroef |
| Volleyball | Fran Blasé | Chemistry | 1216 | fblase |