Fellows Spotlight - Patrick Moran, Men's Lacrosse
November 01, 2016 | Men's Lacrosse
Patrick Moran
Fellow for men's lacrosse
Cornell '01 - Bachelors in English
Boston College '09 – Ph.D. in English
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What Do You Do At Princeton?
I am a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program, where I teach a seminar called "Imagining Childhood." The course is geared towards first-year students and introduces them to writing and critical thinking at the collegiate level. I also write on 20th century literature and culture, primarily the novel.
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How did you get involved in the Fellows' program?
My father has been the lacrosse coach at Chaminade High School on Long Island for nearly 40 years, and my brother is the head coach at UMBC after being an assistant coach at Maryland and Loyola. My great-uncle Richie Moran was the longtime Hall-of-Fame coach at Cornell. Lacrosse, obviously, is very important in our family. I always knew Princeton lacrosse and would have loved to have played here in college. When I began teaching here, I was honored when the coaches reached out to me about the program.
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What is the most rewarding aspect of being a Fellow?
I've had more than half of the guys on the team in my class at some point, and I've worked one-on-one with several others who have not taken my class. For me it's nice to see how certain parts of their personalities in the classroom come through on the field. The other part has been forming friendships with the coaches and the other Fellows, John McPhee and John Barbour. Having been a Fellow for five years now, it's been especially rewarding to see how the guys develop over the course of their full length of time here at Princeton.
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Head coach Matt Madalon on Patrick Moran
"Pat tries very hard to deny his lacrosse background, but he truth is he comes from an incredible Long Island lacrosse family. Pat has built great relationships with our players, especially our younger guys. Knowing lacrosse like he does, he comes out to practice all the time and is very invested in the on-field piece of the program. But he's also a really strong supporter of our guys on their academic side and in terms of their personal growth and development. He's also a great guy to have around. He's a real asset to our program."
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Fellow for men's lacrosse
Cornell '01 - Bachelors in English
Boston College '09 – Ph.D. in English
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What Do You Do At Princeton?
I am a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program, where I teach a seminar called "Imagining Childhood." The course is geared towards first-year students and introduces them to writing and critical thinking at the collegiate level. I also write on 20th century literature and culture, primarily the novel.
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How did you get involved in the Fellows' program?
My father has been the lacrosse coach at Chaminade High School on Long Island for nearly 40 years, and my brother is the head coach at UMBC after being an assistant coach at Maryland and Loyola. My great-uncle Richie Moran was the longtime Hall-of-Fame coach at Cornell. Lacrosse, obviously, is very important in our family. I always knew Princeton lacrosse and would have loved to have played here in college. When I began teaching here, I was honored when the coaches reached out to me about the program.
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What is the most rewarding aspect of being a Fellow?
I've had more than half of the guys on the team in my class at some point, and I've worked one-on-one with several others who have not taken my class. For me it's nice to see how certain parts of their personalities in the classroom come through on the field. The other part has been forming friendships with the coaches and the other Fellows, John McPhee and John Barbour. Having been a Fellow for five years now, it's been especially rewarding to see how the guys develop over the course of their full length of time here at Princeton.
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Head coach Matt Madalon on Patrick Moran
"Pat tries very hard to deny his lacrosse background, but he truth is he comes from an incredible Long Island lacrosse family. Pat has built great relationships with our players, especially our younger guys. Knowing lacrosse like he does, he comes out to practice all the time and is very invested in the on-field piece of the program. But he's also a really strong supporter of our guys on their academic side and in terms of their personal growth and development. He's also a great guy to have around. He's a real asset to our program."
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