Craig Oliver, Director, Campus Life
Craig Oliver, Director, Campus Life

60 seconds with…

 

Craig Oliver | Director, Campus Life

How long have you been at Macquarie?
10 years.

What was your earliest childhood career aspiration?
To be a professional tennis player or golfer.

Favourite place to spend a spare five minutes at Macquarie?
Crunch Café at the Sport and Aquatic Centre.

If you could speak any language, what would it be and why?
French, because I love ordering French vino!

What is your greatest personal strength?
Resilience.

What age to you consider old?
No age, you can still remain young in mind.

If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?
My great gran.

If I wasn’t the Director, Campus Life I would be a…
Stay at home dad that played a lot of golf.

Favourite film?
Seven Pounds.

Favourite fictional character?
Astro Boy.

Something not many people know about me is…
I play the piano and clarinet.

What is the biggest misconception about your profession?
That I play sport all day.

 

Craig Rises to the Challenge…
On Thursday 19 June, Craig will be participating in the 2014 ‘Vinnies CEO Sleepout’. The Vinnies CEO Sleepout aims to actively combat the issue of homelessness by rising to the challenge and experiencing a small portion of what it is like to sleep rough for a night. Craig will have nothing but the bare essentials. We wish Craig well as he rises to this chilly challenge!