Arron Cochran came to UMA in the fall of 2008, wanting to play college basketball and earn his bachelor’s degree. Cochran achieved that and so much more. He served as captain of the basketball team and a mentor for his teammates. Cochran also worked with admissions as an Ambassador. He was a dean’s list student who volunteered in the Student Life office and was a community service leader. In the spring of 2013, Arron graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.Reflecting on his time at UMA, Cochran says his favorite part of being a student-athlete was to be a part of a team. “We weren’t just a team, we were a brotherhood of men who forged a lifetime bond,” says Cochran on his teammates. “The guys on the team quickly became my brothers. Being a student-athlete is so strenuous, you have to have a support system and I was far away from my support system; my family. UMA quickly became my family. I had a chance to meet wonderful people as a student athlete who cared, not only about me but about my education as well. The things I learned while at UMA as a student athlete didn’t leave me when I left Maine, it's something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. What I learned definitely has translated into how I carry myself today. I will always and forever be a Moose who didn’t only get a chance at an education, but I became a member of UMA’s lifetime brotherhood.”