An anecdote on an event that led to the UK
A few months back I had a meeting with the president of the university I
attend. He wanted to congratulate me and my friend for getting to go
abroad to study. I was excited for the meeting. Unfortunately, the
meeting fell during finals prep and I was up until four the previous
evening. I had no time to shower, no time to truly style my hair. I had
to just throw on a dress some make-up and wing it. Of course, a picture
of me in this state was taken for posterity and that photo was spread
far and wide on the Internet. Kind of humbling. What marked me about the
president was how interpersonal he was with my friend and me. He had us
do most of the talking and tried to really listen to our answers and
plans. He told us what he hoped we would gain from the trip and what he
hoped we would bring back from the experience to the university- but
that is going to be its own separate post. What I appreciated the most
is he met with us for over half an hour. Several faculty members told us
that most people got a seven minute meeting and eleven minutes if you
or the situation were important. This information made me applaud him.
It was one of the sometimes too rare moments with university
administration where I felt top priority as a student. It was
refreshing.
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