Geoff and Kathy

The two amazing persons that I met today is Geoffrey and Kathy. Geoffrey or Geoff, as he is known to everyone, is my HEAD of the dept. His patience and sensitivity is something I can't measure. Everytime I talk to him it seems its increasing. I spoke to him regarding my dissertaion which I might fail to submit by due date (next week). He will try for me and would ask for further extension. I mean why can't my professors or teachers be just like him. The dept would go to any extent to help the students. I am sure if the same would have happened with me in my previous uni in India, they would have rebuked me; probably would have said how the hell can it be that I don't stop eating but stop working on my research. I think they fail to understand that their admonishes do no wonder to a student but a simple gesture sympathy and empathy would do the trick of making the student feel grateful towards them. Unless they don't change the way they treat the students, the uni is going to go down the drains (except for few smart students who anyway would be doing good irrespective of the teachers handling them). Well Geoff, I really feel proud to know you and do my studies under you.
Kathy, the dept would have been just nothing without you. Can you believe that dept actually asked us what we need to make the postgraduate studies room efficient. Kathy had a chat with us...We spoke what we believed and I know they are going to make the changes soon. How many dept actually involve students when they decide about their infrastructure...None or rare. Dept of IR and politics under Kathy administrative head is surely different. Well done Kathy!!!