So, I'm trying to digest what took place today. After everything I've gone through in the last 18 months it's kind of hard to believe.
I met with my wonderful professor. He took my porfolio from me, and shook my hand, offered me a seat and said, "Can you write or what?" I was staring at the pile he stuck my portfolio in. He chuckled and said, I have already determined your grade, Kim. There's no worry, there. But YOUR work? I'm saving it for a bit later because I want to have time to really enjoy it."
I was dumbfounded. I just smiled and said thank you. (yeah like since when am I at a lack for words, right?) So then he asked me about the PHD I want to get after finding out how much longer I have to finish my bachelor's. He said, "get out of here...hurry."
Now that kind of worried me, I'll be honest, because I've got four semesters blocked out and that's putting me at graduating at the end of spring term 2011. Full time school. No more part time. And he said, "get yourself organized, take as much as 20 credit hours per term, if you can."
My eyes must have looked like they were going to pop out of my head. Because then he said, "Kim, with the way you write, you are doing graduate level work for undergraduate classes, get out of here as fast as you can. You'll do great in your graduate studies."
Then he told me his plan. He wants to mentor me. So he said he's going to gather about 6 more of the professors at UVU, from the classes I take and he will have them form a committee and when it's time to apply for my PHD program (combination masters and PHD) they will have schools for me to pick from and a way to gather the funds to do it with.
My stunning ability to verbalize my feelings of gratitude came out with, "Wow." Oh yes, MIZZ Communications and that's all I could come up with.
That and, thank you soo much.
We then moved on to his essay. I said to him that I wept for about an hour, (I kid you not, it was amazing what he had written) and wondered if I might give him some feedback on it. He said, yes please. and he had that look on his face that I get when I am thinking, Oh thank you God. So I told him, I thought he should flesh it out some more...work on some of the descriptions so they carry throughout it. Make it into not only a book but take it on the lecture circuit, make it into an actual program or class for the university. I thought he was going to jump up and kiss me he was so overjoyed.
He asked if he could send an updated version because the one I had, he'd already sold to a company back east and he was lecturing to a group over the internet. I was like. Wow. (I know I'm just so articulate) So then he said, I may have to hire you Kim. I need help with this.
(Okay so this is where I kept my cool) I said, I'd love to be a part of it. (while wanting to scream and jump up and down) Then I said, I've actually brought you my resume as well, hoping you might know someone who needs me for full time work. He looked at me and said, I know just the person. *sqeee* So next week, he's going to try and arrange a meeting with a man who has a brand new company with a newly patented method for storing toxic waste safer. And he's going to need 160 people hired in the next two years. (I KNOW RIGHT!? MISS HR HERE). So who knows but, wow.
So, then I had to go, another meeting for me with the Women's Resource Center for the university. And before I go he said, "Kim, is it okay if I hug you. I feel like things just fell into place for both of us." (Oh yes, he wants my body. NOT) I left there.
My meeting overran with him so I had only 10 minutes with Peggy who is the department head for the WRC. After ten minutes of being with her, she said, "I want you to help me form a new center." She paused. "You are just amazing. I'd like you to help me organize and launch a new center for mentoring women. Will you help me?"
Well of course I said....WOW! Then I told her, I'd love it. (I'm sure this is volunteer) She gave me a list of resources for scholarships for women like me, another contact at the university for leadership and the honors program. And away I went.
I'm sitting here thinking...is this for real? I mean..for real...REAL?
So, how was your day?
*falls face first into the hottub*