Friday, December 14, 2007

My DAC

We had a HUGH storm yesterday.

This morning, I came to the lab at 9, half hour before my DAC. Tim was there already. I checked my email, two committee said they cannot make it. Jeff had to stay with his two kids due to a 2 hour delayed start of school this morning; and Andrew was in Detriot airport because the snow kept all flight to Boston from happening.

I: Shall I reschedule my DAC?

Tim: You know, even there is only me, we still should have it. Let me call Tom, ask if he wanna come this morning.

(5 minutes later)

Tim: Tom said he glad to come. He will be here in ten minutes.

(20 minutes later, Tom arrived)

I: Hi Tom, thank you for coming!

Tom: I love to! So you are the one. (shaking hands)

Tim: Okay, let's start.

Tom: Is this your first DAC?

I: This is my second.

Tom: Oh! this is your second DAC. Was I here in your first DAC?

Tim: Yes, you were here.

Tom: I was?

Tim: You were.

I: ......

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is just like when our new graduate student and I were in a celebrating party for someone's defense.

My committee chair (Bill Theurkauf) told our new graduate student that he could be a terrible chair but he can be a good committee member. I laughed and he asked me why because he believes he isn't.....

-Ting

Red said...

what is the difference between committee and chair?

In my case, the only difference is chair has to fill the report form, and committee don't. Therefore usually people don't like to be the chair.

I have Jeff as my chair, since he is the youngest committee in my committee. Jeff was not in my DAC this Friday, and Tim filled the form for Jeff. For all the required information and comments, Tim only wrote down two words - "on track".

Again, it is Tim being Tim.