Espresso Shot 21 with Kassandra Maduzia

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Unknown

Welcome. Welcome Espresso Shot. Our guest today is Kassandra Maduzia. Yeah, I'm a last name of that. Where's that from? It's like an Anglicized Polish name. Mm hmm. Gotcha. Yeah, that makes sense. There's really no wrong way to pronounce it. I've heard it always. All right, well, Kassandra is a two time Ag, and one of those times happened to be at the Bush School.

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Unknown

She loved the school so much, she ended up getting a job there when not working or bringing her dog to spreads. Enjoy it. You can find her on the local theater circuit and that's about it. Circuit. She doesn't really leave her house, which is a lie. We've determined that was a lie and she just wishes she never left her house.

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Unknown

She likes to do introverted things like read or play video games or watch movies or do art. It's a simple life, but a good one. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Wait a minute. What's your favorite video game? Mass effect in heck is that first person shooter? Yeah, it's like a it's a first person shooter and it's a sci fi fantasy kind of game set in the future.

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Unknown

It's amazing. Might have to have our kids play with her one day. Honestly, yes. I will play that game all day. Every day. Well, eventually she'll drive in her greatest passion, which is space. Yeah, but apparently that's for another day. Or at the end. Or today. Yeah. Yeah. Today's about that one space. Do you play Fallout? I'm trying to get into Fallout.

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Unknown

I played one of them and I the bunker confused me, so I stopped. That's fair. But, yeah, I've been told I need to try New Vegas. Mm. Yeah, it's a lot better. Yeah, yeah. All right, so welcome. All right, so simple question. First, sort of, what is your position within the bush school? So I'm an administrative coordinator, too.

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Unknown

I don't know why they put levels at those, but I am level two at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. It's all politically based till they determine what your pay scale is. Great. I love that. Once you know where you stand, I guess. Yeah, it's true. So. So what does an administrative assistant do? I'm a coordinator. Sorry? Administrative coordinator.

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Unknown

And so an administrative coordinator basically is supposed to handle all of the administrative business of an institute or organization. But I in my position, I also handle the marketing, the program, coordination, the person applications. He has his assigned. Yes, I do. I do a lot more than just administrative stuff. That 2% is TJ's favorite line. You know, is it on?

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Unknown

Yeah. Yeah. I feel like it's more than 2%. Yes. It just depends if your job then involves and it becomes more than 2%, but it's actually part of your job instead of the 2% of other duties as assigned. Do you even know what your technical title is? Program Coordinator two Hey. Reporters Yeah. So sidebar. Yeah. Have you heard of two percenters?

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Unknown

Yeah. The Aggies that are now. Those are one percenters. Oh there are two percenters where it started. I'm on the difference. Good. I'm on the negative aspect outside of A&M. Okay. The 2% our term, I had to Google it because it's not a tattoo. And I was like, hmm, that's curious. It's apparently 2% of the population that cause mass disturbances and it's yeah.

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Unknown

And it's like individuals that are like and they're 2% of the population that just wreak havoc. So we're twos. Oh right. Yeah. Yeah, I know I can be. I just want to know that I'm not the one that derailed this this time I looked it in that what we were actually talking about sort of it was well don't wreck havoc though.

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Unknown

Mm. Define wreak havoc. I feel like the ones that wreak havoc that actually fall into that 2% are probably ones that like actually have like a criminal record or do serious things. No, at all. Not necessarily, but is still there. But they don't realize that they're wreaking havoc and causing disturbances. That's like the real kicker on it. Well, I know that just really blew my mind.

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Unknown

I know because I feel like I don't have the two on my title, but I definitely don't cause problems. So how long have you worked here? A little over a year, Dang. It's just been. It's been. Yeah, it's only been. I hear. I know. Oh, my God. Can we get rid of her? But now I came here February 1st, 2022.

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Unknown

Yeah, that was last year. Mm hmm. Yeah. I feel like you literally were here was really just last semester, so it's like you had a birthday, and then you're. I had my anniversary, and then I had my birthday. Yeah. When you birthday month. It's gone. It's over. Yeah, I know. I'm just curious. And Facebook you would know. Well, boycott Facebook until I die.

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Unknown

That's fair. Far too much drama on there. Not real should be false book. It's meta. So is the main draw out of the school. So why did you want to go to school here? When I graduated with my history in undergrad, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life besides a wanted to help people and I wanted to understand how the world actually functions because I realized I really don't understand anything.

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Unknown

And so I was looking into programs because I didn't know what I want to do with my career, what I wanted to do with my academics. And I just was like, Why not get a masters? Because what else does do you do when you don't know what to do with your life? Spending more money, spend more money or bartend?

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Unknown

I mean, yeah. And so I actually stumbled upon the Bush school and I didn't know they existed. And then turns out I already submitted a request for information like two months before. And then a real person emailed me back and was like, Hey, so looks like you already submitted for a request for information. And I went, I'm so sorry.

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Unknown

I didn't know you were a real person. I thought this was automated and that real person still exists within the course. Yes, she does. Next thing you know, I was interviewing there and then they for some reason accepted me and the rest is kind of history. Yeah, but I'm sure the history degree I am. Oh, I see what you did there.

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Unknown

I didn't get it either. I'm sorry. I'm so on the uptake here. So you just stumbled across the Bush school? Yep. Which is an awesome story, you know? So you loved it so much, you just stuck around. I actually had a really weird career path after I graduated, so I graduated in 21 and I already had a job and it was an internship that kind of took me through my last year.

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Unknown

It became a full time position. It ended up not working out, so I left. There went to be a character actor at Santa’s Wonderland, and then I came here. Now I'm disappointed I can go to Santa’s Wonderland. Yeah, disappointed that all the times I did go, I know. I didn't know she was there. So what character were you playing?

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Unknown

I was the Postmaster Tingle, the elf tingle. Tingle. I don't remember this Twinkle tingle. The Elf. I don't remember its name, but I was the elf who said, You're not on your nice. And I did the postmaster. No, I already said that the town crier once. I hated that. And then I also helped with the mascot, which was the best because you got to sit in a box the whole time, not interact with people.

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Unknown

We would the town crier yeah. So they basically you have to stand in the middle of the town and then tell people where things are. And so it's just a lot of drawing attention to yourself. I hated that so much. Yeah, that sounds terrible. I didn't realize we were taking live questions from the audience. It's tensile the elf. Oh, I like tinkle.

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Unknown

Better. Yeah, worse. I don't think Santa Wonderland's going to want me back. Sorry, guys. I haven't been back since I grew into a freaking outlet mall Yeah, that's huge. That's fair. Yeah. Mm hmm. Mm. Tinkle. The tinkle, the. Unless you want a theater stuff. Considering how introverted you claim to be, I listen. Who I am on stage is very different than who I am in real life.

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Unknown

At different point, though. Exactly. It's like an outlet. So have you ever worked the Renaissance circuit? There's like a character there, a little too far out. And I don't want to drive that every day, but I did consider it. But then I didn't want to. I didn't want to drive it. You can camp out there. It's not just three days when you're working at your work in the entire season.

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Unknown

Yeah, but that's only on the weekends, isn't it? We have suffering. Well, we do, but yeah, if someone who is so hard core running on Sundays, that's when kids are free. No, they do stuff throughout the week. But I know like with schools and stuff, but it's not like a monday through. It's not the public drunk fest that is on the weekends.

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Unknown

No. But I think they still have like in, like they were, I don't know, a one time they had like some private, not private shows, but they were having certain shows certain days of the week or something or another, and then they would have some of the town still open. Why are you looking at me like that? Well, Germantown was never open.

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Unknown

The Germans are still recovering from getting drunk the weekend before. Hmm. Yeah. Huh? Yeah. She's not as introverted as she seems or says it's because she likes us. Her emails are entertaining. Thank you. I like them. So what's your favorite part about your position? Well, I think I honestly it is it is the people that I get to work with because I genuinely enjoy having all the conversations that I do with you guys and getting to know you as people.

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Unknown

Because I think we have a fun time and that's one of the draws for staying around is because we do have such a good relationship that I'm like, I don't really want to leave. This is part of my social life because then when I go home, I don't have to find new things to do socially. So yeah, so I think it works.

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Unknown

I keep trying to explain that to Jamie. You know how it works when you go home. You shouldn't feel bad for resting. Exactly. Yeah, I knew he had a ship feel about that. I'm. She's more extroverted than I am, so she would prefer we went out and did things to ship my dog. Shepard Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Research, anything.

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Unknown

You are who you are. You just told me I would know things if I had Facebook, and I told you I don't have false books, so, you know, I'm going to make it a fun Instagram. I don't friend a lot of people and I have a private account, mostly because I don't know why I have a private one and then I have a public one.

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Unknown

I split them up. Here's who one wants you to think I am. Yeah, here's my statement. One is mostly my dog now, so it's not fantastic. Yeah, I do like people who create their own accounts for their dogs. I laugh thinking about doing that. You should. I think I could monetize her and I'm like, If you're going to live here, you need to start paying rent because you have an expensive lifestyle.

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Unknown

So I don't think I'm going to advertise my dog chemically clarify my calling because Peanut Gallery over here is about to make fun of me. It's a specific type of dog that I'm okay with them having their own account. It is not. The princesses of the world have made fun of me 100%. When you make fun of me, it's a specific type of dog.

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Unknown

Yeah, I like, like Holly, for example. I like what Holly does because she also, like, tries to promote things, and she also follows. You follow other little rescue dog she has. But no, these ones where we're going to like show pictures and videos of our dog being in a photo shoot. No, thank you. Thank you. I like the dog tricks.

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Unknown

It's very entertaining for my children. Yeah, I'm okay with those. I have a friend who has an account for her cat off that soapbox. No, I'm not getting off my soapbox. But you were on your soapbox. You can find. I'm done. You're so mean. I won't do these anymore. I'm glad I could be here for the end of an era in real fast.

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Unknown

You're tomorrow? Oh, that'd Julia's to. Yeah, but Dr. Astley might just be too much for me. I might just be done. I leave you to do it by yourself. No one that's been after her. Jamie just wrote this whole article about why he do them. Well, did you see my answer? She's screen shots. I have opinions and people need to hear them.

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Unknown

Yeah, that's fair. Mine was because I was bored Covid Yeah, basically. I mean, that started. Emma. Okay. Yes. Her favorite part. Mm hmm. Okay. What direction do you hope to see the bush will go in? I hope that it continues to be a place where people can kind of come together and where they're able to have these difficult conversations and they're able to create a spot where we can train people who want to go into public service, into going into public service with kindness and with empathy and with a lot of knowledge and actual knowledge about how things function.

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Unknown

Because there is a difference between kind of what people think the world is like and what the world is actually like. And in order to change the system, you have to understand the system. And so I think that the Bush school should continue to create these kind of experts that are well versed in how things actually work. And this way they can then use that to create change for the better.

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Unknown

Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you work in recruitment? Yeah. I don't like to talk to people that much. That's kind of a big part of recruitment. That's fair. Well, I think one of the one of the things that you pointed on it, one of the hopes that I have for the college, is that these practitioners or faculty members who come in have a much more open mind and open more willingness to be more open dialog in the classroom.

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Unknown

Like I understand playing devil's advocate and making you really think and challenge the students as you go, but also not I'm not saying this happens because obviously I've never sat in a classroom setting or the school, but I think just in general, even in a work environment, not making people feel like they're they're ideals or they're sort of looking for having a hard time today.

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Unknown

They need more coffee anyway, just like their ideals that they are not they don't should be shun for them. They should be able to have those open conversations, be able to still have the conversation, accept other people's opinions of things and not take so much stuff to heart. Mm. I think that's, but I think that also plays on, you know, you saying like knowing what the real world is and how really operates.

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Unknown

So being able to have those conversations, it becomes a lot more friendly. Yes. Yeah, yeah. Sorry. Well, I think Lee said it best when she said assume positive intent. And I think that has a lot to do with things these days. Like people just assume you're coming at them in the worst way. I mean, because they are always like, you always see me in politics.

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Unknown

Now, I agree. I think that this is a school is politically driven and I don't mean just the bush school university as a whole. Well, I'm just saying. But that's but that comes you can't. Yeah, sorry. I mean, cut you off now. It's okay. I think that in general, people are trying their best and that in general they are working off of the assumptions and the knowledge that they have currently.

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Unknown

And unless you're willing to challenge your own assumptions and your own knowledge and your own biases, you're never going to change for the better or for the worse. I mean, if you want to, you can't always become a worse person to and with intention, but you can't change other people's hearts and you can't change their minds if you just assume that they are doing what they're doing because they're full of malice.

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Unknown

Most times people just don't understand the other side of the conversation and they're not willing to understand that side of the conversation. And you also can't change someone's mind if they're unwilling to have those conversations. Very well-put. Thank you. Can be applied anywhere, you know, two sides of every story. But is it only too well? But that's what I mean.

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Unknown

Yes. What she's seen is what I'm getting at. Like there's always everyone's perception of everything. But you know how much Jamie loves that word. But it is your perception of what happens or transpires or conversations like so many people are just willing to listen, to respond and go straight on attack mode because of their beliefs and because they're really sad.

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Unknown

They're not listening to learn. They're listening to respond. No, you're wrong. Not correct. Yeah, I really think the Bush schools have a psychology class. I think that would be interesting to help them figure out how to. I think that would be good for them, especially those who want to go to CIA. Mm mm. Well, he's a partner with the psychology department.

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Unknown

There you go, Dean. Welsh I gave you an idea, to join one of the committees. Nope. I'm committed out. They sent out that email, and I was like, I don't know, They only need one, unless I'm volun told it's not happening there. I've done enough committee work. Yeah, this is my committee work. My opinions on recording. It's scary.

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Unknown

Yep. Is there anything you like to share for anyone considering the bush school, whether it's faculty, staff or students? I think that the bush school is genuinely trying to be the kind of place where people can come to, like we talked about, learn to have these kinds of discussions and where they are open to the idea of change and I think that that is very important, especially in today's climate, because a lot of people kind of shut down when they hear about inclusivity or diversity or it was it was the equity.

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Unknown

Yes, I did it. And a lot of words were not allowed to use anymore. Yeah. As a whole different conversation. But I think that a lot of times people shut down when they hear that stuff and they're not willing to have the conversation about what does it actually mean and why is it actually important and why is having dialog something that matters?

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Unknown

And I think that the Bush school is genuinely one of the places that is trying to have those kinds of conversations and that they are really making the effort to become a place that is more open to that. I've already seen a huge difference from when I was a student here too. As a staff member, the culture is changing now with anything that is absolutely laid in bureaucracy.

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Unknown

It takes a long time for changes to be implemented, and it takes a long time for things to happen and progress. But I see it among the students, I see it among the staff and I see it among the faculty and the administration where there are genuine efforts to come together to understand each other. It is messy and it doesn't always go the way that we want it to.

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Unknown

And sometimes it can be very hurtful. But overall, I think that there is effort and effort matters a lot more than people think it does. So now I have a lot of hope. I really feel like she should be doing the Dean's Down Hot townhalls. Mm mm. No, thank you. From the booth. We'll just give her a microphone.

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Unknown

And the voice of the voice of the Wizard of Oz. Yes, yes. I love the voice behind the camera whispering curtain. Now, I think that's always been one of my biggest. I can have the conversations, but I'm always terrified I'm going to offend somebody and not purposefully do it. Yeah, that's always been my idea. That's where people should be assuming positive intent.

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Unknown

Like if you're there having the conversation, people shouldn't be quick to jump on you if you misspeak or if you address something incorrectly, like, yeah, assume there's it's coming from a positive place of learning, which can be hard whenever emotions get involved, especially when it's really passionate. And so being able to say this is an important conversation to have, but I feel like we should step back right now and we need to create a different environment for us to have this or we need to take a break.

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Unknown

We need to take a lap because it is clear that this is not going to be a productive conversation. It's about having the knowledge that this might not be something that's working right now, but it is something that needs to be addressed and don't shove it under a rug. We'll talk about it later when people have calmed down.

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Unknown

I was going to say that's a very pc way of saying calm down, you need to calm down, bring it down. Some will turn. Because if they you know, if there's people who like, yeah, maybe when it's one on one, it's it's more difficult to do that when one is very passionate. But when you're in a group setting, I think that boils down to who's facilitating.

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Unknown

Yes. Do they have the training and knowledge to be able to facilitate that in a different direction or say, all right, put, you know, white flag in, let's put a pen on it. Yeah, yeah. But yeah. And when you're talking about the psychology class, it did remind me as the theater that as an actor, one of the things that I taught myself to do was to really watch and try to understand people, because I think it made me a better actor, because you really understand motivation and you understand intent and you understand body language and that stuff that I use to help me build characters.

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Unknown

And through acting, I came to have a better understanding of how to read other people. And I think that that's a skill that people need, not just if you're going to do espionage, but if you're going into anything that has to do with policy or bureaucracy or governance, you have to be able to understand and read the people across from you and with moderation.

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Unknown

And that's one of the things very important, is being able to see kind of what they're thinking and how their body is, because if you can read them sooner, then you're able to kind of migrate the conversation before it explodes and it's easier in smaller settings. So I don't know. I think that a psychology class has a lot more benefits than we think it does.

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Unknown

Having an understanding of your fellow man, I guess. Woman stuff. Sorry. Woman is certainly help me in the professional world a lot and then obviously just having life experiences. Yes. Yeah. Or at least learning from your life experiences that and forgetting that they happen. Yeah. So who's your favorite? The Dean or Dr. Ashley? Well, I haven't spent time really with either of them, but I see them briefly and we say hello.

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Unknown

So, you know, I, I like them both just fine. No one will pick a side. I understand it. We should do one before they. But before they both leave and retire, we should do a poll. Well, who's your favorite? Yeah, I don't have one. Yeah, okay. I like them different for different reasons. Mm. Like I, I very much appreciate the fact that Dr. Ashley does not take himself very seriously, like he can still do his job, so bring things to the college, but he just doesn't take himself very seriously.

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Unknown

One of the things I've always been impressed by with the dean is that he can meet you once and remember your name. Yeah, that terrifies me. Yeah, but it's something he's. He's figured out tools that help him. Yeah, I know. It's a great skill to have, but I don't like looking in someone's eyes and knowing that they know things about me.

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Unknown

So it's running private background checks. Why not? No one. And the other great thing I very much enjoy about Dean is the fact that when he's talking to you, have a conversation with you, he's present. Mm. There's not a lot of people that are able to do that. Even I suck at it. The first time I met the dean in a staff capacity, T.J. was there.

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Unknown

I knocked over all the books on the table at a domino field, and it was at an event. Memorial service at memorial event, yeah. I was looking at the books and this wasn't Kenneth’s with it, and I was looking at the books. The dean was talking with somebody and I was just checking them out because I was like, Oh, this is so cool.

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Unknown

I really admire Dr. Portney and I just want to see, you know, like what he has here. And then I try to put it back and then I'll set up the table like dominos. And so all of them cascaded around and I knew the dean was right. There is a complete Don't look at me, don't make I was trying to put them up and every time I put them up, they kept falling.

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Unknown

And then T.J. comes over and she puts her hands on me and she's like, You can go, It's okay. You don't have to stay here. Like, you just leave. Just leave. And I'm like, So I've got to go like this. I don't leave my office. And I have been on the job, maybe like went to except. Yeah. So every time the dean and I have interacted, I have been very I just just yeah, I think he remembers me for the wrong reason, but at least he's never bought you a Domino's, so that I don't think I could take that away.

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Unknown

I don't think he's that cruel because I was just all I remember is, like, struggling to put the books up and then looking up and then struggling to put the books up and them just falling. And it was like seventh layer of hell. So I was it was my nightmare. There were so many books. There was a lot of books in all of them.

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Unknown

So yeah, you set them up like a beautiful stack of dominos. Did you set them up really? Oh, I thought Marilyn and. No, no, no. They were bringing them in. Yeah. And then thankfully people brought their actual things and I was like, Oh yeah, well, I could have saved a lot. You could have saved me, but like, for that, you should dress up as a domino for Halloween.

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Unknown

No, no. Yes. Just. Just. I'm really hope. Just gather that he had forgotten it and he never listens to this, so he doesn't remember it. So the nervousness goes away. Just be grateful. You don't have to do performance evaluations with him. Mm hmm. I am very much. You've gotten easier each year. I at least know the expectations now, I think.

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Unknown

And then I walk up there and like, What is he going to ask me? I forgot to bring the information for this. Yeah, yeah. It took me some time not feeling so intimidated, but we actually hosted when they were interviewing for the position, we actually hosted him and what three, three other people live? There's three. So they have the staff, faculty and student like reception for them to all meet.

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Unknown

Like he was the only one that was just working his way around the room. And I couldn't believe how much you remember just from talking to people. Yeah, yeah. He's he's genuinely a very impressive Utah. He's good at his job. I have a lot of respect for him. I don't envy him by any means. No, I don't ever want his position.

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Unknown

Mm. Yeah. Politics with you. I think Dr. Ashley would be a great drinking buddy, but. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I don't disagree with that. I you know what? I really love to see is I'd really love to have a GoPro or a microphone on the golf cart when those two go play golf. I don't think I think would be funny.

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Unknown

Well, I told you the first time I ever had a meeting with the dean and Dr. Ashley was after his first year here. I walked away from that. I mean, I came back and I looked at Jamie was like, I feel like I was literally sitting in a frat house talking to the frat brothers each other. Like, they just I mean, I was told that so much like that when we do the podcast with both of them.

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Unknown

Yeah, I just like Vibe off one of them. They're just like, one time I was walking fast and he was like, Wow, that's an impressive gait. And I was like, I'm sorry. I know what he said. Interactions with people so I don't leave my office and I want to be one of your goals for next year, right? No apologizing for things.

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Unknown

I'm not apologizing for it. I'm just saying it happened. Sorry. I'm so sorry. And it's like I'm just out. It. You're you're tall, you've got long legs very long. And I was excited, so I was like an extra well, it was, it was to the parking lot and I was I was leaving one of the functions. We had to come to

00;30;13;11 - 00;30;41;29

Unknown

You had to come to a yeah, yeah, yeah. That's okay. Yeah. It was that when Kelly left, you know, that was a completely different one. But I'm still mad at her about, oh, that downstairs area over there. Oh, yeah, there are hot mess. They should move their offices over here. Oh, yeah, that's what I think. Should we? We get so much work done.

00;30;42;08 - 00;31;04;16

Unknown

I mean. Yeah. Between the hours of eight and 12. Yeah. Yeah. 91. And then, you know, after lunch hour is down, but there is nobody that works every minute of an eight hour day. There's no that's what I've been telling people. And they taking their laptop with them to the bathroom. I mean like it's not happening in this brain is always thinking, yeah, but you're not always think about work.

00;31;05;21 - 00;31;28;05

Unknown

I mean, sometimes not the bathroom, but yeah, they're always thinking about where y'all got problems. Tony The best thing about new ways to irritate you, that you don't even have to think about that. It just happens naturally. Yes, Jimmy, sometimes I put that into things, Lord. Oh, man. I guess that's why I'm in the corner in between everybody.

00;31;28;23 - 00;31;48;07

Unknown

I get it from one direction and then from the other direction. And then the peanut gallery across from me, the internet. Oh, Ruth-Anne, you think she's not eavesdropping? No, no, she's in. He's listening. Then you hear a chuckle and it's like, oh, you heard all that. So any fun things that Scowcroft is doing? We have a lot of events.

00;31;49;16 - 00;32;12;01

Unknown

Yes. So always after spring break, we have that one week after spring break. And then after that we have about an event a week until the end of the semester. So yep. Those websites in lots of them. Yeah. You will be seeing so much. Me. I'm going to live here. Mm hmm. Mm hmm. I think. Sarah, you'll be seeing her most probably.

00;32;12;03 - 00;32;31;19

Unknown

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I gave her one of your rents and some. I gave you Kassandra, and she was like, okay. And I was like, she'll be great. She's still fairly new, but she's got, you know, we like the ones who have a process. They have like they don't deviate too much and it's great. People to learn with because they try to make it fun.

00;32;31;28 - 00;32;46;03

Unknown

That's what I tell people. I'm like, Listen, I like to keep my life simple and I want to keep everyone else's life simple. So we're going to do it the same way because I have too many of these events to make them too different. And so we're going to make a process and if anyone needs to train anybody on it.

00;32;46;03 - 00;33;10;06

Unknown

So events are the way to do it because I try to keep them easy for smooth running and it's worked out so far. Yeah, so far it seems like we have a good formula. Yeah. I remember the days before Zoom or Kelly Yan. Does this person presentation? I don't know. Maybe now. It was funny when I met with Alain the other day and Dr. Taylor was in there and she's like, Well, we need to run it like a mosbacher of it.

00;33;10;06 - 00;33;29;21

Unknown

And Alain just looked at me. I was like, I'll send you the template. I know what that is. Yeah, I like it though. I like consistency. You know what to expect. Yeah, yeah. We're for it. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Your day. Yeah. This was fun. Hopefully, this wasn't like part of your lunch break or anything like that now.

00;33;30;03 - 00;33;55;02

Unknown

Okay. Yeah. No, I'm still going to eat lunch. You should. Yes. Well, I'm going to pick up my car from the dealer now. From the mechanic shop. Yeah, because trust I don't have the money for a new car. And so I'm going to pick up the car from next shop, and then Kelly's going to come with me. We're going to split, drive it back to my house because it's leaking so much oil, but we can't take it to that shop, so we have to take it to a different shop.

00;33;55;05 - 00;34;14;27

Unknown

Even though we did the shop shuffle last week. So like I don't I don't know is, is going to be a fun lunch for money you just look at her car I was going to say teaches the mechanical inside. Oh see if I had known this she wears a lot of hats would have saved me a lot of time last week to see nobody comes and visits enough to know these things.

00;34;15;00 - 00;34;30;15

Unknown

My well that's where we call her Jill of all trades I do know that you use showed me a Genji backpack and the thing was so cute. I'm going to put it in my office. Everyone can enjoy it right now. She's hanging up in my house so I can enjoy him, but I think everyone needs to know what she brought to work.

00;34;30;15 - 00;34;46;12

Unknown

She's working on it when they turn her lunch hours, like, what are you doing for Kassandra? I was like, For what? I want it to be mango skin. I was like, I don't know, this needs a secret here. He was great. Well, yes, thank you. Yeah.