Ditto on exploiting office hours. All the professors who ever mentioned it said they were constantly sitting there with nobody stopping by.

It's also useful for building up contact ... having some relationships will be handy if she decides to go into post-graduate studies, or snag some job recommendations.

A much belated thanks!

What a nice Monday surprise. Thanks!

I gotta keep that one in mind.

Thanks, Bauhaus :)

Yep, I am! Or was. It was a while ago. Some work circumstances have changed recently and I've been thinking about grad school more seriously again, which is why this was all on my mind.

(Love the fact about Trin.)

I appreciate the reminder about shifting from student to peer, as I'm really bad with letting go of formality and hierarchy due to my social awkwardness.

Thanks, Tracy :)

Thanks, Tracy. I just have a terrible, terrible flirt-dar, and that, combined with my co-worker's certainty, made me think again.

I totally get the office dilemma ... I actually probably felt more isolated and weird shut up in an office, usually housed in on a semi-abandoned floor. (I wasn't nervous about my professors in terms of propriety, but just nervous in general speaking to teachers.)

Thanks, Fnarf :) I'm not really "worried" about harassment from him, per se ... just something I'd rather know as definite or not, as something to keep in mind when I'm interacting with him other times. As I mentioned, I have a terrible head for interpreting social situations, so having as many known cues about a person sets some helpful context.

Not one woman who liked Fight Club? Weird.

Great answers by all, but I appreciate you going into a little more detail. Thanks!