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Prof. Tomoko Kato
Very nice and sweet! Willing to help out students in any way she can. Definitely would like to have her as my professor again ^_^

Prof. Sally Price
Artists and Culture. 8 am class was rough b/c while she claimed to encourage discussion, she lectured a lot or asked such specific questions that no one knew the answers or what she wanted. Short paper every two weeks, no final exam :) Showed films periodically to change learning style...generally pretty good ones. While we covered a range of art, her favorite phrase was "In Maroon Society..." Maroons in Suriname are her speciality and she focused on them A LOT. Easy enough class to just sit there in, but she does note who is there and can tell if you've done the reading.

Prof. Shelia K Avellanet
Avellanet is a nice lady, but class is pretty boring and pointless.

Prof. Kenneth M Reczkiewicz
I love this man! Definitely one of the best professors I've ever had. He cares deeply about his students and makes a real effort to get to know each and every one personally. He encourages discussion, assigns interesting readings, and wants to students to think deeply about their role as a teacher. Additionally, he has decades of experience as a teacher and administrator and really understands the public school system. I always look forward to his class.

Prof. James B Savage
The man is a tough grader, but he's a really great lecturer. Go to class and spend more time on your papers than you feel is necessary if you want to get a good grade in the class.

Prof. Maria W Merritt
Really nice woman....readings are pretty interesting but dry at times... Learned and thought a lot about ethics and myself

Prof. David W Coppit
SE is an important subject for anyone who wants to write software on any scale. The selection of readings is very good, and the semester-long entire-class project could be a great teaching tool. However, the project grading system is inaccurate and subject to manipulation. Student project managers are given inadequate guidance, and the project can easily fall behind schedule. A small group of misanthropes can easily disrupt project work. Prof. Coppit is critical of your work (which is good), but he gives feedback in a condescending manner. Lectures rely too heavily on PowerPoint. Coppit asks frequent questions of the class, but these are pedantic rather than invitations for discussion. Exams (short answers based on reading/lecture) are good. In summary, 435 has good content and strong potential, but you may be frustrated and angry at the mechanical lecture format, poor project management, and the inability of your fellow students to operate the version control software.

Prof. Donald John W Hatfield
Nice guy, means well, is always willing to answer questions you might have. BUT, has trouble explaining material both in lecture and if you have questions ( I blame the fact that the class itself is horrible, and he simply was stuck teaching crummy material). Basically, he just doesn't convey the already-confusing material very well. Fortunately, the workload he assigns isn't very heavy.

Prof. Clayton M Clemens
If you haven't taken a Clemens class, or at least sat in on his end of the year lecture, you've missed out. Even for those who hate government I highly recommend him.

Prof. Jane L Ashworth
Ashworth is very flitty and has obvious favorites. She will lead you down one path on how you're doing and totally shock you when her "I don't believe in grading papers" side shines through. If you want a fair grade, stick with someone else. Piss her off once, and consider yourself screwed.

Prof. Vladimir Bolotnikov
Bolotnikov is the man. Take a class with him.

Prof. Adam S Potkay
Excellent, hilarious, take everything you can with him even if you don't like the subject, because no matter what it is if he's teaching it you will be interested. Not an easy grader, but sooooooo worth it, and he will actually like you more if you start off "iffy" and improve a lot.

Prof. Louise Ann Burns
A lot of videos of dances and articles about them- you have to be interested in the subject. On the other hand, there is always some discussion, creative response, and movement exercises which are very engaging and fun. Besides, the class touches on philosophical and social questions relating to choreography. And it's neat because, to some extent, what goes in choreography goes in the class- she occasionally confused or disoriented me by breaking the normal classroom protocols.

Prof. Tomoko Kato
Katosensei is awesome. soo nice and always willing to help. i've read some complaints about her accent but no one in my class seemed to have a problem. i'm taking jap next sem. again with her so that says something. lenient grader too.

Prof. Matthew James Barcaskey
He isn't a great lecturer, but considering the alternative, Barcaskey is a saint. Homework is assigned and a good indicator of test problems. Just read the material and do the problems!

Prof. Nikolas E Jorgensen
Jorgenson is awesome. Lots of reading, but I survived by just listening to the lectures.

Prof. Robert D Pike
I had him for Chem103 and it was my favorite class. He is very clear but maintains a relatively quick pace. He also has a demo usually every 2-3 lectures that illustrate a topic he is explaining, which is both entertaining and informative. I would definitely reccommend him for even non-science majors.

Prof. Ismail H Abdalla
He's a nice guy, but his teaching style is disorganized at best. A good professor one-on-one but it takes patience to get through his classes.

Prof. Robert M De Gaynesford
The way he conducts classes is fairly interesting and does make one think (as philosophy should), but his grading standards seem rather nebulous; a B was fairly easy to obtain but an A was, perhaps, impossible.

Prof. James L Axtell
I think he's really interesting.

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