Proverbs 31:31

Excerpts from Faculty Evaluations Across Campuses, Since 2015

"One of the most important and memorable lessons I learned from Professor Jefferson is to tell myself that I am 'excited not nervous' prior to a speech. After Professor Jefferson told this to our class the first week, I immediately put her words into action. Rather than focusing on my nerves, I shifted my focus towards how my speech has the potential to educate and inspire my audience." 

“Professor Ollie Jefferson is not only excellent in teaching lessons; she also treats students with respect. She is always available for students and ready to help and support. I strongly recommend her for this course.”

“Works with students to make sure they get the best out of the class, provides a high level of expectation, and encourages students to put in the best of their efforts.”

“She shows enthusiasm for the subject.”

"Her energy and youthfulness and I mean that in the most respectful way ... Professor Jefferson is in a league of her own. Her teaching style and approach come off so smooth, laid back, and to the point. Wish I could have her for all my classes as she makes learning fun!"

“Broke down the content very well, she is organized, and very sympathetic when it comes to tardiness.”

“She is very calm, and outgoing and always ready to help.”

“Everything was clear and set from the start.”

“I like the fact that our chapter presentations sparked in-depth conversations about social and personal issues.”

"She is informative when it comes to assignments and questions."

"Professor Ollie loves what she is doing. Her classes are unique."

“We had 2-3 presentations every week. This significantly improved my public speaking skills.  I have no hesitations about recommending her to any student.”

"She's really nice! I love her in every aspect!"

“One thing I love about this teacher is that she always smiles. You can tell she loves this job and is prepared. She do give students freedom to ask and explain very amazingly. She never embarrass her students and she welcomes every  question that is thrown in her way. I would love to take more classes with her. I would recommend her to every student who is not afraid of presenting.”

"Simple, concise, and straightforward."

“She provides the class an opportunity to provide their perspective fairly and applies her knowledge when necessary and requested.”

"Everything is good."

"Dr. Jefferson is really good at sticking to the "communication" principle of communications. She has us provide feedback to our peers and present ourselves each class. She also demonstrates her expectations very well."

"She explains everything thoroughly." 

"Professor Jefferson encourages us to become better public speakers and gave us great feedback."

"...she lets us be us when we pick our own topics for our presentations."

“She gave the course true life by giving students the freedom of discussion in all matters. Moreover, the fact that she made us make a one minute speech every week definitely helped us to improve our skill.”

“Very clear and informative. Great teacher.”

“She is (a) great professor. I love to take her again. I wish all professors would be like her. Whatever assignments she gives, she explains clearly.”

“The professor was able to understand us in difficult times. And how she would help us on assignment(s) piece by piece whenever we didn't understand.”

"Professor Jefferson is patient and calm."

“She is really good at explaining and helping her students.”

"Gave lots of study materials for quizzes."

“She explains things really well.”

“I loved how organized she is with her teaching. I also loved how encouraging she was and how she encouraged critical thinking and active listening within the class.”

“Always very prepared for class.”

“She’s a great teacher and actually cares about you understanding the work than just moving on.”

“The way she conducts herself in the class. I like how Dr. Jefferson is strict with deadlines and all the rules, made me work harder.”

         “Professor Jefferson always encourage us to ask questions and always explain her materials to our level of understanding.”

“Everything was great. I learned a lot. Our professor was amazing.”

"She is good at all."

         “Overall, it was a very enjoyable class. Professor Ollie was very helpful when she would explain the assignments. Just friendly.”

“The way the instructor is so organized and clear on evaluation requirements.”

“Dr. Jefferson give examples and have group activities to understand the assignment better.”

“She explains and gives examples to ensure that the students understand what she teaches.”

“Very organized I learned so much. Best professor of all time!”

“It was easy to understand and she gave a lot of examples if needed.”

“Very engaging, follows up with students performance, and encourages hard work.”

“It was very easy to understand.”

     “I liked the presentation of the course, and the prof(essor) was really good. Great feedback, only no extra credit, which would have been helpful.”

 “The instructor is very respectful of all students and provides helpful feedback for effective communication skills.”

“She's very clear when explaining assignments.”

“Dr. Jefferson’s enthusiasm for teaching.”

“She was able to switch easily to online learning. I liked the in class where we presented chapters.”

"I like the structure of the class."

"I like how clear she is."

"The quizzes and exams given in this course applied directly to the text."

"Prof. Ollie Jefferson explains in a way that I feel like anyone can understand. She is very helpful and encourages us to do our best."

"I like how the due dates stuck closely to the syllabus outline."

"I like how Dr. Jefferson provided me with a better understanding of the course material."

"I like that she gave good constructive criticism."

"What I like the most about the teaching style of this instructor is the fact that she gets things started right on time with a question on the discussion board, along with allowing classmates to give other classmates from the same class some feedback."

"It was simple and easier to learn, because it was simple."

"I really enjoyed having the student(s) come up with questions and making the class almost play a jeopardy game."

"I love how she keeps everyone involved and answer any question(s) that any of the student(s) may have."

"I like how much she includes everyone in everything. She also understands that it may be easier for others to do something. She understands the struggles of her students and tries to help as much as possible."

"She is very charismatic and it is obvious she is passionate about what she's doing."

"I think the course was taught perfectly."