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TEMPORARY FACULTY EVALUATION APRIL 2011
1 Professor Jorge Meneses Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Meneses: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are good. However, there are some student remarks that need your undivided attention, in order for you to improve your teaching quality in the future. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations and make every effort to correct the deficiencies that are enumerated. While some students say that you communicate the subject clearly (CIV E 642), others say that you limit yourself to following the book, and that you need to make the class delivery more enticing to them (CIV E 462). Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
2 Professor Thomas Zink Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Zink: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. The large majority of the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations and make every effort to correct the deficiencies that are enumerated in them. This is for the purpose of becoming a better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 3 Professor Bruce Urquhart Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Urquhart: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. All the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluationsto see if you can improve an already outstanding performance. Lastly, the Committee encourages you to work with the Department Chair to ensure that the lab equipment is kept up to date by periodic replacement. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 4 Professor Hassan Badkoobehi Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Badkoobehi: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. While most of the students hold you in high regard, there is, nevertheless, a few derogatory remarks that need your undivided attention. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to improve your performance and become even a better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 5 Professor Ricardo Jordan Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Jordan: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. While most of the students hold you in high regard, there is, nevertheless, a few derogatory remarks that need your undivided attention. While most students considered you well informed on the subject matter, a few felt that your delivery could stand some improvement. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to improve your performance and become a better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 6 Professor Christopher Pierson Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Pierson: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. Most students thought that they have learned a lot, which is a tribute to your skills and teaching ability. The Committee feels that the few derogatory remarks stated in the student evaluations could be remedied readily. Therefore, the Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to become an even better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 7 Professor Yang Li Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Li: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. Most students praise your skills and teaching ability. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to become an even better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 8 Professor Shekar Viswanathan Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Viswanathan: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are fair. The reviews are mixed; while some students praise your teaching skills, others were not so enthusiastic. In particular, there appears to be a lack of organization on your part, and you need to strive to be fair in your grading. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to improve your classroom performance in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 9 Professor Tamara Parsons Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Parsons: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. All the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to see if you can improve an already outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 10 Professor Tom Blatchley Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Blatchley: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are poor. The students noted your lack of preparation, lack of organization, and your apparently consistent failure to keep to the alloted class time. While teaching a class for the first time is always a learning experience, the Committee feels that you must do more to earn the student's approval. Thus, we urge you to review the student evaluations and act accordingly to improve your teaching. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 11 Professor Ahmed Aburahmah Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Aburahmah: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. All the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to see if you can improve an already outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 12 Professor Joseph Goldhammer Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Goldhammer: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. While the data is scant, it is clear that you are a very good teacher. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to see if you can improve an already outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 13 Professor Joseph Robert Hull Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Hull: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. The students praise your teaching skills and your knowledge of the subject. Our review of the evaluations indicate clearly that you are a role model and source of inspiration for our students. The Committee congratulates you on your outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 14 Professor Hossein Azar Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Azar: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are fair. The reviews are mixed; while some students praise your knowledge of the subject, others were not so enthusiastic. While some students acknowledge that you know the software by heart, others indicate problems with the software not being loaded, or lack of guidance and not enough problems being solved in class. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to substantially improve your classroom performance in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 15 Professor Matthew Papuga Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Papuga: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. Most students thought that they have learned a lot, which is a tribute to your skills and teaching ability. The Committee feels that the very few derogatory remarks stated in the student evaluations could be remedied readily. Therefore, the Committee urges you to review the student evaluations with the aim to become an even better teacher in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 16 Professor George Schuh Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Schuh: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. All the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to see if you can improve an already outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 17 Professor Sameh Latif Amen Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Amen: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are excellent. All the students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. A few students would like to see more actual design examples. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to improve an already outstanding performance. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 18 Professor Maroun El-Hage Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. El-Hage: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are good. The students held you in high regard, praising your teaching skills and your ability to communicate effectively. While most students praised your knowledge and teaching skills, a few felt you were somewhat unorganized. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to see if you can improve your performance in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 19 Professor Bela M Wouters Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Wouters: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are very good. The students acknowledge your command of the subject, and praise you teaching skills. However, some students feel that the lab experience needs to be more structured. Overall, since this was your first experience teaching this class, the Committee feels your performance was satisfactory. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations to resolve the issues that have been raised and improve your performance in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 20 Professor Bashar Alhajjar Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Dear Prof. Azar: The CCEE Personnel Committee has evaluated materials for periodic evaluation of temporary and part-time faculty. The following is a summary of the committee's comments. The Committee feels that your students evaluations are poor to fair. Most students were critical of your overall performance. Some students commented on your teaching style; others felt you read straight our of the Power Point slides. A few would have liked to see more examples solved in class. The Committee urges you to review the student evaluations and do whatever is necessary to substantially improve your classroom performance in the future. Sincerely yours, Victor M. Ponce, Professor CCEE Personnel Committee Chair
cc: Ken Walsh, Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
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