Professor St. John is by far one of the most approachable and knowledgeable teachers I have had in my school career. She is always excited to talk about all things environment and her lectures are very easy to follow and successfully take notes on, whether you use the power point provided, or taking own notes. She constantly promotes things that we can do as citizens that will help aspects of our environment and the world we live in. She never influences her teachings on her own opinions and respects what everyone has to say. I believe that my favorite teaching aspect about her is her enthusiasm and respect for other’s views.
I loved professor St. John, she has such a great energy and enthusiasm every class. She lies out our subject matter each week and reinforces it with fun and engaging activities in class and for homework. She made me want to go to class and want to get more involved with the environment which is great quality to have as an educator, and she’s just a really nice lady too.
Thank You. You’ve actually caught my interests in science, which I never felt smart enough for. You’re also one of the most understanding and empathetic professors I’ve had, which helped with my severe anxiety disorder.
I am literally obsessed with this professor!! I have never before had a professor that genuinely wants every single one of her students to succeed. She creates such a fun and easy-going classroom environment and does an incredible job of making everyone feel comfortable in asking questions without feeling stupid. She is willing to admit her mistakes but has so much knowledge of all topics she goes over and when a question arises even if she doesn’t have an immediate answer she will work to figure it out. She gives enough assignments that if you do poorly on one or on tests its not the end of the world and the test corrections aren’t just nice for that extra grade boost but it gives you the opportunity to actually learn from your mistakes. This is genuinely the first time in a GE course that I have felt like I have learned information that I will retain. We NEED more teachers like Wendy St. John!! Wendy St. John for president!!
I think the course was a very well rounded class. I learned a lot and it was a joy to go to. It wasn’t a miserable class at all and Wendy is amazing she is great and easy to talk to and isn’t intimidating when it comes to asking any questions on homework assignments. Cool class and teacher is all I can say.
This is the best professor I’ve had at SSU so far. She has a style of teaching that is very easy to learn. She makes class interesting at all times, and is funny which keeps students focused. Best professor ever.
Wendy is one of, if not the best teacher I have had at this school. What makes Wendy stand out is not just her enthusiasm for the material, but that she works with us to make sure we all understand the material. She by no means is an ‘easy’ teacher, or overbearing, but one that truly wants to share her knowledge and get her students involved as much as possible.
Wendy St. John is the ideal professor! She is intelligent, well informed, humorous, communicates effectively, and has exemplary time management skills. Additionally, the course is a well structured course, we are learning about conservation topics in an order that makes sense and enables students to think critically about important issues.
I found this class very enjoyable, and informative. The instructor shows great enthusiasm for the subject being taught. The instructor also appears to want all the students to be successful in the class and uses different lecturing techniques to help all kinds of learners be successful.
I had Ms. St. John as my professor for Bio 115 and she was amazing. Everyday she came to class with a smile on her face and she was always excited to be there making it a enjoyable class to be in. As a freshman, it was refreshing I felt welcomed, and it felt safe. She not only prepared us for exams she gave us homework that pertained to our exams making it easy for me to learn. Over all she’s great and would take a class with her again and recommend her class to everyone.
Professor St. John made my first college science course not intimidating at all! She managed to make an 8 am enjoyable and broke down all of the information so clearly that I was able to succeed in this class. I thoroughly recommend her to anyone who is looking to take Biology 115.
Ms. St. John is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist by training, and she is very passionate about teaching biology. Her teaching strengths include strong rapport with students at all levels, and the ability to communicate course material clearly and convincingly. Her energetic speaking style adds to her classroom strengths. She is very giving of her time, always available to work with students if they need additional help.
Wendy was a great addition to this course!! She has such a great attitude and outlook on things. She makes situations serious when they need to be, but also uses humor well. She was very knowledgeable about the environmental aspects as well as incorporating her biology background. She was helpful and engaging during field trips!
Wendy has a vibrant personality and makes doing biology fun.
I really enjoyed lab with Wendy, she was so helpful, honest and knowledgeable, it made lab a fun part of my day. It was such a relief and good contrast to lecture, helping me to better understand topics. This bio lab has been by far, one of my favorites, and a lot of that I owe to Wendy, she is such an enthusiastic teacher, I really enjoyed being a part of her section.
I really enjoyed having Wendy as an instructor. She is clearly knowledgable and knows how to teach well. She always is willing to meet students outside of office hours to help.
Wendy is the best! Don’t change a thing, she’s the best discussion/lab instructor in the Bio department! ?
Wonderful instructor who truly cares about the academic success of her students. It was a great pleasure to take this lab.
Wendy is absolutely wonderful!!! Best TA ever! Very fun and makes a class most would dread going to very fun and exciting. She makes me actually excited to go to class.