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Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/22/2025	I absolutely loved ENSP102 and thought Professor Goger was an amazing lecturer. She was clearly passionate about topics covered in class and wanted students to succeed. She tailored class material to current events and opened up the lecture to discussion at certain times. While I am an ENSP major, the class material was not too difficult and interesting if you like learning about environmental policies/regulations. Professor Goger does a great job teaching everything you need to know for the exams and her slides are posted after each lecture. There were 4 homework assignments throughout the semester, but most were meant to help you write your final paper. There were discussion posts due some weeks, extra credit opportunities, and 5 attendance quizzes throughout the semester. While attendance isn't mandatory, I definitely recommend going to lecture as it was super helpful/engaging. There were 3 exams as well which were closely aligned to lecture material. TAs would host review sessions to help you prepare for tests, and the resources on canvas are enough to help you succeed. Overall I had an amazing time in this course and would recommend it to anyone interested in environmental policy!
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/15/2025	I loved this class. Dr. Goger is so passionate about the class, and she makes it really interesting! The exams can be tricky, but there is extra credit in the class and several other assignments. If you are an ENSP major--this class is great, and if you're not, consider taking it if you're at all interested in environmental policy or law, because it's a great intro class!
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/12/2025	professor Goger is an amazing teacher who genuinely loves what she is teaching. I would highly recommend going to lectures, they are so interesting and she included open discussions and videos.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2025	Professor Goger is the best professor I have had at UMD so far! She is such an engaging lecturer, and you will never be bored in class. She is so passionate and it really transfers to her students. She is so kind, understanding, and approachable, and so are all of the TAs. Goger does a great job of presenting the material and also incorporating current events and the new administration. As an ENSP student this was such a rewarding class. Also, the class is super manageable. All you have to do is attend lecture, take notes, and do the few homework assignments. Highly highly recommend this class and professor. I could not say anything better!!
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2025	I would highly recommend Prof Goger! I love her style of teaching -- she and her TAs are kind, understanding, and relatively flexible. There's a few assignments, weekly discussion posts, 3 exams, and a final writing assignment. She's passionate about her work but I like the fact that she's open to new opinions and points of view (aka she isn't politically swayed and keeps a pretty neutral standpoint while remaining honest and looking at the facts). You do need to attend class to do well in the class though. Also there's ways to recover your grade! I didn't do too well on the first exam but worked hard to bring my grade up and am expecting to get an A at least
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2025	Prof Goger is amazing. She's open to new idea and opinions and isn't "politically swayed" if you will. She remain neutral and honest and explores things from both sides. There isn't tooo much work for this class but it'd be hard to do well without actually attending class on a regular basis. There's a few assignments, 3 exams, a final writing assignment and weekly discussion posts that take only a few minutes. Highly recommend this class! I learned a ton and genuinely looked forward to her class. TA's and prof are kind, understanding, and pretty flexible
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/21/2024	Professor Goger was very nice and ENSP102 was an easy A. Attendance was required which was a bit unfortunate, but ultimately attending lectures and discussion will help with the exams. I just docked a star because for an environmental policy course that discussed 'environmental justice', there were about zero radical takes given and the course emphasized working through the US government for progress to be made. Teaching environmental justice through a liberal lens (i.e., not critical of capitalism, imperialism, etc.) is quite sad, and in my view not environmental justice at all. That probably doesn't matter to the majority of the UMD student body, though, and again, this class is very easy so I'd recommend it overall.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/15/2024	Professor Goger was great and I enjoyed the class. As someone interested in pursuing environmental law she taught the class very well and covered information that was intereting. She is very knowledgable and approachable Class consisted of 2 midterm and a final (non - cumulative) as well as a memo assignment and some discussion posts. Overall not have to get an A as long as you show up to lecture and complete the assignments.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/24/2023	I absolutely loved Professor Goger this semester. She is so knowledgeable, engaging, and overall just a very sweet woman who cares about her students. We only had a handful of homework assignments, majority of which tied into our final memo assignment. Great professor, she was such a delight for my first semester at UMD. The TAs are also amazing people who know their stuff and are very willing to help!
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/21/2023	Genuinely the nicest professor I’ve had at UMD so far. You can tell she’s super interested and knowledgeable in the subject and always goes out of her way to answer students questions. Exams were fair and the amount of work was reasonable in my opinion.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/26/2023	Professor Goger's ENSP102 is very easy to do and does not expect much of you. It is so nice to have a light class. She is a very nice professor and is very fair.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/15/2022	Knows her stuff, always willing to help
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/28/2022	LOVE PROFESSOR GOGER! Super interesting class and she is so sweet. TA's are also really helpful and the tests are easy if you go to the review sessions and take notes. Take this class
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2021	Goger is a great professor. She is always keeping the class engaged with the class. She encourages discussion during lecture (so much that we usually had to rush to finish the rest of the lecture) and updated her slides as news came out. I wasn’t 100% I wanted to be an ENSP major before this class, but Goger’s interest in the materials convinced me to stay an ENSP major. I’m excited to take her 330 class in a couple of years :)
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2021	Professor Goger was a great professor for environmental policy, even during online lectures. She was constantly engaging with the class by asking questions, doing polls, and asking for our opinions on current events relating to environmental policy and politics. I would say you definitely need to pay attention to everything as her tests are application-based. The memo assignment that stretches throughout the semester is simple enough as long as you keep up with the work. She was very understanding of how we felt about being online the entire semester and managed to make the class seem interesting. Overall, she’s a great professor!
Rachel Lamb ENSP102 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2018	She was my TA and went out of her way to make sure we understood examples that would be covered in exams. Discussion sections are always the same - 90% of kids who don't participate, and the same handful who answer all the questions. She tried to bridge the gap between them, which I appreciated. She was extremely helpful when I needed last minute help for the term paper due, and guided me to the right direction. She was often more approachable than the professor, while being just as knowledgeable.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Anonymous 10/25/2012	I've had Dr. Goger for Ensp102, and capstone, and she's great. She makes everything interesting, gets the class to participate, and you really learn. In her policy class, she did a great job of incorporating very current news in environmental science. I wish I could fit her environmental law class into my schedule as well.
Joanna Goger ENSP102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2011	Awesome teacher. She is a really nice professor who knows what she is talking about. The course is not very challenging if you go to lecture. There are a few easy homework assignments and a research paper and also the opportunity for extra credit. Take this class!

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/22/2025

I absolutely loved ENSP102 and thought Professor Goger was an amazing lecturer. She was clearly passionate about topics covered in class and wanted students to succeed. She tailored class material to current events and opened up the lecture to discussion at certain times. While I am an ENSP major, the class material was not too difficult and interesting if you like learning about environmental policies/regulations. Professor Goger does a great job teaching everything you need to know for the exams and her slides are posted after each lecture. There were 4 homework assignments throughout the semester, but most were meant to help you write your final paper. There were discussion posts due some weeks, extra credit opportunities, and 5 attendance quizzes throughout the semester. While attendance isn't mandatory, I definitely recommend going to lecture as it was super helpful/engaging. There were 3 exams as well which were closely aligned to lecture material. TAs would host review sessions to help you prepare for tests, and the resources on canvas are enough to help you succeed. Overall I had an amazing time in this course and would recommend it to anyone interested in environmental policy!

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/15/2025

I loved this class. Dr. Goger is so passionate about the class, and she makes it really interesting! The exams can be tricky, but there is extra credit in the class and several other assignments. If you are an ENSP major--this class is great, and if you're not, consider taking it if you're at all interested in environmental policy or law, because it's a great intro class!

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/12/2025

professor Goger is an amazing teacher who genuinely loves what she is teaching. I would highly recommend going to lectures, they are so interesting and she included open discussions and videos.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/09/2025

Professor Goger is the best professor I have had at UMD so far! She is such an engaging lecturer, and you will never be bored in class. She is so passionate and it really transfers to her students. She is so kind, understanding, and approachable, and so are all of the TAs. Goger does a great job of presenting the material and also incorporating current events and the new administration. As an ENSP student this was such a rewarding class. Also, the class is super manageable. All you have to do is attend lecture, take notes, and do the few homework assignments. Highly highly recommend this class and professor. I could not say anything better!!

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2025

I would highly recommend Prof Goger! I love her style of teaching -- she and her TAs are kind, understanding, and relatively flexible. There's a few assignments, weekly discussion posts, 3 exams, and a final writing assignment. She's passionate about her work but I like the fact that she's open to new opinions and points of view (aka she isn't politically swayed and keeps a pretty neutral standpoint while remaining honest and looking at the facts). You do need to attend class to do well in the class though. Also there's ways to recover your grade! I didn't do too well on the first exam but worked hard to bring my grade up and am expecting to get an A at least

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2025

Prof Goger is amazing. She's open to new idea and opinions and isn't "politically swayed" if you will. She remain neutral and honest and explores things from both sides. There isn't tooo much work for this class but it'd be hard to do well without actually attending class on a regular basis. There's a few assignments, 3 exams, a final writing assignment and weekly discussion posts that take only a few minutes. Highly recommend this class! I learned a ton and genuinely looked forward to her class. TA's and prof are kind, understanding, and pretty flexible

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/21/2024

Professor Goger was very nice and ENSP102 was an easy A. Attendance was required which was a bit unfortunate, but ultimately attending lectures and discussion will help with the exams. I just docked a star because for an environmental policy course that discussed 'environmental justice', there were about zero radical takes given and the course emphasized working through the US government for progress to be made. Teaching environmental justice through a liberal lens (i.e., not critical of capitalism, imperialism, etc.) is quite sad, and in my view not environmental justice at all. That probably doesn't matter to the majority of the UMD student body, though, and again, this class is very easy so I'd recommend it overall.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/15/2024

Professor Goger was great and I enjoyed the class. As someone interested in pursuing environmental law she taught the class very well and covered information that was intereting. She is very knowledgable and approachable Class consisted of 2 midterm and a final (non - cumulative) as well as a memo assignment and some discussion posts. Overall not have to get an A as long as you show up to lecture and complete the assignments.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/24/2023

I absolutely loved Professor Goger this semester. She is so knowledgeable, engaging, and overall just a very sweet woman who cares about her students. We only had a handful of homework assignments, majority of which tied into our final memo assignment. Great professor, she was such a delight for my first semester at UMD. The TAs are also amazing people who know their stuff and are very willing to help!

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/21/2023

Genuinely the nicest professor I’ve had at UMD so far. You can tell she’s super interested and knowledgeable in the subject and always goes out of her way to answer students questions. Exams were fair and the amount of work was reasonable in my opinion.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/26/2023

Professor Goger's ENSP102 is very easy to do and does not expect much of you. It is so nice to have a light class. She is a very nice professor and is very fair.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/15/2022

Knows her stuff, always willing to help

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/28/2022

LOVE PROFESSOR GOGER! Super interesting class and she is so sweet. TA's are also really helpful and the tests are easy if you go to the review sessions and take notes. Take this class

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2021

Goger is a great professor. She is always keeping the class engaged with the class. She encourages discussion during lecture (so much that we usually had to rush to finish the rest of the lecture) and updated her slides as news came out. I wasn’t 100% I wanted to be an ENSP major before this class, but Goger’s interest in the materials convinced me to stay an ENSP major. I’m excited to take her 330 class in a couple of years :)

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2021

Professor Goger was a great professor for environmental policy, even during online lectures. She was constantly engaging with the class by asking questions, doing polls, and asking for our opinions on current events relating to environmental policy and politics. I would say you definitely need to pay attention to everything as her tests are application-based. The memo assignment that stretches throughout the semester is simple enough as long as you keep up with the work. She was very understanding of how we felt about being online the entire semester and managed to make the class seem interesting. Overall, she’s a great professor!

Rachel Lamb
ENSP102

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/11/2018

She was my TA and went out of her way to make sure we understood examples that would be covered in exams. Discussion sections are always the same - 90% of kids who don't participate, and the same handful who answer all the questions. She tried to bridge the gap between them, which I appreciated. She was extremely helpful when I needed last minute help for the term paper due, and guided me to the right direction. She was often more approachable than the professor, while being just as knowledgeable.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Anonymous
10/25/2012

I've had Dr. Goger for Ensp102, and capstone, and she's great. She makes everything interesting, gets the class to participate, and you really learn. In her policy class, she did a great job of incorporating very current news in environmental science. I wish I could fit her environmental law class into my schedule as well.

Joanna Goger
ENSP102

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2011

Awesome teacher. She is a really nice professor who knows what she is talking about. The course is not very challenging if you go to lecture. There are a few easy homework assignments and a research paper and also the opportunity for extra credit. Take this class!

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