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Toby Egan
PLCY100 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/10/2023 |
I can get a sense that Prof. Egan is very successful outside of his teaching roles at UMD, but he displays a tremendous amount of humility to everyone's opinions during class discussions- except his opinion that schools are supposed to teach children morals and principles. He stood on that one. I hope to revisit him in my upper level Policy courses or he stays at UMD. You can establish your own network and brand if you take the out of class assignments seriously, depending on your ideal career path. The summary of this class is don't just sit around and talk about your passions, but get out there and.. here's how. If his assignment format stays consistent, my advice is to read the book as much as possible because tests are tailored more towards the definitions of basic terms of government and who is in office, and class is about applying those terms to real life situations. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/28/2023 |
Professor Egan made our large classroom fun and engaging with many good discussions about policy, current policy making and everyone’s views on current and historical issues. The tests were not too hard, knowing about how government works definitely helps. And, we all got to choose a policy to write and talk about. I would definitely recommend this class and Professor. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/24/2023 |
Let me start by saying that Dr.Egan is a nice guy- he's very qualified but also down to earth and easygoing. However, his class lacks structure. The grades for our class midterm were way lower than expected and the exam had some questions straight from the book despite the fact that he rarely ever referenced the book in class. His lecture is usually about a current event/something in the news and can be kind of boring at times, but he doesn't take attendance. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY302 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/13/2023 |
Great experience in Dr. Egan's class. He is flexible and has assignments that bring in students' opinions and interests. There is a good amount of in-class discussion (we even went outside when it was nice) that you won't enjoy unless you keep up with the readings. Some of my classmates who don't like public speaking did not like the testimony assignment (basically a presentation of pluralism related policy that you choose). But I enjoyed hearing about my classmates interests. Highly Recommended! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/08/2023 |
The class isn't over yet, but I have needed a lot of help from Dr. Egan this semester because of some personal problems/health issues. He has been great--Meeting with me one-on-one and providing accommodations. Not too many professors help in this way--especially in such a huge class. I also like how interactive the course is. He makes the large class much more personal and my friends in the class agree. I'm off to a good start as a public policy major because of this experience. And, my non-policy classmates are enjoying too. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY302 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/07/2023 |
Professor Egan is very nice, knowledgable, and excited to discuss pluralism. He has no actual structure/game plan regarding course material, so the class is very easy. There is a final project and each assessment is in the form of a paper. Nothing too hard about the class, you just have to show up. I would take this class if you need an easy A for gen-ed, but overall not an interesting class at all. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY302 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/15/2022 |
I loved this subject and the professors were great. Dr. Egan teamed with Dr. Clark and the TA (Zane) was awesome. Diversity and public policy are super important. This was a good way to learn much more from teachers who care about the topic and about students. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 03/31/2022 |
This was a very good class. In particular, I liked that we had autonomy to choose a topic that we wanted to explore more deeply. Dr. Egan was super helpful , chill, and gave good feedback. He’s fair and supportive of diversity. Recommended! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Anonymous 03/23/2022 |
This class was not terribly hard, but it was kind of boring. Dr. Egan is very nice, but his grading seemed a bit arbitrary. The class was pretty heavy on group work which was pretty annoying. I wouldn't take this class unless you are a policy major. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/30/2021 |
One of the best classes at UMD so far. Dr. Egan cares about his students and really mixed leadership, our personal development and policy in an interactive and interesting way. I’m definitely signing up for another of Dr. Egan’s classes. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/20/2021 |
This was a great class! It was particularly fun to work closer with classmates on projects, learn about ourselves and the class guests were good. Dr. Egan is highly recommended! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2021 |
This class is really fun and really easy. There is a lot of interactive aspects with personality tests to understand yourself better and there is a lot of communication with your peers through group work and discussions. You really do not need to read the readings to do well in the class, but they do take attendance every day. This class is definitely not about policy and more about leadership, however Toby still brought in guest speakers who work with policy speak for the class. There is one big group project on a social issue of your groups choice that is really fun and interesting. Toby is really easy to reach out too and is super chill about everything. He actually cares about his students and likes to meet with students to check in often. I think the organization of the class is a little off as the last 8 weeks of the semester was purely presentations which got very old. Overall I would recommend this professor and definitely the course as well. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY201 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/25/2021 |
The class is very interactive! Dr. Egan is very responsive to students and the class guests were great. It's a fair amount of work, but he does a great job supporting with information and is always accessible. Recommended! |
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Toby Egan
BUSO703 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/31/2021 |
This is a project class where Dr. Egan is a facilitator. He did a great job of responding immediately to questions and helping our team to work effectively on our client project. Great class! Great professor! |
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Toby Egan
PUAF711 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/17/2021 |
Awesome teaching and individualized support. Strongly recommended! |
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Toby Egan
BUSO703 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/06/2021 |
Since taking his excellent class, Dr. Egan has written two letters of recommendation for me and given me great career advice. Thank you! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY388D Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/03/2021 |
Dr. Egan Rocks! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY388D Anonymous 11/26/2020 |
This was my best class during Covid. Discussion was good. I got to focus on a social issue I care about and the team project was fun. Dr. Egan was very accessible and super supportive. |
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Toby Egan
PLCY388D Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/22/2020 |
He did a great job managing a fun and interactive class, even though we were on Zoom for the whole semester! I learned a lot about myself, developed a portfolio about my interests and research on a social problem I care about and am doing new things to make a difference because of this course. Dr. Egan Rocks! |
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Toby Egan
BUSO703 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/08/2020 |
This is a breakthrough class that allows you to connect all of what you want to use from the program into a real project. The professor set us up for success, gave great feedback and coaching when needed. It's entirely team based and depends most on the learners, but the set-up is what makes it work for everyone. He did a great job! |
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Toby Egan
HONR348D Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/25/2020 |
After this class, I had a team project that made a difference for children in the community and a portfolio that helped me see my impact, plan for my future and share on job interviews. Dr. Egan makes you work for an "A", but I can't say I have ever had a class that was more meaningful for me. |
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Toby Egan
HONR348D Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2020 |
Dr. Egan is great. We were not only Do Good Challenge Finalists right out his class, but my team ended up winning the Do Good Challenge and over $10,000. He helped all of the innovative teams in the class and was really responsive to students--gave lots of feedback and was demanding, but fair. Now with his help, I have a great job and am working in an area that I discovered in his class. Don't miss the chance to take this one! |
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Toby Egan
PLCY388D Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2020 |
He not only helped me and my team figure out a great idea with major social impact, but my team has now won the Do Good Cours e Challenge (his class has won it every year for four or five years) and The Do Good Challenge. Just from being in his class and continuing working on the idea we developed, I have won eight other innovation awards and over $20,000. Great Class, Unbelievable professor. Thank you so much, Dr. Egan! |
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Toby Egan
HONR348D Anonymous 07/01/2019 |
This class is awesome because you get to work on your own portfolio and create social impact with your team. It's a lot of work, but worth it. The instructor is super helpful, but you will have to do a lot on your own--because the ideas are yours. Many helpful out-of-class guests! Worth taking! |
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Toby Egan
HONR348D Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/01/2019 |
He's a solid professor in a course design that is all about your development and opportunity. Very few lectures, many outside guests and a focus on what you want to learn and get out of the course. He is great one-on-one and is super helpful. We got to see what other classes taught by other professors did with their projects and ours were by far the best across the board. Some of my friends are taking these projects forward into creating impactful entrepreneurial programs and organizations. Recommended! |
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Toby Egan
HONR348D Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/06/2019 |
Not an easy class. Stay away unless you have a venture/project already in mind. |