Heather Fowler-Salamini - Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Professor: Heather Fowler-Salamini

Department: History

College: Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS452
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had to take her for the thesis, and though I'd heard some horror stories, she was actually very good. Lecture for this class was not very useful, but Dr. Salamini was very helpful during office hours in helping me to find sources, and was also clear in what I had to change in order to get an A in her class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Actually, I got an "A" in the class and thought she was not a good professor AT ALL. As a person she is nice, but not a teacher.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher. She really knows her subject & is always willing to help if you ask. For her tests she gives out 5 essay questions & chooses 3 to put on the test. The reading questions (which she goes over in class) & Powerpts are enough to answer them. The people who didn't like her were the ones who didn't show up or take notes & got C's.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i hated her as a teacher, she was monotone, and uninteresting

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class was boring - she read off of powerpoint the whole time. Lecture was pointless, but you had to go. Half the books sucked and the others were just okay - expect to rely on your reading! Class discussions were sometimes useful and relevant, but other times also pointless. We had a paper and didn't know what to expect or do.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The content is interesting when we talk about history (lectures are presented in a monotoned voice & read straight from the overhead) but majority of classes are book discussions. There are no tests, just 4 papers, which are graded as if you are in an English class not on the historical content. Don't expect to get the grade you deserve.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

An unfair teacher who on top of her own inability to teach tries to hamper brighter students by discouraging them from trying to improve the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

HFS is tough to love at first, but she will help you out in any way possible. She really cares about her students!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had her my second semester, and it was a disaster. But this course was excellent, and I actually grew to appreciate her as a teacher. Stay on her good side, show some interest, and you'll be fine. Although...she thought that the key factor in the Bush 2004 win was Nascar...hmm.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Finally I was able to see the good side of HFS. She was pretty laid-back in this course, quite nice to students, and available for student help sessions. Great experience. One hint: stay on her good side and you'll be fine!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wow. This class is so interesting! The books we read are very good, and we get into very good discussions about them. She is very easy to talk to, and cares a lot about the class. If you go and visit her in her office hours, you'll realize that she is a very enthusiatic & wonderful teacher!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIS335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class is pretty easy, expect a lot of reading and discussion. If you talk, and actually write decent you will do fine. Studying for her exams can be a pain, she has a tough time connecting to students on a one on one level... overall it wasent horrible

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Keep your gun loaded so you can shoot yourself for even thinking about taking her class. She doesn't let you know what you are going to be tested on. You are expected to recall every detail. Her tests are all essay and the topics could be anything from the book. I had a 3.75 before her class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She can be helpful if you go in on your own time and ask for it, but in class she was often unclear about what exactly was required.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This prof is terrible!! I managed to pull a B, but had to work REALLY hard. Way too much work for a 100 level class. Worst professor I have ever had at Bradley. Get out while you can!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HSI339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy class, consisted of a lecture once a week and a round table discussion once a week. Interesting opinions in that class; I was one of 5 males in the class, held a differing opinion (in many regards) than the teacher, and still pulled an easy A and had fun while doing it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy tests. Gives you 5 possible essays a week before the exam. Exam has 3 and you answer 2. Use your notes and pick out some points from book and you'll be fine. 2 map quizzes are easy a's. A's DO exist in this class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Even when she yells for giving your notes to her in an exam, its what she wants. Hell, she gave us a 10 minute lecture on giving our own opinions, but those that did got no higher than a C, and those that gave her opinion back to her got a B. A's don't exist in this class, it seems.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Take a different non-western civ -- trust me, it'll be easier. You have to regurgitate your notes to even have a chance of getting an A on the essay tests, and then she'll yell at you for just relying on your notes and in class discussions!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS330S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Only class that kept me from a 4.0. not tough to get a B. Just write what she wants to hear and you've got a B. An A on the other hand, good luck. You're going to have to stay awake to get one of those.