Michael Ventimiglia - Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

Professor: Michael Ventimiglia

Department: Philosophy

College: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CTL125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very easy professor. Just need to do your work outside of class and pay attention during the lectures and you will do just fine on the in class quizzes and assignments

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I love Professor V!! He is very understanding and helpful! He does not want to see you fail!!! Everyone told me how hard Art of Thinking was going to be, but here I am getting 100's on all the tests! He does give weekly or biweekly quizzes which are annoying but not too bad! He assigns homework, but never checks it.. the answer key is on blackboard

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PH221
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Ventimiglia is probably my favorite teacher so far. Great lectures and really makes you think outside the box. Many of you hate taking philosophy and i thought the same going into this course, but trust, he is the man. Take his class if you're required to take philosophy for you major. No homework except for short readings, 2 essays that are easy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. V is great. Not sure what the others might say, but his class is actually simpler than other sections. You don't only learn/use 6 rules for induction for example while other sections learn 20. Dr. V is super chill, teaches in a clear manner. And although you may not be familiar with his football analogies, they're really easy to get. Take him!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His teaching style is a roller coaster. Started off with an A, dropped to a C+, ended off with a B+. Uses football as an example a lot so if you don't know much about guy sports, you probably won't understand what's going on. He came up with Art of Thinking at SHU so be prepared to learn more than others. If you keep up the hard work, you're fine

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's a great professor but honestly the class is stupid. FLO125 will not help you with anything even though the school swears by it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

MY FAVORITE TEACHER AT SHU. Never have i ever had a professor care so much about a student and he gives his all in helping you pass this difficult class. For art of thinking theres not a better teacher than him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FLO125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor V is a BOSS. Everyone seems to fail Art of Thinking and hate it and I didn't understand why. He makes material so easy to understanding and I strongly suggest office hours just to talk with him or to gain a better understanding on material. Do homework he assigns. He also curves every test. Definitely take him

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is amazing. Do the reading. This is the kind of professor you actually respect and want him to think highly of you. I had him for American philosophy, the material is challenging but he helps you get through it

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FS103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ventimiglia is a great professor. He really works with every student to make sure that they understand the material. Some of the readings are pretty hard, but he always goes over them in every class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult class, definitely need to study. But he is an excellent professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a good teacher, except for the fact that all you do is spend the entire class writing notes You only have 2 papers and 2 tests the whole semester, so if you screw one test or paper up, your grade will be affected. He also chooses his favorites in the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. I'm Econ and honestly thought about minoring because of him. He likes participation, but "call you out" if your argument is flawed. Got feeling he is a naturally tough grader, but lowered standard cuz it was an intro class. He can be tough though. Reading required, quiz if he thinks you're arn't reading. Wish i could take him again

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would agree that Professor V. is friendly and his teaching style is engaging but the course was nothing but 15 weeks of him on his soapbox ranting about Bush, the Iraq War, global warming, gay marriage, etc. I didn?t learn any Logic but did learn plenty about his personal views. Also, if you have an opinion different than his, leave it at home.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is funny and relates everything to everyday life and things you would know, such as sports. He's very interesting and although his class is challenging, he gives great notes and makes it easy to understand.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I too was mistaken by the great comments that he received. He makes the material pretty easy to understand. However, with midterm and final exam, I thought I did extremely well since I knew and throughly understood the material. My GPA took a serious hit because of this class. And I came into the semester with a 3.8...Look for other options!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• 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:

not an easy teacher. I was mistaken by all of the great comments he received on this website. I am a good student and received an almost failing grade on the midterm. other people i know in his ph101 class got in the 50's. Weekly quizzes and reading, keeps you the entire 2 1/2hr class. I heard Mixie is an easy prof if thats what you are looking for

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher knows his stuff, but the subject matter in Logic is very difficult. Weekly reading quizzes. Nice guy, gives a light curve on grades, but if you want an easy class, don't take Logic.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If I didn't have him, I would have probably failed. He keeps things interesting and relates it to everyday things. He is overall a great teacher. Quizzes every class on what you read but he grades fairly. You have to do the reading though.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the best teachers at SHU. Makes the class extremely interesting and easy to understand. There's a 1-2 page reflection paper due every week and a paper at the end of every book finished which scares some people off but it's really not bad. Take him!!