Robert McVaugh - Colgate University

Professor: Robert McVaugh

Department: TBD

College: Colgate University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was interesting at times, but really didn't like challenges with him. Even after coming into office hours multiple times, I never got above a b+ on my work. Maybe he just hated my writing style, but it was annoying because he was hard to please. Overall, easy to get a B if you show up, hard to get an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FSEM151
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

McVaugh is a great professor who really cares about his students. He is my advisor and the person I go to for any question I might have related to Colgate or his class. He is very accessible and his class is very interesting (emphasis on very in both cases). Take his class if you are considering it. Just do it. Stop thinking and take it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

McVaugh is a great professor. He is very wise, articulate, and interesting. Modernity with him could be confusing if you don't figure out what he wants (which is pretty unique). But if you talk to him about it and work hard for it you'll be fine. A tough but reasonable grader. Extremely rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed Modernity with him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ARTS236
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

participate in class, pretty easy if you like art history, barely any homework/readings

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• 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:

He's a great professor to take Challenges of Modernity with. He definitely knows his stuff. Even if you're not very interested in some of the texts, he does his best to make it fun. Also great to talk to outside of class :) it's a little challenging to score in the As, but not impossible.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ARTS277
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He knows architecture and knows how to teach it. Take his class if you can. He might give you some challenging tasks, but you will learn a lot. Overall, he's a nice (not fake nice) prof comparing to other profs in the department.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Hard to get an A, but worth it all the same.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CORE151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, easy to get a B+ but gives out almost no A's. He's a little too "abstract" on his lectures sometimes, but keeps classes pretty interesting

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ART474
• 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:

How can you resist McVaugh saying, "This is a very sexy book." Really funny and easy-going. He loves his Macs so don't bring up PCs in front of him. Fair grader and very helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ARTS105
• 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 McVaugh is wonderful and so, so knowledgable on his subject. Lectures are very interesting and even though the class is huge and you can get away without going, they are definitely worth attending for. McVaugh is an old-timer who has lived in Hamilton forever and really cares about his students.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher. Clearly explains everything that you were suppost to read. Lectures are very engaging. If you take good notes to use to study and right papers, then you can get away with skimming the books or not reading at all. I also learned a lot from his class. Great teacher.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

by far my favorite professor so far, very kind man, great lecturer and interesting material. the man invited anyone who was stuck here for thanksgiving to his home for dinner. looking to take another course with him

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ARTS105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

mcvaugh knows a lot about the material, and always tries to help the student to the point that he makes it more confusing. however, he is a great advisor and his exams were easy if you studied the buildings. he loves students that bring in their own opinions and outside information into his essays. i loved this class!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

take him for modernity, he's great, gives oral exams, which help you learn and aren't hard, in his final paper you get to write about adding any movie you want to the course, he has lively lectures and is a really nice, accomodating guy

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very energetic and articulate in class. He has a penchant for the profound and he can go a bit over the top, but being in his class was a rewarding experience. Hard paper grader but his oral exams aren't bad.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: AMERICANARCHIT
• 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:

I got up at 8:20 three times a week because i loved this class so much. McVaugh's also helpful as an advisor even if you're not an advisee. Everyone should take a class w/ mcvaugh before graduating.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MODN
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely loved his Modernity class- might be my fav so far at colgate, even though he gave me my only B. Tough grader, but amazing lectures make the class extremely worthwhile.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely smart. Lectures are always very interesting. Hard grader, but you come away from his class knowing a lot.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CORE152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting lecturer, very easy grader. All in all a pretty good class...for a CORE.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

pretty demanding but honestly one of the best professors at colgate