Reviews of professor Melinda Shimizu

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Loved taking this class with Melinda, she was phenomenal. Proved she cares about students' best interests; is knowledgeable in geography and is an all around respectful and inspirational professor in the Geography Department at SUNY Cortland.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love Dr. Shimizu. Her class is one of the best parts of my week. She always has a smile and a great lecture, often broken up by activities or videos. The homework is practically non existent, and there isn't a textbook so that's amazing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The way she presented the material to the class and made everyone feel included even if they didn't have an extensive knowledge of geography was outstanding. I've heard people rave about how wonderful Melinda is with Geographic Topics and making Geography fun and she proved them right!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Melinda is amazing, activities are creative and inclusive so students are learning the material. She isn't a ludicrous person she is super personable too, highly recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Shimizu is genuinely one of the nicest professors I have met. She has a great personality that shines through her lectures, is extremely helpful, and makes her lessons as interesting as possible for people outside of the geography major. She gives a week to complete homework. If all professors were like her, I'd never want to graduate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Melinda is fantastic! There were activities that helped students understand the material and feel included in the classroom. Melinda continues to prove that she has the student's best interest at heart and also is able to share her own personal experiences with the class as if she is our friend not a boss.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It was an honor to have Melinda to have for this class no regrets.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The goals and geographic topics were communicated very clearly and enthusiastically in this class. A lot of discussing stuff but Melinda inspired us everyday to do our best to understand geographic principals (even those who have no idea what Geography is). Very impressed with her knowledge and expertise, well definitely take her again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Inspired us to learn about the Earth every day and she always seemed to be enthusiastic in what she was doing. A challenging course but felt like I wouldn't ever want anyone else to teach it because her knowledge and skillset really made the experience joyful for me and others.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I adore this woman she is so sweet and her class was a breeze, though I learned a lot. Took me back to middle school the way she structured her classes in a good way. A lot of group work and a good vibe during lectures. She is really nice and easy going. Took this class my first semester of my freshman year and loved it take her if you can.