Nomination: Dr. Vensil is an amazing professor. If a student is struggling, she will do everything to help them understand the content. If students have questions, she allows the class to delve into a discussion to comprehend the topics more easily. Dr. Vensil is also a shoulder to lean on. You can go to her with anything, and she will give you the best advice she can professionally. She truly loves and cares about each of her students and their education.
Nomination: Dr. Vensil has taught me so many transferable skills that I will take with me into the workforce when I graduate. She not only cares about my academic performance, but she also cares about my professional and personal development as well. I will graduate with a Bachelor of social work degree in May, and I am honored to have her as part of my future professional cohort.
Nomination: Dr Vensil hears her students. She conducts her lectures in a way that stimulates our minds and encourages us to share our thoughts and opinions. These thoughts might contradict her own, but that doesn鈥檛 discourage her. She encourages us to teach her as much as she teaches us. I鈥檝e had a lot of obstacles in my college career, and she has unknowingly gotten me through so much. She has taught me beyond the classroom.
Nomination: Dr Vensil is always greeting students and staff with a smile, with an upbeat happy personality. Dr Vensil makes a point to make herself available to her students when they need her help, offering solutions when able. Dr Vensil makes class enjoyable to be in and is very educated in her profession. Dr Vensil makes her classes easy to understand while providing excellent instruction. Dr Vensil takes pride in her work, and we know as students in the BSW program that she is our #1 cheerleader.
Nomination: This teacher makes sure all of her students are helped and given all the resources they need. She would go out of her way to contact students when a class is missed and reach out to see if we need any type of assistance or help to be successful in her classes. Hands down an amazing teacher and a great atmosphere to learn.
Nomination: She made me feel more comfortable in her class. I transferred last semester, and she has been so helpful. She understood how awkward and stressful it can be being a new student. Like me, she has a love for Disney. She does what she can to help us understand the material. Dr. Vensil makes her lessons come alive in a way that intrigues us and not in a way that bores us. Many of us are excited to see what she is teaching us. She teaches in a fun manner. Also, she grades and responds to emails quickly. If something happened and we ever needed something, we knew we could go to her. She is honestly probably the best teacher I have ever had.
Nomination: She cares about her students and will make connections to them that will last a lifetime. She knows how to balance fun and learning in a way that makes all her students excited to learn. She is a role model of a person that I am inspired to be.