Evelyn is fine, but boring. She reads slowly off the slides and that's about it. Makes it hard to focus in lecture so the textbook is a good supplement since most of the content is from there. Takes off random points on exams but overall the ecology exam of 381 was not hard.Rate My Professors ↗
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EVELYN HOWELL
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Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Evelyn's lectures consisted of reading everything from the slides slowly, while providing minimal additional information. Her grading is absolutely random as she would take off fractions of points for no apparent reason, and give minimal justification. She allegedly had a rubric for assignments which seems to be imaginary. Bizarre professor. Avoid.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Her slides are purposefully confusing just so people do not skip lectures. Her grading is based in nothing, written all in pencil and impossible to read, and you will lose 0.2 points because she feels like it. No study guides or practice exams. She is terrible with technology, boring in lectures, and overall not a good prof. I don't rec. Biocore.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
It is difficult to learn from her slides. They are often loaded with text and it becomes difficult to know what is actually expected from you on the exams. I still suggest taking 381, but it will be a lot of independent work. There are no practice exams available, no note cards, and she usually answers students questions with another question :/Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof Howell is such a frustrating teacher to learn under. Her grading criteria is stringent and not based in anything, just her objective opinion of the assignment. Her lectures are boring and are often screenshots of the textbook. She is difficult to access during her office hours and can be condescending to her students during office hours.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Evelyn was an okay professor. She could definitely use some help with technology as she sometimes messed up her slides, but it didn't ruin lecture. Her lectures were sometimes boring, but the material wasn't too hard and you don't have to read the textbook.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with EVELYN HOWELL
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2026 | LANDARC 381 | Plants for Ecological Design II |
| Spring 2026 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Spring 2026 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2026 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2025 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2025 | LANDARC 380 | Plants for Ecological Design I |
| Fall 2025 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2025 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2025 | ENVIRST/LANDARC 361 | Wetlands Ecology |
| Spring 2025 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Spring 2025 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2024 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2024 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2024 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2023 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 380 | Plants for Ecological Design I |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 720 | Critical Inquiry Into Landscape Design Expression |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 698 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2023 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2023 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2023 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Spring 2023 | URBRPL 932 | Seminar-research Review and Criticism |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2022 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2022 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2022 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2022 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Spring 2022 | LANDARC 866 | Seminar in Natural Plant Community Restoration and Management |
| Spring 2022 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2022 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2021 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2021 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2021 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2021 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2021 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2020 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2020 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2020 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | LANDARC 211 | Shaping the Built Environment |
| Spring 2020 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2020 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2020 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2019 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2019 | FOLKLORE 530 | Topics in Folklore |
| Fall 2019 | LANDARC 250 | Survey of Landscape Architecture Design |
| Fall 2019 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2019 | LANDARC 866 | Seminar in Natural Plant Community Restoration and Management |
| Fall 2019 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 211 | Shaping the Built Environment |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2019 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2018 | LANDARC 250 | Survey of Landscape Architecture Design |
| Fall 2018 | LANDARC 668 | Restoration Ecology |
| Fall 2018 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Fall 2018 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2018 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2018 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2017 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2017 | LANDARC 250 | Survey of Landscape Architecture Design |
| Fall 2017 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Fall 2017 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2017 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Spring 2017 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2017 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2016 | LANDARC 250 | Survey of Landscape Architecture Design |
| Fall 2016 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Fall 2016 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Spring 2016 | LANDARC 375 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2016 | LANDARC 699 | Special Problems-landscape Architecture |
| Spring 2016 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2016 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2015 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
| Fall 2015 | LANDARC 250 | Survey of Landscape Architecture Design |
| Fall 2015 | LANDARC 710 | Theories of Landscape Change |
| Fall 2015 | LANDARC 720 | Critical Inquiry Into Landscape Design Expression |
| Fall 2015 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Spring 2015 | LANDARC 940 | Graduate Seminar |
| Spring 2015 | LANDARC 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | LANDARC 999 | Independent Studies |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCORE 381 | Evolution, Ecology, and Genetics |
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