Current instructor

Ken Keefover-Ring

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 30 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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ENVIRST/GEOG 120
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course.
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ENVIRST/GEOG 120
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
A great professor who always encourages students to ask questions. The course contains lots of material, but not necessarily hard. Study each ppt slide carefully and try to understand the content fully.
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BOTANY/GEOG 338
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Ken is actually the funniest professor and had me cracking up every lecture. The class is laid back but also interesting and you'll learn a lot. There are weekly quizzes, very clear and no trick questions. You will enjoy this class and prof whether or not you are a bio major
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BOTANY/GEOG 338
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is really nice and sweet. Class is kind of boring because most of time is just he talking. There was a weekly quiz about the class material and few readings. A group project and presentation on bunch of bio paper. And a final essay. He will drop lots of lovely comments for paper. Overall a chill and interesting class
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GEO120 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
TAKE THIS IF YOU ALREADY KNOW GEOSCI, Not the easy grade everyone said. If you do poorly on one exam, you can't bring your grade up. Professor Keefover was great and I would take his course again but definitely not 'super easy'.
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Classes with Ken Keefover-Ring

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis course for Botany majors involving individual research to complete an honors thesis, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+11 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 691

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 692

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course in Botany involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

Directed Study: Explore research questions in botany through guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY/ENTOM/ZOOLOGY 473

Plant-insect Interactions

3 credits

Examines how arthropods exploit plants, plant defense traits, environmental mediation, population dynamics, community ecology, co-evolution, and implications for natural resource management and sustainable development.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

Ken Keefover-Ring

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample
CHEM 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Matt BowmanTehshik Yoon+101 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
GEOG 344

Changing Landscapes of the American West

3 credits

Examines environmental change in American West landscapes across time, covering physical science backgrounds and human-environment interactions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Ken Keefover-Ring

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2027BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2027BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2027BOTANY 995Research-plant Ecology
Spring 2027BOTANY/ENTOM/ZOOLOGY 473Plant-insect Interactions
Spring 2027CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2027GEOG 344Changing Landscapes of the American West
Fall 2026BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2026BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2026BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2026BOTANY 995Research-plant Ecology
Fall 2026BOTANY/GEOG 338Environmental Biogeography
Fall 2026CHEM 699Directed Study

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