Denison University Top Questions

As a young professor, I'm lucky to have gone to Denison because I have an instant pantheon of role models. The professors care very much about student success, yet hold students to high standards. Now that I'm on the other side of the desk I appreciate how truly difficult that is. One thing that is fabulous about Denison academically is the financial support for undergraduate research. I've gotten a lot of perspective after teaching at a few different places and Denison really has a very robust research program for a college that size.

All the professors I've had have been great. Although all of my discussion classes have failed to have any really great conversations as most freshman are just filling out the GE's and don't really care about the subject. So it makes going to class difficult if it's not lecture based. The professors all really care about students and are willing to meet with you. It's not very competitive at least that I've discovered, people often study in groups. My only real complaint is the lack of intellectual conversation, particularly outside of class.All of my professors have known my name, and will address you by name in and outside of class. Class participation unfortunately is students just saying something to get points which really sucks.

Work hard, play hard. You better be ready to work your ass off. I don't think there are any easy classes on campus, but this is what I like about it. Everyone studies a lot, but at the end of the week everyone lets loose.

The academic life at Denison is definitely what you make of it; you can decide to do the hardest things like the Honors Program and Senior Research and get a challenging but fulfilling academic experience, or you can take a lighter load and balance academics with extracurricular and social activities. You can participate in class as much or as little as you want, but there will always be people to learn from among your classmates. The students are not very competitive and react to their academic triumphs with modesty, though they are not shy about engaging in an casual academic discussion. You can decide to make friends with your professors and go to their office hours or schedule coffee talks with them, or you can have professional relationships with them in the classroom. Either way they are concerned about your success as an individual and can work with you on your terms to create the best academic strategy for you. In the end, Denison's requirements and teaching methods educate you to be a successful person at life; the flexibility to learn any new job or have quality relationships with your family/friends/co-workers, the well-roundedness to perform any given task successfully with a little practice and enough knowledge of the world to be culturally aware and respectful.

An Denison you will know your professors and know that they are there to support you 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the way through your classes. Professors at Denison care about their students because they actually know them. Countless times I met with a professor one on one, and no it wasn't a teacher's assistant, it was a real tenured professor. Students operate on a work hard/ play hard basis and so studying is frequent at any given time during the week, but not so much on the weekend. Classes are small, in fact all of mine were less than 20 students and so participation was comfortable and when students spoke they were really heard. Students are not very competitive about grades because classes are based on so much more than scores and numbers, they are based on experience and exposure to new things. Denison is geared toward making its students well-rounded and aware of many fields, not just pump them through to spit them out into the work world.

One of my favorite things about Denison is their professors. Not only do they hire people that are qualified for their position, but they also hire people who are open and want to get to know the students. I have not met one teacher in my past two years at Denison who did not want to know more about or my personality. I think this is a great quality because Professors need to understand what kind of student you are so that they are able to teach to you and the class as a whole. Academics at Denison is held very high in standards. It is the number one reason as to why many students attend Denison. I feel very lucky to have found this school. My major is Athletic Training and normally you do not find this major at liberal arts colleges but I am fortunate because not only do I take courses involved with Athletic Training but I also take course in my other areas of interest that will help with my major. For example English and Psychology.

Yes, all my professors know my name. My favorite class so far has been Introduction to Psychology and my least favorite class has been Public Speaking. I think Denison students are very hardworking and they study everyday for a good amount of hours. Yes, class participation is common and Denison students do have intellectual conversations outside of the class. I do not think that students are competitive amongst each other but Denison is a competitive institution in the sense that academics are very demanding. The most unique class that I have taken is Cultural Psychology. My major is Economics and I do not know the economics department well enough as yet to say anything about it. I do take extra help from my professors outside of the class. I think that education at Denison is geared towards overall personality development so it's more towards learning instead of simply scoring well to get a good job.

It feels like everyone knows your name - not fully sure if that's a good or bad thing, and everyone is either out partying or studying. The students seem to place the most pressure on themselves making sure that they do their best all of the time. This at time becomes extremely stressful. Though, if you are a student like me, who is only at a school because their parents are making them and there major that they desire isn't offer, times become difficult. I'm a girl who loves to shop and desire, from clothes to homes, and i'm majoring in Economics and Women Studies with a Double minor in latin and Art history. I feel the only reason for this is for myself to always keep busy and never actually care about my future.

My favorate thing about Denison is that the lecture halls have thirty chairs. LECTURE HALLS with only thirty seats. That is absolutely unheard of in bigger universities where you can have HUNDREDS of people in your classes as an underclassman. The professors are really focused on direct contact with students, and are more than willing to mingle after classes. A couple of my profs have facebooks and are facebook friends with me.

Studying is a 24 hour job at Denison...there will always be work for you to do. Participation is in every class and it is very important.

I had close relationships with most of my professors. But as I said before, it is a two-way street. The professors do care, and they will make time for you- but you have to make it worth their while. The sociology department will change your perspective on life- for the better. I saw the world in a much more encompassing light even after my first class in this field, and it only got better after that. I studied, but never in excess. I was able to maintain a steady 3.3 throughout my time there. You have to know yourself, and when you a re at your intellectual peak. Use that knowledge to your advantage. And have fun for the rest of the time.

Your transcript/resume will look great... Some teachers are great, but I went to a great high school and those teachers were better on average. Obviously some classes and teachers suck and every one will get stuck in at least one of them during their DU career. Academics are largely what you make of it - you must go to class and take time out of partying to do work, which is not easy when you live with all of your friends, especially during the warm weather when every one is playing frisbee and boozin' on the quad. You will get a great job after Denison though.

All of my professors know my name. My favorite class was human physiology, simply because the class were fast paced and the professor, Dr. Rhodes, was helpful, challenging, and presented things that were endlessly fascinating. I am a biochemistry major, which presents many challenges, but I am continually growing with the help of my two greatest assets at Denison: the professors and my peers. I have occasionally had lunch with a professor. Academic requirements for biochemists is very rigorous.

Very hard and challenging. Most students come from private or boarding schools and the teachers expect the best out of there students

Most classes are tough, and you have to work in them. Class attendance is mandatory (usually affecting your grade after the first three absences or so), and the professors expect you to be a contributing member of the class. The close relationships between professors and students is one of the best parts of Denison's academic life. Most of the professors in the English department know me well, even though I haven't had most of them in class; I've had dinner with at least four professors at their houses. They genuinely care about our academic progress, and will help on a variety of post-graduation issues (particularly if you intend to continue on in academia). For the English department specifically, I've got nothing but good things to say. They offer an extensive list of courses, with most of them changing semester to semester. The trouble for many English majors is not getting all their requirements in, but fitting all the English courses they want into their schedule. The Creative Writing Concentration is a very popular one, and the faculty includes well-regarded poets and fiction writers as well as creative non-fiction authors.

Professors do know my name after about a week of class. My favorite class was economics because it challenged my mind. My least favorite was Planet earth because I hate science and the teacher was a rookie so she was not very good. Depending on the crowd you hang out with, students do have somewhat intellectual conversations. Students are competitive to an extent but for the most part they help eachother out. DU's academic requirements are pretty easy to fulfill and while it is not fun taking classes you do not enjoy, it surely broadens your horizons. Denison definetly prepares you for the workforce following college.

All of my professors know my name. They learn your name faster if you make an effort to participate in class and talk to them outside of class. My favorite class so far has been Introduction to Hispanic Literature. We read narratives, poetry, and drama and I thought it was a perfect introduction to Hispanic Literature. It was difficult because our papers were 1200 to 1600 words and I was not used to writing that much in Spanish. I also loved my first year seminar about the food industry. Class participation is very common. Students study a lot but there is a balance between work and other activities.

Academics at Denison are simply amazing. Professors know your names, are willing to meet with you generally when it works for you, and really take interest in the progress of their students. Class participation isn't just common - it is on most occasions a requirement for the success of the class. Being a music major, I have spent most of my time working with professors in the music department. I regularly meet with them outside of class for master classes, extra lessons, or just hanging out and discussing music.

Students work hard in their classes, we spend a lot of time writing, researching. People are dedicated to their majors and succeeding in academics. Professors take time to help individual students and no one really slips through the cracks. The academic advising program is far superior to that at any large university. Students get academic attention in and out of the classroom.

Students at Denison are very serious about their studies. for the most part, the professors are amazing, and know the students at a personal level. Both students and staff alike show extreme dedication to their tasks. The one complaint I have against the academic requirements is that we are REQUIRED to take several semesters of a foreign language. While I understand that this is part of a liberal arts curriculum, I find it unnecessary and frustrating. Learning is the primary focus of the classes. Jobs are kept in focus, but are not the primary concern.