Super great professor, very passionate. Understanding and material was interesting. Would definitely recommend taking!

My course was affected by the Fall 2022 strike. Finals were cancelled. He is technology adverse. Do not expect any electronic communication with him, he uses that as a last resort (and yes, I do mean he will find literally any other way to contact the class!). Great person but needs to be taught to use technology more.

Chill guy, had weekly readings used for group and individual assignments. The group assignments took place during lecture. The individual assignments were during sections, and they were the hardest part since you only had 10 minutes to answer the question. No midterm. Final was multiple choice and not too difficult if you reread his posted slides.

The class itself is very easy, all writing exercises, and the final is basically a Quizlet. Lectures often boring bc a lot of the stuff was common sense, but prep materials were interesting. Really great course laying the foundations/basics for the rest of ENVS. Prof. Pete is the absolute goat, you can tell he cares about his students and field.

Interesting lecturer with extremely easy assignments that are essentially for completion. He had a single pop quiz that was pushed back to the very last lecture. Homework is relatively minimal and exams are very trivial as well.

Professor Alagona is so awesome!! He is so passionate about environmental studies and lecture was always interesting. You can tell he really cares about his students. I am an ES major and was expecting ES1 to be pretty boring review for me. However, I ended up learning so much in this class and really enjoyed it!! The grading was also very fair.

Took this course as non ES major for my GEs, absolutely loved it! Professor Pete is an all around amazing professor with profound insight. His lectures can drag a bit, but you can tell he really cares about what he teaches. The group work and preps were not difficult, just time consuming. The final was a breeze. Cannot recommend this course enough!

He is a professor who not only makes the information fun to learn but also makes you think about how the subject translates to life outside of school. He is by far one of the best professors I have ever had. I would 100% take this class again.

Most boring ES class I've ever taken, but an easy enough class. Honestly expected a lot from an extry level ES 1, but easy to pass if you do the work. Weekly readings, weekly timed writing assignments, and weekly group assignments. If your group works well, everything should go smoothly and you can get an A easily.

Prof. Alagona is a great guy and laid out the course in a way that was easy to understand. There are many readings and group projects but overall, it is not a difficult course. He is not the most captivating speaker, but he does seem to care about the topic which I found nice.

Amazing professor! My first quarter humbled me but this class got me through it. I absolutely loved attending this course and definitely will take this professor in the future if I get the opportunity. There are weekly preps which take about 4 hours but he makes them accessible by incorporating readings, videos and podcasts. Take this course!

Such a great profesor! So passionate and inspiring, a great class with an even better profesor.

INT 84ZX was definitely one of the best courses I've ever taken at UCSB. The five-day field trip to the Sierra Nevada was so much fun. Pete was kind and caring, and we were given so many opportunities to learn about the High Sierra. It was such a nice trip that I want to take this course again. I would recommend the course to any other student.

I've had professor Alagona twice now and seriously, I don't say this about every professor, this is the only one I'm saying it for, but he is my favorite professor at UCSB. Such a cool guy, he genuinely cares about his students, and has some really cool stories. His lectures also aren't boring, he makes class interesting and there's no BS homework!

Professor Alagona was one of the best professors I had this quarter. He gives great lectures and the class is fairly easy. The TA's are understanding. There is weekly reading and short answer quizzes in section. Loved the class and would take again.

Pete is a wonderful lecturer. He brings a lot of passion, and is extremely understanding of his students. During the TA strike this year, he was immensely understanding and fair. Everyone received strong grades

Pretty easy. No midterm, final got cancelled due to TA strike. Prep materials each week (readings, videos, podcasts, etc) are somewhat long, but carefully chosen and actually interesting. Section quizzes are easy. Only criticism: no technology allowed, can't type notes in class. Otherwise highly recommend

To anyone taking Environmental Studies 1 with Pete, you're in luck. He's one of the best, most passionate teachers whose class I've ever had the privilege of attending. There's about four hours of reading/video materials a week and lectures are definitely important to attend but if you're willing to put in that work you will get so much out of it!

This is a Professor who walks the walk. He is passionate about teaching and the content he delivers. Role model citizen who gets nothing but respect from me. 10/10 would take again.

genuinely such a kind professor, you can tell that he really cares about the material that he teaches. would definitely take one of his upper-div courses. only complaint is not being able to type notes in lecture/the no electronics policy

A lot of reading and the class is very lecture heavy but there are no tests or quizzes. He was very considerate when the TAs went on strike and ended up cancelling our final. Overall it was a great class and he was a really nice guy

Super interesting lectures. Very passionate and knowledgable about the subject. Obviously cares about his students and his TAs.

super passionate professor & interesting material. 0 papers/quizzes, & our final got cancelled due to the TA strike. lots of reading for the weekly preps (about 5 hours worth/week). biggest complaint is not being able to use electronics in class, which is annoying if you prefer typing over handwriting notes. would def take another class though!

Professor Alagona's lectures are very engaging and interesting. He is an amazing professor and I would definitely take this class again. I highly recommend this class.