Professor Alagona helped me decide to declare ES as my major. There's little notecard responses randomly at different lectures, so you do need to go, but his lectures are interesting and engaging. He truly cares, and wants his students to succeed.

GREAT PROFESSOR and AWESOME LECTURES

Professor Alagona is a great guy and really cares about environmental. He posted all the slides on GS however there were some "participation cards" for lectures sometimes. Graded on work in section, a final, a reflection paper, the cards, and some small 1 page papers. There were opportunities for extra credit. Overall, a great professor I recommend

I love professor Alagona! I took ES1 the first quarter of my freshman year and I found this class very manageable and especially interesting. I actually enjoyed doing the 1-2 page homework assignments every week. I never missed a lecture as they were usually interesting and Alagona is able to keep the class entertained. Would highly recommend!!

Dr Alagona is an amazing lecturer who is really passionate about the environment and strives to get his students to see the importance in caring. No textbook used his assignments were fairly easy and helped relate the content with the outside world. Slides are organized and he delivers them greatly, makes the class laugh a lot

Seriously one of my favorite classes, he is an amazing professor and the lectures were always interesting and engaging. There are 4 short (1 page) papers due each quarter but they are super manageable and interesting so overall its an easy A if you put in some effort. This class is worth taking even if youre not an ES major.

Dr Alagona is super passionate about the environment & bases his assignments on currents events to show how we are impacted daily by global changes. He is super engaged with the class and always makes sure to answer questions before proceeding with lecture. Super funny and truly intelligent man. Would recommend to anyone wanting to take Env S.

Dont know what he says every time. Lack of logics. Only reed ppt, boring slides

Great speaker. Worth going to lecture. Organized slides and engaged with the audience for good atmosphere. Two midterms were based on memorizing definitions. The final term paper replaced the final and we worked on it the entire quarter. He gave extra credit reading responses and provided all of the short readings online. Very considerate.

"Sustainability is not something we achieve. It's a road, a direction. The key is whether we are going in the right direction" "There is no reason for inaction". Just for these words, he is the best professor I ever met. He is super inspirational and patient. He gives amazing lectures, and he always welcome my questions after class. Thank you Prof

Alagona was able to keep the class engaged during lecture. The midterms are based a lot on the lectures so study the definitions closely. We had a pretty extensive term paper due at the end of the quarter 8-10 pages but we worked on it from the beginning of the quarter in section. We didn't have a final because of it so it worked out well.

Alagona was amazing! I loved this class. He was very organized and clear with grading policies and such, and even offered extra credit writing assignments (after the 5 pop quizzes given for a grade) for those who still attended lecture. I was excited to go to class every day, he was so passionate and concise with everything he taught!

Definitely the most organized professor I've had. Attending a lecture is like watching a TED talkAlagona knows the material very well and explains it in a way that's both interesting and easy to understand. Make sure to go to class in case of pop quizzes (short writing assignments). No final, just two midterms and a paper. Really loved this class.

Class consists of 2 midterms and and an essay and pop quizzes on the reading every so now and then. Great lectures and midterms are just flat out memorization of terms and a few questions on the reading so do it! Def recommend this class

Pete is an absolutely incredible professor To be fair, the course I took was an honors seminar in which we took a field trip up to the Eastern Sierra's, so not the best representation of a normal class, but nonetheless he was great. He seems to truly care about your input, and really wants you do gain a deep understanding of the material. 10000/10

Prof. Alagona is a really great lecturer; he's super funny and engaging and really is passionate about what he teaches. There is a term paper, but you get to work on it throughout the quarter. There are pop quizzes, but they're not difficult if you do all the reading. The midterms aren't hard - take notes and you'll do fine. would highly recommend!

I loved Peter Alagona! He's one of my favorite professors I've had. He provides the reading materials for free, each lecture is interesting, and he's so passionate about what he teaches. Even for non-ES majors, this class is a great GE.

Great Class! Professor Alagona was the best professor I've had!! He is a really nice guy, and is passionate about Environmental studies. He gives you a PDF of the reader for free. He does give 5 pop quiz writing assessments on random days, so going to lecture is a must, but there was only 1-2 lectures were the lecture felt like it took forever.

BEST CLASS EVER. Professor Alagona's lectures are the best and super interesting. This class is all about doing the work to earn the grade. No textbook but a PDF file of the readings. Do the reading and go to lecture because he gives pop quizzes. I'm not an Environmental Studies major but I ended up getting an A in the class with some hard work.

Professor Alagona is one of the more stronger lecturers in UCSB. Was never bored at his lectures. He does give pop quizzes throughout the quarter so it is essential to do the reading. Was lukewarm about Environmental Studies, but became much more interested in it after this course. Would recommend to students interested in ES.

A great teacher to take, especially if you're deciding whether or not you want to go into the EnvSt major. Has fun lectures and is super easy to understand and very accessible to students. His tests are fair but you have to do the reading. Didn't require a textbook and instead offered a free reader, which was a plus. Occasionally gives pop quizzes.

Being an upperclassman, majority of the material I had had previous exposure to, but that didn't take away from his class. He is an engaging lecturer if you're into it. Assignments are straightforward; subject matter is not difficult to grasp. Readings are important and come to class so you don't miss the quizzes. Put in some effort to get the A.

More professors should strive to be like Dr. Alagona. He is so passionate about the subject, ridiculously organized, so impartial (which is hard, considering how political the subject matter is) and is very helpful during office hours (but he hates email). He provides a great learning environment. Definitely would take again

Was awarded Best Lecturer on campus and can be seen during each lecture. Every time I sat down it felt like I was listening to a TED Talk rather than a lecture. Made connections to real world events happening NOW rather than references we would get. The class fulfills a Writing Requirement, but there are no essays, so super easy if you need the GE.