Toban Talkback

Scholar Speak

Chelse McKee and Magally Zelaya, staff

Robert Finnegan Professor, Faculty of Art	How can a student best impress you in class? [Laughs.] With multiple bottles of good red wine. But after that, by holding up his or her end of the contract. What are your student pet peeves? The thing I will not put up with and the thing that I can’t stand are people who will not work. What are they doing here? Why waste time? How long does it take you to prepare for a lecture? If I’m lecturing to my first years, an hour-and-a-half lecture might take three hours. The worst thing in the world you want to do is go in and not do the job you’re being paid for. What do you enjoy doing outside of university life? I have a sailboat. When I’m not over in England doing some research or in France doing some research, I’ll sail up and down Lake Winnipeg.
Michelle Faubert Assistant professor, Faculty of Arts	How can a student best impress you in class? I’m most impressed when I see that the student has read the class readings for that day and has thought about them. What are your student pet peeves? The biggest pet peeve would have to be the wearing of the IPod. I have seen it! How long does it take you to prepare for a lecture? Let’s say, for a 50-minute lecture, maybe three hours or more. What’s your favourite thing to do outside of university life? I love to travel and I love to salsa dance.
Jörg Stetefeld Associate professor, Faculty of Science	How can a student best impress you in class? They work hard and they show an interest in the topic. They’re honest and somehow fresh and a little bit enthusiastic. What are your student pet peeves? When they waste my time. How long does it take you to prepare for a lecture? An hour. What’s your favourite thing to do outside of university life? Be with my boys, my family. In the winter, now, we go tobogganing or skiing.
Lucas Tromly Assistant professor, Faculty of Arts	How can a student best impress you in class? Spend time on their writing and take pleasure in their reading. What are your student pet peeves? An obstinate refusal to become interested in the material. How long does it take you to prepare for a lecture? It really depends. What do you enjoy doing outside of university life? Movies and Mexican food