The best professor the English Department has ever had!!!!!

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Greatest teacher I've ever had! He makes sure you learn in a fun manner!

great teacher...gets the whole class involved...makes writing fun

He is very helpful I would recommend taking him for any class

great teacher really in involoved with class

Gets everyone involved and is very helpful!

Love the way he teaches and is very helpful. I really like him. I would recommen

Dr. Samarco is a great prof, if you get a chance to take him DO IT!

great teacher, made everyone get involved. Never thought english would be fun.

Samarco is a great instructor and actually cares about his students. If you have the chance to take a class with him, do it.

His class honestly changed my life.

Very good professor, i liked him so much i signed up for another class of his...he was very helpful and i have never wanted to go to english class like this, he made it fun, and he was quite comicial, if u get the chance take him!!!

His class kicked my butt. It was a lot of work and so on, but he is very fair. While you may not like some of the comments he makes on your papers, listen to them. He really wants to see everyone succeed.

I have had him for three classes, he is the best engilsh professor SVSU has to offer. He will make you work. But will actually laugh, and learn a few things. He's a great guy, which is rare in professors at this school. I highly recommend him.

Humorous and a nice guy who cares about his students and wants to do everything possible to help them. Very enthusiastic! Love taking his classes and always look forward to them. He respects and values all comments. Take him!

Very inspiring, encouraging. Offers lots of constructive criticism for your work.

Samarco is a superb instructor. I was truly amazed by how much he helped me improve my poetry.

awesome prof...definetly take him if u get the chance:)

vERY NICE AND ENTHUSIASTIC GUY! hE GIVES LOTS OF HELP TO IMPROVE YOUR WEAKNESSES. jUST DO THE WORK AND THE reaading AND YOU WILL DO FINE!

Great teacher - very personable. If you take him get ready for him to say positive things and always asking for "more"!!! He is good though!

Learned a lot of stuff about elements of fiction, applying them, and learning to write better in general. good prof

He will listen to your ideas and help you implement them in your works. Very helpful and loves student imput! If you have rough drafts and take time to change the finals to his liking, you'll do fine! Take him!!

Classes are always interesting and humorous. Reading your poetry and fiction in front of the class is very nerve-racking, but other than that, he is a good professor. Just participate and have him look over your work and you'll do fine.

I really liked this class and he teaches very well. Take this class.

Ok--I will say he is an all right teacher. THis class is just a little boring because it is equivalent to a high school advanced english class or lower. Who gives a sugar, in nice terms, about ICE STORM. We are all not as cracked out as you. Presentat

He is a very nice teacher. I enjoyed going to class because he made it fun. If you like to talk then you will love his class because he likes to hear what you have to say. Just make sure you read the stuff that he tells you to.

TAKE THIS CLASS. He is a great teacher and knows what he is talking about. If you read the book and turn your poetry/stories in on time, you'll have an A for sure. Great guy, only class I didn't want to miss.

Dr. Samarco is one of the best English Proffessors here at SVSU If I could take him for every English class I had Iwould take him. Keep up the good work. Thanx Alot

Dr.Samarco is one of the most helpful, supportive, and interesting professors I've ever had. I wish I could take more of his classes. Each class was a joy to attend. He is also a very fare (and easy) grader.

Wow....

Not too hard, lots & lots of reading. Lots of in class discussion. Not an easy A but and easy B+ or A- class he isn’t the sort of guy to just hand out an A

Lots of stuff to read, wants discussions and wants them interesting but he stays back not generating the discussion. He gives quizes that are hard and the critiques are never graded and returned. Also the portfolio is not graded and returned unless you chase him. Good teacher, liked the class!!!

I love Dr. Samarco. If he weren't married...

OH MY GOD!!! NOT ONLY IS HE HOT, HE IS AN AWESOME PROFESSOR. VERY HELPFUL AND VERY FUN. THE POEMS AND SHORT STORIES ARE ON INTERESTING TOPICS, JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO THE READINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE A BREEZE. HE ALSO HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, SO BE PREPARED TO LAUGH!!!

Have had him for 261 and he was great. This class is much harder. He is super helpful if you ask though. You have to do panel presentations which suck and his midterm is hard, but all in all he is great and i would recommend him!

His class was lots of fun! He is always willing to help. If you do the work you will get a good grade.

Did alot of the same stuff when I had him in my last class. Final project bites, but my class didn't have a final. Still a good prof. Recommend!

He is probably the hottest professor alive. He is hilarious and I enjoyed looking at him. He's GREAT! his smile and fake laugh rock my world. If only he were single....watch out Japan! your country is just about to get hotter!!!!

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I LOVE THIS MAN!!

Good guy.

One of my favorite instructors ever. Such a nice guy and he truly loves his job. AND he's really cute.

Dr. Samarco helped me to realize that good fiction involves battling good villains, and that examples of such villains can be found in Vest Man and False Dave. He's a peach.

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This is the best prof that I have ever had for an English class, and is still my favorite. You have to put forth the effort and do the work, but he makes the class super fun and interesting. I learned a ton and loved being in the class. I would take him for any English class available that he teaches.

With out a doubt my FAVORITE prof at SVSU. I've taken him more than once and HIGHLY recommend to anyone. Very funny, and definitely knows what he's talking about. Listen to what he tells you about editing. TAKE ANY CLASS YOU CAN WITH THIS MAN!!

I have taken this professor at every chance. He is awsome. Hes so laid back and lets the students structure this class. Hes not too hard of a grader but you must participate. I would definetly recomend him

I love this class, and this professor. He is a great guy who involves the whole class and I would take another class with him if I had the opportunity.

Class was always fun and laid back. Vince is just about the nicest and coolest professor around and very helpful. He knows what he's talking about, and the class made me a much better writer.

Great teacher. If you have the chance take his class. It is laid back and belive it or not fun. This is the one class I enjoyed going to.

He rocks! Take this class. Learn!

By far the BEST professor at SVSU. Some students whine about his class, but pay attention folks, a huge chunk of your grade is based on participation. If your feelings are easily hurt, then don't take this class because there is a better writer out there who WILL tell you all the faults with your poems/stories. Signed--a class loudmouth

Awesome professor, has a lot to teach, and brings out the best in his students.

Samarco is the best. Not only is he hot, he is one of the nicest guys around. So helpful in honing your craft. Those who want to learn and participate will love him--slackers won't.

He is very helpful at pointing out areas that need work. If you're feelings are hurt easily, I don't recommend his class, but if you can take constructive criticism, you'll be ok. You'll quickly see that to do well, you have to write how he thinks you should, even if you don't agree. Overall, nice guy, really funny. I'd take him again!

Dr. Samarco is an excellent instructor. He is very clear from day one what he expects from his students. This class is formatted as a "workshop" class, so if you are offended easily or can't take criticism from your peers you may want to learn. One of the best English Professors on campus.

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Samarco runs his class like an intense workshop, which is great if you truly want to become a better writer. However, if you can't take criticism, you had better take someone else!

Great teacher!!! He really expects a lot of class participation and for students to do assigned work. I like the workshops, they are helpful, although I would rather get criticized by him more than I would other students. Take this class.

Samarco is an amazing teacher. Best one to tak efor this class.

The class was o.k. We had people in the class who couldn't put a sentence together so that was weird. He has this pet ape named Buck that he takes everywhere and this guy is a drag. I guess he feels sorry for him, however he detracted from the class.

He is quite possibly the best teacher at SVSU. He makes you work hard but at least you actually learn from it instead of being given busy work. One of the few classes I enjoyed going to this semester.

Best professor i have taken at SVSU. Have had for other classes and will continue to take him. He expects alot out of you, but its not a waste of time. Workshops are great as long as you get competent people in them. Watch out for Buck... he tags around Samarco like a lost puppy...

Great prof he really knows his stuff. To bad he lets this guy named Buck take over the class.

Like the last person, I thought the 490 class was very hard. It was also the first class that pushed me to think about what I really believed. I can't say I liked the class, but it was the most important class I've ever taken. I learned to speak up as a result.

workshops are not for getting one's back patted...and sadly the amount of bad writing at svsu has risen exponetially...furthermore, it behooves me when people think that creative writing is something where you go to get an "attaboy/girl"...it your not serious about theory and pushing the envelope, please just leave us serious writers alone

I found him to be a good professor, but like many others Buck tags around after him a lot

Vince is awesome!! Super easy and reasonable! Kind of cute too!!:):)

I liked the class a lot. Whiners wouldn't. Everything we did in there helped me. Vince spent a lot of time helping me with papers outside of class. He's excellent.

I hate english and I dreaded this class. Dr. Samarco made this class FUN. I even showed up when I had an absessed tooth. I learned so much more than I thought I would. I had to actually THINK. Never in my life did I think I would have to argue the validity of M&M's! Excellent professor!!

I took working class lit and never have I worked so hard in a class! Dr. Samarco pushed me a lot and as much as I hated this class I learned a lot! This class is a lot of work but if take his criticism seriously you'll do well!

I loved this class. Samarco demands only what he knows you are capable to deliver. He doesn't let people just coast by. I usually hate things like workshops and group work and I actually looked forward to this class every week. I would do the whole thing over again if I could. I feel like I really got my money's worth out of this class! :)

My favorite prof so far at SVSU. Extremely knowledgeable about literature. Seems to have read everything. Helpful with criticism. Accessible through email. You will want to attend his classes, though he's not teaching Fall 2008.

Great class, great instructor. He helps you in any way he can and makes class fun. I would recommend this class to anyone.

A LOT OF WORK! But you learn a bunches.

Dr. Samarco's creative writing class was a blast. He is great at doling out constructive criticism that can revolutionize your work. If you're serious about writing, take Samarco. The class involved a lot of discussion/group work, a great class to make friends. The VSpace posts are somewhat tedious, but they have their purpose. Taking him again!

One of the best Professors at SVSU. There is a TON of work involved but it some how is a lot of fun. There are V-Space posts on poems from the text due once a week, about 5 poem rough drafts a week and critiques on classmates poems. It seems like a lot of work but it will really pay off. By far my favorite class so far.

Samarco is one of the best english teacher's I have ever had! He likes a lot of participation and grades on partcipation, however, he never knocks down anyone's interpretation and is always positive towards anyone's response. He is very upbeat, and a very nice teacher. He will keeps the class enjoyable.

Probably one of the best profs at SVSU, and certainly among the English Dept. Friendly, helpful, accessible, and knowledgeable but doesn't bombard you with it. He has been more helpful and supportive of my writing than any other prof on campus.

Professor Samarco is one of the best English teachers at SVSU. As long as you do the required work you will do well in this class. If you follow his instructions you will get an excellent grade. He cares about all of his students as long as you show interest. Great teacher, one of the best at SVSU! Highly recommend!

This prof is awesome and is with out a doubt the best english prof I have ever had, I am changing my major to craetive writing because of how much fun I have had in his classes!

Awesome professor, he's one of the best I've ever had at SVSU. He makes you feel comfortable writing and sharing your pieces of work with other students in the class. Getting feedback from the class in his "workshops" really helped me become a better writer. I would highly recommend this class to anyone!

Great CW professor. Love his classes.

VInce is the best professor at SVSU!! He is the reason I love writing. The classroom setting is so comfortable and it's very easy to communicate in class. He is a great guy and will do anything he can to help you along! Don't pass up this professor... take him if you can!!!

If you hate writing, do not take this class since it called "creative writing". However, if you like writing and have some experience on writing (such as poems and fun-fictions), it's a super EASY class and you'll have a lot of fun. He is also very helpful and approachable.

Samarco is an excellent professor if you are interested in making yourself a better writer. You can take this class and not take it seriously but you will not enjoy it and you may not do well (participation matters). If you have an interest in Creative Writing he will further that interest and will help you as much as you want him to.

EXTREMELY helpful. He wants you to do good. He cheers you on. If you have a question, he loves to hear from you. The more you talk in class, the better you'll do -- He will like you more. It's required to show up. This class isn't really about learning, but exercising your creativity to write! It's fun and very simple, just do your work.

I thought he was a very good professor. A lot of the class is just based on your opinion. You write a lot of stories and poems but he doesn't grade you on how well they are just that you did them. If you show interest in what is happening in class and try then you will do well. I actually ended up really liking this class which was surprising.

I'm not a writer but I was encouraged to take his creative wiring class by another professor and I absolutely loved it! He is an excellent teacher, one of the best I've had. He does a lot of in class work and "workshops" which will dramatically improve your work. If you have a desire to write, and write well, take his class.

Honestly, I think he is brilliant. He is always open to helping you and he emails you back right away. I know whenever I was having a creative block, I simply went to his office hours and he helped me out. DEFINITELY TAKE HIM!!

Strictly as a creative writing professor, Samarco is a pleasure to work with. Anyone who takes writing creatively seriously should utilize Samarco as much as possible. His classes can be frustrating if you're not fully committed to the course content. Homework and drafts are a breeze if you consult with him, collaborate, and try your best. Awesome.

Great teacher! Do the readings and blog posts, participate in class and you'll be fine. The more you participate, the better you'll be. Especially during critiques. Very helpful. Love him.

Professor Samarco was a brilliant teacher. Really engaging, very clear in his expectations. He demands that everyone participate in class, but it really helps. His notes are clear and he does his best to grade subjective matter objectively.

Dr. Samarco is a wonderful teacher. He never belittles you for your opinions and loves to hear different viewpoints and debates. Really pushes you to improve, very helpful and desires for you to grow and learn. Great class.

Samarco is one of my favorite professors at the university. He was funny, and precise in what he wanted for assignments. All of our assignments were interesting (and fun!) He was engaging and always had the class talking. Frequent assignments and workshops. Poetry and 1 short story in a portfolio at the end. Also really cares about you as a person.

He is so sassy and sarcastic, I love it! He is caring about his students, he just never posts grades online, so you have to meet with him to get grades. Overall, a very fun class!

Samarco is one of my favorite professors at Saginaw Valley. I highly recommend him. He gives great feedback to you and is funny, and will be your friend. I am taking another class next semester with him. Take Him.

Samarco is amazing! He gives tough quizzes that'll make you read but is an easy grader on them. Went to his office hours and he was extremely clear on how to change my paper to make it an A.

Attendance and participation are a must. Fun assignments.

For him what matters at the end of the day is participation and effort. If you neglect to participate in class or turn in your assignments on time you will not do well in the class. He provides excellent feedback on your writing and makes class discussions engaging and introspective.

If I could take Samarco for all my English courses, I absolutely would. He doesn't give the grade to you, but he is so easy to get along with and work with. Learning in his class is naturally easy and doesn't leave you frustrated and in tears. I highly recommend this professor if you need to take any English courses.

Overall really great professor/class. He is very willing to tell you exactly what you need to fix on your papers if you see him during his office hours. The quizzes for the stories we read can be extremely specific ("what was the color of ___?"), but he goes easy on the grading. Stories for the most part were interesting, but some were really weird

I loved him. He was really good at making me become a better writer. Hes really dealt on homework assignments and whats due and he understands if you cant make it sometimes. Just email him and hell help you out and tell you what the homework is.

Fun class, but a huge chunk of the grade comes from participation. This is fine, except there's always a few people who say too much, then there's no time for anyone else to talk. This is not a hard class, and you don't have to be a good writer, you just have to do the work. No grades until the end of the semester though.

Professor Samarco is one of the best professors I have ever had. In this class, we had to read about every week then take quizzes over it. The quizzes were simple and he graded them easy. There is 3 essays in the course as well as a group project. He is more than welcome to help with your essay if you schedule an appointment. I highly recommend!

Dr. Samarco is seriously the best! He makes lecturers so much fun! He does grade on participation, but the way class is set up it's not hard to say a couple words here and there. There is some reading.. and quizzes on the reading, but they aren't bad! He truly cares about his students and is always available if you need help. He's so cool!

Dr. Samarco was awesome! Highly recommend him. He was always helpful and made the class very enjoyable. As long as you do the work & participate, you'll do just fine.

Great teacher. Look forward to going to class. Dr. Samarco is a rockstar

Dr. Samarco's class was one of the easiest english classes I've taken. Readings are frequent (2x weekly), but some of them are actually fun and interesting to read. Very clear rubric for papers, and there are only a few and then a final (which he grades easy on). Read in-depth, show up, participate, and you'll do just fine! Gives e.c. @ end of sem.

I loved this class! Classes were interactive and worth attending. There are weekly quizzes on the short stories you read. The quizzes ask specific questions so make sure to pay attention to the small details and read the stories 2x. The papers were not bad. He tells you what you need to do. I always emailed him questions and he was a great help.

The quizzes are pretty awful- he himself will admit that the questions are tough. He also seems to play favorites a little, though I don't think it's intentional. For creative writing it definitely depends on your classmates, but he seems very solid and supportive on his part. Participation is huge.

Be prepared to write a LOT. But the assignments are very easy and the feedback during workshops is very insightful (from both students and the professor). Professor Samarco was very understanding, gave clear deadlines, and did his best to find the good in every story. Grades on participation. Textbook isn't necessary for class.

Dr. Samarco is one of my favorite professors I've had at SVSU so far. I am not an english major, was not excited for this class (ENG204) & he made class very engaging, the stories we had to read were short stories and were generally very interesting. Very nice and respectful, very likable, participation is needed though. Funny, easy to talk to.

Dr. Samarco was great! The class was based on answering questions on assigned readings (around a chapter each), then there were 3 short papers. Dr. Samarco was always willing to answer questions and gave good feedback when he reviewed my papers. I would take again!

Samarco I've had twice now. Onto my third. And he is the best English professor I have had at SVSU. He really cares about each student and wants you to succeed. He will do anything to make you succeed. Very accessible out of class with office hours and his assignments are easy. Show up and pass pretty much!

Samarco I've had 3 times now, and he gives really good feedback about your pieces that you write. 306 I took, and the quizzes are tough so study and take good notes, but show up, VOLUNTEER in workshops, as its part of your grade. Samarco is very passionate about making you become a better writer. My writing has improved significantly.

This was the best English class I have ever taken! The stories are interesting, and the quizzes focus on the small details of assigned readings. Class participation will significantly benefit you. Overall great class.

I was TERRIFIED for this class after reading the syllabus as someone who does not like participating in class discussions. However, this turned out to be a great class. The reading is a lot, you have to pay attention to little details in the books (I recommend reading twice) but overall the class was manageable and Prof Samarco is very nice/helpful

You read about 100 pages before class and take a quiz on it. The quizzes at first are challenging but get better. You also have to write three essays. Two are about the books read and one is creative. He gives amazing feedback on his assignments. Participation matters but he makes it easy. Strongly recommend his class.

Outstanding professor who cares about his students, very understanding. In Engl 303 There are 2/3 papers due by the end of the class and as long as you stay on top of discussions, it's very reasonable. The workshops are helpful. The hardest thing in the class is participation, to get full points you will have to talk at least 2-3 times per class.

The class was pretty easy. It's mostly workshops. Participation is really important and you need to talk a few times each class. If you don't you'll get a F for participation. You have to write two creative nonfiction pieces for the final portfolio. There is a quiz at the beginning of the class, you'll want to read carefully.

Dr. Samarco is one of the best professors I have had at SVSU. He is extremely caring, good with communication and feedback, and wants you to succeed. Be prepared to read a lot because there will be quizzes every class for the books that you will read. There are 2 essays, presentation, project, and a final. Just make an effort and communicate.10/10

4th time having Samarco before I graduate. This class is like his others only thing is NO QUIZZES! Show up to class. Read the materials. Only have 1 canvas post a week on the short story and poem that is in his textbooks. Also workshops every week. Easy. Show up. Participate. Reflection essay and portfolio for a final. Pretty much show up and pass.

Professor Samarco makes this English class engaging and interactive. The short stories are interesting, and the quizzes focus on key details. I found unstuckstudy and ChatGPT helpful for studying. Overall, a great class with a respected, likable professor.

Quizzes will screw you over if you don't read the ENTIRE section before class - very difficult. Essays aren't hard since you just follow the outline/example paper he gives you. Funny and generally nice guy, but does not give second chances when it comes to grading. Be prepared to make nice with your group and you'll be fine.

Good professor, very tough grader on participation. Quizzes every class, but he's pretty lenient on grading those. Three short stories for the semester. The toughest part of the class is participating in every discussion, everything else is pretty easy!

Overall, he is a really good professor. But you do have to read a lot in his class on a week-to-week basis and decently tough quizzes each class on each section. Most of the time, the quizzes asked questions are very small details that may be mentioned once in the reading so you must take your time reading.

Great professor, had him multiple times and love the teaching style. Participation matters. The only bad quality are the quiz's-but just read the material and should be fine. Forms connections with students and a safe environment. 10/10 you have to take a Samarco class.

Samarco is a great professor! I enjoy his vibe overall, very laid back and chill. For this class we had two pieces we had to write, and then a portfolio at the end where you revise those two pieces. Participation matters a lot, and there is a quiz every week over the reading. It's not hard though as long as you try!

Truly the best professor I've had at SVSU. He's so funny, caring, and down to earth. Assignments are not difficult as long as you follow instructions and actually read.

He's overall a good guy, but purposely makes the quizzes easy to fail. You have to read half a book each week and take a quiz over it, which has questions like “what was Bob wearing in this scene.” Questions that are over small details, easily forgettable. The essays are time consuming but easy overall. Funny guy

He's a good professor and the class was entertaining. Attendance is mandatory and you're expected to participate in every single discussion. Lots of reading outside of class and quizes at the beginning of every class. There wasn't much actual teaching, just a lot of class discussions and group work. He's friendly but definitely picks favorites.