She is a really cool professor. She teaches with pretty concise book organization so read what she's laid out for you in the syllabus and do the review questions. Her quizzes are straight from her powerpoints and her lectures. She is really nice and totally helpful. She's nice and thoughtful of her students. Easy theology class, take it!

great teacher. Funny and helpful. Easy class.

Quizzes are not that easy, you may understand the material but the way she asks questions is unclear and confusing! She talks extreamly fast and erases notes off the board before you can write them down. The easiest part of the class is the one page responses she gives ever other week. The midterm was HELL and she provided a week study guied.

Pretty easy core class. Alternating weekly quizzes and short writing responses are both fairly easy to do well on. Lauren returns work quickly and knows everyone's name; seems to genuinely want everyone to do well and like her subject. Lots of people had a hard time with the midterm; it requires studying, don't blow it off. Recommended.

I found this core class to be really easy. One of my favorite professors that I have had. There were weekly quizzes or responses. The midterm you do have to study for, but right out of the notes. Gives you possible essay questions

Honestly, she has a chili pepper. That's why Benda took her ;). Honestly, great class and a lot of fun. Study and you will do fine, SHE WANTS YOU TO DO WELL! She is awesome and for a 9am class, I never missed because I always looked forward to going. You won't ever compare to our class though, well, you won't compare to me...

Lauren was great! She was very straight forward with her expectations. Especially helpful, very approachable. Easy to get an A in the course. Very nice woman!!!

Lauren is awesome, she's a great teacher and it's not hard to do well in her class. I definitely recommend her

She's a really great teacher who is super passionate about what she is teaching. I love her enough to want to take he upper level class next semester. She expects a lot however so expect to study when it comes time for tests. Also if you have taken theology in highschool you will be fine.

Decreased amount of reading from previous classes. 1 test (difficult but doable if you study), in-class debate, final paper. She will literally read your paper as many times as you want before its due and tell you what to fix. TAKE NOTES in class and read (at least before the quiz). She seems intimidating but email her and she is VERY helpful.

Lauren is such a great professor. I have had her for 3 semesters and would gladly take her again if i get the chance. The only test we have this semester is a final. She gives quizzes every other week and the other weeks a one page reflections are due always on Friday. She's really funny and makes random jokes during lecture.

Lauren is awesome! She relates to students very well because she is so young. Her lectures are actually interesting and if you do the reading, look at the study guides, and take good notes in lecture, her exams aren't really all that difficult. I thought I wasn't understanding the subject well at first but I got a 90% on the first exam.

Dr. O'Connell is strict on attendance but is very nice. She gives out a study guide before each test and lets you ask questions about it during class. There is a forum, quizzes, and responses but the busy work is doable. She lets you choose how much quizzes, responses, and participation count towards your grade. She wants you to pass and do well.

Sweetest lady ever and willing to help. She goes above and beyond to help you succeed in her course if you go to her. Participation matters. Be ready to read.

Her class lectures are really good, and she's helpful. Her notes are all over the place, and you need your notes because the exams go purely off your notes. Her quizzes and Tests are confusing because she words them differently than how she would talk during class. 2 exams, 1 final, hw due before every class. Quiz every other week.

Love her super interesting class u will want to show up just so u don't miss out quizzes are hard true false so just be lucky I didn't have to read all the material to get an A. ask questions and she will tell u exactly what she expects on the test.

Lauren is one of the nicest, most knowledgeable professors I've had. She may seem intimidating at first, but trust me, SHE WANTS TO HELP YOU. JUST ASK!! She has an answer to every question, and is passionate about her students and what she teaches. She does give a decent amount of hw and quizzes, but if you're in class, you'll do fine! TAKE HER!!!!

Best professor in the Theo department at Loyola! She is super funny and awesome. Make sure you do the reading and show up to class because participation is a lot of your grade. Easy A if you actually do the readings, and show up. Exams are not that bad. She's for sure my favorite professor at Loyola. Would take again 100%

She's an amazing lecturer, gives clear study guides. 4 response papers, usually about 1 page. 6 T/F quizzes, drops lowest one. A mid-term and a final. Forum post based off the readings. If you pay attention during class and speak up every once and while you basically set for the exams.

Lauren was a great professor, but it was rough taking her the first semester of my freshman year. She expects a lot for a core class and she's a tough grader. She comes off as intimidating, but she's actually a very nice person. If you ask her for help, she's more than happy to assist you. She helped make theology less terrible!

Amazing professor, her lectures are so informative so its a good idea to be in class regularly or it will be hard to catch up. Very clear in her expectations, and is always willing to help, so there is really no reason anyone should do poorly in the class. She's funny and makes the material interesting enough that you want to learn it.

Professor O'Connell was easily one of the best professors I have had. She is super helpful and kind of sassy in a way that makes class interesting. Also, she gives out study guides and test essay outlines that she will go over and correct if you send them to her before the exam. She was awesome.

Dr. O'Connell is very lecture-heavy. If you don't go to class you'll miss certain things that will most definitely pop up on quizzes or tests in the future. Her exams are really hard, especially if you don't prepare ahead of time. She gives the opportunity to email rough drafts to her ahead of time, which I highly recommend doing.

Best professor i've taken at Loyola so far. She's very lecture heavy, but makes it interesting. She gets SO into the material, you can tell she cares about it. She cracks jokes during lecs that are funny. great at explaining concepts if you don't understand. Take advantage of office hours to go over the study guides she provides before exams.

I absolutely loved Lauren, she has been by far one of the best professors I have had at Loyola. She truly cares about the material she is teaching and about her students. Participation is extremely important and she is a very tough grader, but she gives good feedback. Definitely not an easy class and a lot of work, but extremely interesting.

Dr. O'Connell is awesome, her study guides before exams are always super helpful and there is rarely a dull moment in her lectures. Showing up to class is definitely in your best interest as she covers material in depth which will help you on short answer/essay questions on the exams.

Dr. O'Connell is amazing! I took her for Theo 100 and then the following semester for 232. She is such a caring and passionate professor. Class is never boring because of the high energy she brings to the classroom. Although the workload can be challenging at times, Dr. O'Connell makes it doable and gives great feedback. Take this professor!

I honestly came into this class to fulfill a core requirement. However, her thorough knowledge of the subject, which actually got me interested in what we were learning. Her readings, passages, and response papers make you think critically, and if you are willing to put in the effort and do the readings on time, you will be fine.

Definitely one of the toughest professors I've taken at Loyola. Very lecture heavy, and really expects students to CAREFULLY read all texts. It was interesting, however not a subject up my alley, which resulted in my lack of caring for the course.

Considering how young she is, she is an outstanding professor!She wants students to understand what she's talking about & is willing to make time for you if you put in the effort to meet up with her. The class is very difficult, but do-able; it's a matter of how much effort & time you're willing to put into the class that determines your grade.

Get ready to read a lot. GO TO CLASS! If you didn't understand the readings, you have to go to class because she talks about what you read in more depth. Recommend taking notes to help you with the final/midterm. Quizzes are hard, tricky, but doable if you study. Take her!!

I LOVE her. If you actually want to learn take her, but her 200 levels are CHALLENGING. It is not easy core whatsoever. If you are looking for an easy A in theology don't take her. She had 3 debates, 2 exams and a final, a couple small response papers throughout, and you had to read A LOT for each class. I would recommend her for a 100 level theo.

Heavily discussion based, so the class is more communicative rather than instructive. Participation and attendance matter. Easy B+ Workable A. She herself said that she doesn't make her classes easy A. Topics are timely and interesting, I learned a lot and appreciate this course. One Issue: She doesn't prepare you well for her exams though.

I am not going to lie: this class was HARD. If you're looking for a super easy core class, don't take her. However, she's really nice and an EXCELLENT professor. She's very passionate and will help you out if she knows you are interested in learning and doing well. Overall, great person, difficult class, but doable.

This is definitely a challenging course and you really have to work for your grade but Dr. O is really there to help you succeed. She's extremely approachable and gives you outlines of all her exams. Her quizzes are the most challenging part of her course, but if you do the readings, go to class, and study for them they're not too bad.

Even though it was challenging I walked away knowing SO much! Her class was very interesting and she is such a bubbly/funny person. Her quizzes are pretty hard but they aren't worth too much and she does offer extra credit! Her feed back is very helpful and she is very accessible out of class! Take thorough notes because her tests are lecture based

I didn't take Tier 1 Theo b/c Honors waived me out of it, so I did not know much about theology going in. She is understanding of this and that students forget so she gave the class many Theo 100 refreshers. She gives exam prompts ahead of time so you can prepare, and you can even send her outlines. She's energetic and funny- you'll never be bored.

Dr. O'Connell is a really fun and energetic lecturer and makes the subject very interesting and fun. Going to her lectures matter and taking good notes during them too

Lauren is an amazing person, she makes a long theology course so much better! She always respects others opinions and the views of different Christians in our class. The class isn't an easy A, but you will enjoy it.

Lauren is amazing! Her lectures are very informative and will keep you awake for the entire class period. She lets you express your thoughts and will never make anyone feel uncomfortable in class. Although she has a bunch of readings, she will discuss them all in detail the next day in class. She is not an easy A, but its totally possible.

Lauren was a fantastic lecturer. For someone who had no interest in theo entering this course, I found the class to be quite enjoyable. My only reservations are that she does have very high expectations for a core class and was unclear of her expectations on assignments. You definitely have to work for an A.

I loved Lauren's class, she was very outgoing and informative. She was very easy to reach outside of class and made sure to email you back as soon as possible. Although she was very lecture heavy, it was bearable and she made it enjoyable.

Heres the thing with Lauren, she gives readings and expects you to talk about them. This doesn't mean you have to do ALL of the readings. Read one article, say a thing about it. Boom, there's your participation for the day. Do this everyday, thats 20% of your grade as 100%. Go to her BEFORE a paper is due for MEANINGFUL feedback. She is amazing.

She's a great professor, you just have to show up and do the readings. She's a tough grader but as long as you participate in lectures it's easy to get an A in the class.

Lauren is awesome! She is super nice and helpful. Her class is a lot of reading but she explains the reading the next class in lecture and you just need to say one thing a day for participation. She is a slightly tough grader but if you put in work and meet with her if you're confused you'll be totally fine. She makes theology interesting.

Dr. O'Connell is inspirational, intelligent, and super kind. I look forward to class time, and I am taking a class of hers next semester! It is not an easy A, but if you show up and take good notes on the lecture, you will get an A. She also will check work before it's due, which guarantees an A. I am learning a lot and the class is engaging!

Dr. O is the best! I had little religious education prior coming to Loyola, but that was definitely not an issue for this class. She really does care about her students and always answered the (many) questions I had. Easy writing assignments as well as a midterm and final exam, but she gave a study guide and allowed you to email her to review it.

Dr. O is such a great professor! I took her for THEO 100 and again for 232 and am so glad I did. While she does require a lot, she is very clear about her expectations and is always willing to go the extra step for her students. Participation does matter a lot. the final grade is based on in class participation, a midterm, and a take home final.

Dr. O'Connell does a great job connecting passages from the Bible to modern situations. She makes the class very interesting and is always open to hearing what her students have to say. She expects her students to have prior knowledge about the Bible and Christianity which was hard for me because I am not a Christian. There is A LOT of reading.

I loved this class because of Prof O'Connell's interesting lectures. There is a lot of readings and it is super important to read them and participate. There are a couple of assignments with a midterm and final. Those require some studying, but she allows everyone to send her it early and her feedback is amazing. I highly recommend!

I wasn't looking forward to taking another theo class but hers was so interesting. She has high expectations for a core class but I honestly learned a lot and enjoyed being in class. It's not an easy A but if you participate and do the reading it's not difficult to do well.

Dr. O'Connell is great. It's a lot of reading but she assigns interesting articles to go along with all the Bible reading. She holds great discussions - participate!! Seriously just answer a few questions. Your grade will suffer if you don't. She's fair but harsh with test grading and is readily available to help students. She's great!

Dr. O'Connell is a great professor, most likely, top 5 at the entire university. Despite being online, the course was great. Her lectures are short and we spend most of the synchronous class time discussing the readings for the day. The workload is very manageable as long as you keep up with the assigned tasks.

Her class is pretty difficult. She definitely makes you work to get an A. However, it is a solid choice for a theology class and she modernizes the lessons so that they are at least interesting. She is very lenient with due dates as long as you talk to her. Participation in class discussions is necessary. Need to thoroughly understand all readings.

I really liked Prof. O'Connell and how she addresses Christian theology. I grew up going to Christian schools and learned so much in this class about real problems regarding race and sex in a theological perspective. She's really understanding too if you ask for an extension.

Prof. O'Connell's online class was great - she is very knowledge about the subject, has clear grading criteria, and is fun to be with in class. The only drawback for her class is the grading scale, where a 94 is an A. It is difficult, but certainly feasible.

She's a great prof, really smart. As long as you put in effort and participate in class, it's really not that bad. Her grading criteria is very specific and my test was all free response.

Dr. O is a super sweet lady, as long as you pay attention and put effort in. Participation really matters and she really wants to make sure you understand the material. I really liked how her lectures are posted before class so you really don't have to read as much outside of class since she goes over them the next day.

Dr. O was a very good professor. She was kind and didn't impose beliefs on her students, instead taught them theology like a professor should. She was very open minded and respected everyone's opinions. Participation matters but honestly I didn't go to a lot of classes and still passed the course w/o having to take the final.

Didn't expect myself to like the course but I actually LOVED it, Dr. O makes you put in work, but makes the topic SO interesting regardless of background/beliefs (having some previous knowledge does help, you should probably read assigned stuff a little closer if you weren't raised w religion), grades harsh but is overall great professor and person

I had Dr. O for my first semester & knew I wanted her for my second tier! She does an awesome job at delivering & accepting all opinions from a non-bias standpoint during discussion. Exams & assignments graded harshly but don't think that should hold you back from taking the class. If you prepare you'll be fine and learn more than you realize!

Discussion/lecture based class. Make sure you do the readings and take notes. Her graded assignments are very helpful and she gives amazing feedback.

The most important thing is engagement. Do her online lectures and engage with the class conversation. Her information is kinda confusing so it's definitely a class you need to focus on for the most part. She's really nice and passionate about her class content.

Participation Matters! I promise if you just do the readings and are engaging in class, it'll make your life a lot easier. She's passionate and chooses interesting modern day reads. Yes this class is hard, but it's suppose to be. Take notes, stay on TOP of readings, and show you're engaged. She's funny and I think her lectures are super interesting

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Dr. O'Connell is a great professor for theology, the classroom is flipped so you do have to watch a short lecture outside of class. If you don't show up you will have no understanding and will not be prepared for the midterm and there is only one so you want to do well! Overall she is very kind and funny.

Oconnell is a great professor for a core class. Lectures are done before class as homework, 1 midterm, and an optional final depending on your grade. Go to class or you wont understand anything. She knows what shes talking about. She can be intimidating at first but a good prof overall

Dr. O'Connell is great and she knows what shes talking about, very understanding, and shes real with the class. Structure and grading format works very well. Tests are hard but the study guides help a lot. Show up and participate. Content is actually interesting for a THEO class.

Professor O'Connell delivers really effective lectures that are easy to understand. Preparing for class is super important, as lecture video views count towards your grade and the readings she assigns are relevant to the midterm. If you have a good enough grade, the final is optional, which is super nice.

She is super nice and willing to work with you! the work load is not bad but make sure you are looking at the assignments yourself as it can be easy to miss one because she doesn't advertise work like other profs.

Dr. O'Connell is such an amazing professor. Yes, her class requires a lot of work and critical thinking. However, she is very fair in her grading and work load. She is easily approachable, facilitates in-class discussion and debate well, and provides amazing feedback (sometimes leaving me paragraphs for feedback/guidance).

Super kind professor that is very passionate about theology. Manageable homework load and grades very fairly as long as you turn in all of your assignments.

exams are writing intensive, but her study guides are great! participation matters heavily too. absorb the weekly readings to keep class discussion going & it'll pay off for exams too. such a sweet person and very engaging despite a longer class

Dr. O'Connell is extremely passionate about Christian Theology and participation is a large percentage of your grade. She assigns lots of homework and online lectures, but if you do them you will do well. I wish she better explained exactly what she is expecting for written assignments, since the instructions were confusing sometimes.

Dr. O is an amazing professor. As long as you do your work and stay on top of things, the class is a breeze. She is really good at lecturing and the discussions are fun to take part in. She is also super understanding and kind, and her grading criteria is pretty clear.

The content of the course was overall boring but she did a good job of making it more interesting. Assignments can be boring and tedious. She is a fair grader and wants you to succeed. Im glad I took her class.

This class was a little boring, but her jokes and humor made the class more enjoyable! There are a lot of readings and videos, but they're all straightforward to understand, and she is great with going over the videos in class. Take her class, she's very nice!

I enjoyed class with Dr. O. The homework really isn't as bad as it seems. You will have to watch lectures outside of class and do a weekly reading discussion board. She always reviews the lectures you watch on your own and is pretty helpful with anything. Definitely a particular grader. She seems intimidating at first, but she's such a sweet lady.

Dr. O'Connell is a bright light in the face of adversity. She is so strong and I admire her throughout this semester. One test and optional final, a presentation and TONS of homework. I cant wait to take her next semester.

Prof. O'Connell was cool. She is a very positive, upbeat person full of energy. She is very smart in her field and genuinely wants to see her students succeed. ALOT of work tho. Weekly at home readings, quizzes, and assignments. A research report, midterm, and OPTIONAL final. Hard, but not impossible to get an A. Just put in work and youre good. :)

she's a sweetie but I never get bs and I have one in her class even tho im like try harding it right now she is a tough grader but optional final which is nice and I really like her teaching style.

i didn't get to have dr o for very long this semester, but she was absolutely amazing. i love the way she runs the class, and she's always full of fun energy! if you can take her i recommend it, especially if you aren't interested in theology. she has an amazing energy that makes anyone interested in the topic she's talking about, which is amazing!

She's very engaging but her class is hard.

Dr. O'Connell is a very sweet and fun professor! She seems to truly to love theology and love teaching others about it. This class is a bit difficult if you have not read the Bible or learned about any of the stories in the past, but Dr. O'Connell makes it fun and engaging, so it's still an interesting class.

The class wasn't too bad as long as you do the assigned readings and lectures outside of class. Make sure you pay attention in class because the content discussed is important for the midterm. Final is optional which is nice.

Having knowledge of the New Testament didn't matter since the class focuses on its literary elements and themes, along with marginalized perspectives. Easy research project, Gospels exam, optional final, weekly quizzes, reading assignments, and participation make up the grade. Prof is quirky, but that makes the class more engaging. Would recommend!