SGB proposes online professor profiles

The tumultuous process of choosing the best classes for the coming semester may soon be… The tumultuous process of choosing the best classes for the coming semester may soon be made easier, thanks to a new service being considered by the Student Government Board.

As promised in his campaign, board member Joe Pasqualichio is proposing that SGB create an account with Pick-A-Prof, a Web site that allows students to have their say about potential professors. Pasqualichio put in a request for funding on Monday, and he expects to have the account up and running by the time students begin registering for next fall’s classes.

“We post the grade history of professors,” said Pick-A-Prof’s Director of University Relations Karen Bragg. The company reads all reviews of professors sent to them, and as long as the submissions are not obscene or a personal attack, every review is posted.

Students will receive a reason and chance to revise their reviews if they are not posted, according to Bragg.

“After a year, there can be as many as 50 or 60 reviews, so we rank them according to relevance,” Bragg added. The service also includes a schedule planner and a section for professors to post their biographies and class expectations.

Pick-A-Prof currently serves 56 college campuses across the United States. The service allows the student government of each school involved to customize its service.

“We will have complete say in how the site works,” SGB President Brian Kelly said.

The Web site can be found at www.pick-a-prof.com.