Bakersfield College might add a class on weather and climate to its current class schedule.
Current geography professor John Menzies will offer the expected class.
BC student Jessenia Carrillo, who has taken a geography class with Menzies, said he is an excellent professor and predicts the class will have a great environment because Menzies’ lectures are very interesting.
“If this class is approved, I am pretty sure this class will be better than expected,” said Carrillo. “Mr. Menzies is by far one of the best professors I’ve had since I started here. He really knows what he is talking about when he’s teaching.”
The weather and climate class is expected to begin in the fall of 2008.
Menzies is “really looking forward for the class to begin,” according to Menzies. The class is awaiting final approval by the school curriculum committee.
The class has an expectancy of a maximum of 45 students, which according to Menzies, could be fair enough for its first time offered on campus.
“This class will basically be the continuation or the second unit of physical geography,” said Menzies. “It will be covered like geography, but with more depth of topics such as the atmosphere, cyclones. and many other interesting topics covered in physical geography.”
If approved, this class will be the first one offered on campus, but that does not mean that it is also the first or new to Menzies.
“I have a really good knowledge of this material,” and he mentioned that he had previously taught it in a lab.
So far there are a variety of expectations from students.
“Wow, hopefully they approve this class earlier than fall. I would really love to take this weather class with Mr. Menzies,” said Juan Gomez, 23, business administration major, who has also previously taken geography with Menzies.