Dr. Kaeuper is an upbeat, dedicated teacher who makes a real effort to help students succeed in her classes and in pursuing their career goals. With respect to her teaching, she's a good lecturer. She also writes tests that present just about the right level of difficulty. The test are challenging, but they avoid obscure points and give students a good chance to show their knowledge of the material. She encourages students who are having trouble or who just want to discuss class topics to come to her office hours. Dr. Kaeuper often tells students about internship and job opportunities and helps to publicize Biotech Club events.

Biology 11 is a straightforward introductory biology class. My class met twice a week. Dr. Kaeuper lectured on Tuesday, and on Thursday we had lab. Grades are based on weekly quizzes; two midterms and a final; and lab reports. Biology 11 is not an easy class, as it covers a lot of material. The material on the tests comes from lectures and the textbook, though, so if you come to class and do the reading, you will be able to do reasonably well. The labs are generally easy to understand, and the lab reports are not hard.

Biotech 101, Industrial Biotechnology, is a considerably more difficult class. Most of the time is spent in the lab, running processes used in the manufacture of biotechnology products. There is actually not a lot of required work in terms of reading assignments or homework, but you still need to spend time on the Internet, for example making sure that you understand the theory behind the techniques and processes that you perform. My classmates were a good group. A lot of them already had science degrees and/or lab experience and had a good understanding of what we were doing. Things sometimes got pretty hectic in lab, but Dr. Kaeuper always kept her good humor and was ready to explain things to students.