I had Zachey for my cluster seminar and he was just AMAZING. Its impossible to get lower than a B in his class because of how well he addresses the material and the fact that he wants you to understand the course.

Professor Zackey is the man. He is the best professor I've had at UCLA so far. I didn't take geography 2 with him, but I had to put it sinc there was no option for the class I took. I had his GE Seminar for the environment cluster and loved it. He made the material very interesting and was always concerned with student learning. He is very approachable and easy to talk to. I highly recommend taking any of class he teaches!

Course Taken: Environmental Science Cluster Seminar (M1C)

I thought Zackey was one of the most caring, genuine professors I've had while at UCLA. He actually is interested in his students well-being and takes the time to get to know everyone on a personal level. His class is relatively straight forward. Every week he assigns readings, which do take a significant amount of time to complete (and some weeks readings are boring while others are incredibly interesting) and from these readings you must write a 2-3 pg review. The final consists of a take home final/essay which is just 4 pretty open ended questions reviewing material from the course. Zackey makes this class interesting and enjoyable.

I would highly recommend taking a class with Professor Zackey. I took two of his classes for my minor, Geography 5 and Geography M128, and both classes were awesome! He is definitely one of those professors you'll remember years later after graduating from UCLA. He is always willing to answer questions and is very helpful in preparing his students for exams. His midterms and finals are both fair; the exam question can usually be answered in short paragraphs. He is a great professor who is passionate about his work and that is truly inspiring!

Professor Zackey is one of the best professors I've ever had at UCLA. I took his M128 class last minute and I really liked it. He is very knowledgeable and funny at times, so his class is never boring. He's passionate and very calm and cool. He always helps his students in every way possible. This was my first upper div as a freshman and I got an A. Zackey is awesome!! Hope he comes back soon from China to take another class with him

Zackey is awesome! He obviously cares about the subject and is a good lecturer. He is very friendly and genuinely wanted to spark his students interest rather than acting like he is the god-ruler of the lecture hall lording over us ignorant student folk, like some professors here at UCLA. Anyways, the readings can be a little thick but they are generally interesting and worthwhile. Labs are discussions about the readings, and are worth 20 percent of your grades, with the midterm and final each worth forty. The tests are fill in the blank and short (paragraph) answer, but not terribly difficult if you study, plus he curves the tests. Overall, this class, and probably any class with Zackey, is worth your time and money and probably won't cause mountains of stress.

Zackey is the man. He is very interested in topics and makes sure to keep things relevant in lecture. He also really wants students to know the stuff, more importantly the stuff which will be tested on. He's available to talk and is very approachable. The guy's great and if you ever get a chance, take one of his classes.