top of page

TEACHING

Leadership & Group Dynamics (University of Mississippi)
MGMT 495 / FTF

Instructed the in-person section of MGMT 495 during the Fall & Spring semesters. Leveraged a combination of lectures, presentation tournaments, and experiential activities to disseminate concepts and facilitate the learning experience. Additionally, students managed a project in which they applied their learnings in the course to a real organization by describing the process for gaining entry to the organization, collecting relevant leadership data from the organization, how they would provide leadership-focused developmental interventions to the organization, and any anticipated challenges they may come across throughout the leadership development process.

SPRING 2024

image-asset.png

4.6/5 – 100% response rate

Teaching Evaluations

  • "He bases the class on real world scenarios. He took out suggestions and opinions into account. We did activities on Fridays that did a great job incorporating the concepts we learned in class rather than expecting us to retain notes. The class was a group rather than individual students."

  • "Teacher showed great enthusiasm, every class was different"

  • "The set scheduling was nice. I really enjoyed having people come in and talk to us as well. There is also a lot of opportunity for growth; personal and professional, which is nice."

  • "There was a lot of open communication and the classroom is a safe place to speak your mind as well as hear from others."

  • "I really appreciate the teamwork and group activities. I also love how diversity and inclusivity was a big topic in the class. In a lot of my management classes, it was male oriented, and he made sure to emphasize the success and equal capabilities of women in business."

  • "He's amazing. I learned and retained so much information. He does a great job incorporating everyone and making us comfortable around each other. His grading isn't just based off of exams and quizzes, and he offers extra credit."

FALL 2023

image-asset.png

4.6/5 – 81% response rate

Teaching Evaluations

  • "I can not say enough great things about the professor for this course. I feel like he really cared about what he taught us and really wanted us to succeed in his class, that is, if we put in the necessary effort to succeed. By far the best class I have taken at the university of Mississippi."

  • "Everything done in this class I will take with me after college Professor Sol is so helpful and wants to see you succeed."

  • "He is motivated to teach and always seeks for our feedback to improve."

  • "He is very involved and all of his assignments have a purpose. He is very kind and understanding, but also very thorough in his teaching."

  • "I highly recommend this class! You will make a good grade if you show up and work hard. Lots of group work, but I felt it really prepared me for the future."

Organizational Behavior
(University of Mississippi)
MGMT 391 / FTF

Instructed the in-person section of MGMT 391 during the Fall & Spring semesters. Leveraged a combination of lectures, presentation tournaments, and experiential activities to disseminate concepts and facilitate the learning experience. Additionally, each student managed a project outside of class by recruiting and leading a team to achieve SMART goals of their choice aimed at benefitting others in the community (e.g., formulating and implementing recycling systems in their neighborhood, collecting donations for food drives, writing letters and sending them along with goodie bags to the elderly, etc.).

SPRING 2023

Teaching Evaluations

4.95/5 – 95% response rate

image-asset.png

  • "I just want to say this is the best interaction I have ever had with a teacher. It's the first time I've gone to a class because I genuinely don't want to miss it. He teaches us theory and then makes us use it in a sense we understand and the implementation is great. He also motivates you to speak and creates an amazing environment by taking every answer and instead of calling us and just saying why it's wrong. He preaches us for participating and then tells us in a way that was connected to what we said so that we both know more of what we eventually said wrong and then the other right. So instead of just learning one answer you learn two."

  • "He was always very engaged, and he never let the class feel bland or routine. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and how unique the design of it was."

  • "He was enthusiastic about to topic and he cared about us. He made the classroom look like a panel discussion rather than a traditional classroom."

  • "Always prepared, nice, and forward coming. Whenever problems occurred, the instructor was willing to help solve them. The class was different in a good way and always surprisingly innovative."

  • "He always did great in his class and it was amazing. You seemed very passionate, and there was no difficulty in learning. Very satisfying lesson."

FALL 2022

Teaching Evaluations

4.4/5 – 77% response rate

image-asset.png

  • "Instructor always showed up with a positive attitude. The course was challenging, but in a good way. It helped me in many aspects."

  • "It was engaging and interesting and I feel it was a very beneficial course. The teacher made a good job of making sure we knew everyone in the class and socialized."

  • "The instructor cares for his students and wants to help them as much as he can. He tries to do activities to keep people engaged. Our class networked and formed pretty close relationships because of Mr. Pol's curriculum."

  • "This class helped me in working with a group of people. There were several activities that we did that require you to work with other people to complete the task. Being able to work along with others is an important skill to have, especially in the field of business."

  • "Mr. Pol will go out of his way to make this course as fun, enjoyable, and relaxed he can. He is always looking for ways to improve."

SPRING 2022

Teaching Evaluations

image-asset.png

4.5/5 – 96% response rate

  • "Great teacher, engages with the students and keeps learning an interactive and enjoyable experience. The class challenges you to think and learn more about topics you may have thought you already knew. Lots of class discussion and activities to make going to class fun."

  • "Very approachable, you wouldn't be afraid to ask questions, as he would always try to help and never dismissed questions. Loads of group work was done in the course, which I may not have liked at the time, it was beneficial. Also, the position statements tournament got you out of your comfort zone and made you public speak."

  • "Always looking for feedback, tries to provide meaningful lectures. He is also always prepared and knew every student's name."

  • "He knows what he is talking about and he likes to teach it so it brings an energy to the class."

  • "He was always very excited to teach and taught us in an interesting manner."

  • "Great class and the professor is very good and cooperative."

Human Resource Management
(University of Mississippi)
MGMT 383 / Web

Instructed the Web section of MGMT 383 during the first and second summer sessions. Consolidated students’ learning in the course using a Human Resources Management simulation by Interpretive Simulations.

Teaching Evaluations

4.6/5 – 55% response rate

image-asset.png

SUMMER 2023

  • "There are several very valuable lessons learned in this course that are applicable to not only a career, but to life in general. These lessons are conveyed in a very understandable and relevant manor by Prof. Sol. I would also like to add that this is one of, if not the best, courses I have taken in my college career, it is well thought out and very organized."

  • "This course is well organized-- so you are aware of what is expected of you. The simulation was an interesting way to apply what we were learning."

Teaching Evaluations

4.06/5 – 70% response rate

image-asset.png

SUMMER 2022

  • "Solanellas is very nice and clearly cares about the material. He organized this course efficiently."

  • "The amount of time the professor emailed back was great!! Groups for assignments were also great."

  • "Mr. Solanellas is great at responding to questions in a timely manner. He is also very understanding, and wants every student to truly grasp the material."

  • The course was well organized and the amount of work assigned was very manageable. I also enjoyed working in a group while taking an online course.

  • "The professor is great, and he is extremely helpful in all aspects of the course. He does grade a bit hard, but he gives you all of the feedback on what you did wrong to help you increase your grade throughout the rest of the class."

  • "I learned a lot by doing the simulation."

SUMMER 2020

Teaching Evaluations

image-asset.png

4.5/5 – 20% response rate

  • “Dear Professor Solanelles,

    I wanted to email you and let you know how much I appreciated all the effort, time, and thorough detail you put into MGMT 383. I really learned informative information about Human Resources and the knowledge I acquired will benefit me greatly once I am out in the corporate world. I submitted my teacher evaluations days ago with very favorable feedback."

Course Facilitator

I have had the chance to gain experience in the classroom by facilitating a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the schools of business administration at East Carolina University (purple & gold) and the University of Mississippi (red & blue).

Organizational Behavior
MGMT 391 / Face-to-Face
Fall 2021
Spring 2022
Fall 2022
Spring 2023

  • Assisted Dr. Cullen-Lester with classroom teaching; graded projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Entrepreneurship and Management
GB 370 / Face-to-Face & Web
Fall 2019
Spring 2020
Fall 2020
Summer 2022

  • Generated over 500 exam questions for GB 370, coordinated exams for +300 students, answered students’ emails, as well as addressed students’ concerns and doubts during office hours.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Organizational Behavior
MGMT 6802 / Face-to-Face
Fall 2017
Spring 2018
Spring 2019

  • Gathered and coded data, collected articles, wrote literature reviews, and formatted manuscripts for publication.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Comparative Management
MGMT 6102 / Face-to-Face
Fall 2017

  • Led class disucussions on business case studies as the facilitator for the course.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Dimensions of Tourism
HMGMT 3200 / Face-to-Face
Fall 2017
Spring 2018

  • Gathered and coded data, collected articles, wrote literature reviews, and formatted manuscripts for publication.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

bottom of page