2008 Woodie Awards
Professor accepts GU position
Leah Motz, Assistant Copy Chief
Issue date: 12/5/06
Last Updated: 12/29/07
Political science lecturer Sandra Simpson will be moving to Gonzaga Law School after the spring semester.
"My department is going to be making an announcement," Simpson said. "It has nothing to do with Whitworth; it has to do with my career."
It has always been Simpson's goal to teach as a professor at a law school. Beginning August 2007, Simpson will be the new assistant professor of legal research and writing.
Simpson learned of the position through a neighbor who is a law professor at Gonzaga.
At a neighborhood function, he encouraged her to apply for the position. Simpson submitted her application in early fall and went through additional hiring steps such as meetings with faculty and intensive screening interviews.
Simpson was offered the position and accepted in October.
"I would not have gotten the job at Gonzaga without my experience at Whitworth," Simpson said. "I cannot say enough good things about my time at Whitworth."
Students reacted to news of Simpson's new position with shared disappointment.
"Personally, I'm somewhat heartbroken that she's leaving," sophomore Charity Purvis said. "Simultaneously, I'm really glad that she's been hired at Gonzaga for a position that suits her so well. The Law school is going to benefit tremendously from her tenure there, and I know she's going to love teaching at the graduate level."
Purvis has taken two classes from Simpson already and plans to take her Modern Congress class in the spring.
"I wish I'd had the chance to take more classes with her, because she is one of the best professors on this campus," Purvis said.
Junior political studies major Marie Martelly is disappointed that Simpson is leaving.
"It was a shock because it was really unexpected, there was no sign," Martelly said. "I've had only two classes with her but she's had a huge impact on me."
Martelly feels the political science department will be losing a lot of personality with Simpson's departure.
"My department is going to be making an announcement," Simpson said. "It has nothing to do with Whitworth; it has to do with my career."
It has always been Simpson's goal to teach as a professor at a law school. Beginning August 2007, Simpson will be the new assistant professor of legal research and writing.
Simpson learned of the position through a neighbor who is a law professor at Gonzaga.
At a neighborhood function, he encouraged her to apply for the position. Simpson submitted her application in early fall and went through additional hiring steps such as meetings with faculty and intensive screening interviews.
Simpson was offered the position and accepted in October.
"I would not have gotten the job at Gonzaga without my experience at Whitworth," Simpson said. "I cannot say enough good things about my time at Whitworth."
Students reacted to news of Simpson's new position with shared disappointment.
"Personally, I'm somewhat heartbroken that she's leaving," sophomore Charity Purvis said. "Simultaneously, I'm really glad that she's been hired at Gonzaga for a position that suits her so well. The Law school is going to benefit tremendously from her tenure there, and I know she's going to love teaching at the graduate level."
Purvis has taken two classes from Simpson already and plans to take her Modern Congress class in the spring.
"I wish I'd had the chance to take more classes with her, because she is one of the best professors on this campus," Purvis said.
Junior political studies major Marie Martelly is disappointed that Simpson is leaving.
"It was a shock because it was really unexpected, there was no sign," Martelly said. "I've had only two classes with her but she's had a huge impact on me."
Martelly feels the political science department will be losing a lot of personality with Simpson's departure.
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