First Year Students

The First Amendment: Our freedoms, our expression,
    our politics, our economy, and civility.

 

Simpson Colloquium SC-101 U   The First Amendment - Our freedoms, our expression, our politics, our economy, and civility.
 M T TH F  1:00- 2:00PM
In this class, students will critically assess various ramifications of our society’s activities that fall under the protections for speech and religion under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Among the issues open for analysis are the economics of commercial speech, free speech in the realm of politics and in the realm of religion, as well as personal choice with regard to individual and group civility and civil discourse.


Meet Your Professor Ruth Weatherly
Ruth Weatherly, J.D., M.B.A.
 Professor of Management  

Ruth Weatherly earned her undergraduate and Law degrees at Drake University in Des Moines. Her business career began with Northwestern Bell (an AT&T subsidiary) in a law clerk position, while she attended law school. Over the course of her career in the telecommunications industry, she held responsibilities in both legal and executive management positions. Her last management position prior to a career change to teaching was as vice president, human resources and corporate contracts, for a start-up high technology firm in Colorado.

Kelsey McLaughlinMeet Your Destination Leader
 Kelsey McLaughlin

Hello everyone!

My name is Kelsey McLaughlin, and I will be the Destination Leader for the class “The First Amendment.” I am going to be a sophomore in the fall and I’m majoring in Accounting. Along with being your Destination Leader, I’m also a part of the Simpson Dance Team. I live with my parents in Norwalk, IA. After leaving home to come to Simpson as a first-year student it was both scary and exciting, however, I love being at Simpson and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. In my free time I like to dance, workout and spend time with my friends.

I am a really outgoing person and love meeting new people. I’m here to help out in any way that I can. I’m open to talk about anything you may be concerned about (students or parents) whether it’s school or life related.

I’m on Facebook and Twitter, so you can go and add me as a friend or follow me. You can also email me or message me with any questions you might have! My e-mail address is kelsey.mclaughlin@my.simpson.edu. I can’t wait to meet all of you at Summer Orientation and work with you through transitioning to Simpson!

Last Updated: 3/27/12