Below are just a sampling of the student responses that I have recieved on the university-administered course reviews. 

 

• "Professor Sojka is a wonderful professor. Not only is she passionate and well-informed on her subject matter, but it is obvious that she also really cares about her students and their success. This is an aspect many teachers fail to incorporate. She did a terrific job of making her class effective, encouraging, and fun!"
       - Student in PSC 211, Summer 2013
   

• "Laura is a wonderful professor and is very kind and respectful to her students. She discusses several current issues and real-world examples of concepts we learn in class. She is always well-prepared and ensures that her students are prepared for her exams and actually learn the material, making going to class very much worth the students' time. I would recommend her without hesitation to any friends that are interested in a political science class that she is teaching."
       - Student in PSC 211, Summer 2013
   

• "Ms. Sojka was a great teacher. She was energetic and passionate about political science. She made class enjoyable and was so friendly and helpful in and out of class. She really understood her students and made an effort to get to know all of her students in a fairly large class by name."
       - Student in PSC 206, Spring 2013
   

• "Fantastic teacher. She's very personable and eager to help."
       - Student in PSC 206, Spring 2013
   

• "I love Laura Sojka! She's so nice and actually cares about her students. I learned a lot about political science this semester."
       - Student in PSC 206, Spring 2013
   

• "Very nice and always upbeat, she kept you in a good mood and kept the material interesting. She knew her stuff, too."
       - Student in PSC 103, Spring 2013
   

• "The course material was interesting, but Ms. Sojka made it even better. She related the material to current issues, which really helped. Also, her upbeat attitude and tone of voice really made it easy to stay through class."
       - Student in PSC 206, Fall 2012
   

• "She is very smart, well versed in the subject, and a very kind and caring instructor."
       - Student in PSC 206, Fall 2012
   

• "She always came prepared and gave our class a unique way to look at every topic we discussed. She took a rather boring topic and made it the most interesting a public administration course could ever be."
       - Student in PSC 206, Fall 2012
   

• "She is one of the greatest teacher's I have ever had at UA. She cares about her students and she is really kind. She doesn't make the class too hard. She is real understanding to situations that concern her students. I don't say this often but I am blessed that she was my teacher for this class."
       - Student in PSC 206, Summer 2013
   

• "Laura interacts the students with real life experiences by using multiple examples when teaching main topics in the class. This I feel helped me a great deal in understanding the class and connecting it to the outside world."
       - Student in PSC 206, Summer 2013