Month: November 2023

CITIZENS U: KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS

The last session of Citizen U is being offered next Wednesday from 3:30 -5:00 PM either on Teams or in person in MCSC 253. This session is entitled “Knowing your Rights” and brings Officer Stephanie Carnevale from ECU PD and Attorney Jovon Thompson from the Pitt County Public Defenders Office to discuss what are the rights of students as it relates to freedom of speech, traffic stops, warrants and searches, etc. This is an ideal session for those interested in criminal justice reform and aspirations of attending law school.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: D.C. Residents Cast First Presidential Votes

On November 3, 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation’s capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the next presidential election.

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REGISTRATION TIPS & TRICKS

TIP #1: Your registration date & time depends on the number of credit hours you completed PRIOR to this semester. This number is found on Degree Works – “OVERALL CREDITS.” This is the number of COMPLETED HOURS, as of SEPTEMBER, 2023. Do NOT use the “credits applied” number. Schedule is below.

TIP #2: Know how to use Degree Works! A simple guide to how it works can be found here: https://bit.ly/3T8Rw9e