Jody Baumgartner
AMERICAN POLITICS NO CONTEXT
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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
SPRING REGISTRATION: MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!
Registration for the spring semester begins for ‘special categories’ this Fri. (Nov. 3), and for most, next Monday (Nov. 6).
If you have not heard from your adviser, please be a little patient? You almost certainly will this week. In the meantime, perhaps take some time and make sure you are familiar with your DegreeWorks audit.
ATTN. PS MAJORS: Registration Information
ATTN. PS MAJORS: Early registration, for special categories, begins FRI., NOV. 3. For most students registration begins MON., NOV. 6. The full registration schedule is below.
When you register depends on the number of credit hours you completed PRIOR to this semester. You can find this number on Degree Works: You are looking for “OVERALL CREDITS.” This is the number of COMPLETED HOURS, as of SEPTEMBER, 2023. Do NOT use the “credits applied” (this number includes the classes you are currently enrolled in).
Your adviser should contact you sometime this week (if he or she has not already done so) to give you’re your PIN and/or set up an appointment.
You should, of course, familiarize yourself with your Degree Works record
Please remember that we STRONGLY ADVISE PS majors take the following classes in the following years/semesters:
- Take the writing course (POLS 2090) in their second (sophomore) year. It’s a good course to have as a base. By the way, you should take this course before you take ENGL 2201.
- Take POLS 3031 (political science research methods) in the FALL of your JUNIOR year. (1) It’s only offered in the fall, and if you are a BS major, you need to take this course before you take POLS 3032.
- For BS majors, POLS 3032 (statistical methods) should be taken in the SPRING of your JUNIOR year. It’s ONLY offered in the spring.
- Finally, if you are BS Pre-Law, look to take the pre-law concentration courses as early as possible – they may not be offered later!
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND HERE
https://registrar.ecu.edu/students
https://politicalscience.ecu.edu/for-students/
YOU’VE HEARD IT BEFORE, BUT IT’S TRUE!
Understanding How DEGREE WORKS Works Matters! Probably the single best online tool ECU students can be familiar with is Degree Works, which makes navigating your degree – what classes to take, etc. – simple!
See: https://bit.ly/3MgOrTb
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY (Oct. 23, 1850): The First National Women’s Rights Convention Begins
Suffragist organizers hold the first-ever National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 23, 1850. More than 1,000 delegates from 11 states arrived for the two-day conference, which had been planned by members of the Anti-Slavery Society. The convention followed the steps laid out at the landmark Seneca Falls Convention two years before: “In entering upon the great work before us, we anticipate no small amount of misconception, misrepresentation, and ridicule; but we shall use every instrumentality within our power to effect our object.”
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FYI: Monday, October 30 is the LAST day to drop a class for the fall semester
Contact your adviser if you have any questions.