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
Jody Baumgartner
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.
THCAS Scholarship Luncheon
THCAS Scholarship Luncheon: On Sept. 15, 2023, Harriot College held a scholarship luncheon that brought together scholarship donors, recipients, and department chairs to celebrate the ripple effect giving can have on students. Representing political science, From left to right:
*Aimee Heroux
*Alethia Cook
*Michael McShane (donor)
*Dianna Arbelaez
*Melvina Nimley
*Nathan Krull
*Sarah Mejia
*Javier Limon
*Tierney Reardon
*Emily Bronson
*Ms. Stewart
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DOPS Alumna Lily Faulconer in the News – Again
DOPS Alumna and East Carolina University Scholar Lily Faulconer is being recognized by Business North Carolina as a 2023 Trailblazer. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3FhJ6XU
HMM… UNDECIDED VOTERS
CONGRATS!
Dept. of Political Science Alum Kenny Talton was recently was awarded the Best of the Boot award for “Best Government Employee” by The New Old North and the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce (the County of Wayne is shaped just like a boot, hence, the name!)
Dr. Matthews In the News!
Dr. Matthews recently gave an interview to the Russian-language independent news outlet Meduza. They spoke about Wagner Group chief Prigozhin’s death, Stalin’s purges, and state repression in general.
See more here (you can likely click ‘translate’): https://bit.ly/3Q2QMTQ
