“American-born Nancy Astor, the first woman ever to sit in the House of Commons, is elected to Parliament with a substantial majority. Lady Astor took the Unionist seat of her husband, Waldorf Astor, who was moving up to an inherited seat in the House of Lords.”
Read more: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lady-astor-becomes-mp
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Fall Graduate Dessert Reception: All Harriot College graduates, and their families and guests, are invited to celebrate with their department or program of study at a dessert reception, at 7 PM, Friday, Dec. 16, in the first-floor dining area of the Main Campus Student Center.
The dessert reception follows the university’s main commencement ceremony and the two college recognition ceremonies.
No tickets are required for the Harriot College dessert reception.
“In an effort to earn a little extra cash ahead of the holiday season, Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters Thursday she had picked up a seasonal job at a D.C.-area Macy’s. “Technically, I don’t think I’m supposed to have a second job outside of the vice presidency, but it’s not like they’re missing me anyway,” said Harris, who hummed along to a Michael Bublé rendition of “Holly Jolly Christmas” playing over the intercom as she folded a stack of cable knit sweaters. “I’d be bored out of my mind if it weren’t for these 15 hours a week at Macy’s. It’s a temporary gig for now, but who knows? I might try to stay on through January if things at the White House keep going the way they’re going.” At press time, Harris added that it was nice to finally work someplace where she felt needed.”
Read more: https://www.theonion.com/kamala-harris-picks-up-seasonal-job-at-macy-s-1849770418
ECU has a great tool for finding scholarships and applying for them. If you haven’t already done so, we strongly encourage you to go to the ECU website link below and fill out the “General Scholarship Application”. This allows you to fill out ONE scholarship application, and the software will alert you when there is an “auto-match” with an existing scholarship. You can also search for special scholarship by your discipline or through key words, like “study abroad”.
Please read all of the INSTRUCTIONS found on this website: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/universityscholarships/scholarships.cfm
If you have further scholarship related questions, please e-mail: scholarships@cooka
The following political science majors have been nominated for membership into ECU’s Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Alessia Corsi
Meredith Ferreri
Attie Giles
Katherine Gryson
Seth Lemon
Ethan Norris
Abby Sullivan
Congratulations – this is indeed an honor! I
