ECU MPA alumni Duane Holder and Allysa Rouse were recently award NCPAA public servant of the year and early career public servant of the year awards: http://ncpaalliance.com/awards/ The NCPAA awards were delivered at NCPSA/NCPAA conference luncheon March 25th in Wilmington.
On This Day in History: NATO bombs Yugoslavia
“On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commences air strikes against Yugoslavia with the bombing of Serbian military positions in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. The NATO offensive came in response to a new wave of ethnic cleansing launched by Serbian forces against the Kosovar Albanians on March 20.”
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“On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commences air strikes against Yugoslavia with the bombing of Serbian military positions in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. The NATO offensive came in response to a new wave of ethnic cleansing launched by Serbian forces against the Kosovar Albanians on March 20.”
See more: https://bit.ly/42zIyaa
PROF. HUGH LEE presented an invited lecture entitled “Paying for Long-Term Care: Coordination of Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits and Medicaid Benefits” to members of the Alabama State Bar at an Elder Law Seminar sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Law on Friday, March 3rd, 2023.
The talk focused on financing seniors’ long-term care needs and coordinating long-term care insurance benefits and Medicaid benefits to produce the most benefit to seniors while preserving their assets.
REGISTRATION REMINDERS!
Majors: Early registration begins THIS Friday. For most students registration begins NEXT Monday (March 27). When you register depends on the number of credit hours you have completed PRIOR to this semester: The number of COMPLETED HOURS, as of JANUARY, 2023. This number is found on Degree Works, your “OVERALL CREDITS” (not “credits applied”).
Your adviser should have already contacted you to give you’re your PIN and/or set up an appointment.
Before proceeding, you should familiarize yourself with your Degree Works record.
Remember: We advise PS majors take the following classes in the following years/semesters:
*Spring of Sophomore year: POLS 2090
*Fall of Junior year: POLS 3031
*Spring of Junior year: POLS 3032
Finally: BS Pre-Law students: Look to take 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/
If you have any questions, please contact your adviser.
Prof. Hugh Lee: Invited Lecture to the North Carolina Bar Association
Prof. Hugh Lee presented an invited lecture to the North Carolina Bar Association’s 27th Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Symposium in Greensboro, NC on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 entitled “The State of the Union: A Discussion of U.S. Public Policy on Aging.” The talk addressed six different areas of public policy which are failing to meet the needs of elders – health care access, long-term care access and financing, affordable housing, retirement income, protective services, and overall economic policy. The talk also addressed projected population patterns and how those patterns impact the viability of current public policy initiatives.
Alumnus News: Morgan Nobles
A former Political Science major, Morgan “Lea” Nobles, has recently been selected as Managing Editor of the Florida State University Law Review.
This is a tremendous honor and likely indicates that she is one of the top students in her class.
Congratulations Morgan!