{"id":2079,"date":"2025-11-12T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:02:12","slug":"political-science-welcome-gathering-skeletons-of-the-state-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/2025\/11\/12\/political-science-welcome-gathering-skeletons-of-the-state-trivia\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science Welcome Gathering & \u201cSkeletons of the State\u201d Trivia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Political Science Department kicked off the academic year with its annual Welcome Gathering, co-hosted by the Political Science Student Association, the Pre-Law Society, and She\u2019s The First. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cSkeletons of the State\u201d Trivia, brought students and faculty together for a lively afternoon of competition and community building. Dean Jocelyn Boryczka offered opening remarks, setting the tone for a fun and engaging event that highlighted the department\u2019s collaborative spirit.<\/p>\n

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Held on October 30, 2025, the gathering featured trivia questions inspired by political history and current events, giving participants a chance to test their knowledge and win prizes. Alongside plenty of food and snacks, the event fostered connection between new and returning students while celebrating the department\u2019s commitment to intellectual curiosity and inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Political Science Department kicked off the academic year with its annual Welcome Gathering, co-hosted by the Political Science Student Association, the Pre-Law Society, and She\u2019s The First. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cSkeletons of the State\u201d Trivia, brought students and faculty together for a lively afternoon of competition and community building. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":682,"featured_media":2076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[17,28],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/11\/processed-CDC5797D-AB0D-4578-BFA6-2C9F65DBB665.jpeg?fit=2420%2C1816&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2082,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079\/revisions\/2082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}