Beware students, always ask whether those hours will transfer.  Don’t waste your time!   If this had not been such an obvious offer, no one would have noticed.

Michelle Malkin reports on the tactics to recruit new college community organizers for Obama:

…aggressive attempts by Team Obama to sign up college students and exploit lax residency rules in battleground Virginia. And last week, I blogged the latest ACORN attempts to infiltrate campuses

…an overzealous college official who attempted to offer academic credits to students who canvass for Obama:

University of Massachusetts officials on Monday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Chaplain Kent Higgins told students in a Sept. 18 e-mail, “If you’re scared about the prospects for this election, you’re not alone. The most important way to make a difference in the outcome is to activate yourself. It would be just fine with (Republican candidate John) McCain if Obama supporters just think about helping, then sleep in and stay home between now and Election Day.”

What are these “men of God” and other “spiritual advisors” doing?  Is this something you learn at TUCC?  Perhaps a teaching module from the CAC?

Higgins added that an unnamed “sponsor” in the university’s history department would offer a two-credit independent study for students willing to canvass—identify supporters—or volunteer on behalf of the Democratic nominee.

University officials disavowed the effort after inquiries Monday by The Associated Press. They said it could run afoul of state ethics laws banning on-the-job political activity, as well as university policy.  “We do not engage in or sponsor partisan political activity,” said Audrey Alstadt, chairwoman of the history department. “We certainly do not give academic credit for participation in partisan politics.”

(Unless they get caught like the Denver Professor giving his Smear Palin class assignments.)

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/22/college-credit-for-obama-students-scheme-killed/

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/24/umass-obama/

http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/work-for-obama-get-college-credit/#comment-15975