Please help the IUP community commemorae Constitution Day, the day in 1787 when the U.S. Constitution was signed. Federal law mandates that all institutions of higher education receiving federal funds observe the day by hosting events and activities designed to generate greater awareness about our system of government, and also to stimulate thoughtful, critical debate about some of the major issues of our times.
Please consider attending one or both of the scheduled activities. We’d especially like to have staff and faculty represented in the first event of the day, a public reading of the U.S. Constitution. Faculty are also encouraged to announce these events to their students.
Public Reading of the Constitution:
12-1 p.m., Mon., Sept. 14, Oak Grove (in front of the Library)
Members of the IUP community – students, staff and faculty – will gather to read the entire U.S. Constitution, starting with the Preamble and ending with the 27th Amendment. IUP President Michael Driscoll will lead off the event by reading the Preamble of the Constitution. Want to be a reader? Simply show up in the Oak Grove (near the Library) at any time between noon and 1 p.m. Readers will receive a “We the People at IUP” t-shirt, a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution, and a star-shaped cookie. This event is sponsored by the Political Science Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
“Original Intentions? A Chat with the Founding Fathers”:
6-7:30 p.m., Mon., Sept. 14, HUB Ohio Room
Four of the authors of the U.S. Constitution will be on hand to discuss the document and to answer audience questions. This is your opportunity to ask tough questions of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Charles Pinckney and James Madison (portrayed by political science faculty David Chambers, Steven Jackson, Dighton “Mac” Fiddner, and history faculty Joe Mannard, respectively). This event is sponsored by the Center for Student Life, the Political Science Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences