This Tuesday, Sept. 20,
IUP will join universities across the country to commemorate Constitution Day.
The day marks the 224th anniversary of the day the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention signed off on the proposed Constitution and sent it
off to the states for ratification. Since September of 2005, 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.
IUP will join universities across the country to commemorate Constitution Day.
The day marks the 224th anniversary of the day the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention signed off on the proposed Constitution and sent it
off to the states for ratification. Since September of 2005, 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.
All IUP students, staff
and faculty are encouraged to attend 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
and faculty are encouraged to attend 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
CONSTITUTION DAY EVENTS
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
PUBLIC READING OF THE
CONSTITUTION
12-1 p.m., Oak Grove
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. Want to be
a reader? Simply show up in the Oak Grove (near the bottom of the steps of
Stabley Library) and you will be assigned a part of the Constitution. The first
100 responders will receive a “We the People at IUP” t-shirt, a pocket-sized
copy of the U.S. Constitution, and a star-shaped
cookie.
CONSTITUTION
12-1 p.m., Oak Grove
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. Want to be
a reader? Simply show up in the Oak Grove (near the bottom of the steps of
Stabley Library) and you will be assigned a part of the Constitution. The first
100 responders will receive a “We the People at IUP” t-shirt, a pocket-sized
copy of the U.S. Constitution, and a star-shaped
cookie.
“ORIGINAL INTENTIONS? A
CONVERSATION WITH THE FOUNDING FATHERS”
CONVERSATION WITH THE FOUNDING FATHERS”
6-7 p.m., Crimson Event
Center (Folger)
Sit in on a chat with
four of the authors the U.S. Constitution – Benjamin Franklin, James Madison,
Charles Pinckney and Alexander Hamilton (portrayed by Dr. David Chambers of the
Political Science Department, Dr. Joe Mannard of the History Department, and
Drs. Mac Fiddner and Steve Jackson of the Political Science Department,
respectively). Dr. Gwen Torges of the Political Science Department will ask
these Framers just what it was they intended to achieve when they wrote the U.S.
Constitution. She will also ask them to comment on some of the political
controversies of today. Audience questions are welcome.
Center (Folger)
Sit in on a chat with
four of the authors the U.S. Constitution – Benjamin Franklin, James Madison,
Charles Pinckney and Alexander Hamilton (portrayed by Dr. David Chambers of the
Political Science Department, Dr. Joe Mannard of the History Department, and
Drs. Mac Fiddner and Steve Jackson of the Political Science Department,
respectively). Dr. Gwen Torges of the Political Science Department will ask
these Framers just what it was they intended to achieve when they wrote the U.S.
Constitution. She will also ask them to comment on some of the political
controversies of today. Audience questions are welcome.