Constitution Day Activities Set for Sept. 17
Truman will conduct a Constitution Day celebration at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 behind the Starbucks in Pickler Memorial Library. Faculty members will give brief presentations on the Constitution, voting rights and elections. Light refreshments will be served. Free pocket-sized copies of the Constitution will be available, along with vouchers for the food trucks that will be on campus that evening.
Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed Sept. 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.