Celebrate Constitution Day Sept. 17
The United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1787. Each year on this date, colleges and universities around the nation celebrate this occasion with different events and festivities. The theme for this year’s celebration at Truman is “Intersecting with the Constitution.”
Staff with Citizenship and Conduct will set up an event outside the east (fountain side) entrance of the Student Union from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The first 225 students, faculty and staff can pick up Truman-branded pocket editions of the United States Constitution.
Participants will be asked to write down a part of the Constitution important to them and how it intersects with their life. Intersections might include benefits or challenges in their lives because of that section, what responsibilities they have to ensure that section applies to all people, or how their academic work supports American democracy as laid out in the Constitution. These notes will be on display outside the Student Union during the event and outside the Student Engagement Office, Student Union 3100, throughout the semester.
Staff with Citizenship and Conduct will set up an event outside the east (fountain side) entrance of the Student Union from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The first 225 students, faculty and staff can pick up Truman-branded pocket editions of the United States Constitution.
Participants will be asked to write down a part of the Constitution important to them and how it intersects with their life. Intersections might include benefits or challenges in their lives because of that section, what responsibilities they have to ensure that section applies to all people, or how their academic work supports American democracy as laid out in the Constitution. These notes will be on display outside the Student Union during the event and outside the Student Engagement Office, Student Union 3100, throughout the semester.
