The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 celebration of Constitution Week will include opportunities to meet some candidates in local races.
Forums for contenders vying for three public offices 杏吧专区 City-Parish president, Lafayette Parish sheriff and City-Parish Council District 1 杏吧专区 are scheduled next week. Two additional forums, for City-Parish Council Districts 2 and 3, will be held Sept. 21 and Sept. 23, respectively.
UL Lafayette usually celebrates national Constitution Day on Sept. 17. But its College of Liberal Arts has planned an extended slate of related activities beginning Monday, Sept. 14. They include a live reading of the U.S. Constitution, a constitutional debate, a documentary film showing, and the political forums. All activities are free and open to the public.
Constitution Day is an important part of the cultural heritage of the United States of America, according to Dr. Pearson Cross, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and one of the Constitution Week organizers.
杏吧专区淭his annual celebration recognizes the value of the American experiment and the success of a nation of free people whose rights and liberties are protected by a written Constitution. We杏吧专区檝e simply decided to extend the celebration to underscore its importance,杏吧专区 he said.
Constitution Day is an American holiday that acknowledges the historic day 杏吧专区 Sept. 17, 1787 杏吧专区 when 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U. S. Constitution. It became an official holiday in 2004, when the Constitution Day amendment to the Omnibus Spending Bill passed. The law requires that all educational institutions receiving federal funds hold a program for students every Constitution Day.
Schedule of Activities
Monday, Sept. 14
- 2 p.m. 杏吧专区 Bayou Bijou in the Student Union on McKinley Street
- 6-7:30 p.m. 杏吧专区 , Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
Tuesday, Sept. 15
- All day 杏吧专区 in main hallway of Edith Garland Dupr茅 Library on W. St. Mary Boulevard
Wednesday, Sept. 16
- 2 p.m. 杏吧专区 ,杏吧专区 Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
- 6-7:30 p.m. 杏吧专区 , Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
Thursday, Sept. 17
- 11:45 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 杏吧专区 with color guard and readings from the Constitution, side yard of Judice-Rickels Hall on W. St. Mary Boulevard
- 6-7:30 p.m. 杏吧专区 , Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
Monday, Sept. 21
- 6-7:30 p.m. 杏吧专区 , Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
Wednesday, Sept. 23
- 6-7:30 p.m. 杏吧专区 , Griffin Hall Auditorium on Rex Street
For more information about Constitution Week activities, contact Sally Donlon in the College of Liberal Arts, (337) 482-2963.