Constitution Day Celebration
September 12, 2016
Students, faculty and staff are invited to celebrate Constitution Day this week by participating in the Constitution Day Poster Competition and the Constitution Day Celebration set for Sept. 14 and 15, respectively.
The poster competition, open to Georgia Southern students, will be held Sept. 14, and participants can sign up in the main office of the Political Science Department on the second floor of the Carroll Building.
Each registrant must choose a Constitutional Amendment and a major federal or state appellate court case relevant to the creation or development of that amendment and illustrate the essential concepts, and its effect on American life/society, of the Amendment and the case on the poster.
Participants will be provided with a tri-fold tabletop poster and a “Poster Provided by Zach S. Henderson Library” label, which must be glued to the lower right panel of the poster.
The completed poster must be delivered to the first floor rotunda area of the Carroll Building by 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 14. Participants must be prepared to give a two to three minute talk about their research during the poster display period from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
The first place winner will receive $300, the second place winner will receive $150 and the third place winner will receive $50. All winners will also receive certificates from the National Association of Women Judges.
Winners will be announced at the Constitution Day Celebration, set for Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carol A. Carter Recital Hall (Foy Building). The event will feature noted experts who will speak about the Constitution and its evolution.
Presentations will include “The Federalist Papers on Constitutional Change and Constitutional Preservation” by Johnathan O’Neill, Ph.D., in the Department of History, “Executive Disorder: The Constitution and the Expansion of Presidential Power” by Joshua Kennedy, Ph.D., in the Department of Political Science and International Studies and “Supreme Conflict: Congress, the Executive, and the Equilibrium of our Constitutional System” by Brett Curry, Ph.D., in the Department of Political Science and International Studies.
