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Constitution Day: Wednesday, September 17

NAICU Washington Update

September 15, 2008

In 2005, Congress passed legislation mandating all educational institutions receiving federal funds to hold an educational program relating to the United States Constitution on Sept 17 each year. This day commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the Constitution. The federal provision does not define "educational program." Therefore, there is a great deal of latitude as to exactly how your college or university chooses to recognize the day. The regulations do not indicate any penalties for failure to comply with the mandate, nor do they indicate that specific activities need to be reported. If you are looking for some last-minute ideas, several resources are available. The Department of Education lists a number of planning tools and activities for recognizing the day on their Web site at www.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday08.html. In addition, the Constitution Center Web site, http://constitutioncenter.org, offers a number of idea starters.

NAICU is collecting examples of noteworthy Constitution Day activities taking place on campuses across the country, to be used as idea-starters for other colleges and universities next year. If you have a great example to share, please send it to libby@naicu.edu.

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Libby May
(202) -78-8866
libby@naicu.edu