Civic Engagement
Division
of Student Affairs
Constitution Week 2008
Constitution Day, September 17, is the day the
U.S. Constitution was originally signed by the Constitutional
Convention delegates at the Philadelphia State House in
Philadelphia, back in 1787.
Monday, September 15
NY Times Talk Lunch
noon - 1 p.m.
University Union, Room 314-315
Topic: Immigration in the United States
Hosts: Elizabeth Clifford, Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal
Justice
Santiago Solis, Center for Student Diversity
Just bring your brain! Come discuss a recent New York Times article surrounding this topic with students,
faculty and staff! Don’t miss the FREE pizza and give-aways!
The article will be posted on the Daily Digest and hard copies
will be available at the lunch.
Tuesday, September 16
Constitution Week Film Screenings
University Union, PAWS Lounge
Get excited for this year's Presidential Elections by stopping
by PAWS for two fascinating political documentaries.
6
PM: "18 in '08"
18 in '08 is a nonpartisan documentary
film and movement targeting today’s 17 to 24-year-olds, many of
whom will be voting in their first presidential election in
2008. Made by 18-year-old Director David D. Burstein, “18 in
’08” features interviews with many of the most influential
politicians of today, as well as figures from pop culture,
political activists, media commentators, student leaders and
young people. (35 minutes)
6:45 PM: “50-50: The American Divide”
This film is a documentary about why people vote and why they
don’t vote, shot during the 2004 presidential election. The
creators of the film set out to find a divided America but
instead found an electorate “more intelligent, more passionate
about the political process, and more reasonably centrist than
the media were reporting.” (83
minutes)
8:30 PM: “18 in ‘08”
Wednesday, September 17: Constitution Day!
“The Meaning of the Constitution:
for the Founders and for Us in 2008”
11:30 a.m.– 1 p.m.
Chesapeake I, University Union
To celebrate this year’s Constitution Day Towson
University brings together a panel of distinguished Maryland
jurists and members of the university community to discuss
current issues relevant to all Americans.
Introduction: Michael
Anselmi, Esq., University Counsel
Panelists:
Jack Fruchtman Jr., Professor of Political Science
“The Intentions of the Founders and the Presidency in an Age
of Terrorism”
The Hon. J. Joseph Curran Jr., Esq., Former Md. Attorney General
"Gun Control and the Second Amendment: Collective vs.
Individual Rights?”
The Hon. Joseph F. Murphy Jr., Judge, Md. Court of Appeals
"Maryland and the Right to Privacy: The Limits in Our
State”
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Student Affairs, Albert S. Cook Library, and the
Office of University Counsel
Civic Engagement
Administration Building, 236C
Phone: 410-704-3921
Fax: 410-704-3441
E-mail:
daccardi@towson.edu
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We're celebrating Constitution Week with a series of events Sept.15-17.
Join us.
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