The Arkansas Tech University Department of History and Political Science will host a Constitution Day 2025 observance at Hindsman Tower on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Members of the ATU community and local dignitaries will participate in a reading of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights beginning at noon. Attendance will be free and open to the public.
The U.S. Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 17, 1787.
In 2004, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia championed a new law that designated Sept. 17 of each year as Constitution Day. Public schools and institutions of higher learning across the United States are required to provide educational programs about the document on Constitution Day.
Dr. Christopher Housenick, ATU assistant professor of political science, is organizing the public reading of the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Michael Rogers, ATU professor of political science, and Dr. Jeffrey Pearson, ATU associate professor of history, are leading additional Constitution Day activities.
Learn more about the ATU Department of History and Political Science at www.atu.edu/history.
