Numerous Constitution Day events Sept. 17-21

The Center for Civic and Community Engagement at Southwest Minnesota State University will host Constitution Day programs throughout the week of Sept. 17-21.

Constitution Day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 men on Sept. 17, 1787, recognizing all who are born in the U.S.,

or by naturalization, have become citizens.

Events include:

• Lunch to Learn: “The Constitution in Contemporary Times,” by Political Science Professor Dr. Douglas Simon, will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in BA 161. Light refreshments will be served.

• An SMSU Black Box Production: Constitution Day Revue, will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the Black Box Theatre. The production will comprise songs and scenes celebrating the Constitution, citizenship, and American history.

• The Civic Engagement student staff and Student Association Senate will be tabling in the Student Center from Sept. 18-21, handing out pocket Constitutions, voting registration resources, and playing Constitution trivia.

• There will be a Constitution display in the McFarland Library from Sept. 17-21. Featured will be the Constitution in book form, and other library resources related to the Constitution.

For the entire week, The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Engagement office, located in BA 161, will have its own Constitution Day window display.

The events are sponsored by the SMSU Student Senate, SMSU Theatre and McFarland Library. All events are free and open to the public.

For additional information, contact the Center for Civic and Community Engagement at civic.engagement@smsu.edu, or call 507-537-6423.

Family Weekend Sept. 21-23

Family weekend will be Sept. 21-23 at Southwest Minnesota State University.

SMSU sets aside a weekend every year for students to invite parents, siblings, grandparents and other family members to campus to take part in a weekend of events and activities.

On Friday, Sept. 21, events start at 1 p.m. in the Student Center. Doug’s Wire Writing will be making your name out of wire for free from 1-5 p.m. At 7 p.m. there will be a Planetarium show, “From Earth to the Universe,” and a Take 2 Improv show starts at 8 p.m.

Saturday features many events, with cotton candy at Commons Central from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and an 11:30 a.m. brunch, where President Connie J. Gores will give the welcome. The Mustang football team hosts Upper Iowa at 1 p.m. A Chemistry Club reaction show is available at 4 p.m., and a post-game open house with a dessert bar will be at the Campus Religious Center.

On Sunday, The Coffeehouse will be open from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. There will be a 1 p.m. soccer game at the Schwan Regional Event Center and a 7 p.m. free movie hosted by the Student Activities Committee (SAC).

From 5-7 p.m. there will be a Bridges International “Adopt A College Family Kickoff” at the REC Plaza.

To see a full list of activities for Family Weekend, follow the link to the schedule of events www.smsu.edu/family.

For questions or additional information about Family Weekend contact Scott Ewing at scott.ewing@smsu.edu; 507-537-6394.