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Contact: Ann Hatch
214-378-1819; ahatch@dcccd.edu

For immediate release — Sept. 13, 2012      

(DALLAS) — The Dallas County Community College District will celebrate Constitution Day in September with programs, giveaways and entertainment on its college campuses. Lectures and panel discussions about the U.S. Constitution are some of the activities planned.

North Lake College kicked off activities with a voter registration event on Thursday, Sept. 13, as part of its “Student Welcome Back” celebration. A list of other Constitution Day activities, noted by date and college, is provided below:

Monday, Sept. 17

  • Eastfield College — Pleasant Grove Campus, 802 S. Buckner, Dallas — 6 p.m. — Eastfield College faculty member Carlos Rovelo will discuss “The Constitution: ‘We the People’” in the community room. “We the People” is a dramatic expression of citizen consent that expresses the principles at the heart of the U.S. Constitution —  the belief that humans create government by their own consent, and that once created, governments must be compelled to limit their reach. The free presentation will focus on how demographically, economically, socially and politically diverse America is, 225 years after the Constitution was signed at the Pennsylvania State House on Sept. 17, 1787.


  • El Centro College, 800 Main St., Dallas — 11:30 a.m. — A number of activities are scheduled throughout the day in the Student Center, including a treasure hunt (with a prize going to the student who crosses the finish line first); distribution of copies of the U.S. Constitution in book form; a crossword puzzle/word find for students who are sitting in the Student Center; Constitution IQ and “real or fake” quizzes (administered on a large screen in the Student Center area); and a poster contest for graphic design classes. Posters featuring famous quotes will be placed on stands during the midday events, and free apple pie will be served.


  • Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas — 10:10 a.m. — Guest speaker Dr. Anthony Champagne, professor of political science and associate dean of graduate education at the University of Texas at Dallas, will discuss “The Constitutional Revolution of 1937” in room 118 of Sabine Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Richland College also is sponsoring a Constitution Day essay contest. Students were asked to write a 500-word essay explaining how the U.S. democratic election system was built and how it is maintained under the Constitution; how students can honor the Constitution during this election year; and why students should celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. A group of three American government faculty members will read the entries and choose the winners; more than 50 students had entered an essay by Sept. 13. The first-place winner will receive a $300 RLC Bookstore voucher; second place, a $200 bookstore voucher; and third place, a $100 bookstore voucher. Each student who attends Champagne’s presentation will receive a copy of the U.S. Constitution.

Tuesday, Sept. 18

  • Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch/Dallas — Noon — Brookhaven College’s Constitution Day event will be held in conjunction with its Institute of Political Sciences lecture series. Dr. Joseph Kobylka, professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, is the feature speaker. He will discuss “Topical Issues in Constitutional Law and the Effects of the 2012 Election” in room 1091 of Building X. The program is free.


  • Cedar Valley College, 3030 N. Dallas Ave., Lancaster —  11 a.m. —  Government faculty members Myrtle Freeman and David McCoy will discuss the Constitution, and a game show will be featured after the presentation; both activities will be held in the CVC courtyard.


  • Eastfield College, 3737 Motley Drive, Mesquite —  11 a.m. —  A panel discussion focusing on various elements of the U.S. Constitution will be held in room 100/101 of the Science Building; the event is free. Panel members include Dr. Glynn Newman, moderator; Marshall Hobbs, who will discuss civil liberties; Dr. Jonathan Michelon, who will talk about comparative constitutions; and Michael Noble and Dr. Cindy Castaneda, who both will focus on the Second Amendment debate.


  • Mountain View College, 4849 W. Illinois Ave., Dallas —  11 a.m. to 2 p.m. —  MVC faculty member Jonathon York will lead a discussion for Constitution Day that also is tied to the college’s Common Book project this fall, which is to read “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich. York discovered that the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17 also marks the anniversary of the Occupy Movement; the themes of Ehrenreich’s book resonate with the themes of that movement. As a result, York’s presentation is titled “The Constitution and the Politics of Public Petition.” The discussion will be held in room S1029/1030 of the Student Building.


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