UK Constitution Day 2015:
'Learning, Leadership, and Civic Engagement'
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| from http://studentsforliberty.org/blog/2014/08/22/are-you-ready-for-constitution-day/ |
September
17, 2015 is Constitution Day. Our class will be celebrating with the rest
of the UK Constitution Day 2015 community. Please attend one of the following
events.
1. Interactive Issues Graffiti
Wall for Constitution Day: "What Civic Issues are Most Important to
You?"
An
electronic graffiti wall will be set up near the mid-day festivities for the
university community to write/draw in answers to the question posed in the
title of this event. Individuals can add their responses from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., Sept. 17, near the Main Building north lawn. The resulting
images will be projected on the UGE Constitution Day website and during the
town hall meeting beginning 7 p.m. that day, in the Young Library UK Athletics
Auditorium. The graffiti wall is sponsored by the student association for the Certified
Nonprofit Professional Program, Transformative Learning.
2. Voter Registration and
Information on Student Civic Engagement
UK Student Government
Association's Constitution Day session, which will include a voter
registration station and information about UK's latest civic engagement
efforts, will celebrate civic processes while reflecting on the freedom that
comes with being an American. The session will run from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. near
Main Building north lawn. The event is organized by SGA Civic Engagement Coordinator and Gaines
Fellow Trevor McNary and SGA Director of
Government Relations and Gaines Fellow Boone Proffitt.
3. "The Gender and
Citizenship Challenge"
This
session will be led by Chellgren Professor Kathi
Kern and fellow historians, Assistant Professor Anastasia
Curwood, Assistant Professor Melanie
Goan, Associate Professor Kathy Newfont and Associate Professor Amy
Taylor. Students will compete in teams to build a timeline of
pivotal moments in the history of the United States where citizenship expanded
or contracted. Topics will include: voting rights, property rights, racial and
gender equality, desegregation and Title Nine. Students are encourage to come
test their knowledge, learn about a "usable past," and compete for
prizes from 12:30-1:45 p.m. in Room 122 White Hall Classroom Building. Food and
drinks provided courtesy of the Office of the President and UGE. The event is
co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Center for the
Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT).
In
addition to festivities on Constitution Day, a Constitution Day Essay
Contest is being held. The contest for UK undergraduates awards cash prizes
for first, second and third place winners. Deadline for submission is
11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. The contest is sponsored by the Scripps Howard First
Amendment Center, the Office of the President and the UK Division of
Undergraduate Education.
For more information about the US Constitution and African Americans see http://ukcorejazz.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-us-constitution-13th-14th-and-15th.html
For more information about UK Constitution Day 2015, visit the UK Undergraduate Education website at www.uky.edu/UGE/constitution-day
For more information about UK Constitution Day 2015, visit the UK Undergraduate Education website at www.uky.edu/UGE/constitution-day
I participated in UK Constitution Day by writing on the electronic graffiti wall! They several pictures you could choose from and could also write statements that matter to you. I made a post about voting as a way to use your voice and making your opinions heard.
ReplyDeleteI attended the Graffiti Wall event where I wrote on the electronic wall! I thought this was a really cool event that got the student body involved for UK constitution day. I made a post about the importance of family.
ReplyDeleteI attended the "The Gender and Citizenship Challenge". In this event I was in a group where we were given a question, and we used knowledge we already attained and from the use of technology to answer the question. After answering the question we would place the paper with the question and answer on a timeline. At the end of the challenge session the timeline was filled with event that took place in U.S history.
ReplyDeleteI met with a friend that was not registered to vote. I have been explaining the importance of using this tool as a way for your voice to be heard. I took them to get them registered to vote. We then went to the graffiti wall. I did not write on the wall but my friend wrote about the voting for the first time. This was my way of helping someone use their constitutional rights.
ReplyDeleteToday I attended the voter registration event. I attended this event because I believe voting is an important american right. As an African-American female, I think voting is extremely important because there was a time where I would not have been able to vote because of my skin color and gender.
ReplyDeleteToday I participated in the UK Constitution Day by attending "The Gender and Citizenship Challenge". There were two teams, the rules were quite simple. There was a box of questions about the progression of women in the country with the creating, amending, and improving laws for the equality. We were able to research the question and also had the choice to #askahistorian on twitter and once in person. The session was very informative and I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI participated in the voter registration event. Where I updated my place of residence to the current house that I'm living in right now in Lexington. I don't know if I would have thought of doing this otherwise if I hadn't gone to the event today. This is definitely going to make voting for governor much easier this coming November.
ReplyDeleteFor Constitution Day I participated in the interactive graffiti wall. Before attending I didn't really know what to expect with something like this, but once I got there I found that the concept was really interesting. The graffiti wall was basically a giant iPad where you wrote what the constitution meant to you and then at the end of the day they were going to project everyone's creations at the downhill meeting. I wasn't able to see the finished product but I'm sure it turned out nice.
ReplyDeleteI attended the "Interactive Issues Graffiti Wall for Constitution Day: "What Civic Issues are Most Important to You?" Although I did not write on the wall, I was able to listen to some key issues regarding the importance of the event. One of the speakers explained how it was important that the younger generation becomes actively involved in politics. This involvement included gaining the knowledge to understand various elements of American government. Many children were at the event, an answered a variety of questions about the Constitution. I found this very inspiring that even children grasp the importance of American history.
ReplyDeleteI participated in the event called Digital Citizenship. It was awesome that was held in the VIP Center and just really discussed how to voice your opinion over the internet and do it in the right way. We discussed how the internet and social media can take an event and make it 10x worser that what it really is. It really opened my eyes and showed me that people will perceive you as the person you are online and what you say regardless if they have met you not. The internet has become a very powerful way to voice people's opinion without major consequences.
ReplyDeleteI participated in the interactive graffiti wall for Constitution that was provided by the Certified Nonprofit Professional Program. The purpose of the wall was to write ir put whatever you want to say about voting or change. On the graffiti wall I wrote that "voting gives you a voice". I always watched children who were visiting the campus perform a song and a couple of people speak. It was a really great overall experience because I had not been to anything like that on campus.
ReplyDeleteI decided to go to the graffiti wall for Constitution day. I was there for a while and listened to what they had to say. It was pretty interesting even though they got off topic for a little while. I wrote on the graffiti wall and loved it. It was a whole new experience that I had never had. Thought the entire event was pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteI participated in the voters registration event because since our ancestors centuries ago were barred from voting, I feel since the opportunity is available then I should definitely take advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteI intended to participate in the voters registration event in order to have the ability to vote. When I arrived the registration station had not been set up at the time nor was anybody there to help me register to vote at the time I was there. I wanted to experience the process of registering for the first time. I left the event earlier than intended due to a meeting I had to attend for my scholarship.
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