Constitution Day & Citizenship Day

Each year, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte joins organizations across the nation by recognizing Constitution and Citizenship Day with a special presentation for students and community members. The federal holiday was formally established in 2005, to recognize the signing of the US Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, PA. This year's celebration will be a roundtable discussion on "Reflections on the Constitution and Its History, 250 Years after the Founding of the USA" Panelists include UNC Charlotte History professors David Goldfield and Mark Wilson, & assistant professor Nicole Viglini, and Brockman Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor of History at Univ. of Virgina, Christa Dierksheide.