BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SPIA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for èƵ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250919T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250919T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T193729 CREATED:20250626T135649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T135658Z UID:45395-1758290400-1758294000@spia.uga.edu SUMMARY:Constitution Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:Constitution Day 2025\nConstitution Day is the annual celebration of the day that representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia completed and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The observance of this day began as “I am an American Day” in 1940 and later as Citizenship Day in 1952 when the celebration was moved to September 17 to commemorate the signing of the original document. Constitution Day as we observe it today was recognized as a federal holiday in 2004\, when Senator Robert Byrd passed a bill designating September 17 as the day for citizens to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution and to thoughtfully engage with the nation’s founding document. \nOn Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, the American Founding Group and the School of Public and International Affairs will host a celebration of Constitution Day. The centerpiece of these festivities is a lecture by Mark Graber\, Regents Professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. \nPrior to the lecture\, the UGA Libraries will host “Constitution on the Quad\,” featuring Constitutional trivia and student readings of the Constitution. In addition\, historical documents and materials related to the American founding and U.S. Constitution will be on display at the Chapel from the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library. \nFor more information about the 2025 Constitution Day celebration at UGA\, click here. \nWHEN: \nFriday\, September 19\, 2025\n1:30 pm  |  Constitution in the Quad: Constitutional trivia and student readings of the Constitution\n1:30 pm  |  Display of historical documents and artifacts in UGA Chapel\n2:00-3:00 pm  |  Lecture by Professor Graber \nWHERE: \nUGA Chapel\n109 Herty Drive\nAthens\, GA 30602\nView Map » \nEVENT PARKING: \nThe North Campus Parking Deck offers convenient pay-by-the-hour parking for Constitution Day events. Visitors should enter the parking deck’s main entrance on 230 S. Jackson Street. View Map » \nFor alternative parking options\, please consult UGA Parking Services’ Visitor Parking Information page. \nACCESSIBILITY:\nAccess can be provided for people with disabilities. Contact Lauren Ledbetter at lledbetter@uga.edu by Wednesday\, September 10\, 2025 for specific requests. \nQUESTIONS:\nLauren Ledbetter at lledbetter@uga.edu or 706-975-8443\nKeith Dougherty at dougherk@uga.edu or 706-542-2989 \nFor more information about the 2025 Constitution Day celebration at UGA\, click here. \nThe content and opinions expressed during events hosted by the School of Public & International events do not necessarily reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the èƵ or the University System of Georgia. URL:/event/constitution-day-2025/ LOCATION:UGA Chapel CATEGORIES:èƵ Only,Department of Political Science,Schoolwide Events,Outreach,Speaker Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR