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LHU students examine a display of the United States Constitution on September 17, Constitution Day.
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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Lock Haven University commemorated Constitution Day on campus on Friday, September 17.
On September 17, 1787, the delegates at the constitutional convention in Philadelphia approved and signed the Constitution, submitting it to the states for ratification. A sufficient number of state conventions ratified it in the summer of 1788, and government operations under the Constitution began in 1789.
The university’s Constitution Day featured a talk at 8:00 and again at 9:05 on Constitutional Concepts: The Bill of Rights, the Elastic Clause, and National Supremacy, delivered by LHU Assistant Professor Robert Storch of the Department of History/Political Science/Economics/Geography.
Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in
the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate
programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and
work in Pennsylvania.
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