Missouri Western State University will host two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate Constitution Day 2018 on Monday, Sept. 17.
Dan Maffei, a Democrat from New York, and Steven Kuykendall, a Republican from California, will meet with students and give two public presentations as part of the Congress to Campus program of the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership.
The first presentation, “Congress and the Constitution,” is at 10 a.m. Sept. 17 in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall rooms 214-216. The second presentation, “Why Congress?” is at 7 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. Both talks are free and open to the public.
Constitution Day programming is designed to bring citizens together to recognize and celebrate our Constitutional order in addition to providing opportunities for students and community members to speak with former members of Congress, ask questions, and gain a greater understanding.
Missouri Western’s celebration of Constitution Day 2018 is sponsored by the Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology, the Department of History and Geography, the Division of Academic Affairs, the Student Government Association, Pi Sigma Alpha and the Politics Club.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.