Constitution Day | University of Nevada, Reno

University of Nevada, Reno presents Constitution Day - Schedule of Events, September 17-20, 2007

Monday, September 17 - Constitution Day

The Constitution: A Living Document
Student Panel
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Alumni Room, Jot Travis Student Union
FBI Panel:
The FBI and Our Constitutional Rights: A Practical Approach
with Bob Gast, retired special agent of the FBI, and Krista Stanton, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI in Reno, and Prof. Jim Richardson, moderator
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Pine Lounge, JTSU
Political Architecture and Economic Blueprint
with Prof. John Dobra
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Alumni Room, JTSU

Tuesday, September 18

Movie: Mr Smith Goes to Washington
Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.
10:00 am and 2:00 pm
Pine Lounge, JTSU
An Evening with Jay T. Harris
Rights and Responsibilities: The People, the Press and the Constitution
Inaugural Cole C. Campbell Dialogue on Democracy event
7:00 pm
JTSU ASUN Auditorium
Read more about Jay Harris

Wednesday, September 19

Immigration Forum: Immigration Under the Constitution
7:00 pm
Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)
Auditorium, Sierra 108 (Read more)
Movie: Soul of Justice - Thelton Henderson’s American Journey (Read more: www.soulofjustice.org)
10:00 am and 2:00 pm
Pine Lounge, JTSU

Thursday, September 20

John V. White, Dean, Boyd Law School, UNLV
Our Wonderfully Contested Constitution
- Meet and Greet 12:30 pm
  Pine Lounge, JTSU, Lunch provided
- Presentation 1:00 pm
  Pine Lounge, JTSU
  
  Read more about John White

special guest
Jay T. Harris

Jay Harris

Jay T. Harris is a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California where he holds the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism and Communications.

special guest
John V. White

John White

John White became Dean of the Boyd School of Law after fifteen years of teaching law. As the J. Dawson Gasquet Professor of Law at Louisiana State University, his scholarly work focused on the history and development of civil rights law and litigation.

Sponsored by

Intercultural Council • Office of the Provost • National Judicial College
Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies • Jot Travis Student Union
Associated Students of the University of Nevada • Flipside Productions
Reynolds School of Journalism • Cole C. Campbell Dialogue on Democracy
• Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)

Learn More:

The National Archives & the U.S. Constitution

National Constitution Center

Parking is available in the Brian J. Whalen Complex south of Lawlor Events Center on
Virginia St. For more information and latest schedule of Constitution Day events,
visit the Constitution Day website www.unr.edu/constitutionday or call (775) 784-4719.

University of Nevada, Reno
Maintained by: University Communications



Monday, September 17 - Constitution Day The Constitution: A Living Document Student Panel 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Alumni Room, Jot Travis Student Union FBI Panel: The FBI and Our Constitutional Rights: A Practical Approach with Bob Gast, retired special agent of the FBI, and Krista Stanton, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI in Reno, and Prof. Jim Richardson, moderator 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Pine Lounge, JTSU Political Architecture and Economic Blueprint with Prof. John Dobra 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Alumni Room, JTSU Tuesday, September 18 Movie: Mr Smith Goes to Washington Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database. 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Pine Lounge, JTSU An Evening with Jay T. Harris Rights and Responsibilities: The People, the Press and the Constitution Inaugural Cole C. Campbell Dialogue on Democracy event 7:00 pm JTSU ASUN Auditorium Read more about Jay Harris Wednesday, September 19 Immigration Forum: Immigration Under the Constitution 7:00 pm Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Auditorium, Sierra 108 (Read more) Movie: Soul of Justice - Thelton Henderson’s American Journey (Read more: www.soulofjustice.org) 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Pine Lounge, JTSU Thursday, September 20 John V. White, Dean, Boyd Law School, UNLV Our Wonderfully Contested Constitution Meet and Greet 12:30 pm Pine Lounge, JTSU, Lunch provided Presentation 1:00 pm Pine Lounge, JTSU Read more about John White		special guest Jay T. Harris Jay T. Harris is a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California where he holds the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism and Communications. special guest John V. White John White became Dean of the Boyd School of Law after fifteen years of teaching law. As the J. Dawson Gasquet Professor of Law at Louisiana State University, his scholarly work focused on the history and development of civil rights law and litigation.
Sponsored by Intercultural Council • Office of the Provost • National Judicial College Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies • Jot Travis Student Union Associated Students of the University of Nevada • Flipside Productions Reynolds School of Journalism • Cole C. Campbell Dialogue on Democracy • Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)		Learn More: The National Archives & the U.S. Constitution National Constitution Center

Parking is available in the Brian J. Whalen Complex south of Lawlor Events Center on Virginia St. For more information and latest schedule of Constitution Day events, visit the Constitution Day website www.unr.edu/constitutionday or call (775) 784-4719. University of Nevada, Reno Maintained by: University Communications