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Constitution Day
2025 Event
Purdue University Constitution Day Celebration
(Held on or close to Sept. 17 each year)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Purdue Memorial Union, 1st floor West Commons (next to Walk-On)
11:30 a.m. Student Quiz Off
12:30 p.m. Celebrity Quiz Off
Games, Treats, Giveaways, Snacks & drinks
Overview
What is Constitution Day?
In 2004, Congress passed a provision requiring all schools receiving federal funds to develop educational programs for students celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Congress declared Sept. 17 to be Constitution Day in an effort to increase the nation’s civic literacy. In 2005, then-President Martin Jischke invited the Ackerman Center to coordinate Purdue’s celebration of Constitution Day, and the Center has done so every year since.
Test Your Knowledge of the Constitution
Host Your Own Event
Host Your Own Constitution Day Celebration
Use the resources below to plan your own celebration.
EVent Support
Thank You
Thanks to the Office of the Vice President for Student Services and all those across the University that have been instrumental in the support and planning of Purdue’s Constitution Day event.
Note: Public Law 108-477 contained in the recent Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 states that “each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution.“
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