Colorado-Based American Sentinel University Celebrates Constitution Day
– Celebration Includes Student Essay Contest and Online Conversations about What the U.S. Constitution Means to the University’s Community –
AURORA, Colo. – September 9, 2011 – American Sentinel University, a Colorado-based accredited online university that provides degree programs for professionals in high-demand careers, will commemorate Constitution Day (Sat., Sept. 17; officially observed this year on Fri., Sept. 16) by initiating a week-long celebration, September 12-16, that includes a series of essays by students, faculty, staff and local civic leaders about how the Constitutional freedoms they enjoy have enabled them to enhance their personal, professional or civic lives.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Ed Perlmutter, along with other civic and industry leaders, have submitted reflections to American Sentinel’s “Constitution Week Reflection Wall.” The Reflection Wall will also feature submissions by guest essayists, students, faculty and staff.
To view submissions, visit American Sentinel’s Constitution Week Reflection Wall.
“The mission of American Sentinel University compels us as educators to provide educational opportunities for students that enhance their professional and civic lives. I cannot think of a more appropriate way to accomplish this than to engage our community of scholars in a dialogue about their country’s Constitutional freedoms,” says Dave Marshall, Ph.D., vice president, academic fairs at American Sentinel University.
Constitution Day (formerly Citizenship Day) commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by on September 17, 1787. It is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens.
“American Sentinel University is very excited to take part in our first Constitution Day celebration,” says Marshall. “By engaging our university community about its obligations to be civically engaged, we believe we are doing our part to make the Constitution as relevant today as it was in 1787.”
About American Sentinel University
American Sentinel University delivers the competitive advantages of accredited online degree programs in health care, information technology and business. The university is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Its bachelor’s and master’s nursing degree programs are accredited by the Commission for the Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
