Texas A&M Celebrates Constitution Day

Texas A&M University proudly showcases a weeklong celebration to mark the 235th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. Born of dedication and service to country, the document was signed September 17, 1787 and guarantees the freedoms that allow generations of students to flourish and learn. Texas A&M joins educators and students across the country to honor the founding document of America’s success. Please join us for celebrations planned throughout the month of September.

2022 Constitution Week Events

Constitution Week: Sept. 16-23

• La Villita Chapter of DAR has a Constitution display at the Larry Ringer Library in College Station throughout the month of September.
• KAMU radio will be airing spots with LaVillita Chapter of DAR throughout the week.

Saturday, Sept. 17: Constitution Day

• 3 P.M. – Texas A&M University will join institutions across the nation in Bells Across America playing patriotic music on the Albritton Bell Tower Carillon bells.
• The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band will showcase patriotic music and excerpts from the Preamble of the Constitution during their halftime performance at the Miami football game.

Tuesday, Sept. 20

• 10:30 A.M. & 12:30 P.M. – George Bush Presidential Library & Museum is presenting Historical Impressionist Peter Small as George Washington. For performance times and to make your reservations online, visit bush41.org/education/storytelling-field-trips.
• 1 P.M. – KAMU-TV will broadcast Inventing America: Making a Nation, which brings our Founding Fathers back to life. This program features three delegates to the Second Continental Congress discussing the lead-up to the Declaration of Independence.

Wednesday, Sept. 21

• 1 P.M. – KAMU-TV will air Inventing America: Making a Government, which tells the story behind the Constitutional Convention of 1787- four momentous months that changed the world.

Thursday, Sept. 22

• 1 P.M. – KAMU-TV will air an episode of Liberty for All, which reveals the conflicts and infighting behind the new U.S. Constitution and how that led to the Bill of Rights. The program features a Q&A with college students in which the Founders apply the Bill of Rights to our own time.