Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Constitutional Convention

Okay...Dragons rule!

Drexel's Online Constitutional Convention - 2008

To commemorate Constitution Day on September 17th, I would like to 
invite all members of the University community to participate in an 
Online Constitutional Convention. University community members can 
interact with one another to both celebrate and challenge the 
Constitution as it currently exists by submitting amendments to its text 
for what will culminate in a vote on proposed changes.

All members of the University will have access to an online course that 
can be accessed through http://www.drexel.edu/provost/constitution/ . 
The course materials include the text of the Constitution, readings and 
commentary, and opportunities to propose and discuss ideas for change. 
The site will grow and develop over the coming weeks, and we invite you 
to visit often to contribute to the debates that emerge.

We hope that these online discussions will encourage community members 
to think about and participate in this country's ongoing experiment in 
democratic self-government. We invite students, staff, and faculty to 
think creatively and critically about how envisioning the Constitution 
differently might help us become a country that continues to reflect our 
best hopes and aspirations.

I would like to thank Professors Rose Corrigan and David Cohen for their 
work in developing Drexel's Online Constitutional Convention as well as 
the members of IRT's Online Learning Team for implementing this exciting 
activity.



Is it just me, or are colonial states way more awesome than mid-western states?

2 comments:

SleepyGirl said...

::: squints :::

Cannot read! Must make bigger!!

Pomme said...

Colonial states ARE cooler.