Contact: Kimberly Osborne (304) 766-3363 kosborne@wvstateu.edu
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a Constitution Day lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Ann Brothers Smith Conference Room located within the new Judge Damon J. Keith Scholars Hall.
Peter Aeschbacher, an associate professor of landscape architecture and architecture at Penn State University, will discuss how a person’s sense of place affects their actions and interactions with others. The event is free and open to the public.
Aeschbacher has worked with his students to design and build objects for public spaces which engage students in thinking and expressing their thoughts about constitutional issues.
Trained as an architect, urban planner and graphic designer, Aeschbacher has extensive national and international experience in design and community development. He has worked with arts-based non-profit organizations, undertaken numerous community revitalization and affordable housing projects and been an activist and advocate for social and environmental issues. He has also worked closely with underserved communities and marginal populations, including community-based projects involving at-risk youth in Los Angeles.
Aeschbacher’s program is expected to run approximately 50 minutes and will be followed by a question and answer session.
Wednesday’s program will serve as WVSU’s Constitution Day program, which commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
In 2004 U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the long-serving senator from West Virginia, authored legislation designating Sept. 17 of each year as Constitution Day and requiring public schools and governmental offices to provide educational programs to promote a better understanding of the Constitution.
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