Saint Francis celebrated Constitution Day last week with a series of events aimed to inform and inspire students about government.

The event itself is centered around that historic day in 1787 when the U.S. Constitution was ratified in Philadelphia.

“It gets people thinking about it,” said Dr. Joseph Melusky, a political science professor at SFU. “Even people that have no, or little interest, in politics.”

Speakers during the week-long celebration included Melusky, former U.S. magistrate judge Keith Pesto and SFU political science faculty member Mark Gentry.  The three men discussed topics relative to their respective fields.

Other events held in conjunction with Constitution Day festivities included a nationalization test for students to see if they know enough about the country to pass a citizenship test. There was also a test to see which founding father most closely aligns with students’ political views.

The event concluded with a round-table discussion Thursday that featured students who completed internships for various congressmen and senators. They shared stories, discussing the positives and negatives of working on a campaign and what they each gained from their experiences.