Events

Civics Program Events

Divided over the Declaration: How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 2 to 3 pm

Endeavor Room

Remembering 9/11: 25 Years Later

Friday, September 11, 2026, 3 to 4:30 pm

109 Oleman Hall

1776 and All That: The American Revolution, the Rights of Man, and We the People

Tuesday, June 15, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, June 17, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex

Declaration, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution

Tuesday, June 22, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, June 24, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex

Who Was Created Equal? The Principle of Equality from Founding to Civil Rights

Tuesday, June 29, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, July 1, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex

Civics Professional Development Seminars for K-12 Teachers

Constitution Day Workshop (K-12 Educators) - Bill of Rights Institute

Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Student Union Endeavor Room (Room 156 A-C)

Constitution Day for Homeschool Families (K-12 Educators) - Bill of Rights Institute

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8 am to 3 pm

Student Union Atrium

Civil Conversation Through Active Listening - Professional Development for K–12 Teachers

Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 4 to 5:30 pm

222 Dwyer Hall

Civil Conversation Through Active Listening - Professional Development for K–12 Teachers

Thursday, September 24, 2026, 4 to 5:30 pm

Discovery Room, Student Union

Elections and the Electoral College (K-12 Educators) - Bill of Rights Institute

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Student Union Atlantis Room (157 A-B)

Civil Conversation Through Active Listening - Professional Development for K–12 Teachers

Thursday, October 22, 2026, 4:30 to 6 pm

Clark County Public Library, 201 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, OH 45506

American Ideals and American Thought: Liberalism and Republicanism in the American Revolution

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:30 to 6 pm

Clark County Public Library, 201 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield OH 45506

Foundations of Civic Culture: Meeting the Moment — Fostering Civil Discourse and Overcoming Polarization in Today’s Classrooms

Friday, November 13, 2026, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm

Student Union Atlantis Room (157 A-B)

The American Founders on Education: To Shape and Maintain an American Mind

Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:30 to 6 pm

Clark County Public Library, 4925 Middle Urbana Road, Springfield, OH 45503

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”

Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:30 to 6 pm

Clark County Public Library, 5 West Jamestown Street, South Charleston, OH 45368

Civics Summer Camps

Details to be announced

1776 and All That: The American Revolution, the Rights of Man, and We the People

Tuesday, June 15, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, June 17, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex

Declaration, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution

Tuesday, June 22, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, June 24, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex

Who Was Created Equal? The Principle of Equality from Founding to Civil Rights

Tuesday, June 29, 2027, 9 am – Thursday, July 1, 2027, 3 pm

Allyn Hall Annex