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Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)
| Constitutional Reform Seminar set for March 5 at TSU |
| The
effect of the Alabama Constitution on education will be among
the topics when Troy State University plays host to a Constitutional
Reform Seminar on Tuesday, March 5. Set for 2 p.m. in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor on the TSU campus, the event is open to the public. The seminar, which is sponsored by the TSU Faculty Senate, Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform and the Higher Education Partnership, is one of a series of similar meetings being held at universities statewide. Dr. Gerald W. Johnson, director of Capital Survey Research Center in Montgomery and a presenter with Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, will be the featured speaker. Gordon Stone, executive director of the Higher Education Partnership, will give remarks as well. The seminar will focus on the history of the Alabama Constitution, which dates to 1901, its effect on education and other functions of state government and methods available to change it, said Dr. Allen Dennis, seminar coordinator and chair of the department of history at TSU. "The Constitutional Reform Seminar is part of the ongoing, statewide effort to find long-term solutions to Alabama’s education funding problems,” Dr. Dennis said. “Tax reform and constitution reform are key issues in this election year, and they go hand-in-hand. “We invite everyone interested to attend the seminar join in the discussion of this important issue.” For more information, call (334) 670-3412. |