Many interesting and not-widely-known facts about the U.S. Constitution will be revealed Monday, Sept. 17, by Southwestern Community College history instructor Duane Wesolick.
As part of Constitution/Citizenship Day, Wesolick will also distribute pocket-size copies of the constitution to the first 100 attendees at his presentation in Myers Auditorium on the Jackson Campus. The event begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public.

Wesolick's program kicks off a series of SCC-sponsored community events. On Oct. 16 Wesolick, along with SCC sociology instructor Bucky Dann, will present a History of the Muslim World:1,400 Years of Conflict and Misunderstanding.

Their one-hour presentation will cover the political, military and religious history of the Middle East. The afternoon program will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 16, in Bradford Hall Conference Room and the evening program will be held at 7 p.m. in the same location.

SCC science instructor Deanne Oppermann, who recently returned from a fellowship trip to Alaska, will share information on World Oil Production: What We All Need to Know on Nov. 8. The program, dealing with fossil fuel supply and environmental impact, will be held 2 p.m. at Bradford Hall Conference Room. An evening program at 7 p.m. will also be held and will be in Balsam 148B.

Engineering and Environmental Issues in Land Development takes center stage as SCC surveying/civil engineering technology instructor Peter Messier explores these major issues here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. That program will be Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Bradford Hall Conference Room and 2 p.m. the following day, Dec. 5, also at Bradford Hall.

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