Government Relations Archive

Constitution Day Celebrated at Goucher College

In 2005, Congress passed legislation mandating educational institutions receiving federal funds to hold an educational program relating to the U.S. Constitution on September 17, the date it was signed in 1787.

This year, Goucher College hosted a luncheon program for students, faculty, and staff with State Senator Richard Madaleno, a Democrat who represents Montgomery County in the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. Senator Madaleno, a graduate of Syracuse University, is a member of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. A community activist, he has fought against discrimination of all forms in employment and housing. Senator Madaleno spoke about the Maryland Constitution, the major issues facing the state at this time, and the role of the General Assembly in dealing with them.

Goucher’s Constitution Day programs have been a notable success in the past two years, when our guests were former United States Senator Paul Sarbanes and former Maryland Secretary of State Mary D. Kane.

Goucher Joins U-CAN Network

Congress and the U.S. Department of Education have been calling for more consumer information about colleges that the public can easily access.

Goucher College has joined more than 500 other higher education institutions to support the University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN), which was developed by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). U-CAN is a new Web-based project to provide free, comprehensive information to prospective students and their families.

Each participating institution provides data and narrative information regarding admissions, enrollment, academics, student demographics, graduation rates, faculty information, tuition and fees trends, financial aid, housing, student life, and campus safety.

According to NAICU, since U-CAN's launch on September 26, it has received thousands of visits. NAICU expects traffic to the U-CAN site to continue building in the weeks ahead through their marketing efforts on Google, YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace, and other online media. They have also promoted this project through a nationwide series of radio interviews with college presidents, direct mailings to college and high school counselors, and a variety of other ways.

For more information on U-CAN or to view Goucher’s profile, visit http://www.ucan-network.org.