UND celebrates Constitution Day Ben Franklin will help the University of North Dakota celebrate the 221st anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution Wednesday, Sept. 17, with the following events: * 11 a.m. Memorial Union, Loading Dock Free distribution of copies of the Constitution by members of the Department of Political Science and special guest Benjamin Franklin, (Robert Wood, political science). * 12:15 p.m. School of Law, Baker Courtroom: Presentation by UND alumnus Colonel Ward Johnson on Guantanamo Bay detainees. * 2 p.m. Memorial Union, Orth Lecture Bowl: Public reading of the Constitution followed by question and answer session with University faculty. The public is welcome at all events.