Sweeney Family Lecture
The annual Sweeney Family Lecture is made possible by a generous gift endowment from the John and Barbara Sweeney Family to the Center for Religion and Public Discourse. Past chair of the Saint Xavier University Board of Trustees, John P. Sweeney wished to enhance the Center's efforts to bring notable speakers to SXU for substantive, lively, even "edgy" presentations and discussions on topics that would range across the liberal arts and sciences, provoke thought, deepen the educational experience of students, and engage both members of the University community and members of the general public.
On April 2, 2011, the inaugural Sweeney Family Lecture featured the Chicago premiere of "Hand Held," a documentary about the experience of photographer Mike Carroll, the photographer who brought the plight of Romanian orphans to the world's attention and who personally founded the Romanian Children's Relief organization.
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