Newt Gingrich invited to speak at Judson March 15

Submitted by Judson University

Judson University will host a public town hall meeting featuring Newt Gingrich, Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Speaker of the House, at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 15, in Herrick Chapel, 1151 N. State St., Elgin.

The event is free and open to the public. Gingrich has expressed interest in engaging the Latino population of the greater Elgin area at this event as he campaigns across Illinois before the state's primary on Tuesday, March 20.

“As an institution of higher education committed to engaging the pressing issues of our time from a variety of perspectives, Judson is pleased to serve the Fox Valley community by hosting this event,” said Judson University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dale Simmons.

This event comes just one month ahead of another major event hosted by the university. Nobel Laureate and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will be the keynote speaker at Judson's annual World Leaders Forum on Saturday, April 21. President Gorbachev will speak at a VIP event for the forum on “Leadership Insights: My Time with Ronald Reagan.” A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. Those interested in registering for the VIP Event can go to JudsonU.edu/WLF/VIPEvent.

This is the second annual World Leaders Forum; last year the university hosted former U.S. President George W. Bush for the inaugural event, which was established to raise funds for the Entrepreneurial Endowment Fund and the Judson Student Scholarship Fund.

For more information, contact Mary Dulabaum at (847) 628-2089 or mdulabaum@judsonu.edu.