September 14, 2011
New Marquette President next guest for “On the Issues” at Marquette Law School
Event InformationDate: Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall
Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., the new president of Marquette University, will be the next guest for “On the Issues with Mike Gousha,” Monday, Sept. 19, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan Street.
Father Pilarz became Marquette’s 23rd president this summer, succeeding Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. A respected teacher and scholar, Father Pilarz was president of The University of Scranton before being named to his new position in Milwaukee. He will discuss his impressions after his first few months as president, as well as his thoughts on what the future holds for Marquette.
Inauguration festivities for Father Pilarz will take place on the Marquette campus later that week, culminating with a ceremony Friday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. in the Al McGuire Center. Several thousand guests are expected to attend.
Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy and an award-winning journalist, continues his “On the Issues” series of provocative and insightful interviews with local and national public officials, journalists and other newsmakers throughout the year.
The
complete fall schedule of “On the Issues” events is now available. Guests include U.S Sen. Ron Johnson, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin James Santelle, Growing Power founder Will Allen and more.
Seating is limited; registration is available
online. For those who can’t attend in person, all “On the Issues” events are streamed live online; the
website also contains a catalog of past guests.
Media interested in attending should contact Brigid Miller in the Office of Marketing and Communication at (414) 288-7445 or Brigid.miller@marquette.edu.