Nationally recognized experts will discuss the intersection between the role of money, the influence of media, and the practice of democracy in the 2012 national elections. Sponsored by the Gannon Center and Chicago Network. Free parking at main garage at Lake Shore Campus Panelists include Newton Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; Susan Sher (LAW 1974), Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Public Affairs at the University Medical Center and former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama; and Patricia Widder, Member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. Sponsored by the Gannon Center.