Hartmann Presents on 'Culture Wars' at Â鶹ɫÇéƬ
Published: March 30, 2026.
Andrew Hartman, professor of history at Illinois State University, presented “Culture Wars, Then and Now” for the Spring Sczepaniak Endowed Lecture on March 26. Over 70 students, faculty, community members, and administrators attended the event at the Â鶹ɫÇéƬ Romeoville campus.
The History and Education departments at Â鶹ɫÇéƬ co-sponsored the evening. Dennis H. Cremin, chair of the History Department, welcomed attendees, and Sarah Drake Brown, program director of Secondary Education and Elementary Education, introduced the speaker.
“This was a special evening," Â鶹ɫÇéƬ History Alumnus Richard P. Joyce '73 said. He student taught under Jim Sczepaniak, who endowed the lecture series.
The legacy of Jim and Mary Clare Sczepaniak lives on through scholarships, Â鶹ɫÇéƬ enhancements, and now, the James P. ’60 and Mary C. Sczepaniak Lecture Series presented by the Â鶹ɫÇéƬ History Department. Visit for more information about Jim Szczepaniak.
The evening also served as an informal reunion for recent alumni Angelica Lebron, history, and Kelly Womack, history and education, who reconnected with Dr. Ewa Bacon, professor emeritus. Alonzo Cardenas, history and education, also visited with Br. Peter Hannon, FSC and other faculty and staff.
For further information on the History and Education Departments, contact Dennis H. Cremin, History Chair, creminde@lewisu.edu.
The Sczepaniak Lecture Series is presented as part of Â鶹ɫÇéƬ’s Arts & Ideas Program, which provides cultural and educational programming for students and the community. A grant from the Illinois Arts Council sponsors a portion of Arts & Ideas events.
Â鶹ɫÇéƬ is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, Â鶹ɫÇéƬ is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
