Newt and Callista Gingrich Coming to Naples this Week

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Southwest Florida Law School to Host Screening of Historic Documentary

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Apr 12, 2010, 11:52 ET

NAPLES, Fla., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich will be in Naples this Sunday for an exclusive screening of the film "Nine Days that Changed the World" – the story of Pope John Paul II's trip to Poland in 1979 to stand with his people against their communist rulers. The event will be held in the auditorium of Naples High School and is sold out.

"Callista and I are very excited to visit Naples and be a part of this great event," Speaker Gingrich said. "Ave Maria School of Law has a national reputation for excellence. In the past year, the Law School appears to have truly hit her stride under the leadership of Dean Eugene Milhizer. This is the perfect time and the perfect project to join together with Ave Maria School of Law and honor the legacy of Pope John Paul II."

While the "Nine Days that Changed the World" film screening was open to the public and free of charge, auditorium capacity limited the number of guests that could experience the film. Law School events staff reported that capacity was reached two weeks before the date of the event, and while it is now sold out, excitement is high among those planning to attend.

ABOUT AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW

Ave Maria School of Law offers a rigorous legal education characterized by a commitment to professional excellence, the highest ethical and moral standards, and the integration of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Since its opening, Ave Maria has enrolled students from 49 states and abroad and from more than 200 colleges and universities. Alumni of the Law School are now practicing law in more than 40 states and several other countries. Ave Maria School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association, and is licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, license number 4007.

Ave Maria School of Law was founded in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 2000, and in 2009 relocated to Naples, Fla. The Law School welcomed its largest first-year law class ever - more than 200 students - when the academic year began at the new Florida campus on August 24, 2009.

SOURCE Ave Maria School of Law