Robert Barry | Chicago

The Rev. Robert Barry will take part in the Theology South lecture series at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1 in St. Xavier University's Butler Reception Room, 3700 W. 103rd St. in Chicago.

In a lecture titled "Healing the Wounded Warrior: the Three Battlefields," Barry will discuss caring for wounded soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. He will address the spiritual, physical and emotional healing of these "wounded warriors."

Barry, who has served in the military for 20 years, is currently a lieutenant colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard. He has served three tours of duty at Landstuhl and will return in the summer of 2008. In January, Barry received the Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding noncombat meritorious achievement and service. A resident of Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, he currently serves as a faculty member and campus minister at St. Xavier University.

The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 11 a.m. It is open to the public, and admission is $6. Coffee will be available beginning at 9 a.m.

FYI: Call (773) 298-3900.

Jorge Pena | Chicago

De La Salle Institute was recently nominated for a 2007 Chicago Innovation Award for its tablet PC program in which students use computers that have preloaded software and textbooks. The tablet PC program began at the outset of the 2006-07 school year. Guiding the program is Jorge Pena, De La Salle's associate principal for Learning & Technology.

As one of the 250 entities nominated for a 2007 Chicago Innovation Award, De La Salle was honored at a reception at the CME Group's Chicago Board of Trade trading floor.

The goal of the Chicago Innovation Awards is to recognize, educate and inspire. The awards honor Chicago-area businesses and nonprofit organizations that develop the year's most innovative new products and services.

Joe Urschel | Chicago Heights

Joe Urschel, a 1970 graduate of Marian Catholic High School, is the executive director and senior vice president of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.. The project honors the role of news throughout history and is scheduled to open early next year.

Funded by the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to the rights established in the First Amendment, the Newseum serves to recognize how the freedoms of speech and press have defined the American experience. At its new location on Pennsylvania Avenue, it will feature 14 major galleries and will be home to more than 6,000 artifacts.

Some major exhibits include a collection of Pulitzer Prize photographs, a 9/11 gallery, a journalists memorial and an interactive newsroom. The exhibits are also supplemented with 15 theaters that cover topics such as life in the newsroom, sports journalism and major broadcasts throughout history.