Ostroh Academy officials in U.S. to meet with Ukrainian Americans
CHICAGO - Profs. Ihor D. Pasichnyk and Natalia Lominska, rector and vice-rector, respectively, of the National University of Ostroh Academy will be visiting various U.S. cities this month.
Thus far they are scheduled to meet local Ukrainian Americans in Cleveland (Parma), Detroit (Warren), Chicago and Minneapolis. Other stops are in the planning stage.
Dr. Pasichnyk was born in the village of Hlynky, Rivne region, in 1946. He attended Kyiv State University, Lviv State University, and the Rivne Pedagogical Institute. He received his candidate's degree in 1981 and his doctorate in psychology in 1993.
He has published more than 50 scientific articles; his book "The Psychology of Stage Formation, Operation and Structure in Systematization," was published by Ostroh Academy.
He has served as rector of the Academy, now called the National University of Ostroh Academy, since its resurrection in 1994. The educational institution has prospered under his leadership.
Prof. Lominska was born in Ostroh, Rivne region, in 1969. She graduated from Lviv State University with a degree in philology. She was hired as a professor of English at Ostroh in 1994.
In 1997 she was one of three Ostroh professors who enrolled at Northern Illinois University (NIU) as part of the NIU/Ostroh project in "Democracy and Education," funded in part by the Eurasia Foundation. While at NIU she taught courses to undergraduates as a member of the Leadership and Educational Foundations faculty, attended classes, and worked on her thesis.
She graduated with a master of science degree in education. Her NIU thesis, "Language Education in Ukraine and National Identity: A Historical Analysis" was directed by NIU adjunct professor Dr. Myron B. Kuropas. It was eventually translated into Ukrainian and published this year in both languages by Ostroh Academy Press. Prof. Lominska was appointed vice-rector of the National University of Ostroh Academy in 1999.
During their visit to the United States the Ostroh professors will focus on the topic "Educating Future Patriotic Leaders in a Democratic Ukraine."
The following schedule for the Ostroh educational leadership visit has been finalized.
For more information about the National University of Ostroh Academy or the NIU/Ostroh project, contact: Dr. B. Kuropas at (815) 758-6897 or mbkuropas@compuserve.com.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 11, 2001, No. 10, Vol. LXIX
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