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] “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 201 2 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 17 After more than a year of discussions, presentations, planning, negotiations, fundrai s- ing, promotion, and anticipation, the day of the official opening and inaugural le cture of the U N- WLA Lectureship i n Women’s Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University was here at last — a road well travelled ! This process culminated in the celebratory day of Monday, September 3 rd, and began with a Mass served by the newly el e- vated Bishop Borys Gudziak and Rector of the UCU, the UNWLA’s steadfast supporter since the onset of this initiative. He emphasized the ne ce s- sity of such a lectureship and warmly recognized and commended the UNWLA for its commitment to education. Indeed, the UNWLA’s support of education continues in the tradition of Milena Rudnytska and Soyuz Ukrainok of Ukraine since 1921. (Please see my gr eeting to attendees on p. 4 ) Our determination and belief that this lectur e- ship, supported by the UNWLA endowment, is a valuable step in supplementing and broadening the education of women in Ukraine is steadfast. The day’s program unfolded to a filled lecture room. (Please see articles written by Marta Kolomayets and Oksana Farion in this issue.) During the question and answer period, Myroslav Marynovych, Vice Rector of the University, stated with irony that women’s studies were really not needed in Ukr aine — after all, women were always first: in the past decades, they were handed sh o- vels first in the labor camps — to dig trenches; and today, the men of Ukraine encourage their wives to go first, to lead them while entering a bu i l d- ing — that is, to open the do ors for them. Vice Re c- tor Marynovych made the point clearly and with a sense of humor . Following the official program, students and guests approached the UCU perso n- nel who would be involved with the Women 's Studies program asking questions, offering co m- men tary, etc . Several women involved with the Department of Theology shared their excitement about a prospective course that would trace the lives of the women of the Old and New Test a- ments. The possibilities are many. Healthy di s- cussions ensued and the acade mic process had begun! The week before, Sofia Hewryk, Oksana Farion, Renata Zajac, and I participated in mee t- ings with Drs . Savchyn, Obaranets, and Zub to come to an understanding about our ongoing pa r- ticipation in the development of burn care in the L’v iv oblast , which, of course, has often been through and with Doctors Collaborating to Help Children and Drs. Fuzaylov and Driscoll of Bo s- ton. (Please see the article by Ulana Zinych on p. 20 ) When we explained UNWLA history and background of social welfare assistance to Ukraine, the doctors were impressed, as they were previously unaware of the scope of our work. We also made it a point to share the personal history of Mary Beck and her generosity to various orga n- izations, emphasizing the fact that all dona tions made to Hospital #8 were from the fund esta b- lished in her name. A plaque commemorating Ms . Beck was install ed in the Telemedicine Center at Hospital #8, funded by the UNWLA. We emph a- sized her patriotism and our commitment to co n- tinue good work in her memory. Several new po s- sibilities for cooperation were presented by Dr. Zub, Head of the L'viv Health Department, on which we will follow up and report in future i s- sues of Our Life . As the doctors were preparing for the Second Shriners Outreach Clinic to begin at Hospital #8 on September 15th, we indicated that the UNWLA funded this extensively planned two weeks' event. Dr. Vasyl Savchyn, Director of the Pediatric Burn Care Unit at Hospital #8, gave us a tour of the unit and pointed out the i m- provements co mpleted since last year. This amb i- tious social welfare project of the UNWLA has resulted in facility improvements and enhanced medical care as well as in the academic cooper a- tion with the doctors from the United States. As we celebrated our accomplish ment s and continued planning our future collaboration , we did so in the afterglow of Bishop Gudziak’s installation , which was a highly spiritual and mo v ing event. However, we also observed that the general population is resigned to the difficult state of affairs in Ukraine, both economic and political. The upcoming elections and the newly approved language law are seen as a fait accompli . The a v- erage citizen in Ukraine is only worried about the economic state of his or her family and is apathe t- ic about the future . We invite you to learn more about our tri p to Ukraine through our photo collage. Thank you for your support in the meaningful work the U N- WLA continues to do!
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