North Dakota institutions sponsor essay contest on environmental issues impacting Ukraine

DICKINSON, N.D. - To stimulate interest in Ukraine's environmental issues among college students around the world, Dickinson State University and the Ukrainian Studies Foundation have announced an International Environmental Essay Contest. Undergraduate students from Ukraine, the United States and other students who attend institutions equivalent to American undergraduate colleges are eligible to enter the essay contest.

Aware of the critical environmental issues in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Studies Committee and chairman of the essay contest, Dr. Russell R. Veeder, professor of history, defined the subject theme as follows: "Describe a critical environmental issue impacting Ukraine and its effects on Ukraine and the world community." The deadline for submission of essays is May 30.

The announcement of the Essay Contest has been posted on the Internet and submissions may be e-mailed to russel - [email protected] or to [email protected].

Mailing addresses are Dr. Russell R. Veeder, Dickinson State University, 291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601; or Ukrainian Cultural Institute, Att'n: Agnes Palanuk, P.O. Box 6, Dickinson, ND 58602.

Cash awards will be made to the top three entries. The first place award is $500 and publication, second place is $300 and publication and third place is $200 and publication.

By entering the essay contest, contestants grant permission for Dickinson State University and the Ukrainian Cultural Institute permission to publish all or part of the submitted essays without royalty or other consideration.

The essays must be written in English, be composed of no less than 1,500 and no more than 2,000 words, and must not have been previously published. The essay must be typewritten, double-spaced and properly documented. Student's name, address, phone number, student's school name and student's country must be submitted on a separate sheet of paper.

For further information about the contest, contact Dr. Veeder or Ms. Palanuk at the addresses listed above.

Dickinson State University, part of the state university system, is located in Dickinson, N.D. Its location in the upper Midwest attracts students from the Canadian provinces as well as the neighboring states.

The Ukrainian Studies Foundation at Dickinson State University was established in 1997 by the descendants of the first immigrants to this area for the purposes of scholarship and sponsorship of classes related to Ukraine.

During the fall semester of 1999, the foundation sponsored the class "Introduction to Ukrainian History." In January 2000 the foundation and the university presented a workshop in Ukrainian liturgy.

Research continues into 19th and 20th century Ukrainian composers to be published with Marie Halun Bloch's manuscript on Mykola Leontovych and his composition of "Schedryk," known to American audience as "Carol of the Bells."

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, April 2, 2000, No. 14, Vol. LXVIII

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