Ostroh Academy officials on speaking tour (10/27/02)

Ostroh Academy officials on speaking tour

OSTROH, Ukraine - 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 in November.

After a visit to Minneapolis (October 27), they will travel to Cleveland (November 1), Pittsburgh (November 3), Philadelphia (November 9) and Washington (November 10).

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 and his book, "The Psychology of Stage Formation, Operation and Structure in Systematization" was published recently by Ostroh Academy.

Dr. Pasichnyk has served as rector of the academy, now called the National University of Ostroh Academy, since its resurrection in 1994. This unique educational institution has prospered under his leadership. In 1999 the National University received the prestigious "Outstanding Quality Award" from the International Trade Leaders Club.

Prof. Lominska was born in Ostroh, Rivne Oblast, 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 as part of the NlU-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 in 1998. Her NIU thesis, "Language Education in Ukraine and National Identity: An Historical Analysis" was completed under the direction of Dr. Myron B. Kuropas. The thesis was translated into Ukrainian and published in 2002 in both languages by Ostroh Academy Press. Prof. Lominska was appointed vice-rector of the National University of Ostroh Academy in 1999.

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