McGill Ukrainian Students Association is reactivated (12/25/05)

McGill Ukrainian Students Association is reactivated

by Artem Luhovy

MONTREAL - The McGill University Ukrainian Students' Association was reactivated this fall with a membership drive of over 70 students from across Canada and United States studying at McGill. Because of the diverse cultural and social program, the students' club has also attracted members from Montreal's Concordia University, and from the two French-language universities, the University of Quebec at Montreal and University of Montreal.

Working closely with the students is Prof. Yarema Kelebay from the McGill's department of education and president of the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association.

The students have organized a varied program on the McGill campus. On October 24 the executive assisted the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Montreal to organize a very successful lecture by Kyiv-based Toronto lawyer Daniel Bilak at the McGill Faculty Club. Mr. Bilak spoke on "Democracy, Corruption and the Rule of Law after the Orange Revolution in Ukraine" to an audience of over 100.

Also, scheduled by the students for this year is Ukrainian caroling on the McGill campus and the planning of their Ukrainian week on January 23 to 27, 2006, as their major event. This will include a talk by Prof. Roman Serbyn of the University of Quebec in Montreal on the 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide in Soviet Ukraine and a lecture on Ukrainian architecture by Prof. Radoslav Zuk of McGill University.

The students have two delegates designated to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and work closely with the newly organized Ukrainian Students Association of Dawson College and its first elected president, Adriana Luhova.

Prof. Kelebay was proud to state: "Long in tradition, the McGill club has been revived by a very active, enthusiastic and impressive executive, with members studying in various faculties, having a desire to share a unique and rich Ukrainian heritage within their university environment."

The executive for 2005-2006 is Johanna Paquin, president; Jaroslaw Holowko, vice-president; Christina Szuper, secretary; Artem Luhovy, treasurer; as well as Katherine Didus, Ksenia Yatsenko, Peter Shakotko, Nick Saldon, Alexandra Havrylyshyn, John Mongeau and Roxanne Zalucky.

The association belongs to the Ukrainian Canadian Students Union (SUSK) which comprises university students' groups from across Canada. For further information about McGill student activity, readers may e-mail [email protected] or call (514) 481-5871.

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