Symposium on Community Engagement: Ukrainian Studies & the Legacy of Peter & Doris Kule

This year the Kule Institute is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and the Kule Folklore Centre is celebrating its 20th Anniversary.

On April 14, 2021 please join us for a symposium to celebrate the achievements of KIAS, the lives of our founding donors Peter & Doris Kule, and the accomplishments of other centres at the University of Alberta including the Kule Folklore Centre and the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.

Date: April 14, 2021
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm MDT
Register in advance at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_waGvp3wGTqSGeB1xKbnJWw

Schedule of Events:

• 09:00 to 09:15 - Opening Remarks

• 09:15 to 10:00 - Session 1 - Community Engagement & KIAS
  • Session Chair: Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell - KIAS Director
  • Opening Remarks: Dr. Steve Patten - Faculty of Arts Interim-Dean
  • Panel Members:
    • Dr. Olenka Bilash - Department of Secondary Education
    • Dr. Srilata Ravi - Campus Saint-Jean
    • Dr. Paul Gareau - Faculty of Native Studies
    • Dr. Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika - Department of Women & Gender Studies

• 10:00 to 10:15 - Break (Presenting KIAS Anniversary Videos)

• 10:15 to 11:00 - Session 2 - Kule Folklore Centre
  • Session Chair: Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen - CIUS Director
  • Panel Members:
    • Dr. Andriy Nahachewsky, Huculak Chair Emeritus, University of Alberta - Presenting on Local Culture and Diversity on the Prairies
    • Maryna Chernyavska - Presenting on Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Project
    • Dr. Jelena Pogosjan - Presenting on Travelling Exhibits: Connecting Research and Community
    • Maryna Cheryavska - Presenting on Indigenous Ukrainian Relationship Building Initiative

• 11:00 to 11:45 - Session 3 - Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
  • Session Chair: Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn - Kule Folklore Centre
  • Panel Members:
    • Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen - Presenting on CIUS
    • Jars Balan - Presenting on the Kule Ukrainian Canadian Studies Centre and Community Relations
    • Marko Stech - Presenting on the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine Project
    • Dr. Olenka Bilash - Presenting on the Ukrainian Language Education Centre

• 11:45 to 12:00 - Break (Presenting KIAS Anniversary Videos)

• 12:00 to 12:45 - Session 4 - Panel on Philanthropy & Community Engagement
  • Session Chair: Dr. Roman Petryshyn - Founding Director of the Ukrainian Resource Development Center at MacEwan University
  • Opening Remarks: Dr. Randy Goebel - Associate VP Research/Academic
  • Panel Members:
    • Dr. Dominique Arel - Chair of Ukrainian Studies at The University of Ottawa
    • Andrew Hladyshewsky - President of the Shevchenko Foundation
    • Very Rev. Dr. Peter Galadza - Metropolitian Andrey Sheptytsky Institute
    • Joanne Hansen - Associate Director, Office of Advancement

• 12:45 to 1:00 - Peter Kule Documentary & Closing Remarks