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Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation

March 1998 UCPBF Newsletter

Belej New SUSK President:

Twenty-two year old Lubko Belej of Brock University was elected new SUSK president at its recent Congress at McMaster University in Hamilton. Belej is in his third and final year of a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies program. He served as SUSK co-vice president for the Great Lakes region last year, he has been vice president, co-president and co-past president at Brock University Student Council. Belej has been active in volleyball at Brock, has been active in CYM and PLAST and is currently a dgyrawith the kurin Vovkulaku .Belej was 1994 recipient of the Mississauga Rotary Club Service Award and 1992 Valedictorian for Ukrainian School Czopy Palijiw in (city community). Congratulations on your election and welcome to the UCPBF Board of Directors!

The UCPBF also wishes to thank Gena Slawuta for her excellent leadership of SUSK for the past year. Best of luck to you in your future endeavours Gena!

1998 SUSK Congress

(Report by Lisa McDonald, Edmonton SUSK Director of Alumni & Archives) The Ukrainian Canadian Students Union (SUSK) celebrated its 45th Anniversary, February 21-23 at its annual Congress at McMaster University in Hamilton. Thirty-seven students from eight Ukrainian Student Organizations (from Windsor, Toronto, Queen - Kingston, McMaster, Brock St. Catharines, Waterloo, Western - London, Calgary, and Edmonton) took part in the three-day event.

We were extremely honoured to have Donna Korchinski and Doris Watson from the UCPBF board, Nestor Gula, SUSK Alumnus and Zdorov! editor as guests at this years Congress. Congress was opened at a wine and cheese ceremony with welcoming remarks from Gena Slawuta (outgoing SUSK President), Donna Korchinski (UCPBF President), Gregory Cuipka (Sponsor from the United Ukrainian Credit Union Ltd.), the McMaster Congress Organizing Committee, and brief reports from each Ukrainian Student Organization.

Saturday morning began with Executive reports and absolution of the past SUSK Executive and an outline of the accomplishments of the outgoing SUSK executive:

Saturday afternoon's agenda included Pavlo Grod and John Gregorovich, who spoke on the Deportation and Denaturalization issue, Bohdan Horich, who gave a mystery session on Witches in Ukrainian history, and Pavlo Grod, who spoke on the Canada Ukraine Internship Program.

Keynote speaker at the Saturday evening banquet, was 1953 SUSK Founding member Eugene Roslytsky.

The focus of the wrap-up session of the 45th Anniversary Congress on Sunday was the election of a new executive for the 1998/99 term and the presentation of resolutions that would serve as a mandate for this term.

The Ukrainian Canadian Students Union National Executive 1998 - 1999 includes:


PRESIDENT: 			Lubko Belej (Toronto)
EXECUTIVE VP INTERNAL:	Taras Hetmanczuk (Toronto)
VP MOUNTAIN:			Daria McDonald (Calgary)
VP GREAT LAKES:		Anna Marzotto (McMaster)
VP LAURENTIANS:		Roman Zakaluzny (Ottawa,Calgary) 
SECRETARY:			Orest Szczurko (Waterloo)
DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Pavlo Horbal (Windsor) and Pavlo Oleskevych (Toronto)
DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS:
Bohdan Horich (Western)
DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
Danylo Soja (Brock)
DIRECTOR, ALUMNI & ARCHIVES:
Lisa McDonald (Edmonton)
DIRECTOR, PROJECTS:
Mike Ilnycky (Calgary)
PAST PRESIDENT:
Gena Slawuta (Edmonton)
Position of TREASURER remains vacant.





The Ukrainian Canadian Students Union resolutions 

for 1998-1999:






1.  Be it resolved that the 46th SUSK Congress be hosted by the Calgary
Ukrainian Student Organization (USO).

2.  Be it resolved that the SUSK Executive facilitate the USO's in
increasing exposure to secondary school students.

3. Be it resolved that SUSK seek to involve first year students in its
activities with the future goal of creating an executive first year
 position.

4. Be it resolved that SUSK create an informational brochure.

5. Be it resolved that SUSK evolve the existing mentorship programme with
the Ukrainian Professional and Business Federation.

6. Be it resolved that SUSK continue and expound its opposition to the
deportation/denaturalization process.

7. Be it resolved that a Leadership Award be created in association with a
Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation sponsorship.

8. Be it resolved that SUSK continue the Chernobyl Commemorative Blood
 Drive.

9. Be it resolved that SUSK continue compiling a permanent source of
scholarship and bursary information, and that it be posted on the SUSK
 homepage.

10. Be it resolved that 4 issues of Student be published during the upcoming
year, during the months of August, November, February and April.

11. Be it resolved that SUSK offer assistance with the conversion of the
Encyclopedia of Ukraine to CD ROM, in conduction with the Ukrainian Canadian
Professional and Business Federation.

12. Be it resolved that SUSK initiate a 50th Anniversary research project
for 2003.

13. Be it resolved that SUSK make a concerted effort to generate a college
membership.

14. Be it resolved that the University of Waterloo USO be host to the 1998
Eastern Conference.

15. Be it resolved that the 46th SUSK Executive have an informal retreat to
foster better communication and relations.

16. Be it resolved that SUSK promote public awareness of injustices against
Ukrainians.

17. Be it resolved that SUSK create a Ukrainian "Spivanyk", songbook.

Hamilton-Wentworth UCPBA

The Hamilton-Wentworth UCPBA launched its 50th Anniversary year with a New Year's Day outdoor family party at Mountsberg Conservation area. The day was spent skating, skiing, tobogganing, horse-drawn sleigh rides and animal watching. It was topped off with a barbeque in the snow, featuring Mike Usyk's specialty kobassa. Congratulations Hamilton-Wentworth! We're looking forward to hearing more from your spirited association in this anniversary year, and we also wish you all the best in the production of your commemorative anniversary book.

Doris Watson and Donna Korchinski slipped away long enough from the SUSK Congress at McMaster for brunch with a group from the Hamilton-Wentworth association. The informal session helped us all share ideas and stories, and just get to know one another a lot better.

Toronto UCPBF Board

Doris Watson and Donna Korchinski met with Toronto members of the UCPBF board with discussions focussing on preliminary plans for the 1999 Convention in Toronto. Co-chairs are Raya Shadursky, Roman Nazarewycz and a yet-to-be named representative from Hamilton-Wentworth. The Holiday Inn near SkyDome has been booked for the event and a theme, Global Village has been selected.

Yale International Conference:

All UCPBA members are invited to an international conference at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, April 24 and 25. The theme, Institutional Reform in Ukraine: Exploring the Links between the Market and the State will discuss problems and challenges of institutional reform and their effect on the development of a market economy in Ukraine.

Speakers include:

For more information contact Juliana Kinal, telephone: 203 432 3107, fax: 203 432 5963 or e-mail at rees@yale.edu

Tributes

The UCPBF extends condolences to the family of our past president Raya Shadursky whose father, the Very Rt. Rev. Paul Shadursky died peacefully in his home February 9th with his wife and daughters at his side. Rev. Shadursky was born January 29, 1914 in Starazykow, Ukraine and served Greek Orthodox parishes in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

We also send our deepest sympathies to the family Sonia Holiad whose father passed away in Cambridge, Ontario on February 17th at the age of 74. Sonia is editor of the UCPBF publication Review.

Vichnaya Pamyiat.

UCPBF Newsletter, March 1998.

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