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Rector's Report 2013 page 1 І 2013 Rector’s Report 2014 Ukrainian Catholic University 2013–2014 Rector’s Report WITNESS | SERVE | COMMUNICATE Ukrainian Catholic University A Message FROM THE RECTOR page 3 Dear Friends: І It’s difficult to summarize the last year, for most of the processes have only begun and are now continuing. We are still experiencing the “Revolution of Dignity.” We are still fighting an external aggressor and internal problems. So allow me to share with you not 2013–2014 summaries, but some news, thoughts, and feelings about this year, my first year as the rector of UCU, a challenge and a blessing at the same time. It was not an easy year. I can certainly say that this was a year of great trials. We lived through much, personally and as a community. And we also received priceless evidence of the high level of trust that our university enjoys in Ukrainian society. Rector’s Report This year was marked by protests on Independence Square and the Revolution of Dignity; the murder of UCU lecturer Bohdan Solchanyk, cut down by a sniper’s bullet, one of the “soldiers” of the Heavenly Hundred who perished on the Square; the annexation of Crimea; and Russian aggression in the east of our country. From the first days of the revolution we clearly understood what we were fighting for. We were not distracted from running the university for a second. But we also supported our students, who from November 21, the first ones in Lviv, went out to protest the collapse of the process of European integration. On December 11 we declared civil disobedience against the government and the president, who used violence against his own people. The Ukrainian Catholic I want to thank the whole university community for its support at this time and for its self-sacrificing work for the good of the University is an open Grand Chancellor university and Ukrainian society. I thank Vice-Rector Myroslav Marynovych and Bishop Borys Gudziak, who with their demeanor His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Father and Head of the UGCC academic community and healing words supported us all in the time of trial. I thank all the staff and students. I thank all our friends who supported us President through this difficult year. living the Eastern His Excellency Borys (Gudziak), Eparch of the Paris Eparchy of St. Volodymyr the Great for Ukrainians of the Christian tradition and Byzantine Rite in France, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries In an uneasy time, we have not stopped building the university. The Church of St. Sophia, the spiritual center of our community, forming leaders to Rector comforts us with its high walls and the outlines of future cupolas. I expect that soon, together with all our benefactors and Rev. Bohdan Prach, PhD MISSION serve with professional students, we will be able to consecrate it. excellence in Ukraine VICE-rECTOrS UCU is not a large university. We cannot be a decisive force in the war. But we can carry out the role of a moral center for the and internationally – Dr. Taras Dobko – Senior Vice-Rector nation. We should work for victory and for reconciliation. Our weapons are truth and peace. We should already be thinking about for the glory of God, Dr. Pavlo Khobzei – Vice-Rector for Educational Work what will happen after the war, how to heal physical and spiritual wounds, how to strengthen the country. the common good, Natalia Klymovska – Vice-Rector for Communication and Development and the dignity of the Myroslav Marynovych – Vice-Rector for University Mission In addition to the external enemy, Ukrainians need to conquer internal enemies: corruption, anger, hatred. I expect that the human person. Myroslav Senyk – Vice-Rector for Administration and Development spiritual and educational life of the university will help our students handle these challenges. Dr. Oleh Turiy – Vice-Rector for Program Development Our university should not be a closed community. I believe we should share our values with the whole world. With this goal, UCU organized a wonderful program “From East to West.” More than 1200 students from eastern and southern Ukraine made weekend SENATE trips to Lviv to get to know our culture and wonderful people and to talk about the future of Ukraine. FIRSTS His Excellency Ihor (Vozniak), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv Two UCU graduates were His Excellency Wlodzimierz (Juszczak), Bishop of Wroclav-Gdansk, Wroclav I have many times emphasized that the growth of learning is for me the number one priority in the development of the university. ordained bishops: Bohdan His Excellency Borys (Gudziak), President, Head of the Senate And I rejoice that the academic life of the university has not stopped for even a moment. We have opened a Psychology Department, Manyshyn became auxilliary an Institute of Mental Health, and a Center for the Rule of Law. We publish books. Our professors write new monographs. We have bishop in the Stryi Eparchy Rev. Bohdan Prach, PhD, Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University (Diocese); Hryhoriy Komar Daniel Bilak, Managing Partner of CMS Cameron McKenna, Ukrainian Office great plans to open new educational programs and departments. Nevertheless, we cannot stand on the side when our country is in a auxiliary bishop in the Sambir- Chairman of Trustees of The BEARR Trust, Ambassador Extraordinary and state of war and Ukrainians suffer every day from the pains of the events that are happening in the east of our country. To respond Drohobych Eparchy. Robert Brinkley, Plenipotentiary of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Ukraine (2002-06), London to this challenge we created the UCU Volunteer Brigade, which unites teachers, staff and students who are together looking for The university launched Wolf Dietrich Heim, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Ukraine, Kyiv opportunities to help provide necessities for those soldiers and other wounded people who are in treatment all over Ukraine and a Bachelor’s Program in Dr. Oleksandra Hnatiuk, Professor of History, NAUKMA, Kyiv Psychology. abroad. Dr. Yuriy Yekhanurov, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Economics at Taras Shevchenko National UCU ‘s Institute of Mental University, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005-06), Kyiv My thanks to all who have joined in this effort. I particularly pray for those who with their generous contributions help support the Health began its activities. Taras Kytsmey, Member of the Board, SoftServe, Inc. operations and construction of our university. The university inaugurated Mykola Kmit, First Vice-President of the Professional Soccer League of Ukraine; Head, Lviv Region State Glory to Jesus Christ! PhD programs in theology and Administration (2008-10), Kyiv history. Bohdan Kozak, General Director, Lvivholod LvBS began a program in Dr. Tetyana Krushelnytska, Civic Activist, Associate Professor of Physics, Lviv Polytechnic National Technology Management. University, Deputy of the Lviv City Council, 5th convocation, Lviv Yaroslav Rushchyshyn, General Director, Trotolla Company, Lviv UCU organized the event “From East to West.” Taras Tymo, Director of the UCU Library, Secretary of the UCU Senate Rev. Bohdan Prach Natalie Jaresko, Founding Partner and CEO, Horizon Capital, Kyiv Rector of UCU Ukrainian Catholic University ASPIRE TO GREATNESS! page 5 І 2013–2014 Rector’s Report In 2012 before the start of the In 2013 construction began on the academic year UCU ceremonially Church of St. Sophia, God’s Wisdom, opened the Patriarch Josyf Slipyj and the Pastoral Center. The Collegium – the first building of the interior design of the church is very university’s future new campus. Today symbolic, including three churches: more than 200 students and staff the Jerusalem Crypt of the Tomb of live here. Every day through their the Lord, the Roman Lower Church common study and work they create of Pope St. Clement, and the main a community. The Collegium has a church of the Wisdom of God, which sports hall, chapel, “studentorium” – combines Eastern and Western an area of study and interaction, and Christian traditions. guest rooms. A “Center for Personal In 2015 construction will begin on Development” has been created UCU’s library, which will be at the same in the Collegium. This acquaints time a traditional library and a modern students with modern art and information and exhibition center. provides a place to meet with The first floor of the library is a place philosophers and popular writers. dedicated to civic creativity: exhibits, The Collegium also has an apartment presentations, discussions. The upper for the Emmaus Community and floors will house UCU’s great, modern, the Redemptorist Sisters live here. leading collection of humanities books Each wing has its own patron – one – a place in which students and teachers of the new martyrs of the Ukrainian will make their scholarly discoveries. Catholic Church. In 2013 the second building of the new campus opened, UCU’s Multi-Purpose Academic Building. This houses the Humanities Faculty. History students study here, as do participants of the educational programs of the Lviv Business School, the Institute of Leadership and Management, School of Bioethics, and School of Ukrainian Language and Culture. Ukrainian Catholic University page 7 І 2013–2014 New Bachelor’s Good Governance M.A. in Rector’s Report A new country needs leaders of quality. So a Program in program with an innovative approach to gov- Human Resources ernment administration, “Good Governance,” The Lviv Business School has introduced a unique Psychology was started to prepare a new type of manager, new course, an MA in Human Resources and The university’s development is impossible one who understands, one who knows how to Organizational Development. This program is Justice Blessed without the expansion of its academic introduce changes during crisis conditions and yet another brought to life in accord with the programs.
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