Montreal Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University

Harper calls UCU students "the embodiment of Ukraine’s aspirations."

2011-10-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

Prime Minister Harper spoke to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress October 14, 2011 and remembered his visit to the Ukrainian Catholic University last year.

"To see the faces of Ukraine’s future, I met with students at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. It was an opportunity to speak openly about the freedom that generations of Ukrainians have longed for. I was tremendously impressed by these young men and women, their knowledge, their idealism their eagerness to hear of the past and to create a better future. They are the embodiment Of Ukraine’s aspirations."

To read the full text version of his speech click here: http://www.ucc.ca/2011/10/16/text-of-prime-minister-harpers-speech-to-the-ukrainian-canadian-congress-october-14-2011/

THE HARVEST IS PLENTY!

2011-10-04T12:44:00.000-07:00

The Montreal Friends of UCU

invite you to

an evening of laughter and suspense!

Join us for dinner and a

‘DETECTIVE MYSTERY’

with the

"Ottawa Ukrainian Mystery PlayHouse" (OUMPH)

When?

Nov. 26th, 2011

Time: 5pm

Where?

Loyola High School

2477 Broadway

corner Sherbrooke

How?

Tickets $35 reg,

$25 students

Available at the Caisse populaire Desjardins Ukrainienne

Now the only question left is “Who Dunnit???”

Proceeds from th evening will fund scholarships for students at UCU!

Become a “worker” in the “harvest”

"THE HARVEST IS PLENTY BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW." PT2

2011-08-11T08:16:00.000-07:00

As the summer winds down, thoughts turn towards a new school year. For many students in Canada, this means a new fresh start at a University of their choice. It is the first step for them to become what they have dreamed of: a doctor, a teacher, a journalist, or maybe a future leader. Going to university in Canada is so common that we take that amazing opportunity for granted.

In Ukraine right now, there are many young people who have the talent and intelligence to do something great- to contribute to the future of Ukraine, yet there is no opportunity for them to do so. This problem is the driving force behind our group's mission. The Montreal Friends of UCU would like to see every young person in Ukraine to be given the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Education is the key to a stronger, independent and democratic country. But we can not do this alone. We need caring people like you to help us with the harvest of young people.

We hope that you will join us for our upcoming events this fall. On September 10th and 11th, we will be participating once again in Montreal's Ukrainian Festival held at Parc de l'Ukraine. We hope that you will stop by our booth to say hello, gather some information and enjoy some sweets with us. We will also be selling tickets to our annual fundraising event "The Harvest is Plenty". This year we will host an evening of laughter and suspense! Guests will dine on great food and participate in an interactive detective mystery with the "Ottawa Ukrainian Mystery Playhouse." It will be held on Saturday November 26th at Loyola High School.

The harvest is indeed plenty. Come see what it is all about and how you can help!

posted by Lori Dawn Horb

Dr. Yury Monczak reports on his visit to UCU

2011-06-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

The closing decades of the 20th century saw unprecedented advances in the biomedical field. From artificial tissue regeneration, to the sequencing of the human genetic code, to in vitro fertilization and genetic engineering, this new knowledge now allows man to change the very essence of his physical body. Such novel technologies can bring new hope in the fight against illness, but it can also be misused to the detriment of many. Should we manipulate the human genome in order to breed “better” human beings? Should we terminate the life of a “brain-dead” person, or should we maintain him on life-support for innumerable years? It is precisely such questions that people are faced with more and more often, and many look to the Church to provide some form of guidance.

The School of Bioethics at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, has organized a full-year academic program culminating in a Certificate in Bioethics. It targets primarily health care workers (physicians, nurses, hospital administrators), social workers, lawmakers, medical chaplains and biologists. It provides over 240 hours of lectures, seminars and discussions on a wide array of subjects, such as the basic foundations of Christian morality, the psychology of illness, molecular biology, medical law, end-of-life, to name a few. It is the only such program in the entire former Soviet Union, and is led by rev. dr. Ihor Boyko, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, and the head of the UCU’s Chair in Bioethics.

In May 2011, I had the honor and opportunity to deliver a series of three lectures on molecular biology and diagnostics at the UCU’s School of Bioethics. It was quite an emotional experience, since it was the first time that I would be lecturing at the UCU in my mother tongue, Ukrainian. I was born in Montreal, and although I am fluent in Ukrainian, I studied molecular biology in French and English, not in Ukrainian. Therefore, the biggest challenge was to find Ukrainian terminology for my lectures. Molecular biology is a very new science, and much of its terminology is English. The field evolves very rapidly, and it can be quite challenging for other languages to translate the new terminology on a daily basis. The internet dictionaries became an invaluable tool in my quest for Ukrainian translation.

I had visited Ukraine several times in the past and was therefore familiar with the city of Lviv, where my paternal grandfather was a merchant and my maternal grandfather studied theology for priesthood at the Lviv Theological Academy, the predecessor to the UCU. The Faculty of Philosophy and Theology is housed at a new campus in a state-of-the-art facility just south of downtown Lviv, with the Theological Academy buildings a stone’s throw away. Last November the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper had visited the UCU in order to honor it as an exemplary institution that champions moral and democratic values.

The first lecture I prepared dealt with fundamental molecular biology: the human genome, gene transcription and translation, cell replication, and the basic genetic mutations (translocations, deletions, duplications, etc). At first I felt a bit awkward, since it was the first time I was lecturing this subject in Ukrainian. There were a few geneticists and molecular biologists in the audience, and they kindly helped me out with the proper terminology.

The second lecture dealt with a research project with which I am involved at McGill University’s Division of Experimental Medicine. My colleague, Dr. Pierre Laneuville has pioneered a novel experimental cord blood transplantation for leukemia patients involving pooling of several dozen cord bloods and transplanting them simultaneously into one patient. My laboratory was performing molecular analyses that follow stem cell engraftment in these patients. Thus, I presented to the audience the applications of molecular biology in stem cell transplantation.

My third and final lecture given the next evening dealt with an overview of targeted therapies in cancer treatment. This is a very novel field of medical diagnosis and treatment, and has spearheaded the search for “designer drugs” – medication that is individually tailored against a very specific cancer in individual patients. Targeted therapy relies of the identification of distinct and unique mutations and/or genetic polymorphisms that characterize a tumor. Then, specific drugs are produced that interact and eliminate only the tumor tissue, leaving all other normal cells intact. This form of therapy has made great advances and promises to be the treatment of choice in the coming years.

The three lectures were followed with a very lively and lengthy discussion about the merits of molecular biology, and the various bioethical challenges related to such a powerful technology. Rev. Boyko showed superb mastery of the field, and was able to provide very sound scientific arguments to certain dilemmas. Although I had been exposed to bioethics in the past, I found Rev. Boyko’s approach very insightful and intelligent. He would approach the questions scientifically, and then apply a Christian perspective to the solution. I was surprised to see how much the Catholic Church had researched the various subjects and was able to provide sound advice and guidance.

Next year, I have been invited again to give a series of lectures on molecular biology and diagnostics, and I accepted the invitation with great pleasure.

Information (in Ukrainian) about this Program in Bioethics can be found here: http://ucu.edu.ua/library/announcement/2634/

A short description (in Ukrainian) of the lectures in molecular biology can be found here: http://ucu.edu.ua/news/4641/

Written by Dr. Yury Monczak

Great things can come in small packages

2011-06-12T18:52:00.000-07:00

They say that "great things can come in small packages." The Ukrainian Catholic University is an example of one such great thing. It is a very small academic institution located in Lviv-outside the mainstream cities of Europe. However, this relatively tiny house of higher learning is being noticed ever more frequently by the international academic community due to the innovative an refreshing approach to academia. The university is redefining not only educational theories, but also the role a university plays in a society. Moreover, the UCU integrates christian values into every sphere of its activity. Students are strongly encouraged to work with their surrounding communities, especially with the marginalized and neglected groups, such as the handicapped, poor, orphaned, and elderly. The UCU insists that inclusion of such people among the student body not only helps them achieve their potential, but allows members of UCU to learn from the handicapped. This small university places christian love at the center of all academic, social and personal activities and its impact has truly been great. Damian Thompson from The Telegraph (United Kingdom) has recently conducted an interview with the UCU's rector, the rev. Borys Gudziak and you can read this article here: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/9983219/In_Ukraine_a_Catholic_university_offers_a_way_forward_for_a_tired_Western_Church/

A harvest of spring tulips

2011-05-13T13:05:00.001-07:00

Last October the Montreal Friends of UCU held their annual fundraiser which was an evening of art and jazz music entitled "Tulips in Snow". We were inspired by the strength of tulips, which are such gentle looking flowers yet can thrive in the snowy springs of Montreal. The tulips reminded us of the hearty young Ukrainian generation that we are helping to thrive through our support of the Ukrainian Catholic University. At the end of our evening, guests were given a sachet containing 3 tulip bulbs for them to plant in their gardens. We hoped that the blossoming flowers year after year would remind them of the hope that was planted in Ukraine because of their generous donations and prayers. We had a few tulips left over and I planted them in my own garden last fall.

Now, I should explain to you that I am not a very good gardener. In fact, I am a terrible gardener. Worse than that, I am a lazy gardener. I put off weeding, I forget to fertilize, and I can't be bothered to read up on what plants should go in which area of the yard for proper sunlight. Then, when I notice my sad wilting foliage, in a flash of guilt I will overwater them. So it always amazes me when something manages to flourish in my garden. It is like watching a miracle happen.

This past spring, I waited with nervous anticipation for sharp green leaves to begin to appear from the ground. I am happy to report, that indeed a miracle did happen! I planted some odd looking bulbs last year and then behold, I now have beautiful strong tulips standing in my backyard. All they needed from me was the opportunity to let them grow and I provided that with a bit of soil. Now, if I had just let my tulip bulbs sit in the sachet they came in- they would have just remained bulbs, never reaching their potential. It makes me think of all the young people in Ukraine who can not afford to go to University. They are waiting for us to plant them. All they need is opportunity to grow and it is so easy to give them that. You don't need any special skills and it will not take a huge amount of time and attention on your part. They just need you to care enough to provide the funds that will place them in the right environment. And then, like the miracle of tulips, they will blossom and BECOME.

Written by Lori Dawn Horb

Dr. Yury Monczak lectures at UCU and Science Academy of Lviv

2011-05-09T18:31:00.000-07:00

This past week, Montreal Friends of UCU president Dr. Yury Monczak was invited to give lectures at the Ukrainian Catholic University and the National Academy of Science institute in Lviv. It was a very exciting opportunity for Yury who is a cancer researcher at the Jewish General Hospital and a professor of genetics at McGill. He spoke about molecular diagnostics and treatment of cancer- his area of expertise. The talks were well attended and stirred up great enthusiasm for modern advances in cancer research. Yury also met with researchers - his Ukrainian counterparts. They have little or no funding and sadly work in labs that are about 20 years behind in the equipment and technology readily found in North American laboratories. This really underlines the need to support Ukraine and not let these brilliant minds go to waste.

You can read about Yury's visit to the UCU on their website: http://ucu.edu.ua/news/4641/

Here is an interview Yury gave for a student newspaper: http://dyvensvit.org/suspilstvo/188/3479

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." Part 1

2011-02-16T08:04:00.001-08:00

With the turning of a new year, budget plans spring to mind. How much will we be able to save this year? How much will we spend? How much will we be able to give? And to whom shall we give? This is the all-important decision.

We all have our principle causes that we feel passionate about. For my husband and I, we enjoy giving money to children’s charities that aid in 3rd world countries. The smiling faces in the photos and the yearly school reports are always an exciting affirmation that our charity money is “going somewhere good”. Then there’s always church commitments and various local charities that we all feel compelled to donate to. With so many needs, and limited funds, it is impossible to give to every out-stretched hand.

When we were first approached to attend an annual fundraiser for the Ukrainian Catholic University, we went as a favor to a friend. We figured we would listen politely, drink some free wine, maybe write a small check and go home… Well, all I can say is, that didn’t happen.

For a year and a half now I have been serving as secretary on the committee for the Montreal Friends of UCU and helped put on a fundraiser last year. My husband Marko and I are also sponsoring a bright young theology student named Petro. "What happened?" you ask. We heard something we believed in.

My husband is first generation Ukrainian American. Like so many other Ukrainians, his family was forced out during World War II. His first language was Ukrainian and his parents worked very hard to instill the old traditions in him. When he married me- a non-Ukrainian, we decided to keep up those traditions and had planned to teach our future children them. Unfortunately, we were never blessed with children. This was the reason we became so involved in children’s charities. We took solace in knowing that we indeed did have children that we loved, supported and prayed for- they just lived in other countries.

When we attended our first UCEF fundraiser, we heard Father Gudziak speak about the University’s future. As scientists, we were interested in their new and expanding Bioethics program– the only one of its kind in Eastern Europe. We were also impassioned by the idea of building up a young generation of businessmen, journalists, and care givers that had a strong moral and ethical principles. But the thing that moved my husband most was the feeling that as a Ukrainian, he was giving something back to the country that his parents loved so much and never wanted to leave. We knew that we should give but like I said, it is hard to give to everyone who asks. So the question was, could we give.

We did not want to sacrifice any of the donations we already committed to, nor did we want to cut into our savings. We learned however, that there are many programs and giving plans at UCEF and you would be surprised at how little it takes to help out in a tremendous way. With the help of UCEF in Canada we set up a sponsorship with a planned monthly giving plan that fits our budget. It is easy on our pockets to divide the payments out over the year and also helpful since I don’t need to remember to write a check. The best part though is that we are blessed with not only one more young person to care for and pray for, but with a whole new generation!

Written by- Lori Dawn Horb

PM Stephen Harper visits the Ukrainian Catholic University

2010-10-26T16:20:00.001-07:00

from http://pm.gc.ca

“I look forward to meeting all of you and I wish all of you good luck in your future. Slava Ukraini! Slava Canada!”
October 26, 2010
Lviv, Ukraine

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today made the following remarks at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine:
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The First Chair in Bioethics in Eastern Europe: In conversation with Mtl friends of UCU President Dr. Yury Monczak

2010-10-26T15:17:00.000-07:00

Dr. Yury Monczak, PhD, will be speaking about the first-ever Chair in Bioethics at the Ukrainian Catholic University. Dr. Monczak is the Director of Molecular Pathology at the SMBD Jewish General Hospital and Assistant Professor at McGill University in Montreal.

read more here: from Salt + Light

Harper presses Ukraine over deteriorating human rights

2010-10-26T04:44:00.000-07:00

Peter O'Neil, Europe Correspondent
Postmedia News

KYIV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent both direct and more nuanced messages to Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych here Monday about the alarming decline of democratic freedoms since the February election.

Read more here:
http://www2.canada.com

The Record: UCU rector changes mould

2010-09-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

Bridget Spinks writes:
Fr Borys Gudziak, an American-born Ukrainian Catholic priest, describes Ukraine as “a country of contrast of heroic witness and profound, social, psychological and physical trauma”. Fr Gudziak was in Australia last month to build relationships with Australian universities, give lectures and run a clergy

Read more: here

Reaction of the US State Department on the pressure of the Security Service of Ukraine on the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)

2010-06-03T07:54:00.000-07:00

“Catholic University of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine”

June 2 2010

Interview with Fr. Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., about the pressure of the Security Service of Ukraine on the UCU

2010-06-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

“Anna Herman in a telephone conversation with me strongly criticized the situation and called the actions against UCU ‘absurd’”

27-05-2010

Interview with Fr. Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., about the pressure of the Security Service of Ukraine on the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv.

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SBU pressure on the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv

2010-05-21T18:51:00.000-07:00

Memorandum regarding the visit to UCU of a representative of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) (former KGB)

18 May 2010, office of the rector, 9:50-10:34

At 9:27 in the morning Fr. Borys Gudziak received a call on his private mobile phone from a representative of the Security Service of Ukraine requesting a meeting. The meeting was scheduled for 20 minutes later at the rectorate of UCU. This official had had contacts with the UCU rectorate a year ago at the time of the visit to the university of the then President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. He had made a visit to the rectorate in the late afternoon on May 11 with regard to a request of the Ecumenical and Church History Institutes to sign an agreement to use the SBU archives. At that time members of the rectorate were away from the office. He had, what Dr. Antoine Arjakovsky, director of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies, called a “very good meeting.”
Upon arrival on May 18 in a polite manner the agent related that certain political parties are planning protests and demonstrations regarding the controversial (and in some cases inflammatory) policies of the new Ukrainian authorities. Students are to be engaged in these protests. There is a danger that some of these manifestations may be marred by provocations. He stated that, of course, students are allowed to protest but that they should be warned by the university administration that those involved in any illegal activities will be prosecuted. Illegal activities include not only violent acts but also, for example, pickets blocking access to the work place of government officials (or any protests that are not sanctioned by authorities).
After his oral presentation the agent put on the table between us an unfolded one-page letter that was addressed to me. He asked me to read the letter and then acknowledge with a signature my familiarity with its contents. He stated that after I had read and signed the letter it would be necessary for him to take the letter back. Since I could see that the document was properly addressed to me as rector (I also noticed that it had two signatures giving it a particularly official character) I replied calmly that any letter addressed to me becomes my property and should stay with me -- at least in copy form. Only under these conditions could I agree to even read the letter (much less sign).
The agent was evidently taken back by my response. It seemed that the situation for him was without precedent because in my presence using his mobile phone he called his (local) superiors to ask for instructions on how to proceed. The superior refused permission to leave me either the original letter or a copy, saying that the SBU fears I “might publish it in the internet.” I questioned this entire procedure and the need for secrecy and refused to look at the letter and read its contents. The young official was disappointed and somewhat confused but did not exert additional pressure and did not dispute my argumentation.
Our conversation also had a pastoral moment. I cautioned the agent of the fact that the SBU as the former KGB, with many employees remaining from the Soviet times, has a heavy legacy of breaking and crippling people physically and morally and that he as a young married person should be careful not to fall into any actions that would cause lasting damage to his own identity and shame his children and grandchildren. I sought to express this pastorally as a priest. To his credit he both acknowledged the past and declared his desire to serve the needs of Ukrainian citizens. He also asked that I indicate to him if I feel that he is exercising improper pressure.
Finally, I expressed my and the general population’s profound disappointment that the work of the SBU is so uneven, that security and police officers live lavishly on low salaries because they are involved in corrupt activities, and that the legal rights of citizens and equal application of the law are severely neglected. I gave the recent example of my cousin, Teodor Gudziak mayor of Vynnyky, who in February 2010 (three days after the election of the new president) was arrested in a fabricated case of bribery that was set up by a notoriously corrupt political rival and former policemen through the regional and city police. Despite the fact that two weeks before the fabricated affair the mayor, based on a vote of the town council, had given the SBU a video of plainclothes policemen breaking into his office and safe in city hall in the middle of the night and using town seals on various documents the SBU took no action. (The leadership of the Church, specifically Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, fears that by manipulated association this case may be used as a devise to compromise the rector of UCU and the whole institution which has a unique reputation of being free from corruption.) I also related that I had reliable testimony and audible evidence that my phone is tapped and has been for many months.
The population of Ukraine continues to fear and distrust both state security and police personnel because of the woeful track record of law enforcement and because of the diffuse practice of police intimidation of honest politicians, journalist, common citizens and the wonton extortion practiced by security institutions and police with respect to middle and small business. I asked the young agent to convey these concerns to his superiors. I had the impression that personally he is open to moral argument but that he also was simply doing his job. It was clear to me that he was dutifully “following orders.”
During our conversation the agent asked me about the imminent (May 20-22) General Assembly of the Federation of European Catholic Universities (FUCE) that will be hosted by UCU in Lviv. He characterized it as an important event (it has received considerable publicity) and asked about the program and whether it is open to the public. It was clear that he would have been interested in participating in the proceedings. I said that the main theme, “Humanization of society through the work of Catholic universities,” was announced in a press release as will be the outcome of the deliberations. The working sessions of the university rectors, however, are not open to the public. I explained that the 211 members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) and the 45 members of FUCE follow closely the development of the only Catholic university in the former Soviet Union. They will be monitoring the welfare of UCU, especially since in Japan in March at the annual meeting of the Board of Consultors of IFCU I had the opportunity to describe some of our socio-political concerns and the threats to the freedom of intellectual discourse (imposition of Soviet historical views, rehabilitation of Stalin and Stalinism, to whom a new monument was unveiled in Zaporizhzhia 5 May 2010) and new censorship of the press and television that are incompatible with normal university life.
Subsequently, as had been arranged at the beginning of the meeting, I called in the UCU Senior Vice Rector Dr. Taras Dobko to whom the official repeated the SBU’s concerns.
Besides noting the SBU’s solicitude for stability in Ukrainian society there are a few conclusions to be drawn from the encounter and the proposals that were expressed:
1. Signing a document such as the letter that was presented for signature to me is tantamount to agreeing to cooperate (collaborate) with the SBU. The person signing in effect agrees with the contents of the letter and their implication. In KGB practice getting a signature on a document that was drafted and kept by the KGB was a primary method of recruiting secret collaborators.
2. Such methods have no known (to me) precedent in independent Ukraine in the experience of UCU and of the Lviv National University whose longtime rector (and former Minister of Education, 2008–10) Ivan Vakarchuk I consulted immediately after the meeting. These methods were well known in the Soviet times.
3. The confiscation of the letter after signature makes the letter and signature instruments to be used at the complete discretion of the SBU
4. The possible scenarios for the exploitation of such a document include the following:
a.) In case of the arrest of a student the SBU could confront the rectorate and charge that the university was informed of the danger to students and did not take necessary measures to protect them from violence or legal harm. In this case the university administration could be charged with both moral and legal responsibility. A charge with legal ramifications could become an instrument to try to force the university to compromise on some important principle (freedom of expression, forms of social engagement and critique, even religious practice, all of which have precedent in recent history). Furthermore, the authorities could use such a pretext to exert a high degree of pressure on the university to curb any and all protest by students.
b.) After a hypothetical arrest of a student or students the students and their parents as well as other members of the university community could be shown the document with which the administration was warned and counseled to curb student activities. Since the administration did not stop the students from the activities that became the pretext for the arrest, parents or others could draw the conclusion that the university does not have adequate concern for the welfare of its students. This would be a most effective way of dividing the university community and undermining the university’s reputation among its most important constituents–students.
5. The apparent genuine surprise of the agent at my refusal to do as requested could mean that he is not used to such a reaction. He had explained to me that he works with clergy on a regular basis. It could be assumed that other clergy (who work with youth, students, etc.) have been approached and that they have not refused to sign such documents.
6. Measures of this nature create apprehension and unease. They are meant to intimidate university administrations and students. They are part of a whole pattern of practice that is well known to the Ukrainian population. The revival of such practices is a conscious attempt to revive the methods of the Soviet totalitarian past and to re-instill fear in a society that was only beginning to feel its freedom.
7. Since only two of the approximately 170 universities of Ukraine have been voicing there protest regarding recent political and educational developments and many rectors have been marshaled/pressured to express their support regarding the turn of events, it is clear that in recent months fear and accommodation are returning to higher education at a rapid pace. It can be expected that UCU will be subject to particular attention and possible pressure in the coming months. The solidarity of the international community, especially the academic world, will be important in helping UCU maintain a position of principle regarding intellectual and social freedom.
8. Speaking and writing openly about these issues is the most peaceful and effective manner of counteracting efforts to secretly control and intimidate students and citizens. As was apparent during this incident, state authorities are particularly sensitive about publicity regarding their activity. Information can have a preemptory, corrective and curing role when it comes to planned actions to circumscribe civic freedom, democracy, and the basic dignity of human beings.
It should be noted that on 11 May 2010, when Ukrainian students were organizing protest activity in Lviv as well as Kyiv, a representative of the office of Ihor Derzhko, the Deputy Head of the Lviv Regional Administration responsible for humanitarian affairs called the rectorate and asked for statistics on the number of students participating in the demonstrations. UCU's response was that the uniersity does not know how to count in that way.
Please keep UCU and all the students and citizens of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers.
Fr. Borys Gudziak
Rector, Ukrainian Catholic University
19 May 2010