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14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1999No. 3IN MEMORY OFMICHAEL K. MUC, JR.You will be in our hearts foreverLoving wife, JuneChildren: Michael, Clarette, Georgine, Taras and Joanneand dear friend, Mary BethDonations to:Hospice Care Network900 Merchants ConcourseWestbury, NJ 11510<strong>The</strong> Harriman Institute at Columbia University<strong>The</strong> Shevchenko Scientific Society<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.<strong>The</strong> V.K. Lypynsky East European Research Institutecordially invite you to a conference in commemoration ofTHE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINIANREVOLUTION: THE HETMANATEFriday, January 22, 1999Columbia UniversitySuite 1512, International Affairs Building420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027CONFERENCE PROGRAM9:45 — 10:00 a.m.Opening Remarks: Anna Procyk, Kingsborough CC, CUNYWelcoming Remarks: Mark von Hagen, Harriman Institute10:00 a.m. — 12:00 noonIDEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS: LYPYNSKY RECONSIDEREDChair: Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> StudiesJaroslaw Pelenski, V.K. Lypynsky East European Institute“<strong>The</strong> Transient and the Lasting in V. Lypynsky’s Political <strong>The</strong>ory”Ihor Hyrych, Institute of East European Studies, NANU, <strong>Kyiv</strong>“V. Lypynsky in Contemporary Ukraine”Commentator: Alexander J. Motyl, Harriman InstituteCredit union managers meetto discuss current issuesby Roman StelmachVALLEY FORGE, Pa. – Twenty-onemanagers representing 11 <strong>Ukrainian</strong>credit unions met recently near the historicValley Forge Park to discuss creditunion issues. <strong>The</strong> two-day conference,sponsored by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> NationalCredit Union Association (UNCUA) andfacilitated by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> SelfrelianceFederal Credit Union in Philadelphia,began on Friday morning, October 16,1998, with a welcome from IhorChyzowych, CEO and treasurer of thehosting credit union, Vsevolod Salenko,chairman of the board of the UNCUA,and Ilarij Mazepa, chairman of the boardof the hosting credit union.<strong>The</strong> three morning speakers, coordinatedthrough the Pennsylvania CreditUnion League (PACUL), were: JohnKilduff, compliance and information specialist,PACUL; Mike Dougal, humanresource specialist, PACUL; and BradStewart, vice-president, investments,Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU.<strong>The</strong> speakers addressed issues importantto credit unions, such as: the year2000 problem (Y2K); compliance inadvertising; human resource issues; andasset and liability management.<strong>The</strong> afternoon speakers consisted ofagents from the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation and the U.S. Secret Service.Special Agent Kevin Bosch, FBI, highlightedthe threat of financial scams, nonadherenceto established procedures andcredit union security. Special AgentRobert O’Donnell, U.S. Secret Service,discussed and displayed the variousmethods of counterfeiting and the measuresthat the government has undertakenwith the printing of new currency.<strong>The</strong> closing speaker for Friday’s session,was James Nally of Manor JuniorCollege. His presentation dealt withcross-selling credit union products.Saturday was devoted to a roundtablediscussion of common <strong>Ukrainian</strong> creditunion problems and issues, including:dealing with an aging membership; new<strong>Ukrainian</strong> immigration; expanding membership;and marketing and credit uniontechnology.After four hours of exchanging ideas,a committee was formed to provide aplatform that could be used by all creditunions to share ideas and problems. Oneof the primary functions of the committeeis to provide follow-up to the conferenceand input to the UNCUA.<strong>The</strong> following credit unions were representedat the conference: Rochester<strong>Ukrainian</strong> FCU; Selfreliance (N.J.) FCU;Selfreliance NY FCU (New York City);Selfreliance <strong>Ukrainian</strong> American FCU(Newark, N.J.); SUMA (Yonkers, N.Y.)FCU; <strong>Ukrainian</strong> CU (Minneapolis);<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Fraternal FCU (Boston);<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Future Credit Union (Detroit);<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Orthodox FCU (New YorkCity); <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Selfreliance HartfordFCU; and the hosting credit union,<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Selfreliance FCU(Philadelphia).<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Selfreliance FCU(Philadelphia) is a 46-year-old federalcredit union with over 5,000 members inthe greater Philadelphia area and over$92 million in assets.<strong>The</strong> UNCUA is an association of 23<strong>Ukrainian</strong> credit unions in the UnitedStates that represent over $1.2 billion inassets. <strong>The</strong> UNCUA promotes interestand cooperation between <strong>Ukrainian</strong> creditunions in the U.S.; fosters the formationof new credit unions; furthers thedevelopment and progress of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>credit unions in the U.S.; and manages allcentral business functions for and onbehalf of member credit unions.12:00 — 1:00 p.m. LUNCH1:00 — 3:00 p.m.DOMESTIC POLICIESChair: Volodymyr Stojko, Manhattan CollegeVladyslav Verstiuk, Institute of East European Studies, NANU, <strong>Kyiv</strong>“<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Hetman State in 1918 in the Context of the National Revolution”Mark von Hagen, Harriman Institute“<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Armies and Society in 1918”Vasyl Ulianovskyj, Institute of East European Studies, NANU, <strong>Kyiv</strong>“<strong>The</strong> Hetmanate and the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Church”Commentator: George Hajecky3:15 — 5:00 p.m.FOREIGN RELATIONSChair and Commentator: Jaroslaw Pelenski, V.K. Lypynsky East European InstituteTaras Hunchak, Rutgers University“<strong>The</strong> Policy of Germany and Austria-Hungary toward the Hetman State”Anna Procyk, Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York“Ideological and Political Conflicts with the White Movement”Volodymyr Stojko, Manhattan College“<strong>The</strong> Hetman State and the Bolsheviks”5:15 p.m. Closing RemarksLaryssa Onyshkevych, Shevchenko Scientific SocietyOleksa Bilaniuk, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.Ilarij Mazepa, chairman of the board of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Selfreliance FederalCredit Union in Philadelphia, opens the conference of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> credit unionmanagers in Valley Forge, Pa.~ IMPORTANT NOTICE ~to UNA members and Soyuzivka patrons:SOYUZIVKA will be closed from February 1 to April 15, 1999, ONLY.<strong>The</strong> main building will be open all year.For information and reservations for the 1999 season, please call:Tel: (914) 626-5641 ♠ Fax: (914) 626-4638 ♠ e-mail: SQSS@aol.com ♠ Web: www.soyuzivka.com