Approved Funding through the Co-Curricular Funding

Ukrainian Scholar Visits Western

Missouri Western State University will host Ukrainian scholar, Dr. Larissa Nizhegorodtseva, Jan. 18-Feb. 5. Dr. Nizhegorodtseva will
give several lectures on campus that are open to the community, including presentations in the honors colloquium, “Exploring Ukraine Through the Humanities.” She will also give a presentation to the Northwest Missouri Press Association.

Dr. Nizhegorodtseva received her doctorate from Kiev Linguistic University and master’s and undergraduate degrees in English and French from Minsk (Belarus) Linguistic University. She has taught English at four universities and a military academy in Ukraine and has served as an interpreter in the military and the private sector for several years. Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English with competency in French, Dr. Nizhegorodtseva has presented at numerous conferences and has published more than a dozen articles.

As vice-rector for foreign contacts at Luts’k Liberal Arts University in Ukraine, she has won grants and collaborated with the Fulbright program to bring several scholars from the United States to her university. She hosted Western’s Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Robert Bergland, associate professor of journalism, who taught at Luts’k Liberal Arts University for the spring 2005 semester.

Dr. Nizhegorodtseva’s speaking schedule follows:

• “Introduction to Ukraine, Geography and Language” – 4 p.m. Jan. 18, Fred Eder Hall, room 210
• “Mass Media in Ukraine” – 10 a.m. Jan. 20, Janet Gorman Murphy Hall, room 110
• “Mass Media in Ukraine” – 2 p.m. Jan. 20, Ramada Inn, 4016 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64506
• “Ukrainian Public Relations” – 9 a.m. Jan. 23, Janet Gorman Murphy Hall, room 112
• “Mass Media in Ukraine” – 11 a.m. Jan. 25, Janet Gorman Murphy Hall, room 206
• “Ukraine Before and After the Orange Revolution” – 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Leah Spratt Hall, room 214
• “The Ukrainian Political System” – 1 p.m. Jan. 27, Frank Popplewell Hall, room 207
• “Geographical History of Ukraine” – 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Jan. 30, Frank Popplewell Hall, rooms 104 and 101, respectively
• “Geographical History of Ukraine” – 12:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Frank Popplewell Hall, room 102
• “Language and Cultural Identity” – 10 a.m. Feb. 1, Janet Gorman Murphy Hall, room 109
• “Ukrainian Media and Public Relations” – 3 p.m. Feb. 1, Fred Eder Hall, room 210
• “Language Issues in Ukraine” – 8 a.m. Feb. 2, Janet Gorman Murphy Hall, room 119

Dr. Nizhegorodtseva’s visit is made possible by grants from the Western Foundation, the Co-Curricular Events Committee, the Western Institute and the Center for Arts, Culture and Literacy.

For more information, contact Dr. Bergland at 816-271-4446 or by email at bergland@missouriwestern.edu.