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BEREHYNI: Keepers of the Flame

WSU Libraries are co-sponsoring “Berehyni: Keepers of the Flame: Ukrainian Womens’ Stories of Resilience Through Film, Art and Culture” from 1-3 p.m. this Saturday in Kimbrough Hall 101. A cultural exhibit and pysanky (Ukrainian Easter egg) demonstration will accompany a screening of five short documentaries, “Berehyni: Keepers of the Flame,” which will be introduced by Ukrainian women from the Pullman community. The films tell the stories of five Ukrainian women who use their individual talents and strengths in defense of Ukraine. A reception will follow. Other event sponsors are the WSU English Department and the WSU Department of History.

Ryan Minton Named Summer Fellow

Ryan Minton (BA History 2025 expected) has been named a summer fellow for the US Law and Race Initiative at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. This initiative, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, brings together large university teaching programs, immersive new forms of digital media content, and community partnership storytelling in order to begin to connect Americans to their history in ways that repair the fractures in our national understanding of race and racialization. The ten-week summer fellowship will include work in their Digital Legal Research Lab and provide an opportunity to try out graduate-level research, discussions, and exploration around the region.

For more information: https://uslawandrace.unl.edu/

Upcoming Pettyjohn Lecture

The 2024 Sherman & Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Lecture on Indigenous history “‘What is the Meaning of this Boundary Line?’: Indigenous Nationhood and Colonial Borders” by Dr. Patrick Lozar (Salish & Kootenai)(Univ. Of Montana) will be held on Friday, March 29 at 12pm in CUE 518.

Claudia Mickas Awarded President’s Employee Excellence Award

Claudia Mickas has been awarded the President’s Employee Excellence Award. The Washington State University President’s Employee Excellence Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the University by administrative professionals and classified employees across the state. This Employee Excellence Award will be presented at the annual Showcase Celebration honoring the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at the Celebrating Excellence Banquet on March 29, 2024 .

Screening of ‘Women Guardians at War’

A screening of Ukrainian filmmaker Volodymyr Sydko’s documentary series, “Women Guardians at War,” is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center in Moscow. Admission is free and open to the public. The films showcase five women and their stories of perseverance since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The screening is sponsored by the WSU Department of History, the WSU English Department, the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities at WSU, WSU Libraries, and Lost Horse Press.

For more information, please see https://news.wsu.edu/news/2024/02/29/screening-of-women-guardians-at-war-by-ukrainian-filmmaker-set-for-march-2/