Russia’s Illegal War in Ukraine: The Changing Campaign
A public lecture by Mark Hertling, retired United States Army officer with a 37-year distinguished career which included commanding every organization from Platoon to Field Army. He commanded the 1st Armored Division and Task Force Iron/Multinational Division-North in Iraq during the troop surge of 2007 to 2008 before becoming the Commanding General of United States Army Europe and the Seventh Army. After retiring from the Army in January 2013, Hertling has become an advisor on Medical Global Strategy and Physician Leadership, and he has developed a successful Healthcare Leadership Course that he teaches at several organizations. From 2013 to 2017, Hertling was also appointed by President Barack Obama to be one of 25 people serving on the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. He is now a senior advisor to “Mission Readiness,” a non-profit, bipartisan organization of retired military leaders who call for smart investments for America’s youth, as an advisory member to “Operation Gratitude,” a California-based organization that supports service members, first responders, and healthcare providers. He is a national security and military analyst for CNN who has made frequent appearances on the network to discuss updates on the war in Ukraine.
Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University Street, Wooster, OH
On the Ground in Ukraine: Reflections from Seven Months of War Reporting
A public lecture by Michael Bociurkiw, Renowned global affairs analyst, speaker and journalist in both print and live media. With over two decades of experience in humanitarian work and international journalism, Michael has been a frequent commentator on BBC World Television, BBC World Service Radio, CNN, Bloomberg TV, CTV, CBC and Al Jazeera. His commentaries on global affairs, humanitarian issues and technology are published regularly on CNN Opinion. On January 2022, Michael became a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based Atlantic Council, attached to its Eurasia Center.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University Street, Wooster, OH
When Spring Came to Bucha, Documentary Film Screening
A documentary set in the aftermath of the Russian occupation in the small Ukrainian town of Bucha. The film follows the stories of those left to pick up the pieces of their lives in a decimated landscape and shrunken community. From a child trying to continue their education after all of their classmates have either died or fled, to a municipal services manager working to provide clean drinking water. In the midst of this devastation, there is hope and survivors trying to rebuild their lives as the winter ends and spring begins to emerge.
Two Showings:
- Friday, February 24, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University Street, Wooster, OH
- Friday, March 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University Street, Wooster, OH
Ukrainian Culture and the War Response:
Ideas, Memories, Hopes
A public lecture by Vitaly Chernetsky, Professor in the Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas. His research focuses on modern and contemporary cultures (literature, film, popular culture) of Ukraine, Russia, Central, and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. Chernetsky is the author of the book “Mapping Post Communist Cultures: Russia and Ukraine in the Context of Globalization” (MQUP, 2007; Ukrainian-language version 2013; co-winner, book prize of the American Association for Ukrainian Studies), of five edited or co-edited volumes, and numerous articles and reviews. Chernetsky served as Director of the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas from 2015-2020. He is a past president of the American Association for Ukrainian Studies (2009-2018) and the current First Vice President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US. He is the editor of the Ukrainian Studies book series at Academic Studies Press. Chernetsky is serving as Vice President/President-Elect of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) in 2023.
Monday, March 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University Street, Wooster, OH
