NEW SVU Chapter in Nebraska

The Nebraska SVU Chapter was officially established on August 20, 2001. The Nebraska chapter will be affiliated with the Czech Komensky Club at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Some of the goals of this new chapter are to be supportive of the Czech Heritage Digitilization Project, to publish manuscripts and books by Czech Nebraskan authors, and to involve the youth of Nebraska in the 'Accent on Youth' SVU initiative. The chapter will align closely with the other Czech organizations in the area and Kacenka Oslzla will serve as the SVU liaison to the six other local groups. The Nebraska Chapter will be working very hard to have a significant representation of people and panels at the Plzen World Congress in June 2002. They want the Czech and Slovak world know that the culture is very strong and being preserved in the Midwest.

Officers were elected at the second meeting which was held on August 27, 2001. The slate of officers for 2001-02 is: Dr. Jitka Stiles, President; Helen Pejsar and Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce, Co-Vice Presidents; Cathy Oslzly, Secretary; John Fiala, Treasurer; Jeanette Pribyl Smith, Publicity; John Fiala and Cathy Oslzly, Membership Coordinators. Members of the Board of Directors include all officers and the following: Dr. Lawrence Jindra, Dr. Patrick Kudlacek, Prof. Robert Kuzelka, Dr. Gordon Pejsar, Layne Pierce, Ron Stiles, Dr. Joseph Swoboda, Mary Swoboda, Ed Trouba, and Tom Zumpfe.

A membership drive will be taking place very soon. Anyone who joins the Nebraska SVU Chapter prior to December 31, 2001 will become charter members of the organization. The Nebraskans are looking forward to being a very active chapter of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences.

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