October 20 & 21
Symposium will be held in Davidson Hall's Founders Hall, and is free and open to all.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Location: Founders Hall, Davidson Hall, CCSU
9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Light refreshments
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Symposium Opening Ceremony
- Dr. M. B. Biskupski, Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American Studies
- Dr. David Dauwalder, CCSU Provost
- Honorable Piotr Wilczek, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
Symposium presentations:
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. “Polonia and the Haller Army”
- Dr. Robert Szymczak, Professor of History, Penn State Beaver
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. “Jozef Pilsudski”
- Dr. Joshua Zimmermann, Professor of History, Yeshiva University
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Light lunch provided for all symposium attendees
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. “American Polonia and National Commemorations before World War I”
- Dr. Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Lachowicz Fellow
- Sean Kunicz, CCSU student of History
- NBHS winners of the competition
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Polonia Paderewski Choir - Patriotic Songs (sing-a-long)
Exhibit (available for view in Founders Hall throughout the day) :
“Eternity and a Moment: 1918-1939 Architecture as a Tool of National Identity”
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic Poland in Washington, D.C.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Location: Founders Hall, Davidson Hall, CCSU
1 pm Light refreshments
Symposium presentations:
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm “The role of Catholic Church in regaining independence”
- Dr. Michael Guzik, SJ, Lemoyne College
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm "Who Created Modern Poland?"
- Dr. M. B. Biskupski, Endowed Chair in Polish Studies, CCSU
Gala Celebration
Location: Alumni Hall, Student Center, CCSU
Gala tickets are $85 and $25 for students.
4pm – 5pm Cash Bar
5pm Gala Dinner (ticket only)
Keynote address:
Meaning of November 11th, Dr. Neal Pease, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Awards ceremony:
Bene Merito and Polish Medal of Merit
Please print the attached form and mail it with payment.
Contact Magda Jacques for ticket information or by calling 860-832-2010
Free parking available on campus.