We are so pleased to invite you to our Annual Banquet in Chicago, now celebrating 21 years! This event has become an established tradition, a way to celebrate the accomplishments of UCU and to enjoy the fellowship of UCU supporters. The evening will feature esteemed speakers and special musical guests. It is a wonderful way to support the students of UCU. Please join us!

Please join the liturgy at 1pm. in the beautiful Holy Family Church at St. Ignatius College Prep. Bishop Benedykt will serve the liturgy. The church embodies the cultural heritage and ethnic diversity of the City of Chicago. Founded in 1857 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., it is the city’s only example of pre-Civil War Victorian Architecture, the second oldest church in Chicago, and one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Cocktail hour • Banquet • Raffle • Silent Auction

SPECIAL GUESTS

Sophia Opatska

UCU Vice Rector of Strategic Development

Vice President, Board of Directors, European Federation of Catholic Universities

Founding Dean and Chair of the Advisory Council of the UCU Business School

Michael Pippenger

Vice President, Associate Provost for Internationalization,University of Notre Dame

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES

John Kurey, Incorporator and former President, UCU Foundation

Olha Zarichynska, Donor Relation Manager, UCU Foundation

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Anna Nakonechna and “Melody of the Heart”
Soprano – Anna Nakonechna

Piano – Maria Foit

Violin – Tatiana Migliaccio

Bandura – Lesya Klimchenko

For questions and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact hello@ucufoundation.org or at (773) 235-8462