Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Prize for Peace Laureate, renowned human rights advocate, jurist, and Kyiv-Mohyla Business School student was honoured in Chicago at two events. On April 5, Ms. Matviichuk spoke at the University of Chicago in a presentation titled “Ukraine: Search for Justice”. She joined a discussion with Professor Robert Pape, professor of political science and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. On April 6, she was welcomed by a large Ukrainian community audience at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. The gathering was centred around the theme "Ukraine: The Challenging Path to Freedom". The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America, UWC Vice President for North America and Vice President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), co-sponsored the event. Marta Farion, president of KMFoundation of America welcomed Metropolitan Archbishop Bishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk, who attended the event to recognize the work of Ms. Matviichuk as head of the Civil Society Institute, documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
