Celebrate Chicago Branch 135th Anniversary
Saturday, June 7th at 11:30am
Join us Saturday, June 7th . we have our Year End Meeting and 135th Anniversary celebration at Osteria Via Stato at 11:30am in River North. We will have a three course Italian lunch and celebrate our past success, install new officers, and hear from our speaker and branch member Dr. Yesya Yastrubestska who will present her program “From Support to Impact: The Role of AAUW in Promoting Global Awareness of Ukrainian Women Leaders.”
Cost is $39- a person. Please RSVP by June 4th to Chicagoaauw@hotmail.com. Advance payment accepted via Zelle chicagoaauw@hotmail.com or mail a check to Megan Moser. Validated parking available in the Embassy Suite Hotel 620 N State St, Chicago for $10-
Dr. Lesya Yastrubetska, Doctor of Economic Sciences, is a professor in the Department of Finance, Money Circulation, and Credit at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. She earned her master’s degree in economics in 2002. In 2006, she completed her Ph.D. in Economics, and in 2008, she was invited to serve as an Associate Professor. In July 2023, Dr. Yastrubetska successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and was awarded the academic title of Professor. She is the author of over 130 scholarly works, including five books.
In 2024, Dr. Yastrubetska relocated to Chicago. Her research proposal, Economic Crimes as a Threat to the State’s Financial Security: A Comparative Analysis of American and European Experiences, was accepted by the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she is a visiting scholar. She also enrolled in the LL.M. program in Global Business and Financial Law to deepen her understanding of the U.S. legal system, earning a Master of Laws degree.
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