On 23 October 2025, the Centennial Gala of the Kosciuszko Foundation, one of the most important institutions supporting the development of science, culture, and Polish–American cooperation, was held at the Palace of the Commonwealth in Warsaw.

The University of Rzeszów was represented by Professor Adam Reich, Rector, and Karina Ukraińska, Director of the Rector’s Office, who attended the ceremony on behalf of the University’s academic community. Among the numerous distinguished guests were representatives of the highest state authorities and the academic community, including Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland; former Presidents of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Bronisław Komorowski; and a delegation from the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Board of Trustees in New York, led by its Chairman Alex Storozynski.

During the ceremony, the Foundation was honoured with the Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, the “Gloria Artis” Medal for Merit to Culture, and the Medal of the University of Warsaw. On behalf of the President of the Republic of Poland, a congratulatory letter was read by Presidential Adviser Józef Kasprzyk.

President also decorated Alex Storozynski, former President of the Foundation and current Chairman of its Board of Trustees, with the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, recognising his outstanding contribution to promoting Polish culture in the United States.

A special moment of the evening was the presentation of the “Pro Arte, Scientia et Communi Bono” distinctions to the Foundation’s friends: Marek Brzezinski, Piotr Chomczyński, Judith Heiny, Jerzy Koźmiński, Mirosław Wielgoś, Piotr Wilczek, and Mateusz Zawistowski.

In the spirit of its century-long tradition of supporting science and culture, the Kosciuszko Foundation presented the National Library of Poland with a priceless manuscript by Władysław Stanisław Reymont.