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Theodorakis Honored A delegation from The American College of Greece visited famed Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis at his home on July 17, presenting him with the 6 honorary degree bestowed on him during Deree’s Commencement 2009. Theodorakis was honored along with legislator and educator John Brademas and philanthropist Andrew A. Athens.

President Outlines Goals In a memorandum to the campus community on the anniversary of his assumption of the duties of President of The American College of Greece, Dr. David Horner recounted some of the ac - complishments of his first year in office and outlined some of the goals for the upcoming year. 8

New Programs Enrich Deree Curriculum Several new graduate and undergraduate programs have been added to the already rich 12-17 Deree curriculum. A series of articles explains each program’s aims and content.

Watching Over the Global Economy For five years, the post of Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund has afforded Deree graduate Miranda Xafa a bird’s eye view of the global economy, which for the also past year has been going through its roughest patch since the Great Depression of the 1930s. 4 40 In an interview with ACG Magazine as she prepared news to leave the IMF for a senior post at a Geneva- 29 based private asset management company, Xafa culture spoke about the current global crisis, defended 30 athletics the role the IMF has played in the global financial system, and reminisced about her years at Deree. 34 faculty notes 38 careers 39 alumni 46 alumni gala 60 class notes 72 closing thoughts A P D R n Z O d E - S r D A e I G U x a i s N C s S C

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5,000 number of copies of the commencement program distributed News Theodorakis, Brademas, Athens Honored at Commencement 2009

The great Greek composer Mikis Theodor - in the name of the American people in akis was one of three honorary degree re - ways that I consider anti-American. Be - cipients during the 2009 Commencement cause to me ‘America’ means above all Exercises of Deree College, the higher ed - freedom, progress, good intentions, peace, ucation division of The American College of educational solidarity, the cultivation of Greece. Theodorakis was honored for his science and culture.” immense contribution to music and for his Athens, visibly moved by the honor, told staunch defense of liberty and human the graduating class of 2009: “Today you rights. John Brademas, a former president begin a new path in your journey of life. of New York University and member of the Your best years are ahead of you. New op -

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United States Congress for 22 years, and portunities will abound. Along the way to Oliver Angelos Bailey, a member of the Andrew A. Athens, a former president of fulfilling your dreams, I ask you to remem - Deree graduating class, received the Pres - the Council of Hellenes Abroad and ber four things: family, country, integrity, ident's Award for his overall contribution to founder of hellenicare, also received hon - service.” College life. Panagiotis Karasakalidis and orary doctorates. Brademas recounted his eventful life Roxani Peiou, Deree class valedictorian and In a moving message read at the cere - and paid tribute to his parents and his her - salutatorian, respectively, received Aca - mony (Theodorakis was not able to attend itage: “I have inherited from my Greek fa - demic Achievement Awards. Maria Math - due to health reasons), the composer ther at least two dimensions of the ex - ioudaki received the Graduate School spoke of his admiration for the United traordinary contributions of Hellenic Award, and Anastasios Akriviadis the Jun - States, its contribution to world civiliza - civilization to today’s complex world: first, ior College Award. The student address tion, and its tremendous responsibility to respect for learning, for education; and was delivered by Aris Giannakakis Savvidis, history. second, respect for politics, for democ - a member of the Deree graduating class. “I know that many people consider my racy.” The Deree Orchestra, with Dimitri often critical stance toward this country Matthew McKeever, the consul general Toufexis directing and Tatiana Papageor - anti-American,” Theodorakis said. “In real - of the United States in Athens, urged the giou playing solo piano, performed ity, however, it is the opposite: My admi - graduates to imitate the example of Pres - Theodorakis' “Zorba Fantasy for Piano and ration for this country and its people is so ident Barack Obama and not to be de - Orchestra,” which drew an enthusiastic re - great that I suffer and protest every time terred by the challenges they encounter in sponse from the 10,000 audience mem - somebody, or some group of people, acts their lives. bers. Theodorakis’ grandson participated

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1. Chancellor John S. Bailey and Senior Vice President Vassilios Protopsaltis place the ceremonial hood on honoree Andrew Athens, as President David G. Horner looks on.

2. The Deree Orchestra, under the direction of Dimitri Toufexis, plays “Zorba Fantasy” by Mikis Theodorakis.

3. Ten thousand people attended Commencement 2009 at Peace and Friendship Stadium.

4. Honoree John Brademas speaks to the graduates. President Horner is on the right.

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as a member of the orchestra. Like many prominent colleges and universities, Deree College bestows hon - orary degrees on prominent personali - ties who, through their work and the power of their example, have con - tributed significantly to the betterment of our world. The honorees are held up as examples for the members of the graduating classes to emulate as they proceed with their lives after graduation. Hierarchs, United States Senators and other prominent political figures from Greece and the U.S., ambassadors, phi - lanthropists, artists and writers, presi - dents of major universities, and promi - nent academics have been honored in the past with honorary degrees from Deree College. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 5 News Deree Receives License, Pursues Euro Partnership

Deree received its establishment licence as lege meets all the requirements set by liament and the call for new elections on a college from the Greek Ministry of Edu - the law, as Deree clearly does, it will re - October 4, as well as the resignation of cation in July. The official announcement ceive an operating license. several members of the Ministry's Col - was printed in the government gazette. Many Deree alumni, as well as many lege Evaluation Committee, threw a Another 32 colleges received establish - students and their parents, mistakenly monkey wrench into the process, which ment licenses at the same time. saw the summer-long discussion about has been temporarily halted. The establishment license is the first licensing as a harbinger of recognition At the same time, Deree is actively pur - part of a two-step process that will place of the professional rights of colleges. suing a validation agreement with a Euro - private colleges (for profit and non-profit, The issue was muddled further by press pean university that will ensure that the like Deree) under the jurisdiction of the reports that confused reporting on the degrees of its future graduates are recog - Ministry of Education, and include them two issues. nized when European directives are incor - in a new official category of post-second - In fact, the licensing of private colleges is porated into Greek law. Several quality ary educational institutions. In accor - unrelated to the recognition of the profes - British institutions have expressed interest dance with the law passed by parliament sional rights of their graduates. The only in cooperating with Deree, given the latter's in the summer of 2008, the issuance of es - linkage between the two is a 2008 state - preeminent status as a quality institution in tablishment licenses is followed by on- ment by the government that licensing will Greece. site inspections by three-member teams have to precede recognition, which is man - The announcement of a European vali - from the ministry. The inspection team dated by the European Union. dation partnership for Deree is expected visited Deree on September 4. If the Col - At any rate, the dissolution of the par - during the current academic year. ©

Theodorakis Reminisces During Memorable Visit

throughout those difficult years, and some - times even saved his life. In an ironic twist, he said that despite the misery of those times, they were also the times when he was happiest: “I could hold a gun then, too,” he said, meaning that as a young man he could fight back. He also recounted his visits to the United States during the period of the military junta, and his encounters with famous Americans like Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe. Finally, he said that despite its ob - vious progress, contemporary Greece keeps frustrating is youth by denying it openness, fairness and opportunity. President Horner told Theodorakis that, in the judgment of the College, he de - President Horner (left) hands Mikis served the honor bestowed on him be - Theodorakis the original copy of his cause he has been one of the towering per - honorary degree. sonalities of post-war Greece, and said that he was looking forward to an appropriate A July 17 ceremonial visit to the home of memorable meetings of his life. form of future cooperation between the Mikis Theodorakis, to deliver to the famed Perched comfortably in an easy chair in College and the composer for the benefit of Greek composer the original copy of the his study and clearly in great spirits, students. honorary doctorate he received during Theodorakis recounted in great detail ex - Aside from the president, the Deree del - Commencement 2009, turned into an ex - traordinary personal experiences from egation comprised Deree professor, pianist traordinary two hours of reminiscences by World War II, the Greek resistance and the and orchestra director Dimitri Toufexis, the honoree about his long career, his re - subsequent civil war and reconstruction. Deree professor and pianist Tatiana Papa - lationship with America and Americans, He reflected on the brutality and down - georgiou (who is one of Theodorakis' prin - and a discussion of the current state of right absurdity of the war, the great hopes cipal pianists), and Media Relations and Pub - Greece. engendered by America during the occu - lications Director Haris Daskalothanassis, Following the visit, ACG President David pation, the disappointments and social ex - who read Theodorakis' acceptance message G. Horner, who led the Deree College del - clusion of the Greek left following the civil at the June 22 commencement ceremony at egation, said that it was one of the most conflict, and how his art sustained him the Peace and Friendship Stadium. ©

6 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Dr. David G. Horner was formally inaugu - rated as 7th President of The American Dr. David G. Horner Inaugurated College of Greece on Saturday, March 7, 2009, during a symbol-laden ceremony at the Pierce Theater before an overflow au - 7th President of ACG dience of more than 800 people. The oath of office was administered by the chairman of ACG’s Board of Trustees, Peter Thun, who presided over the pro - ceedings. Following the oath, President Horner donned the presidential ceremo - nial regalia with the help of Trustee Ann W. Caldwell, and received the presidential medallion and a warm congratulatory handshake from his predecessor, John S. Bailey, who is now chancellor of The Amer - ican College of Greece. In his inaugural speech, President Horner looked back at the founding prin - ciples and contributions of the College, and sketched the way forward based on two pillars: personal transformation and social contribution. The ceremony started poignantly with delegates from 65 universities and other ber of the search committee that recom - Top : a view of Pierce Theater educational institutions mostly in the mended Horner, Cook spoke in detail during the ceremony . United States, the United Kingdom and about the qualifications of Dr. Horner and Above : President Horner delivers his inaugural address ; seated in the front row, Greece marching into the theater in full the reasoning behind his selection by the left to right, are Peter Thun, chairman of the regalia, followed by the faculties of Deree Board. College’s Board of Trustees, Bishop College and Pierce College, and ACG’s Bishop Damaskinos of Diavlia offered Damaskinos of Diavlia, Chancellor John S. trustees and senior administrators. the opening invocation, representing Bailey, and Trustee Charles Cook. The official party was led onto the stage Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All by the senior Deree College faculty mem - Greece. Reverend Dr. Nancy Taylor, senior ber, history professor Evdokia Ka rayianni, minister of the Old South Church of the Ph.D., who carried the mace, the traditional United Church of Christ, in Boston, Massa - congratulation from several members of collegiate symbol of authority. chusetts, offered the closing benediction. the United States Senate and House of Representatives of various College Missionaries sponsored by the United Representatives were also read. constituencies – Deree and Pierce stu - Church of Christ founded The American The ceremony was interlaced with mu - dents, faculty and alumni – along with College of Greece in Smyrna, in 1875. sic by the Deree Symphony Orchestra led representatives of the United States gov - ACG Trustee Ann W. Caldwell read mes - by maestro and ACG faculty member Dim - ernment and North Park University, the sages from several ministers of the Greek itri Toufexis. Tenor John Hristopoulos sang last institution led by Horner, offered government, including Minister of Educa - the national anthems of Greece and the brief greetings. tion Aris Spiliotopoulos, congratulating United States. President Horner was introduced by Horner on his inauguration and stressing The ceremony was followed by a re - Dr. Charles Cook, the vice-chairman of the importance of the mission of The ception held on the grounds surrounding the Board of Trustees, as well as a mem - American College of Greece. Messages of Pierce Theater. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 7 News President Horner Reviews His First Year in Office, Outlines Goals for Academic Year 2009-10

In a July 1, 2009, memorandum to the President David G. Horner campus community on the anniver - sary of his assumption of the duties of President of The American College of Greece, Dr. David G. Horner recounted some of the accomplishments of his first year in office, and outlined some of the goals for the upcoming year. The president explained that the insti - tution’s new strategic plan, currently under development, is based on solid research: the findings of a compre - hensive study of the College and its operating environment conducted last spring by the London-based Parthenon Group, one of the leading global strategic consulting organiza - tions. Following are excerpts from the memorandum.

Strategic plan With the [Parthenon Group] findings in hand, we developed a new version of [the Draft Strategic Plan] and presented [it] to the Board of Trustees at their June 2009 meeting in Boston. Based on the Board’s feedback, modest changes were incorpo - rated into the document. The document [which was included in the memo] shows the direction of ACG’s preferred future. More detailed planning materials will be developed for the Board’s consideration at the November 2009 Board meeting and will be shared with the campus community as was done with the first draft plan earlier this year. approaches to student recruitment, stu - the leadership and organizational re - dent retention and financial aid). sources to add appropriate new academic Academic program development and Through the strategic planning process programs (or to amend current programs) enrollment management we have sought to identify the preferred and to execute an effective enrollment Based on my 25 years as an institutional long-term targets for enrollment for each management effort to reach the enroll - president, I believe two ingredients are es - area of the institution, paying attention ment targets. sential to ensure the best possible enroll - both to the size of student enrollment and While the effect of these new steps ment results: 1) a continuous flow of new the student mix (e.g., secondary/higher can only be realized over several years, I academic programs (or adaptation of ex - education; undergraduate/graduate; com - believe we have seen impressive isting programs) to meet changing market muter/residential; Greek/international; progress even within this first year. For needs and 2) a consistent execution of dis - range of academic achievement). During example, the new MA in Communica - ciplined, comprehensive enrollment man - the past year we also have taken several tion that was initially deferred by our ac - agement practices (e.g., state-of-the-art steps to make certain that ACG possesses creditors – the New England Association

8 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News of Schools and Colleges – has now been alumni), the image campaign and tactical Campus development approved based on a resubmission of campaigns currently underway are part Clearly, one of ACG’s greatest assets is the our proposal, and the Deree faculty have of an overall marketing strategy aimed at beautiful campus of Aghia Paraskevi. One authorized a new undergraduate major strengthening and, in some cases, cor - of our projects this year was the begin - in International Tourism and Hospitality recting the public perception of ning of a campus planning effort to iden - Management. The most elaborate new ACG/Deree. We believe that ACG’s overall tify ways of protecting and enhancing this program initiative this year, however, is educational quality is superior to that of asset, as well as our Downtown campus the creation of the General Studies Pro - any other private institution in Greece, and other facilities. We will be refining gram (GSP) to replace the current Junior and we believe it is essential that we make these plans to determine our investment College. that case broadly. If we do not, the com - of capital funds going forward. The focus on the need for substantial petition will continue to define us. The In the year concluded on June 30, how - change with the Junior College came di - current campaign is our first step to posi - ever, we have undertaken a number of rectly from my interviews with over 40 tion ACG appropriately in the public’s campus improvement projects. These proj - faculty and several alumni feedback ses - mind. We will monitor the impact of this ects have included almost every area of sions beginning last July. These infor - and future campaign efforts, and we will the Aghia Paraskevi campus (Deree and mal findings were then confirmed by modify our approach accordingly. Pierce), the campus apartments as well as the Parthenon research and by discus - some attention to the Downtown campus. sions with Junior College students. In Advancement and Also included in our capital projects this brief, these findings showed that the U.S. development strategy year has been significant investment in Junior College as presently constituted We have also begun the process of reach - technology. These investments are essen - had contributed to the weakening of ing out much more assertively to our tial to support our educational programs Deree’s “academic brand” (i.e., the per - alumni and friends. Regional alumni and administrative functions, to address ception of Deree’s academic quality in events and the highly successful Alumni ongoing maintenance issues and to pro - the general Greek market) and, in fact, Gala in May were important milestones in tect the competitive advantage our facili - possessed inherent aspects unappeal - Greece. In the United States, we started ties give us. ing to current Junior College students the process of enhancing ACG’s visibility (i.e., an associate’s degree rather than a with a goal of increased U.S. student en - Conclusion bachelor’s degree; a Downtown campus rollment as well as friend-raising and The coming year will bring more only option). fundraising. This year, Deree was promi - changes to the ACG landscape. The de - With these findings in hand, a team nently featured and well represented at a velopment of new approaches to meet went to work and gained faculty approval number of significant events in the Greek- changing circumstances should not be for a proposal, which the Board endorsed American community. equated with a lack of appreciation for at their recent meeting, to launch the GSP. past successes – and certainly not a re - Through the GSP we will continue to serve Technology pudiation of long-standing values. As I students with academic potential who do The backbone of education in the 21st cen - have publicly and privately stated on not at present meet Deree’s regular ad - tury is technology. By this fall, we will have multiple occasions, what drew me to mission requirements. implemented a number of major technol - ACG was its historic mission of bringing Unlike the Junior College (which will be ogy improvements, including: initial up - the best of American education to phased out over the next three years in grading of our institutional Web site; addi - Greece and the possibility of imple - order to serve currently enrolled students), tion of an online admission application; menting this mission at a world-class this new program has the following at - installation of a new administrative soft - standard of quality. Such an aspiration is tractive features: a) inclusion in Deree; b) ware system; installation of a new phone only realistic because of ACG’s strengths, enhanced learning support services for system; substantial expansion of our infra - built up through dedicated and effec - students; c) new policies to support greater structure to support communication be - tive work by many over many years. But, academic rigor; d) two new majors (Lib - tween our two campuses. the realization of this aspiration in the fu - eral Studies and Business Studies); e) Aghia ture will require ACG to be creative in Paraskevi and Downtown options; f) a College bill and E.U. degree validation responding to a changing landscape. bachelor’s degree rather than an associ - A major accomplishment this year was the I know very well from my past roles as a ate’s degree upon completion. remarkable effort that resulted in the sub - college and university president that Many other initiatives are underway in mission of over 2,500 pages of material in change does not come easily for many. the areas of academic program develop - support of our compliance with the For that reason, I have been enormously ment and enrollment management. I am Greece’s Private College Bill. We are well impressed by this community’s overall very pleased with the trajectory of changes positioned for proceeding as the process openness to change. Such openness in these two critical areas. moves forward. bodes very well for our future. I am deeply We also have taken important steps to - grateful for the support and effective work Branding campaign ward entering into partnership with an E.U. of all my colleagues throughout the Col - The findings of The Parthenon Group set university for the purpose of degree vali - lege from my first official day here last July. in motion a series of activities including dation. While we have not selected our fi - I have drawn encouragement and inspira - the highly visible advertising campaign nal E.U. partner at this date, we have en - tion from many of you and, as a result, I am launched in June. Utilizing the resources gaged in serious exploration of our even more certain of the bright prospects of one of the world’s global communica - options, and we are confident that we will for ACG than I was one year ago. tions leaders with an extensive staff in be able to consummate an agreement in Athens (including numerous Deree the near term. Thank you all for a very good year! ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 9 News College Launches Imaginative Ad Campaign

petitive advantage, particularly at a time The aim of the ads was to present Deree of global uncertainty when a solid aca - as the challenging school it is, fit for stu - demic foundation can make all the dif - dents ready to strive for a better future. ference to young graduates seeking to At a time of intense flux in Greek higher define themselves and their role in the fu - education, the Deree campaign high - ture. lighted those elements that have made it Athens was awash with a spirited and a pioneer and distinguish it from all other compelling ad campaign which chal - choices available to Greek undergradu - lenged conventional wisdom about the ates. College. The campaign’s theme was “Chal - As President Horner indicated in a letter lenge Yourself.” It featured athletes push - to faculty and staff on July 1, “The image ing their limits against the whimsical and and tactical campaigns currently under - striking metaphor of an academic toolkit. way are part of an overall marketing strat - The print executions featured a swimmer egy aimed at strengthening and, in some Last June, Deree racing against the backdrop of a writing cases, correcting the public perception of launched the most pad resembling a lap pool; a climber scal - ACG/Deree [...] From solid, independent ambitious advertising ing the backdrop of a book featuring an market research, we now have validated campaign in its his - excerpt from Dante’s Divine Comedy ; a the need and believe the time is appropri - tory, strategically cen - runner racing over a shelf of leather- ate to differentiate ACG’s overall educa - tered on highlighting the College’s unique bound books; and a pole-vaulter using a tional quality as vastly superior to that of legacy, tradition of academic excellence, book sentence as a pole. The result was a any other private institution in Greece and and singular role in Greece’s higher edu - dramatic and visually arresting portfolio we believe it is essential that we make that cation system. of ads which ran in select, high-visibility case broadly. If we do not, the competition In 2009, Deree remains a beacon dedi - media including national Sunday news - will continue to define us.” cated to the ideals of its founders: em - papers, outdoor billboards and illumi - After a rigorous and comprehensive powering students to become thought nated pisas in the greater Attica region. A search for an advertising agency, the Col - leaders through a rigorous curriculum variation also ran on the Athens Metro lege chose LOWE Worldwide in Athens to and thoughtful intellectual stewardship. system and in online media frequented develop the campaign, which will con - Deree’s U.S. accreditation and status as the by college-age students and opinion tinue to evolve both in Greece and inter - oldest and largest American university in leaders, the campaign’s primary target nationally throughout the 2009-2010 Europe affords the College a unique com - audiences. academic year. ©

Deree Establishes Integrated Marketing & Communications Dept.

After the successful launch of Deree’s the world's top advertising agencies, as well Greek and foreign student markets, de - first major marketing campaign during as extensive undergraduate and graduate velop all internal and external commu - the summer of 2009 and coinciding teaching experience. nication projects, and coordinate new with the launch of a new academic year, Nicholas Jiavaras, executive vice presi - enrollment programs driven by our suc - ACG has announced the creation of a dent for Institutional Advancement said, "I cessful Deree Day Open House events as new Integrated Marketing & Communi - am excited about our collective efforts to well as alumni and media relations ef - cations Department under the Institu - advance the ACG brand. The talented and forts which further support and extend tional Adva n cement Division of the dedicated IMC team, working closely with the ACG story. College. The new department was cre - colleagues in the enrollment, academic, Working closely with the College’s ad - ated to coordinate all marketing activi - advancement and student services areas vertising agency, IMC will broaden the Col - ties across the institution in order to will produce inspirational results for all con - lege’s ability to anticipate the challenges deliver singular and unified messages to stituencies." and complexities of an ever-changing our diverse stakeholders both within The IMC department is expressly fo - communication landscape and craft disci - Greece and across the globe. cused on creating strategic, data-driven plined, thoughtful and strategic programs The new department is being overseen communication initiatives which sup - which showcase the legacy, world-class by our consultant Eve Geroulis, a Chicagoan port President David G. Horner’s long- recognition and leadership role the Col - with two decades of experience market - term strategic growth plan. IMC will lege continues to play in higher education ing major brands and working with some of develop advertising campaigns for both in Greece. ©

10 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Deree Participates in Chicago’s Gabby Awards

he 2009 Gabby Awards celebrating Greek America’s Best & Brightest Stars Twere held in Chicago on June 9 and, as a Platinum Sponsor of the event, Deree was there to share the spotlight with a glit - tering array of honorees and celebrity guests. The event was the highlight of the Greek cultural season in the United States, attracting over 1,100 guests from 27 States and four countries. The Gabby’s were the first ever awards program of its kind hon - oring the achievements of some of Amer - ica’s most accomplished cultural and com - mercial leaders of Greek ancestry. A truly star-studded list of presenters and nomi - nees attended, including Hollywood stars Olympia Dukakis, Melina Kanakarides and Nia Vardalos, along with Greek actor Alexi Georgoulis and FOX Film President Jim Gi - anopoulos. At the awards ceremony, Deree unveiled its new advertising campaign to an important audience of opinion leaders. ACG President David G. Horner presented duce the audience to Deree. A video pro - the award in the Best Academic Achieve - duced especially for the event showcasing ment category. the College’s history and its role as a vital Dukakis received a lifetime achievement bridge between the U.S. and Greece was award and delivered an emotional accept - screened. ance speech attributing her life’s success to President Horner said the event “pro - the love and support of her immigrant vided Deree with an exceptional opportu - mother, a childhood brimming wih Greek nity to showcase the important role the traditionalism, and the lessons of hard work College has played in Greece and within and tenacity. It was a message that was higher education. I am thrilled with the re - echoed by almost all the award winners in ception Deree received and found my time their speeches. Another poignant moment in Chicago very important in further came with the acceptance speech by Maria demonstrating our commitment to best Papadakis, daughter of Dr. Constantine Pa - serving the intellectual needs of both padakis, the late president of Drexel Uni - Greeks and non-Greeks while meeting the challenges of a changing global landscape. versity, who took the stage on behalf of From top: President Horner speaks at the her father. President Horner presented Pa - I was also very impressed by the reception Gabby awards ceremony; Olympia Doukakis padakis with the award for her father. In the College received among Greeks and delivers her moving address; Melina his remarks, Horner spoke warmly of Pa - philhellenes who share our passion and Kanakarides, Nia Vardalos and Alexis padakis and had the opportunity to intro - mission for the future.” Georgoulis at the Gabby’s.

Participation in the Gabby’s was the cul - mination of a year-long institutional ad - vancement campaign in the United States, aiming to familiarize the American public with the College’s mission and offerings. After the awards ceremony at the Reskin Theater in Downtown Chicago, the cele - bration continued with a party at the nearby Hilton Hotel, with Greek singer Glyk - eria headlining the evening’s entertain - ment. A glamorous ballroom backdrop, an elegant dinner, a silent auction – featuring a Deree study package – and festive danc - ing late into the evening ended the event on a celebratory note. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 11 News

New Access Program at Deree:

General Studies Program By Kathleen Rys*

It’s an exciting time to be at Deree, system like Deree that is based on criti - Freshman Seminars whether you’re a student, faculty member cal and creative thought. The pedagogical impact of the program is or administrator. Change is in the air, so front-loaded in the student’s first year or much so that you can feel the buzz of ac - The program at Deree: General Studies first 30 credits (usually 10 courses). The tivity across ACG’s campuses. One area At Deree the access program took shape first-year academic experience consists of a that has been a hotbed of activity during when Dr. Todd G. Fritch joined the College series of English, computer, humanities and President David G. Horner’s inaugural administration as vice president for aca - social science courses that are designed to year at the College is the design of a new demic development and dean of graduate help students improve their academic suc - Deree access program, called General and professional studies. Fritch had cess. The humanities and social science Studies. gained first-hand experience of access courses are offered as Freshman Seminars, In education, the term access program programs at North eastern University and small, intimate classes where students are refers to an “entrance” or a “way in” that used that know-how to lead the develop - encouraged to think critically: to discuss, opens up foundation learning opportu - ment of an institutionally appropriate ap - debate and assess ideas and look for an - nities to applicants who may not have had proach at Deree. The challenge was to swers. A large component of the course the chance to be accepted into a de - take best practice in an American context content is directed toward honing their manding program in tertiary education. and shape it to work at Deree. English language skills – including reading, The concept is not new in American After months of planning and revising writing, listening and speaking. Another higher education, nor is it rare. U.S. col - concepts, the General Studies Program goal of these first-year courses is to rekindle leges and universities, such as New York was approved by the College’s Curriculum students’ motivation to learn and their in - University, Boston University, DePaul Uni - Committee, faculty, president and Board of quisitiveness by engaging them in the versity and Northeastern University, have Trustees. The program’s curriculum has learning process through in-class active offered their own custom variations of ac - been designed to deliver transformative learning techniques. cess programs over the last half century. education that will re-engage students in And the concept continues to grow in the learning process. Program performance metrics popularity. Most colleges with access pro - Students accepted into the GSP are en - Another unique characteristic of the Gen - grams are looking to diversify student pro - rolled in a four-year bachelor’s program at eral Studies Program at Deree is the stu - files. Others simply have recognized that Deree following one of two majors, Lib - dent’s “exit option.” Many access programs they were “turning away some very good eral Studies or Business Studies. Both ma - are of a specified duration, for example, and capable kids,” according Dr. Arnold jors have been designed to be flexible. two years or 60 credits. Deree’s program of - Gorn, as quoted in a 2001 issue of the New They allow the student to pursue aca - fers a series of checkpoints at which the York Times. The key to successful access demic areas of personal interest while ac - student is assessed. Students who display programs is to admit students with prom - quiring important skills desirable in the strong academic success may exit the pro - ise and create an early academic experi - job market. They also provide students gram after the freshman year. A GSP stu - ence that improves their academic abili - with a strong undergraduate foundation dent is evaluated at 30 credits, 45 credits ties. that will allow them to pursue a master’s and continuously from 60 to 90 credits. If A key insight gained by educators at degree. These new majors at Deree pro - students have reached specified perform - Deree is that a student’s potential, in - vide students with a greater choice of ance levels (a CI of 3.0, 2.7 and 2.5, respec - volving such success traits as creativity, courses, allowing minors to be more eas - tively), they have earned the right to leave initiative and productivity, is not easily ily incorporated into the plan of study. A the program. At this point students may quantified. To complicate matters, the number of interdisciplinary majors are decide to change their major to any of evaluation and grading mechanisms possible, for example, combining inter - those offered at the College. If by the time employed by the Greek lyceum system national business with foreign languages, a student has 38 credits remaining to com - may not adequately identify all students balancing psychology and sociology, plete the requirements for a bachelor’s de - who possess these traits. We have found streamlining communication to include gree, they have not satisfied these per - in examining over 2000 student records advertising and marketing courses, or formance metrics, i.e., a CI of at least 2.5, that a student’s grade point average on combining English literature with philos - they have the option to earn a bachelor’s leaving lyceum may not be a valid pre - ophy or psychology. The permutations degree by completing the program re - dictor of success in a higher education are endless. quirements of either the Liberal Studies or

12 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News

Dean Kathleen Rys

Business Studies majors (all other gradua - tion requirements remain the same, includ - ing the College’s residency requirement and Two New Majors at Deree: a minimum CI of 2.0). Business Studies and Liberal Studies Wrap around services Open to all, but required for GSP students The last principal design element in the Gen - eral Studies Program is student support serv - ices. Advising is vital. Not only will advisors Liberal Studies from the Academic Advising Office assist General description students in course selection as they build a The Liberal Studies major is designed to provide students with the opportunity to major, they will also follow up on students’ plan and pursue broader interdisciplinary programs than the traditional Arts and academic performance. The Academic In - Sciences major, major and minor, or even double major allows. Students pursuing tervention Program is directed at students this major have the ability to design their own undergraduate program and pursue on probation and involves one-to-one ses - a sequence of courses consistent with their educational goals and interests. The sions establishing guidelines regarding the goals of the major are to expose students to diverse ways of thinking about the nature and number of courses taken each se - world, sharpen critical thinking and analytical skills, hone English language skills, mester, and group sessions and workshops and build a broad foundation of knowledge while allowing for specialization. designed to help students identify their learning styles and how to overcome a learn - The structure of the major: ing weakness. Interactive workshops on time 6 Maintains the College’s General Education core courses management, test taking, note taking and 6 Provides an opportunity to design a major good study habits are being developed. 6 Specifies course level quotas Additional support services include peer 6 Offers unique research and capstone courses tutoring and writing support. Since Fresh - man Seminar classes are very small, in - structors begin to assume the role of men - Business Studies tors. And since there are no restrictions on where they study (GSP students may elect General description to take their courses at the Aghia Paraskevi The Business Studies major provides students with the opportunity to combine campus, at the Downtown campus or at studies in accounting, finance, computer information systems, international busi - both), students are encouraged to partici - ness, management, and marketing in one flexible major. The major program builds pate in the College’s full array of co-curric - on a solid core of business courses and allows students to personalize their business ular and extracurricular activities. They can studies by selecting courses that cover a range of interests. Students will also find join clubs and societies, and use the ath - they have the flexibility to create areas of emphasis within Business or to minor in letic facilities, participating, if they wish, in subjects from the Arts and Sciences. intramural and intercollegiate competi - tions. The structure of the major: The bottom line is that the General Stud - 6 Maintains the College’s General Education core courses ies Program is designed to “light the fire 6 Delivers a more compact version of the Business Core within” and help students develop a true 6 Structures options of 9 credits in key areas of each major sense of their potential, motivate them to 6 Allows flexibility in combining business electives (15 credits) which may allow engage in learning once again, and claim a for a specialization future that allows them to succeed in a chal - 6 Allows sufficient General Electives (18 credits) for potential minors lenging environment. © All courses students take before reaching the first academic review at 30 credits are de - * Kathleen Rys is dean of the General Studies signed to transfer to other business majors. Program.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 13 News New Major in International Tourism and Hospitality Management By Dr. Antonis Klidas*

that studying tourism in one of the top in Modern Society, Introduction to the 20 tourist destinations in the world Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Princi - should be a natural choice for foreign ples of Marketing for Hospitality and students. Tourism, Hospitality Information Systems, and Financial Management for the Hospi - The International Tourism tality Industry. More importantly, through and Hospitality Management Program these courses students will develop the at - Deree embarked on the development of titudes necessary to be effective in an in - the new major in October 2007. A task dustry where service quality, philoxenia committee was formed consisting of Vice and a genuine concern for the environ - President for Academic Program Develop - ment, people and the host community are ment and Dean of Graduate and Profes - paramount. Although these attitudes will sional Studies Todd Fritch, Associate Dean be cultivated across the curriculum, we Lila Mordochae, professor Despina Gavrili have developed two courses that will and the undersigned. The program was specifically address them in an integrative Antonis Klidas approved by the Curriculum Committee, manner: Managing Quality and People in the faculty and President David Horner. Tourism and Hospitality, and Sustainable Deree launched a new major in Interna - In designing the new program’s cur - Tourism Management. In addition, the tional Tourism and Hospitality Ma - riculum we looked at competitive pro - concentration includes a number of elec - nagement in September 2009. Through grams in Greece and abroad and tives, such as International Cultural this program Deree is entering a very thoroughly studied the curricula of Tourism, PR and Crisis Management in promising field, which has tremendous renowned institutions in the field, espe - Tourism and Hospitality, Destination Man - significance nationally and globally. Sta - cially in the United States. Based on this agement and Marketing, and Visitor At - tistics attest to this significance: Tou rism benchmarking activity we have devel - tractions Management. accounts globally for about 10 percent of oped a curriculum which is both interna - personal consumption, nine percent of tionally competitive and locally relevant. Two areas of emphasis capital investment and more than eight The new program has a strong academic The tourism and hospitality concentration percent of world employment, and it con - orientation, which is consistent with the includes two areas of emphasis: Hospital - tributes about 10 percent of the world’s demands of university-level education. ity Management and Tourism Entrepre - GDP. Tourism generates more than 18 At the same time, the program incorpo - neurship. percent of the Greece’s GDP and it em - rates many opportunities for vocational These emphases target individuals who ploys, directly and indirectly, between training through practical courses (e.g., want to pursue a career in managerial posi - 800,000 and one million people. No won - Food and Beverage Management), in - tions in the hospitality industry (especially der tourism is considered Greece’s “heavy ternships in the tourism and hospitality in the hotel industry) and prospective en - industry.” industry, and a Cooperative Education trepreneurs in the tourism industry. Hospi - Despite the numbers and the impor - course at the end of the program. tality Management addresses the industry tance of tourism for Greece, tourism ed - Students of the new major will follow need and demand for higher education ucation in Greece has been lagging the General Education curriculum and graduates specialized in the field of tourism behind. There has been until recently take a number of Business Core courses. and hospitality. Tourism Entrepreneurship no university-level undergraduate edu - Thus, graduates of the major in Interna - is a distinctive element of our program. It is cation in Greece and there is still no tional Tourism and Hospitality Manage - also important, given the prevalence of higher-level undergraduate tourism ed - ment will have received the same quality small and medium-size enterprises in the ucation in Athens. Our program aims to and breadth of American-style education tourism industry in Greece and elsewhere. fill this gap in the Greek education mar - as their fellow students at Deree. This emphasis targets students who aspire ket and supply the local tourism and In their Tourism and Hospitality con - to start their own business in the field of hospitality industry with highly quali - centration students will take courses spe - tourism. fied graduates who, equipped with a cific to the field. Through these courses Each emphasis comprises a Coopera - deep understanding of the field, will be students will acquire a deep understand - tive Education experience, which com - able to think about the industry at a ing of the tourism and hospitality field and bines a strategic management course, high strategic level. Taking an interna - develop skills specific to the industry. Ex - seminars in professional skills develop - tional perspective, we strongly believe amples of courses are Tourism and Leisure ment, and a placement in the tourism

14 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News and hospitality industry. The Cooperative Tourism and Hospitality’s new major will benefit from our College’s Education experience, along with the in - major advantages extensive alumni network and experi - ternships, will offer the opportunity to The new major in International Tourism enced Career Services, which will be valu - prospective students to accumulate valu - and Hospitality Management comes with able resources for them in their efforts to able work experience and professional the guarantee of Deree’s long-established launch fulfilling careers in hospitality and skills in the industry. tradition in delivering high-quality educa - tourism. Our ambition is for our graduates The program will be taught by experi - tional programs. The new major will ben - to reach top managerial positions in the enced academics and industry profes - efit from the College’s spectacular industry, in Greece or abroad. © sionals. Visiting faculty from renowned campus, state-of-the-art facilities, and ex - institutions in the field of tourism will en - ceptional library, which has one of the rich our students’ educational experi - most impressive collections of books, arti - * Dr. Antonis Klidas is area coordinator of the ence and strengthen the international cles and databases in Greece. Finally, just International Tourism and Hospitality orientation of the program. as all Deree graduates, graduates of the Management program.

Trends in the financial sector show an in - creased demand for executives with diverse Deree offers Joint MBA/MSc skills and knowledge of both management and the technical and quantitative aspects of finance. Similarly, corporate executives in Finance Program with a firm knowledge of finance enjoy a significant advantage in today’s complex By Dr. Dimitris Doulos* business environment. The joint Master of Business Administra - tion/Master of Science in Finance program that started in the fall of 2009 is intended for students who wish to pursue studies in business administration or finance and deepen their knowledge of the fields. En - rolling in the joint MBA/MS in Finance pro - gram, students can earn both the MBA and the MS in Finance degrees in an accelerated manner. The joint program is designed to equip professionals with the management knowledge, skills and competencies es - sential for success in today’s competitive global business environment, and offers a critical and analytical grounding in the business and economics of finance, along with in-depth knowledge of corporate and banking finance. Even though candidates for the joint de - gree must complete all requirements for both degrees, with a proper selection of electives it is possible to reduce the total credit hours required for the two degrees individually by 21, or seven courses. The advantage of choosing this gradu - ate degree option is that it allows students to gain specialized content knowledge with a shorter time commitment and at a lower cost. © Dr. Dimitris Doulos, a professor of Economics and Finance and coordinator of the MS in Finance Program, was one of the speakers at a June conference organized by the American Business Forum in Turkey. The Forum is a chamber of commerce whose 80 members are U.S. * Dr. Dimitris Doulos is coordinator of the companies doing business in Turkey. In his presentation, “Education and Current Economic Challenges,” Doulos said that because the demands companies place on their human capital Joint MBA/MS in Finance Program, along have changed, lifelong learning has become a necessity, placing new demands on higher with Dr. Antonis Klidas. education. Pictured here: Dr. Doulos (left) with Galip Sukaya, the outgoing ABFT chairman.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 15 News Deree Launches the MA in Communication Program By Dr. Argyro Kefala*

Following its long tradition and commit - career opportunities for our graduates. ment to providing innovative and pio - The focus on both theory and applied neering educational programs, Deree knowledge will give our graduates a com - launched a Master of Arts in Communi - petitive advantage in the workplace, re - cation program in the fall of 2009. This gardless of the career path they choose. professional degree program will prepare This is a 30-credit hour program de - a new generation of communication spe - signed to be flexible so students can take cialists for careers in corporate, govern - classes on a full- or part-time basis. Classes ment, non-profit and agency settings. will meet from 6-9 in the evenings once a In a world of growing media and com - week to accommodate working students’ munication technologies, the role of schedules. Small class sizes will ensure that communication specialists is rapidly ex - students interact closely with their profes - pa nding. Business and industry leaders sors. Students will benefit from highly qual - are increasingly recognizing the impor - ified faculty with both academic and pro - tance of communication strategies to the fessional credentials who bring real-world success of their organizations and the lessons and hands-on experience to the Argyro Kefala implementation of their policies. Gradu - classroom. ate education in communication and A review of more than one hundred public relations provides professionals studies conducted by the National Com - the training they require to meet the munication Association in the United States challenges of executive positions in com - provided strong support for the impor - munication- related industries. tance of communication education. A re - The carefully balanced MA in Commu - port of the NCA’s findings in the Journal of nication combines practical and applied the Association for Communication Ad - knowledge with the theory and science of ministration in January 2000 concluded communication. It has been developed to that studying communication “develops meet the rapidly growing local and global the whole person, improves the work of demands for communication and public education, advances the interests of soci - relations experts. Reflecting the latest de - ety, bridges cultural differences and ad - velopments in the field, it incorporates a vances careers and the work of business.” “If I went to college again, I’d concentrate on solid core of communication courses and Those who pursue Deree’s MA in Commu - two areas: learning to write and to speak be - professional electives in Corporate Com - nication will grow intellectually and im - fore an audience. Nothing in life is more im - munication, Political Communication, prove their prospects for career growth. © portant than the ability to communicate ef - Communication for Public and Non-Profit fectively.” Organizations, and Communication for * Dr. Kefala is a professor at Deree, head of the Gerald R. Ford the Entertainment, Sports and Tourism In - Department of Communication and coordi - 38th President of the United States dustries, opening up a wide range of new nator of the MA in Communication program.

The MA in CORE COURSES Public Relations Strategy Communication Program Advanced Media Writing and Techniques Applied Communication Research Methods Strategic Corporate Communication The Media of Mass Communication Master’s Thesis

ELECTIVE COURSES Political Communication Communication for the Tourism Industry Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Communication for the Entertainment Industry Public Relations in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors Crisis Communication Management

16 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Visual Arts Major: a Focus on Visual Literacy and Art By Professor Effie Halivopoulou*

ances and video. are better equipped to under - troduces students to contem - Studio courses are comple - take specialized training and to porary developments in mate - mented by art history and art acquire a broad perception of rials, theory and methods of theory courses. the rapidly changing art envi - communication for integration The VA program begins with ronment. into an evolving fine arts prac - the 25-credit foundation pro - By offering a broad overview tice, and develops personal gram. It is the core of the Visual of the fields of art as well as a skills in art. Arts program and is independ - deep knowledge of procedures, Upon completion of the Vi - ent of any single professional concepts and practices in spe - sual Arts program students Effie Halivopoulou art-related area. It offers a wide cialized areas, the VA program will be able to perform as vi - background comprising many develops students’ visual liter - sual artists, art educators and Deree’s Visual Arts program, different underlying concepts acy. Exposing them to the executives at advertising com - launched in September 2008, of art in general, thus creating processes of creativity, it helps panies, museums and gal - focuses on studio art with an space for students to engage in students recognize their partic - leries. Due to growing needs emphasis in painting. The pro - basic research. The foundation ular talents and abilities. Also, in art-related areas worldwide, gram offers a number of studio program encourages flexibility by viewing their works through the VA major also opens up art courses: from beginners’ and imagination and offers social and historical perspec - possibilities for work outside classes in color, drawing, sculp - great exposure to a variety of tives, students gain insights and of Greece. © ture and time-based media to techniques and methods re - develop their critical awareness. advanced classes in painting, lated to the production of art - Through its embrace of all art * Professor Halivopoulou is coor - drawing, computer art-related work. After completion of the disciplines and emphasis on dinator of the Visual Arts pro - courses, installations, perform - foundation program, students studio work, the VA program in - gram at Deree.

Visual Arts Major Participates in Art Athina 2009

Deree College participated in the 15th annual Art Athina fair, which took place at the Faliro Pavillion in May. The aim was to promote the new major in Visual Arts offered by the College to an audience that is interested in the visual arts. Art Athina, established in 1993, is Greece’s leading international fair for contemporary art. Over the years it has joined the ranks of Eu - rope’s prominent art exhibitions. This year’s exhibitors included 60 galleries from 12 coun - tries (Greece, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Holland and Cyprus), presenting more than 300 artists. The fair also hosted a program of parallel events. At the fair, the Deree Admissions Office along with the representatives of the Visual Arts Department (including students) staffed the College’s booth and answered questions from hundreds of visitors. Professor Effie Halivo poulou, the coordina - tor of the Visual Arts major, organized a tour for the students, who had the chance to discuss visual arts issues and current trends in con - The Visual Arts major booth at Art Athina 2009. temporary art with several gallery representa - tives and artists. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 17 News Discover Deree Day Draws Over 300 Visitors to Campus

Visitors tour the Aghia Paraskevi campus on Discover Deree Day.

treated to Starbuck’s Coffee, bottled water, and information booths staffed by many of the companies that hire Deree graduates. The quad near the Admissions Office was filled with music by Kiss FM, which sent a DJ to campus for the event, and the aroma of barbequed treats. While enjoy - ing the music and food, guests visited in - formation tables set up by Deree’s student societies and organizations. Later, faculty members were available at information ta - bles in the library to discuss the particulars of each undergraduate program. Addressing the visitors, Horner spoke about the attractive campus as a distinc - tive feature of a Deree education. Ba - worowsky emphasized five points that Discover Deree Day, an open house for and a Deree overview program featuring are hallmarks of a Deree education: out - prospective undergraduate students held President David G. Horner, Vice President standing career services and graduate June 30, drew about 300 guests to the John Baworowsky, and Associate Dean Lila school acceptance rates, outstanding ac - campus, prospective students as well as Mordochae. ademic programs, a quality campus, ex - their family and friends. The day-long The Deree Ambassadors gave small citing student life, and affordability. event included campus tours, a barbeque, groups of families tours of the campus, Given the success of Discover Deree the opportunity to meet with faculty showing off the College’s outstanding fa - Day, a second such event was held in Sep - members to discuss academic interests, cilities. Along the tour route, guests were tember. ©

Dozens Attend Graduate Open House

Several dozen college and university graduates, a significant portion of them from Deree, showed up at Deree’s first Graduate School open house, which took place on June 24 and 25 at the College’s Aghia Pa raskevi and Down - town campuses. The heads of the Col - lege’s five graduate programs (MBA, MS in Finance, Joint MBA/MS in Fi - nance, MS in Applied Psychology, and MA in Communication) along with fac - ulty members and advisors were on hand to familiarize the candidates with the College’s offerings and the pro - grams’ requirements. Todd Fritch, vice president for academic program de - velopment and dean of graduate and Vice President Todd Fritch professional studies , was also on hand (left) talks with Alexandros to welcome the candidates and speak Skouras (DC ’07), who is about the emphasis Deree is placing on exploring graduate study at Deree. developing graduate education. ©

18 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Orientation Draws Hundreds of Students (and Parents) to the Aghia Paraskevi Campus

New Student Orientation at Deree Col - lege, was held September 3 and 4 on the Aghia Paraskevi Campus. Several hundred new students participated in the two-day event designed to familiarize them with Deree and offer them the guidance they need to begin their studies. The program began at Pierce Theater with a high-energy student-produced video about campus life. Then John Ba - worowsky, vice president for enrollment and student services, welcomed the new students. He urged them to make good choices as they begin their college careers and explained that they have the oppor - tunity to choose excellence in all they do. Baworowsky encouraged the new stu -

dents to join some of the many student or - enjoying a BBQ lunch accompanied by Above: President Horner (left) talks with the ganizations and societies at Deree to de - live music, and meeting with their orien - family of a new student during the velop leadership skills and make new tation groups. These groups, led by Deree orientation reception where students and upperclassmen, provided valuable infor - their families were invited. Left: New friends. students during a tour of the campus during Following his speech, Gerasimos Pa - mation to the incoming freshmen. Later orientation. Right: Deree alumnus Christos pandrikopoulos, president of the Deree they were treated to performances by Alexandrou sings during Deree Orientation. Student Government Association, ex - the Deree Latin Dance Group, the Dance plained the role of the Student Govern - Club and the Drama Club. The day ended ment and the benefits of becoming in - with a reception hosted by President that meet their interests and fit in with volved in student life. He was followed by David G. Horner, who greeted the stu - their desired majors. Christos Koutras, director of student af - dents and many of the parents who had Orientation concluded with a student fairs, who administered the Deree Pledge. come to campus for the evening event. organization fair, a festive event featuring The new students said “I do,” agreeing to During the second day, new students information tables set up by various stu - do their own original work in class, be of learned about career services and gradu - dent organizations in the Deree corridor. service to others, and use the knowledge ate school preparation from Maria Laiou, Incoming freshmen were able to join the and skills gained at Deree to advance coordinator of career services. They also organizations of their choice on the spot. Greece and the global community. participated in an advising session where The air was filled with music and friend - New students spent the balance of the each new student was advised individu - ship as new students mingled with stu - day touring the Aghia Paraskevi campus, ally. Advisors help students select courses dent organization leaders. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 19 AHEPA Recognizes Excellence at Deree

Three Deree students received awards tended by Deputy Minister of Foreign bine academic achievement and a of excellence from the American Hel - Affairs Theodoros Kassimis, U.S. Am - proven record of community support. lenic Educational Propressive Associa - bassador Daniel Speckhard and mem - The awards include monetary grants tion (AHEPA) Glyfada Chapter HJ02. bers of the AHEPA family in Greece. and official AHEPA plaques. Pictured Ioanna Fevranoglou, Vasilios Boukas 2009 marks the eighth consecutive here, from left to right: second prize and Ioanna Fokianou received the first, year that the AHEPA Glyfada chapter winner Andreas Boukas, Deputy Min - second and third prizes, respectively, has given awards for excellence to stu - ister Theodoros Kassimis, Ambassador at a ceremony held at the historic old dents from public and private univer - Speckhard and AHEPA member Ioan - parliament building in the center of sities and colleges in Greece. The nis Georgakopoulos of Ethniki Asfal - Athens. The June 10 ceremony was at - awards recognize students who com - istiki.

Agreement with Deree Brings Floating Campus to Piraeus

Following the signing of an exclusive af - Deree for affiliating with SAS, and said that worldwide. SAS offers a unique study- filiation agreement between Deree Col - the agreement presents another great abroad experience for students who have lege and the Semester at Sea program of learning opportunity for students at Deree. the academic qualifications. the Institute of Shipboard Education, SAS's The MV Explorer is a floating university As part of the agreement between cruiseship, the MV Explorer, docked at Pi - campus that offers more than 70 courses Deree and the Institute, $19,000 in schol - raeus on July 15 so that Deree students for credit through the University of Vir - arship funds will be made available each could visit the ship and get first-hand in - ginia, one of America's oldest and most year to participating Deree students who formation about the program. At the same prestigious public institutions, founded qualify. time, the ship's 800 students, from the by Thomas Jefferson. Under the agreement, Deree College is United States and several other countries, The three-year exclusive affiliation the only institution in Greece whose stu - had the opportunity to visit Athens and agreement between Deree and the Insti - dents are eligible to apply for SAS. some of its major monuments, like the tute for Shipboard Education presents The SAS program at Deree will be coor - Acropolis and its new museum. Deree students of with a unique opportu - dinated by the Office of Enrollment Man - Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs nity to spend a semester on board a mod - agement. Miltiades Varvitsiotes visited the Explorer ern cruise ship – the Explorer was built in The Explorer's visit attracted wide - and spoke to its students about Greece 2002 – while engaging in rigorous col - spread media attention, and several Deree and some of the challenges it faces at the lege-level study. students were interviewed, along with dawn of the 21st century. Varvitsiotes, The Semester at Sea program, launched Varvitsiotes and SAS students and admin - whose sister is an SAS alumna, praised in 1976, has more than 50,000 alumni istrators. ©

20 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Former Premier Calls for New Audit of Greece’s Debt at Institute of Diplomacy Round Table

Former Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis (center) with Andreas Andrianopoulos (third from right), head of Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs of The American College of Greece, and attendees of the round table discussion at the College ’s neoclassical building in Plaka.

The Institute of Diplomacy and Global Af - public debt + private debt + unfunded fu - Greece’s bonds, the country would prob - fairs of The American College of Greece or - ture liabilities amounts to more than €800 ably have had to halt payments to its cred - ganized a round-table discussion featuring billion in a country with a GDP of €260 bil - itors because of an inability to refinance former Greek Prime Minister Constantine lion) and said that Greece is facing a gen - its debt. Mitsotakis, several heads of business asso - eration-long, or even longer, downward Mitsotakis said that the priority for ciations, top banking officials, and jour - adjustment of its living standards, as it is the government should be to protect nalists. The event took place on March 18 being forced by international credit mar - the rule of law and, if necessary, the at the College’s neoclassical building in kets to begin to reduce first its deficits and goverment should take extra measures Plaka. It was coordinated by the Institute’s then its debt, which has been growing for to enforce it. director, Andreas Andrianopoulos. the past 30 years. Participants appreciated the event for - The event opened with a presentation The former prime minister called for an mat – it was the first time most of them by Mitsotakis entitled, “Where We Are; independent, bipartisan audit of Greece’s had had such an experience, fashioned Where We Are Headed,” and concluded public finances so that all Greeks become after similar events at U.S. think tanks. with comments and questions from the aware the country’s fiscal situation. One of Mitsotakis’ comments caused a stir in nine-member panel. the panel participants – a banker – noted the press, and several government minis - Mitsotakis painted a bleak picture of that had it not been for the European Cen - ters as well as the prime minister were Greece’s total debt (he calculated that tral Bank’s willingness to underwrite subsequently asked about them. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 21 News Karahalios: Crisis Is Opportunity for New Leaders

Referring to the role of education, Kara - halios said that there is no better way to im - prove the lot of the average citizen – what should be the central concern of all politi - cal leadership – than by educating a new generation of leaders, capable of grasping the major issues of the dawning age. “Lead - ership has to do with ideas and with peo - ple,” he said. “Capable leadership, above all else, requires a vision; a vision is based on ideas, and ideas require smart, capable people to turn them into action.”

Left: During his lecture Nikos Karahalios argued that a new generation of leaders is necessary to propel Greece forward. Below: Dr. S. Sue Horner, President David G. Horner, Nikos Karahalios and Yiannis Retsos, president of the Hotel Association of Athens.

Nicholas Karahalios (DC '93) spent the bet - ter part of the last decade as one of the most important advisers to the prime min - ister of Greece, Costas Karamanlis, and his New Democracy party. Many observers cite Karahalios' political acumen and strate - gic planning ability as one of the reasons for Karamanlis' victory in the 2004 elec - tions. After his abrupt departure from the po - sition of secretary for political planning of New Democracy earlier this year, Kara - halios founded Forum 2020, an independ - ent, non-partisan think tank which aims to produce innovative thinking to deal with Greece's challenges. Forum 2020 focuses its research on studies of “fair politics,” the digital and green economy, identity and cultural issues, and social trends forecast - ing. On May 28, Karahalios returned to his are usually the products of crises. “Today, He said that The American College of alma mater for a lecture entitled “Leader - people need to be inspired and are looking Greece has staked a leadership position in ship in Education and Public Management for leaders with vision,” he said. Southeast Europe, and can play a central in the 21st Century,” which took place at the At the same time, he noted that the no - role in a broader national strategy to make John S. Bailey Library. tion of leadership extends far beyond the Greece an exporter of ideas and education. Karahalios sketched some of the leader - contests for power at the top, and that “The College has the experience, the ad - ship challenges in the 21st century, and great changes cannot be imposed by one ministrative capacity, and the teachers ca - predicted that the current global crisis will person alone. “I assure you that no one, act - pable of forming strong character,” give rise to a new generation of leaders, ing alone, can bring about significant Karahalios said. able to make their presence felt and give change – it is almost impossible,” he said. The lecture attracted dozens of stu - traction to modern ideas of governance. “We need leaders in every family, in every dents, faculty and administrators of the “The time is ripe, and citizens are ready” for school classroom, in the workplace.” He College, members of parliament and such leadership, Karahalios said. added that conditions in the new century representatives of social organizations, In a veiled criticism of the current politi - call for more collective forms of leadership, and municipal leaders. Karahalios was cal landscape, Karahalios said that great rather than the traditional top-down introduced by ACG President David G. leaders do not appear out of nowhere but model. Horner. ©

22 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Business Week 2009 Examines “Business at Risk”

This year’s Business Week, a week-long Business Week 2009 speakers 6 Mr. Takis Kommatas , attorney-at-law. series of lectures on a specific topic, was 6 Ms. Iro Antoniadou , manager of com - organized with particular success by the 6 Dr. Georgette Lalis , director, European munications, Papastratos S.A. business societies of Deree College last Commission Directorate General of 6 Mr. Michael Massourakis , group chief March. The theme was “Business at Enterprises and Industry. economist, Alpha Bank. Risk,” an apt subject, given the severe 6 Dr. Louca Katseli worldwide slump in economic activity. 6 Mr. Jesper Andersen , finance director, Business Week 2009 events were 6Dr. Spiros Stalias , executive manager, In - Colgate-Palmolive Greece. scheduled at both the Aghia Paraskevi vestment Sector, National Bank of Greece. 6Mr. Christos Simotas , digital marketing and Downtown campuses. 6 Dr. Stavros Siokos , head of Piraeus In - coordinator, Albion Media Group (Lon - The week’s highlight was a thought - vestment Management, Piraeus Bank . don) . © ful analysis of the current crisis by pro - fessor Luca Katseli, a member of parliament and head of the economics and finance sector of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Dr. Katseli, a graduate of Pierce College, previously headed the Development Centre of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris and is ex - pected to become a leading govern - ment minister in the event of a PASOK victory in the next parliamentary elec - tions. In her speech, “Managing Risk and Change in Turbulent Times: The Chal - lenge of Politics,” Katseli spoke of the cur - rent financial crisis and the interplay of business, markets and politics. She also of - fered crisis exit strategies and stressed the role of leadership in showing the way out of the current difficulties. She said that the preferred way out of the crisis would be a so-called blue ocean 6 strategy, based on innovation and the cre - Dr. Michael Samonas , chief financial of - ation of new markets and fields of en - ficer, SIDMA S.A. Steel Products. deavor, rather than the conventional, 6 Mr. George Stamatis , founder and gen - cannibalistic red ocean strategy of com - eral manager, Source M & CC. peting within existing markets on the 6 Mr. Andreas Skountzos , general man - basis of price and marketing alone, which ager, Consumer & Office Division, 3M Hel - leads to an overall drop in living stan - las Limited. dards. She pointed to organizations as di - verse as Apple Computers, Starbucks and 6 Alexander Singer , president of the Hel - the New York City Police Department as lenic Certified Financial Analysts Society, innovators who redefined their opera - Kallisto Investments. tional space. 6Dr. Maria Datwani , business consultant, Business Week was a prime opportunity Humantec Inc. for Deree students to learn about emerg - 6 Mr. Panagiotis Chiotakakos , depart - ing and vital issues of the business world, Top: PC alumna Dr. Louka Katseli ment head, Internal Control, Emporiki with members of the business societies bringing them into contact with profes - Bank. at Deree College, who organized sionals and researchers from industry and Business Week 2009. academia. 6 Mr. George Yambouranis , manager, Above: George Yambouranis during his A total of 910 students attended an av - Operational Risk & Basel II, Marfin Egna - presentation. erage of two lectures each during Busi - tia Bank. ness Week 2009. 6Mr.Christos Triantafyllides , chartering department, Stealth Maritime Corp. SA.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 23 News Harvard Anthropologist Tackles Lecture on Homer’s Change in Modern Greece Influence

the universities of Cambridge, Athens, Birmingham, Oxford and Harvard. He has taught at Vassar College and Indiana Uni - versity-Bloomington. Herzfeld has done extensive research in Greece – especially in Crete – and has written many articles in several languages, including Greek. Among his many books are: Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology, and the Making of Modern Greece (1982), The Poetics of Man - hood: Contest and Identity in a Cretan Mountain Village (1985), A Place in History: Social and Monumental Time in a Cretan Town (1991), and Portrait of a Greek Imag - Professor Haris Vlavianos ination: An Ethnographic Biography of An - dreas Nenedakis (1997). Dr. Haris Vlavianos, a professor of his - Herzfeld was introduced by Dr. Spiros tory and history of ideas at Deree, Gangas, a professor of sociology at Deree. The Kimon Friar Lecture in Modern delved into the influence that Homer’s Greek Art and Letters was established in two seminal books of Greek literature honor of one of the pre-eminent Greek- had on the formation of modern American literary figures of the 20th cen - thought in a lecture entitled “Homer’s Professor Michael Herzfeld tury. Born in Asia Minor in 1911, Friar Poets: How the Iliad and the Odyssey moved to the United States and made his Captured the European Imagination.” A Harvard professor who is well-ac - mark as a poet, anthologist, editor and In a closely argued presentation, Vla - quainted with the intricacies of modern teacher. His anthology, written in collabo - vianos used texts by writers of the Greek society, politics and literature took ration with John Malcolm Brinnin, Mod - modern era to show how Homer’s center stage at Deree on May 7, delivering ern Poetry: British and American, was used works served both as inspiration and the 14th Annual Kimon Friar Lecture. Pro - for years at more than 300 colleges and object of interpretation for many of fessor Michael Herzfeld chose to examine universities and helped set the canon of the most significant European writers the rural Cretan microcosm to draw wider 20th century literature in English. of the last two centuries. The lecture at conclusions about Greek society during Friar first came to Greece in 1946 and the Center for the Arts was attended by the ferment of the period following the embarked on a prolific career as translator. dozens of students, faculty and ad - 1967 coup d’ etat, ferment which contin - In 1958 he translated Nikos Kazantzakis’ ministrators of the College, as well as ues to this day. The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel and later visitors. Vlavianos, who holds a Ph.D. in The title of Herzfeld’s lecture was “Poet - translated Elytis, Ritsos, Sinopoulos and politics and history from the Univer - ics and Patronage: Violence and Solidarity scores of other Greek poets, helping to sity of Oxford, is also a widely pub - in the Political Culture of Rural Crete from stir worldwide interest in modern Greek lished poet and editor of Poetics , a the Junta Years to the Present.” culture. Greek poetry magazine. Earlier in the Herzfeld, a professor of anthropology He died in 1993, bequeathing his col - year, Vlavianos lectured on “The Death and curator of European Ethnology at Har - lection of papers to The American College of Literature, or the End of Reading?” © vard’s Peabody Museum, has studied at of Greece. © Deree and Harvard Join in Internship Cooperation

Andrew Aktoudianakis, an undergradu - internship at the College’s Office of Com - lenic Studies, said that “the purpose of ate majoring in communication, was the munications and Alumni Relations. the internships is to combine academic first Deree student to become an intern Both internships ran through early work with community engagement and at Harvard University’s Center for Hel - July. work in a professional setting.” He ex - lenic Studies annex in Nafplio, the first The exchange was part of a program pressed hope that Ury’s and Aktoudi - capital of Greece. of cooperation that both universities anakis’ internships will “mark the At the same time, Harvard psychology look forward to expanding in the future. beginning of a long relationship between major Logan Ury arrived at the Deree Dimitris Antoniou, the internship pro - Deree and Harvard’s Center for Hellenic campus in Aghia Paraskevi to begin an gram coordinator at the Center for Hel - Studies.” ©

24 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Debates, DJ, BBQ: Mayfest Had it All

Mayfest 2009 took place on the Aghia thematic debates, dance performances dential candidates, Gerasimos Papan - Paraskevi campus grounds on May 15. It on the College lawn, and plenty of games. drikopoulos and Vassilis Boukas, to de - featured entertainment as well as deli - The Deree Student Government pre - bate hot-button issues before an eager cacies prepared on the grill by the stu - sented awards to the students most ac - audience of potential voters. dents. tive in college life, and for the year’s The day ended with everybody danc - The Music Society organized live per - best-organized events. ing to the rhythms of DJ Vlassis Foripis formances by its members and inde - The day offered an ideal opportunity (a.k.a. DJ Skantzoxiraki, a senior in mar - pendent bands. The day featured karaoke, for the two Student Government presi - keting at Deree College). ©

Deree Debaters Take on the World in Ireland

The Deree Debating Club participated in went through nine preliminary rounds in ford A won a 5-4 decision after an excellent the 2009 World University Debating three days, defending or opposing posi - and amusing debate. Championships at University College Cork, tions on Abkhazia, Northern Ireland, opin - Deree A came in 11th in the English As a in Ireland, over the Christmas break. ion polls and tax rebates, before final break Second Language category and Manolis Following successful appearances in Bel - teams were announced. The Irish Examiner Moschopoulos eighth in ESL speaker grade and Cambridge in the fall of 2008, wrote on January 1 that the world’s 1,000 points. the Club fielded three teams: Deree A best debaters were to be found in Cork. Debating tournaments are excellent op - (Manos Moscopoulos and Matt Simu nec), One highlight of the event was the final, portunities for students to test their skills Deree B (Jim Kotzias and Oliver Bailey), and held in Cork City Hall, where two teams against other debaters, meet other stu - Deree C (Vassili Boukas and Jim Zacharias). from Oxford faced off against Harvard and dents, and participate in top-level interna - Two of the adjudicators, Kimon Ioannides Monash (Australia) on the topic of abortion tional competition, measuring the m selves and Thanos Vranos, were also from Deree. rights. The final is black tie and it was won - against the best in the world. The weather in Cork was cold and damp, derful to see students in tuxedoes, kilts They are also a great way to see the but the debates were heated. All teams (with ceremonial daggers) and gowns. Ox - world. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 25 News College Hosts Greek Winemakers Conference

In just two decades, Greek winemaking has was the organization's general assembly. achieved a small miracle: from their status The second part, an open session, included as a parochial product in limited varieties the presentation of a national and interna - meant mostly for local consumption, Greek tional strategic marketing plan and brand - wines are fast gaining inter national recog - ing identity campaign. nition and entering the lexicon of connois - The presentation, which included a seurs around the globe. It is a widely held SWOT analysis and a critical success factor belief that with better positioning and mar - analysis, was delivered by Deree alumnus keting, wines from Greece, a country with Alexandros Kouris, who presented the an ancient tradition of winemaking, can findings of research on the global wine become even more prominent. At the market. same time, it is felt that such strategic plan - The objective of this nationwide indus - ning is necessary in an era when many try-led project is to plan a systematic effort countries, like China, not known previously to advance the knowledge of the global for their quality wines, are entering the market about the wines of Greece. It in - market with new dynamism. volves the assessment and creation of Greek winemakers, including Yiannis In February, Deree hosted a conference competitive positioning for Greece’s na - Boutaris (third from left) visited the campus by the Hellenic Interprofessional Society of tional wine brand, the establishment of a in advance of the conference and were Vine and Wine (also known as Wines from structured National Wine Brand Identity welcomed by President Horner (right) Greece), a joint initiative of the Central system, and the creation of a mid-term and head of Alumni Relations Union of Vine and Wine Producing Coop - communication plan. Claudia Carydis (left). With them is strategic advisor for Greek wine erative Organizations of Greece and the Participants in the conference were wel - Alexandros Kouris (DC ’88), Greek Wine Federation. The first part of the comed to campus by ACG President David who is now CEO of Capital two-part meeting, open only to members, G. Horner. © Publics London – Alter Vision.

educators. Many potential partnerships Deree Pursues Study Abroad were put in motion and the first such part - nership, with Northern Arizona University, was signed. Study abroad opportunities will be a sig - Partnerships with U.S. Institutions nificant addition to the College experience at Deree. “Research as well as our own ex - perience has consistently shown that stu - dents with international experience are more employable,” said Maria Laiou, the executive coordinator of the Office of Ca - reer Services at Deree. “Employers know that students acquire valuable skills from international exposure. They can adapt easily to people of different backgrounds and cultures and are more flexible in the workplace.” Besides the direct impact par - ticipating in a study abroad program has on a student’s career placement, being able to work on class projects, exchange views, and make new friends from another part of the world are all vital elements of education – something that ACG is com - mitted to providing to its students at the highest level of excellence. © or the first time in its history, Deree is more students from the U.S. to the Deree Left to right: John Baworowsky, vice developing strategic partnerships campus, resulting in a more international, president for enrollment management and Fwith U.S. universities in an effort to diverse student body. student services at Deree; Ismael create study abroad opportunities. The In May, Deree participated in the Annual Betancourt, director of international goal of these partnerships is to offer Deree Conference of the National Association of programs at Northern Arizona University; Mandy Hansen, director of international students the opportunity to study – and in Foreign Student Advisors in Los Angeles, admissions at NAU; and Kathleen Cross, select cases work – for up to two semes - California. The College was received very senior information officer at Deree, at the ters in the United States, while bringing warmly at the NAFSA conference of 7,500 NFSA conference.

26 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 News Student Response Force Protects Campus

Members of the SERF team practice rappelling and the use of fire extinguishers and water cannons.

Once again last summer, the Student Emergency Response Force deployed its fire watch program to provide early de - tection of forest fires on the slopes of Mt. Hymettus, which towers over the Deree campus. During the summer of 2008 the team engaged in dozens of hours of fire watch duty. SERF’s 20 members – all student volun - orienteering. Askepidou, a junior majoring in mana- teers – trained intensely last spring to be The captains of the team were Ioan - gement, served as an officer. ready for the summer season. The train - nis Karvounas, a senior majoring in ac - SERF’s duties have proven so valuable ing focused on forest and urban fire-fight - counting and finance and minoring in and reliable over the years that they have ing, the use of fire extinguishers, the CIS, and Gerasimos Papandrikopoulos, become part of the campus emergency campus fire system, rappelling, the use of a junior majoring in management. Vasia © radios, first-aid, campus evacuation, and plan. Students Elect New Government

n late May ballot boxes were set up in the Deree main corridor and the lobby of the Downtown cam - Ipus so that students could vote for the governing body of the Deree Student Government, whose term will expire in 2010. The elections were preceded by intense campaign - ing by the candidates. More than 600 students cast their ballots in the election. It was an impressive turnout – larger by far than in previous elections – which shows the increasing interest of students in Stu - dent Government affairs. The members of the new board are: Gerasimos Papandrikopoulos (president), Michelle Rush (vice president), Vasilis Boukas, Constantina Stathopoulou, Angelos Xanthoudakis, Dimitris Kapla - nis, Stavroula Seifou, Ioannis Ladas, Katerina Kara - georgi and Katerina Stathaki. Members of the outgoing Student Government gov - erning body, including President Manos Moschopou - los, served on the election committee. © Aghia Paraskevi campus on election day.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 27 News

ACG Gallery’s Debut Exhibition a Success By Megakles Rogakos*

Last December the College inaugurated the ACG Art Gallery with the exhibition of portraiture “Silent Dialogues: Multi - media Portraits throughout Time.” A total of 166 portraits executed in differ - ent media, all from the art collection of the College, were exhibited in the new 330 square meter space that will serve as the focal point for the arts on campus. Over the next six months (the exhibi - tion closed on July 3) hundreds of visi - tors had the opportunity to admire the works of artists from all ages, character - ized by diversity of vision and medium. A portrait by Kostas Tsolis was displayed next to Dimitris Antonitsis’ painting, while before them, spread out on the floor, was Autoportrait , an installation by Panagiotis Lambrinidis. Contemporary portraits were exhibited alongside works from Greek and Egyptian anti - quity, creating a dialogue of portraits between themselves, as well as with the Bailey, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Clockwise from top left: viewer. The effect was enhanced by the Daniel Speckhard, and dozens of artists, Dr. S. Sue Horner, Chairman Peter Thun of many of them alumni of the College. the ACG Board of Trustees, U.S. Ambassador music composed specifically for the ex - Daniel Speckhard, President David G. hibition by Theodoris Ambazis. The exhibition space is designed to Horner, Chancellor John S. Bailey and ACG “Silent Dialogues” struck a chord with meet the most exacting modern stan - ART Curator Megakles Rogakos many visitors, who came back a second dards. The plasticity of the space means cut the ribbon at the opening time to admire the works. Among the visi - it can meet the needs of virtually any ex - of the ACG Art Gallery; tors were a former director of the National hibition design. © A fashion photo shoot uses “Silent Dialogues” as a backdrop; Gallery, Merchant Marine Minister Anas - Pierce alumna Artemis Alcalay poses tassis Papaligouras, who toured “Silent Di - in front of the work she alogues” with ACG Chancellor John S. * Mr. Rogakos is ACG Art Curator contributed to “Silent Dialogues.”

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ACG Campus a Magnet for Quality Performances

Classical music performances, film screenings, Irish bal - lads, street opera theater, Theodorakis masterpieces, love songs from around the world, university choir concerts, folklore dances, book presentations – last spring's cultural season at The American College of Greece had it all. The College's annual cultural program continued to present quality performances by both world-famous artists as well as up-and-coming talent, along with performances by Deree students who thrive in the multi-dimensional learning environment of the College. Among the most notable cultural events were: t“Mikis Theodorakis: From 1942 to the Present,” a musi - cal journey presented at the Pierce Theater on the oc - casion of the release of the 3-CD set of “The Complete Piano Music of Mikis Theodorakis” by eminent pianist and Deree faculty member Tatiana Papageorgiou. tRedhot and Blue – a performance of jazz and Broad - way classics by Yale University's oldest a cappella group. t“Somewhere between Ireland and Greece” – Music and songs from Ireland and Western Europe as well as Greece, by Deree alumna Labri Giotto. tA book presentation of “Liontaria,” the latest historical novel by Deree history faculty member and author Evdokia Karayanni. tBizet's “Carmen” performed as a street opera by the Op - eraLab Athens troupe. tA performance by harpist and singer Phil Holland of her own works in the Scottish/Irish tradition as well as works by other artists. And these were only the highlights of the spring sea - son, which included a total of 16 performances and Tatiana Papageorgiou performs piano works by Mikis Theodorakis. screenings. ©

The Deree Trio recently released a recording of piano trios by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Piaz - Deree Trio Releases New CD zola. The recording project was sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs and a grant from the At - tica Tradition Educational Foundation. The Deree Trio, founded in 1994 by Nancy Bargerstock, Leslie Jones and Theodoros Haral - abopoulos, members of the Deree music faculty, have in the past produced recordings of Beethoven’s Archduke Trio Op. 97 and Arensky’s Trio in D Minor for ACG. The CD was recorded ,edited and produced by Thanassis Sopilis (DC ’96) and Ioannis Mazaeakis (DC ’98) at Fabel Sounds. The cover (right), de - signed by ACG graphic designer Virna Vrettou, featured a painting by artist Electra Tegopoulou, a Pierce alumna. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 29 Athletics Annual Fair Promotes the Notion of Wellness

Top left: Members of the Wellness Team pose for the camera during Wellness Experience 2009. Top right and below: visitors examine the literature and offerings at Wellness Experience 2009.

The Hellenic Red Cross and Mandy Hatcher, the Deree College nurse, along with volunteer nurse Jane Drakonakis, conducted free blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol tests. Massage pillows pro - vided by D. Ragiadakos S.A. eased back pain and the Community Contribution Club gave massages. The Hallowell Center was available for those interested in learn - ing more about learning disabilities, and the Environmental Club and Mediter - ranean SOS Network promoted environ - mental awareness. Irini Fthenaki from The House of Colour talked to students about how to dress for The Wellness Experience, the annual exhi - dietitian, through informational displays success and Thanassis Houndras, director bition held this year on April 7 at the Aghia and workshops, and through the Wellness of the 0-300 Riding School & California Su - Paraskevi campus and on April 8 at the Experience. In promoting all dimensions perbike School, spoke about the impor - Downtown campus, featured 24 different of wellness, the Center encourages mem - tance of driving safely. exhibits on safety, health, nutrition, bers of the College community to take ad - The Latin and Oriental dance groups en - beauty, the environment and fitness. Nes - vantage of the services provided to assess tertained participants at the Aghia tle Waters, Nestle Fitness Cereals and Nes - their lifestyles and make healthy choices Paraskevi campus Goody’s and the Health tle Ice Cream S.A. (low-fat and low-sugar, for a future filled with health and wellness. & Social Awareness Club welcomed visi - of course) handed out free samples and At Wellness Experience the Deree Ath - tors at the Downtown campus. The Deree the College cook whipped up a warm pot letics Department promoted sports and Ambassadors held the whole event to - of fasolada for students to enjoy in the fitness and Nike Hellas promoted the gether at the Aghia Paraskevi campus and cold weather. Nike+ running experience. The Elli Lam - ran the interactive Holistic Lifestyle Ques - Wellness goes beyond physical fitness peti Center gave advice about breast can - tionnaire and Alcohol Safety stands. At the to include emotional, social and intellec - cer detection and support. The Biology latter, students attempted to walk a tual well-being. The Wellness Center at Club, OKANA and Merimna Zois were straight line wearing Fatal Vision goggles. Deree promotes the many dimensions of available to help students learn more Finally, Act UP provided information on wellness through one-to-one consulta - about addictive substances and how to AIDS and other sexually transmitted dis - tions with the nurse, health educator and quit smoking. eases. ©

30 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Athletics 150 Participate in New Equipment in Annual Relay Marathon the Fitness Center

The Fitness Center is a focal point for students, fac - ulty and staff who understand the many benefits of regular exercise. The top-quality exercise equip - ment offers ample opportunity to users of the fa - cility to increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones and muscles, and enhance flexibility. Three new additions to the aerobics equipment section have improved options in that area. The ac - quisition of a new state-of-the-art Life Fitness 95T Treadmill elevates capacity in that area to six users. The Cybex 750 AT Arc Trainer adds a new dimension to cross-trainer enthusiasts with a scientifically de - signed total body workout. Finally, the Cybex 750R Recumbent Bike adds a nice option to our upright bike arrangement. Plans are being finalized to place eight television monitors with satellite connection in the aerobics section. Monitors will be connected to a dish on the roof of the gym, allowing users to watch local and in - ternational programming while they train. © Giving it their all to finish the race.

It was an idyllic day at the Aghia Paraskevi campus for the 150 Deree stu - dents, faculty and staff who participated in the 9th Relay Marathon. Bright sunshine, a refreshing breeze, and a newly resurfaced track provided a per - fect setting for participants to experience the special event that emphasized the joys of the oldest forms of exercise – walking and running. The three Marathon categories – Caretta-Caretta, Aeolos and Spiros Louis – facilitated involvement, regardless of the participant’s fitness level. At the awards ceremony winners in each category were recognized with medals and plaques. However, the Office of Athletics considered everyone who participated a winner, and distributed specially designed Relay Marathon T-shirts and certificates to all participants. ©

Nine Schools Face Off at Deree Sports Festival

From March 11-13, student athletes from nine colleges and uni - versities participated in the Spring Sports Festival 2009, which was organized by the Deree Office of Athletics. Four American schools joined in the competition along with five Greek public universities and technical institutes. A special guest, the American University of Sharjah, took part in the tournament for the third year in a row. Competitions were held in men’s and women’s bas - ketball, volleyball and soccer. The Deree soccer team carried on its tradition of excellence by taking first place in a thrilling final against TEI Piraeus. The final ended in a 2-2 tie, necessitating a shootout. Goalkeeper Minas Chatzidakis outfoxed his opponents, stopping three of five penalty shots and giving the cup to Deree. The Greek public universities proved too strong in the other competitions, capturing first place in men’s and women’s bas - ketball and volleyball. However, fun was had by everyone, and a spirit of friendship and camaraderie pervaded the festival, mak - ing it a memorable event. © Deree players celebrate after their victory in the final against TEI Piraeus.

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College Teams Hold Their Own in League Play

The Deree and Junior soccer teams and the Deree men's volleyball team took part in the Commercial Super League for the first time last season. Deree was in the league’s first division, which consisted of 14 teams, including those from EFG Eurobank, Citibank, Motor Oil Hellas, Euromedical, Demosthenes and Solon. Deree Coach Kostas Margaritis and 30 stu - dents were rookies in the demanding eight-month championship. Their fifth-place finish earned oppo - nents’ respect. The Junior College soccer team got its feet wet by participating in cup competition. Their 2-1 record suggested that they will more than hold their own in a full league schedule planned for them in 2009-2010. The Deree men’s volleyball team participated in the first Commercial Super League Volleyball Tour - nament. In the round robin competition, Deree placed third with a 4-4 record. ©

Deree head soccer coach Costas Margaritis Voted Coach of the Year Margaritis was voted Coach of the Year by the Board of Direc - tors of the Commercial Super League. The Deree team com - piled a record of 15 wins, 6 ties and 5 losses, for a fifth- place fin - ish in their first year of Commer - cial League competition. In the 150 games that Mar - garitis has coached during his five years at the College, he has a record of 113 wins, 12 ties and 25 losses. He combines his coaching duties with supervi - sion of the Deree College Fit - ness Center. Coach Margaritis was pre - sented his award at the Com - mercial Super League annual banquet by former Panathi - naikos star Juan Ramón Costas Margaritis receives his award from former Panathinaikos star Juan Ramón Rocha Rocha. ©

32 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Deree vs N.O. Argostoliou

Deree Water Polo Players Challenge Three Federation Teams

The first water polo tournament organ - gios Kerateas, joined the Deree team for a have just as good a time as the players at ized by Deree was a splashing success. full weekend of play. In this first official the tournament. Several guests were On the weekend of May 21-24 four competition the College team did well. heard commending the College on its teams met at the College’s Olympic Deree undergraduate Vaggelis Ta kakis management of the event, and many pool to determine who was best. Keen was selected by the coaches as the tour - marveled at the spectacular campus and competition and fair play prevailed. nament’s most valuable player. athletic facilities. The tournament marked Sport 24 covered the event with a story After the awards ceremony, the play - the start of what all sides hope will be - and pictures. ers, coaches, spectators and officials got come a close relationship between the Three Water Polo Federation teams, together for some post-game talk and College and the Hellenic Water Polo As - N.O. Argostoliou, Nireas Geraka and Meso - light snacks. The spectators seemed to sociation. © ACG Summer Camp Fills Campus with Happy Young Faces

Every summer The American College of Greece campus lights up with the happy faces of hundreds of children 6 to 14 years of age. They are participants in the College’s Summer Camp. This year, the camp started on June 15 and lasted five weeks. Parents or guardians chose the number of one- week sessions their children attended and the activities the campers participated in. Activities at the camp start at 9 a.m. and include basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, badminton, karate and swimming. After a lunch planned by the College’s nutritionist, the children continue with their afternoon program, which starts at 1:30. Activities include a choice of two of the fol - lowing: English, computers, music, theater, painting, sculpture and dance. At five o’clock some pretty tired but happy campers board school buses for the trip back home, looking for - ward to another fun-filled day. ©

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Faculty notes

Eugene Ralph Aldous dus Salam International Centre for Theo - Christodoulou-Varotsi organized the sem - Professsor II, Management retical Physics. inar in her capacity as national expert for Completed the ten-week online business Cyprus. ethics certificate program “Teaching Busi - Elias Camouzis, Ph.D. Presented her research project “Maritime ness Ethics” offered by the University of Professor I, Mathematics Safety Law and Policies of the European New Mexico, Anderson School of Man - Published the paper “Preface I - Highlights Union and the United States of America: agement, February-April 2009. of Gerry Ladas’s Biography” in the Journal Antagonism or Synergy?” as a Deree Fac - Attended the 21st annual conference of of Difference Equations Applications , vol. 14, ulty Research Seminar, October 15, 2008. the European Business Ethics Network, no. 10-11, 2008. The paper was published Attended, in her capacity as national ex - held in Antalya, Turkey, October 2008. The in the journal’s special issue, dedicated to pert for Cyprus, the E.U.-funded project conference theme was “Professional Ethics Gerry Ladas on the occasion of his 70th “Training and Reporting on European So - in Business and Social Life.” birthday. cial Security,” the final conference of TRESS Published the paper “Global Conver - on the coordination of social security sys - Georgios Bardis, Ph.D. gence in Periodically Forced Rational Equa - tems in the European Union. The seminar Instructor, Computer Information Systems tions” in the Journal of Difference Equations was held in Ghent, Belgium, November 6, Contributed the chapter “Intelligent Per - Applications , vol. 14, no. 10-11, 2008. 2008. sonalization in a Scene Modeling Environ - Published the paper “Boundedness of ment” to Intelligent Scene Modeling Infor - Solutions of a Rational System of Differ - Dimitris Doulos, Ph.D. mation Systems , published by Springer, ence Equations” in the proceedings of the Professor II, Economics February 2009 (ISBN 978-3-540-92901-7). 14th International Conference on Differ - Presented the paper “Inflation Dynamics ence Equations and Applications held in In - in E.U.-15” at the 67th International Atlantic Andreas Boukas, Ph.D. stanbul, Turkey, July 21-25, 2008. The pro - Economic Society, held in Rome, Italy, Professor III, Mathematics ceedings were published by the Ugur- March 11-14, 2009. The paper was co-au - Co-authored the paper “Cohomology of Bahcesehir University Publishing Com - thored by Dr. Odysseus Katsaitis, a Deree the Virasoro-Zamolodchikov and Renor - pany, Istanbul, in Turkey Difference Equa - economics professor. malized Higher Powers of White Noise – Lie tions and Applications in 2009. Gave the speech “Foreign Direct Invest - Algebras” in Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Co-authored the paper: “Rational sys - ment: Why Not in Greece” at the United Quantum Probability and Related Topics , vol. tems in the plane,” published in the Journal Nations Conference on Trade and Devel - 12, no. 2, 2009. The paper co-author was of Difference Equations and Applications, opment, held at Deree College, September Luigi Accardi. vol. 15, no. 3, 2009. The paper co-authors 2009. Co-authored the paper “Quantum Prob - were Mustafa Kulenovic, Gerrry Ladas and Gave the speech “Education and Current ability, Renormalization and Infinite Di - Orlando Merino. Global Economic Challenges” at the 3rd mensional – Lie Algebras,” published in Reviewed several papers on behalf of Annual Conference of the American Busi - Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: the following publications: the Journal of ness Forum in Turkey, the theme of which Methods and Applications , vol. 5, 2009. The Difference Equations and Applications , the was “Innovation Loves Challenge,” held in paper co-author was Luigi Accardi. Journal of Applied Nonlinear Analysis , and Istanbul, June 11, 2009. Gave the talk “Central Extensions of the Advances in Difference Equations , March- Heisenberg Algebra” at the 29th Confer - May 2009. Spiros Gangas, Ph.D. ence on Quantum Probability and Re - Is serving as an associate editor of the Professor I, Sociology lated Topics held in Hammamet, Tu - Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathe - Published the book Society and Morality: nisia, October 13-18, 2008. matics , January-December 2009. Values and Modernity in the Sociology and Visited the Volterra Center of the Uni - Philosophy of Émile Durkheim , in Greek. versity of Rome Tor Vergata in January 2009 Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi, Ph.D. Sakis Karagiorgas Foundation (Scientific for ongoing research collaboration with its Professor I, Law and Shipping Library Series), Athens, April 2009. director, Professor Luigi Accardi. Organized for “Training and Reporting on Gave, as a part-time instructor, the in - Gave the talk “Central extensions of the European Social Security,” an E.U.-funded tensive course “Science of Art” in the De - Heisenberg Algebra and their connection project, a seminar for stakeholders in - partment of Intercultural Studies at Kobe with the Schroedinger Algebra” at the 8th volved in the application of Regulation College, Nishinomyia, Japan, February 2-6, International Workshop, Lie Theory and its 1408/71/EC on the coordination of social 2009. The course covered: “Hegel and Sim - Applications in Physics, held in Varna, Bul - security systems in the European Union. mel on Aesthetics,” “Japanese Film: Style as garia, June 15-21, 2009. The conference The seminar was held at the office of the Humanism,” “Greek Art: Classical-Modern- was sponsored by the Institute of Nuclear representation of the European Commis - Contemporary,” “Theo Angelopoulos: Po - Research and Nuclear Energy and the Ab - sion in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 27, 2009. etry as Skepticism on Modernity,” and

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“Japanese and Greek Cinema: Affinities and Participated in the Wolfram Education at the Frontier Science and Technology Re - Contrasts.” Group Online Seminar, “S16: College Cal - search Foundation Conference, held in Presented the paper “Current Trends in culus with Mathematica,” held from 10-11 Sounion, Greece, May 15, 2008. Simmel Studies in Europe” to faculty at a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, Presented paintings at Art Fairs Art Brus - Kobe College, Nishinomyia, Japan, Febru - July 16, 2008. Mathematica is an inte - sels, April 2009; and Art Athina, with Art - ary 5, 2009. grated mathematical computing environ - beat Gallery, in Brussels, May 2009. Presented the paper “Max Scheler and ment that provides users with versatility Émile Durkheim: Towards a Reexamination and power in both research and educa - Leslie Jones of the Relation between Axiology and the tion. Preceptor, Music Sociology of Knowledge” at the First Pan- Released, with Deree Trio members Nancy Hellenic Conference in Sociology, held in Anna Giannopoulou-Merika, Ph.D. Bargerstock and Theodoros Haralabopou - Athens, January 16-17, 2009. Professor III,Economics los, a recording of piano trios by Presented the paper “Japanese Cinema: Co-authored the paper “Modeling the In - Mendelssohn, Mozart and Piazzola. The Style as Humanism” as a Deree Faculty Re - vestment Decision of the Entrepreneur in recording project, completed in the winter search Seminar at Deree College, Decem - the Tanker Sector: Choosing Between a of 2009, was sponsored by the ACG Office ber 2, 2008. Second-Hand Vessel and a Newly Built of Cultural Affairs and a grant from the At - One,” published in the Journal of Maritime tica Tradition Educational Foundation. Maria Teresa Gastardo, Ph.D. Policy and Management, vol. 35, issue 5, Professor III, Mathematics and Statistics 2008. The paper co-authors were Andreas Gregory Katsas, Ph.D. Attended the International Technology, Ed - Merikas and George Koutroubousis. Professor II, Sociology ucation and Development Conference Published the paper “Firm’s Manage - Presented, in Greek, the paper “Adaptation (INTED 2009), held in Valencia, Spain, ment Competence: Does it Matter?” in the of Migrants in a New Society: the Case of March 9-11, 2009. The main objective of International Journal of Business and Eco - Greeks in the USA” at the “Greeks in the the conference was to promote interna - nomics , vol. 7, no. 2, 2008. USA” colloquium organized by the Associ - tional collaboration in the fields of educa - Presented the co-authored paper “Ex - ation for the Analysis of Political and Eco - tion, technology and research in all edu - plaining House Price Changes in Greece” at nomic Changes, held at the Chamber of cational fields and disciplines. At the the EEFS conference held in Warsaw, Small and Medium-Sized Industries in conference session “Experiences in Educa - Poland, June 4-7, 2009. The paper co-au - Athens, March 9, 2009. tion and Research: Mathematics and Sta - thors were Dr. Annie Triantaffyllou and An - Published the commentary “Kosmas tistics,” Gastardo made the presentation dreas Merikas. and the World: A Story of Us and Them” in “Blended Learning Utilizing the Blackboard Presented the co-authored paper “Global the online Social Welfare Magazine Course Management System to Unify Tech - Shipping IPO’s Performance” at the IAME (www.swm.gr), April 2009. The magazine nology-Assisted Instruction: A Case Study conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, is published by the non-governmental or - of an Introductory Statistics Course for Psy - June 24-26, 2009. The paper co-authors ganization Nostos. chology Students.” were Andreas Merikas and Dimitris Presented “Fighting for Social Change: A Participated in a Maplesoft Webinar: “In - Gounopoulos. Sociological Approach to the Columbia troduction to Maple 12 for Academics,” University Protests” during the panel dis - held from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Effie Halivopoulou cussion “Student Movements: Paris-Co - on January 13, 2009. Maple is mathematics Adjunct Preceptor, Visual Arts lumbia-Beijing,” at the 2009 American Stud - software that provides an extensive range Presented a new body of work at the solo ies Seminar held at Deree College, April of symbolic and numeric algorithm visual - exhibition of paintings “Timeless Tales” at 2009. ization and animation tools for mathe - Ekfrasi Gallery in Athens, March 31-April 2, Edited the book “Sociology in a Chang - matical and technical problem solving in 2009. The catalogue text was written by ing World: Challenges and Perspectives,” academic and research settings. curator Stephanie Beltran. In her recent published by the Athens Institute for Edu - Attended the First World Summit on the work the artist has been compiling bio - cation and Research (ATINER), April 2009 Knowledge Society hosted by The Ameri - logical maps of cells in mutation with (ISBN: 978-960-6672-44-6). can College of Greece in Athens, Septem - codes and graphs, objects and ideas. These Was a member of the organizing and ber 24-26, 2008. She attended sessions are the ingredients that form the fabric of scientific committee of the 2nd Interna - mainly in two conference tracks of her in - collective memory. The work, a commen - tional Conference on Mediterranean Stud - terest: on “Knowledge, Learning, Educa - tary on the contemporary human condi - ies held by ATINER in Athens, April 9-12, tion, Learning Technologies and E-Learn - tion, is informed by the multiple contra - 2009. ing”; and on “Information Technologies for dictions that exist in social life. Was a member of the organizing and the Knowledge Society.” Presented paintings and gave a lecture scientific committee of the 3rd Interna -

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tional Conference on Sociology held by ing: Ambiguous Closure in the Recent Fic - Collaborated with Melinda Ring on an ATINER in Athens, May 11-14, 2009. tion of Ian McEwan” at the international exhibition and action entitled “For the conference on Ian McEwan held at Hum - Birds,” a three-week attempt to make po - Elizabeth Langridge-Noti, Ph .D. boldt Universität, Berlin, March 5-8, 2009. etic communications for creatures with dif - Professor II, Archaeology, Presented the paper “Kindling Great Ex - ferent systems of perception and social un - Art History and Classics pectations: the Use of e-Readers in the Col - derstanding than humans. The exhibition Continued her work for the Dutch excava - lege Classroom” at the sixth International and action were held at the Box Gallery in tions at Geraki in Laconia, giving the lec - Media in Transition Conference, held at MIT Los Angeles, January 18-February 7, 2009. ture “Between East and West: Plaketten- in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 24-26, Vases in Laconia” at the 8th Hellenistic 2009. The paper is available online at Dimitra Papazoglou, Ph.D. Ceramics Meeting, held in Ioannina, May Presented the paper “Voice-over as Social Became the assistant to the director of Moderated the panel “Publishing” at the Critique: Scorsese’s Adaptation of Edith the University of California, Berkeley, ex - sixth International Media in Transition Con - Wharton’s The Age of Innocence ” at the 33rd cavations at Ancient Nemea. ference, held at MIT in Cambridge, Massa - Annual American Studies Conference, Published the chapter “Continuity, Con - chusetts, April 24-26, 2009. “Adapting America/ America Adapted,” or - nections and Change in Hellenistic Pottery ganized by Bogazici University in Istanbul, from Geraki in Laconia” in Sparta and La - Jane Mandalios, Ph.D. Turkey, October 8-10, 2008. conia: Prehistory to Pre-modern, in BSA Stud - Instructor, English Presented the paper “Politics and Empa - ies 16 , School at Athens, 2008, edited by Presented the paper “The Biters Bit: ELT thy in Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach ” at the William Cavanagh. Teachers, Bilingual Dictionaries and Peda - “Ian McEwan: Art and Politics” conference Reviewed B.A. Ault’s The Excavations at gogic Imperialism” at the 43rd conference organized by Humboldt University in Ancient Halieis and The Houses: the Organi - of the International Association of Teachers Berlin, Germany, March 5- 8, 2009. zation and Use of Domestic Space in the of English as a Foreign Language, held in American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 112, Cardiff, Wales, March 30-April 4, 2009. Eleni Patra, Ph.D. 2008. Professor II, Management Gave the lecture “To Market, to Market: Anastasios C. Marcos, Ph.D. Published the chapter “The Regulation of pottery, the Deigma and Trade in Athens” at Professor III, Sociology Industrial Relations in the European Com - the conference “Pottery’s Markets in the Presented the paper “Sociological Analysis pany: Challenges Facing Managers and Ancient Greek World (8th-1st c. B.C.),” held of the Most Powerful and Influential Employee Representatives” in the book The in Brussels, June 19-21, 2008. Medium of Communication (the Internet) European Company Statute: A New Ap - Was a panel organizer and respondent in Sports” at the annual conference of the proach to Corporate Governance , edited by with Amy Smith of the Ure Museum, European Union of Sports Press, organized Gold, Nikolopoulos, and Kluge and pub - University of Reading, for “Consuming by the 2nd UEPS Sports Journalist School lished by Peter Lang, 2009. iconography: trade, markets and pot - in Heraklion, Crete, October 28-November Co-authored the chapter “National Dif - tery in ancient Greece,” at the Classical 1, 2008. ferences in Entrepreneurial Networking,“ Association conference held in Glasgow, Attended the 2nd International Confer - published in the book The Economics of April 2009. ence on Sociology organized by the Soci - Networks , part of The International Library Was a panel organizer and respondent ology Research Unit of the Athens Insti - of Critical Writings in Economics 221 se - with Ruby Blondell, University of Washing - tute for Education and Research and held ries, edited by Mark Casson and Marina ton, and Susanna Braund, University of in Athens, May 12-15, 2008. Della Giusta, and published by Edward El - British Columbia, for “ Women, Power and Attended the 1st World Summit on the gar, 2008. The chapter co-author was Sarah Leadership in the Ancient World,” organ - Knowledge Society, organized by WSKS Drakopoulou Dodd. ized by the Women’s Classical Caucus for 2008 and sponsored and hosted by The Published, electronically, “Transposition the American Philological Association An - American College of Greece in Athens, Sep - of Societas Europaea (SE) Legislation in nual Meeting and held in Philadelphia, Jan - tember 24-26, 2008. Greece” in http://www.worker-participa - uary 2009. Attended the “Ministerial & Expert Con - tion.eu/european_company/countries_tran Was awarded the Webster Fellowship of ference on Migration Partnerships and sposition/greece, December 2008. the Institute of Classical Studies in London Processes: Enhancing the Development for 2009-2010. Outcomes from Migration” organized by Theophano Patra, Ph.D. the Hellenic Migration Policy Institute and Adjunct Professor, Accounting and Finance Simon Leader, Ph.D. the Migration Policy Institute, held in Co-authored the paper “Long-run and Adjunct Professor, Communications Athens, January 26, 2009. Short-Run Relationship between the Main Presented the Faculty Research Seminar Stock Indexes: Evidence from the Athens “The Holocaust and the Media” at the Jennifer Nelson Stock Exchange,” published in Applied Fi - Deree College Aghia Paraskevi campus, Instructor, Visual Arts nancial Economics , vol.18, issue 17, Sep - April 1, 2009; and at the Deree Downtown Published the book The Limerick Cookbook, tember 2008. The paper co-author was campus, May 19, 2009. Social Recipes and Alchemical Attempts Sunil Poshakwale, Cranfield University, (based on a performance made for ev+a United Kingdom. Anastasia Logotheti, Ph.D. 2006 in Limerick, Ireland), futura Press, Professor II, English Athens, 2008. The book was co-authored Presented the paper “No Sense of an End - by Dimitri Kotsaras.

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Ioanna Patsioti-Tsacpounidis, Ph.D. Approaches on Children & Adolescents, Professor II, Philosophy held in Athens, April 3-5, 2008. Faculty Promotions Made the presentation “The Producer-Con - Presented the paper “Educational Sup - sumer Relationship: Using an Aretaic Ap - port Programs for Gifted Students in the proach to Define It” at the postgraduate National Educational System” at the Scien - The following members of the faculty seminar “The Lyceum” organized by the tific Symposium of the Greek Association have been promoted : Society for Aristotelian Studies, held in for the Promotion of the Differential Edu - Athens, October 2, 2008. cation for Creative/Gifted/Talented Chil - Republished, in Greek, the book Ameri - dren and Adolescents, held in Athens, No - School of Arts can Pragmatists-Philosophers , Mati Pub - vember 29, 2008. and Sciences lishers, Thessaloniki and Katerini, 2009. Made the presentation “Parents and Children: Daily Educational Interactions” Vilma Sinanoglou at the New Maliaras School in Athens, De - Dr. Irene Danezi Professor III, International Business cember 3, 2008. Professor II to Professor III and European Affairs Attended the 1st Panhellenic Confer - Authored the monograph “E.U. Regional ence on Cognitive and Behavioral Ap - Ms. Katerina Nikolopoulou Development Policies – The Fourth E.U. proaches to Children and Adolescents, Preceptor to Professor I Funding Period, 2007-2013,” published by held in Athens, April 3-5, 2008. the National School for Public Administra - Dr. Katharina Weiss tion, Athens, 2009. Anna Visvizi, Ph.D. Preceptor to Professor I Co-authored the paper “Career Prefer - Professor I, International Business ences of Knowledge Professionals in the and European Affairs Dr. Chrisanthi Nega 21st-Century Multinational Enterprise,” Published the paper “Conceptualizing the Adjunct Professor to Professor I which was accepted for presentation at Relationship Between Discourse, Agency, the 36th Annual Conference of the Acad - and Intersubjectivity in Constructivist Ac - Dr. Angeliki Pollali emy of International Business, held in Glas - counts: A Metatheoretical Investigation”, Adjunct Professor to Professor I gow, April 2-4, 2009. The paper co-authors in Economic Papers , vol. 43, published by were Dr. Dimitris Manolopoulos of Deree the Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Dr. Jane Mandalios College and Dr. Paul Dimitratos of the Uni - 2009. Part-time to Adjunct Professor versity of Athens. Served as a member of the Greek Min - Haris Vlavianos, Ph.D. istry of Transportation and Communica - Professor III, History School of Business tion’s Committee for Information and Com - Published a poem in the Times Literary Sup - munication Technologies (ICT) – People plement , February 2009. Administration and Environment. Published his new poetry collection, Va - Attended the European Commission’s cations in Reality , Patakis Publishers, March Ms. Vilma Sinanoglou Research Connection Conference, held in 2009. The book has been translated into Professor II to Professor III Prague, Czech Republic, May 7-8, 2009. The Swedish by Ingemar Redhin and French theme of the conference was E.U. funding by Michel Volkovitch, and published by Ax - Dr. Kostas Levetas for research and innovation. ion Publishers and Circe Publishers in those Preceptor to Professor I languages, respectively. Katerina Thomas, Ph.D. Participated in the First Dubai Interna - Dr . Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi Vice President and Dean of Faculty, tional Poetry Festival, where he gave read - Adjunct Professor to Professor I and Professor III ings of his work and delivered lectures on Participated in a three-week study season Greek Poetry and Culture, March 2009. Dr. Dimitris Manolopoulos at Tongobriga, Portugal, in January 2009. Gave a lecture and poetry reading at a Adjunct Professor to Professor I The team of faculty members and gradu - conference organized by the Cultural Cen - ate students from Brown University and tre of the Journalists’ Association of Athens Dr. Anna Visvizi universities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, studied the on the subject of “Poetry and the Media,“ Adjunct Professor to Professor I material excavated at Tongobriga in previ - April 2009. ous seasons. Presented, at the invitation of the or - Made a presentation on the excavated ganizers of the Thessaloniki Book Fair, his necropolis at Tongbriga, Freixo, Portugal, new book and gave a lecture on Ovid’s Graduate School January 29, 2009. Metamorphoses on the occasion of the publication of a new translation of this clas - Dr. Fotini-Sonia Apergi Athanassios Tsiamis sical work. He also read sections of his new Adjunct Professor to Professor I, Instructor, Psychology collection of essays, The Double Dream of Graduate Faculty Presented the paper “Development of Cog - Language , May 2009. © nitive Abilities of Gifted/Talented Children Professor Dimitris Doulos in the Greek Educational System: Differen - has transitioned from the rank of Profes - tiated Instruction” at the 1st Panhellenic sor II to Professor II, Graduate faculty. Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 37 Careers 100 Companies Take Part in Career Forum 2009

The week of March 30 - April 2, 2009 was Career Forum week at Deree. The Forum, organized by ACG’s Office of Career Serv - ices, is a series of career search and re - cruiting events that takes place annually and culminates in a massive recruiting session at the Deree gym. The goal of every Career Forum is to match the skills and ambitions of seniors and alumni with the employment needs of participanting companies. This year more than 600 Deree seniors and alumni participated, along with rep - resentatives of 100 Greek and interna - tional companies. Career Forum is a pioneering institution in Greece. Deree was the first educational institution in the country to organize such an event in 1975. Today, more than 1,700 tion of the inevitable recovery.” riched by mock interviews conducted by companies and organizations employ the Dr. Horner added that this purpose is actual company representatives who vol - College’s 33,000 graduates, many in posi - best served by “employees who, aside unteer to help the Deree graduates and tions of senior leadership. Hundreds of from their specific job skills and capac - alumni to prepare. those companies recruited the College’s ity to function in an international envi - Career Forum culminated in Company graduates at Career Forum. ronment, also possess the qualities of Visitation Day, when representatives “This year’s event takes place in the leadership, teamwork, responsibility, from over 100 companies gathered at context of a global economic down - adaptability, and dedication to lifelong the gym to interview applicants for real turn,” said ACG President David G. learning” – qualities that are at the heart positions. Horner in a message welcoming com - of the educational philosophy of The To facilitate the recruitment and inter - pany representatives to campus. “Such American College of Greece. view process, the Office of Career Services challenging periods present opportuni - The first two days of the four-day event provides each recruiter with electronic ties for visionary companies to improve included workshops for job seekers on in - books containing the resumes of all par - their competitive position in anticipa - terviewing skills. The experience is en - ticipating seniors and alumni. ©

38 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Alumni ! Embracing the leaders of tomorrow i D n The 2008-2009 academic year was definitely an exciting year and a most rewarding one in terms E of events and opportunities to reconnect and reunite with many fellow alumni. I want to thank all of you who – in one way or another, through your engagement – made a difference in our alumni operation during this time. T

The first ACG Alumni Gala Benefit Dinner, held at the Athenaeum Intercontinental last May, was m a glowing success attended by more than 400 alumni and friends of the College. It was a very spe - C cial event that celebrated the rich legacy and tradition of our institution and established the ACG Alumni Scholarship Fund. This is a fund created by alumni of both Pierce and Deree dedicated to supporting the dreams and aspirations of future generations of deserving ACG students. I take E u the opportunity to once again thank all those who helped organize, and participated in, this first

ever event of its kind. Your determination to contribute to an alumni scholarship fund means a l lot to the College. I am a firm believer that it is only through the strength and support of its alumni N that this institution can continue to be an education pioneer.

This event was the culmination of our presidential inaugural year and the first of what we hope N will become an annual celebration in an effort to continue to embrace the leaders of tomorrow . To - A gether with you, we aim to make it even bigger and better next time! O I would also like to thank all those who attended any of the many other alumni events of the year organized either by our Office of Alumni Relations or the Alumni Association: all those who came back onto campus for a lecture or to participate in the career forum, offered advice or ideas, at - C tended a performance at the College or gave one themselves, sent us a copy of their recently pub - lished book, visited the Alumni Office on campus after returning from another country, sent us warm e-mails with their news, or just came by to meet with us and update their records. There

were so many of you! Y

Many more exciting alumni events are planned for the current academic year. You will soon be able to learn about them through www.acg.edu or e-mails sent to you. A

Looking forward to more opportunities to Stay Connected with you, T

Claudia Carydis Executive Director S

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The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 39 A Bird’s-eye View of the Global Crisis By Harilaos H. Daskalothanassis

For five years, the post of Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund has afforded Deree graduate Miranda Xafa a bird’s eye view of the global economy, which for the past year has been going through its roughest patch since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Yet, Xafa, who studied economics at Deree before earning her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, is also intimately acquainted with the workings of the Greek economy and the Greek political system. In the early 1990s she served as economic advisor to then-prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, whose government was the first to attempt wholesale reforms of the Greek economy, mainly by trying to wean Greek business away from its dependency on the bloated and inefficient state sector. In an interview with ACG Magazine, as she prepared to leave the IMF for a senior post in a Geneva-based private asset management company, Xafa spoke about the current global crisis, defended the role the IMF has played in the global financial system, and reminisced about her years at Deree.

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There is a feeling emanating from vari - solid institutional foundations. What we help address the crisis? ous government and business sources are witnessing is not a failure of capital - IMF staff analysis indicates that refinancing that the worst part of this recession is ism or free markets. It is a failure of poorly needs of emerging market countries are over and things might be picking up. Is regulated markets. set to rise from $1.7 trillion in 2008 to $1.8 that true from your perspective at the trillion in 2009 and $2.0 trillion by 2012. IMF? What are the latest projections re - Do you foresee a significant and lasting There is no way these debts can be rolled garding the current slump? shift towards greater regulation in the over during the current global financial cri - There are some signs that the rate of global new financial world order that will sis, when banks and institutional investors output decline has moderated, after two emerge once the global recession fades? are trying to reduce the risk and leverage in quarters of unprecedented economic con - What changes do you consider neces - their portfolios to maintain capital ade - traction. But we are not yet out of the sary? quacy despite the losses they have suf - woods. Recovery will be slow because There is a need to redefine the perimeter of fered. This fact underlines the need for a deleveraging in the financial system still regulation to include all systemically im - significant increase in Fund resources to has a long way to go. Until banks are re - portant institutions and markets. What we ensure their adequacy as countries are capitalized and their balance sheets are have seen in this crisis is an unexpected queuing for large loans from the Fund to cleaned up of impaired assets estimated at $2.8 trillion, they will continue to exert Miranda Xafa speaks at her Deree graduation. downward pressure on economic activity. There is a negative feedback loop between the financial system and the real economy, as the global recession puts further pres - sure on bank balance sheets and further discourages lending. Despite massive fiscal stimulus and unlimited liquidity provision by central banks, the IMF forecasts that global output will decline this year for the first time in the post-war period and re - cover only modestly in 2010.

What was the cause of the crisis? A fail - ure of regulation or the global imbal - ances that kept interest rates low? The crisis was caused by a failure of both regulation and market discipline. In the absence of this failure, the crisis would not have happened even though the global imbalances – a euphemism for the large U.S. current account deficit and corre - sponding surpluses of China and oil-pro - ducing countries – would have persisted. Conversely, if the global imbalances had somehow been corrected, i.e., global sav - ings were redistributed from the surplus to and undesired increase in banks’ balance avoid a painful crisis that could force them the deficit countries, the world interest rate sheets when they had to explicitly recog - to default on their external debt obliga - would be unchanged and the global crisis nize their off-balance sheet exposures. This tions. would still have happened. The failure of “shadow banking system,” which was un - regulation was multiple, as it permitted regulated, contributed significantly to the Some critics connect the Fund with a the expansion of bank activities without a crisis. Non-banks also played a role, as the merciless globalization that helped corresponding increase in capital, and it rescue of insurance giant AIG demon - propagate the current crisis. How does failed to take liquidity risk into account. At strates. Off-balance sheet derivatives also the IMF respond to the challenges to - the root of the crisis were the government- caused much distress to counterparties in day? sponsored U.S. mortgage giants Fannie the aftermath of Lehman’s failure last Sep - First, I would observe that globalization – Mae and Freddie Mac, which were allowed tember. To ensure a consistent approach to the free movement of goods, services, and to expand their lending with little over - regulation, the information collection capital across national borders – has lifted sight, based on social priorities. At the framework should be monitored though a out of poverty hundreds of millions of peo - same time, there was a failure of market globally coordinated mechanism, with a ple in the developing countries. In fact, discipline, as competitive pressures drove key role to be played by the IMF. At the globalization has done more to alleviate credit spreads to their tightest level when same time, however, it is important to poverty in the 20 years since the collapse of systemic risk was at its peak. avoid a rush to regulate that could stifle in - communism than 65 years of poverty-re - novation and impose unnecessary admin - duction efforts by multilateral develop - Does the crisis signal a failure of capi - istrative burdens. ment banks and bilateral donors in the talism? Last April, the G20 agreed to triple IMF post-war period. Surely the lesson from Not at all. Markets need to be based on resources to $750 billion. How will this the current crisis is not to reverse financial

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verely affected the Greek economy. The IMF forecasts a decline in output this year, while the high and rising public debt bur - den provides no room for expansionary fiscal policy to offset the output decline. During the past upswing, rapid growth promoted convergence of Greece’s per capita incomes with the Euro area aver - age. But the benign global environment masked a deterioration in competitiveness and an increase in both public and external debt levels. These imbalances now call for corrective action to reverse both the un - sustainable rise in debt and the erosion of competitiveness in order to lay the foun - dations for sustainable growth. In its ab - sence, Greece risks getting trapped in a low-growth equilibrium.

You were an advisor to Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis some 18 years ago, and you know first hand the diffi - culty of introducing reforms into the Greek economy. Reform is difficult in al - most every country because it implies liberalization and restrict capital flows. On make austerity less likely. Let’s get the facts sacrifices, yet many countries have man - the contrary, what is needed is a shock ab - straight: Countries request IMF assistance aged to pull it off. In your opinion, what sorber that can soften the impact of a “sud - when they are in deep financial difficulty. is it that makes reform in Greece so den stop” in private capital flows. Accord - These countries have typically lost access much more difficult than in those other ingly, the IMF is adapting its policies in to capital markets, so the Fund is the lender countries? response to the global crisis. The Fund has of last resort. By providing financing that The political system in Greece is not con - injected flexibility into its lending frame - would otherwise be unavailable, IMF loans ducive to reforms. There is no clear sepa - work by creating a new instrument to pro - allow a distressed debtor country to ration of powers between the executive, vide large, upfront financing on a precau - tighten its belt less than otherwise. The legislative and judicial branches of gov - tionary basis, and to better tailor economic policy conditions attached to ernment. Parliament is a rubber-stamp - conditionality to country circumstances. IMF loans are instead of the stricter disci - ing body that approves all legislation sub - Countries with solid fundamentals and pline that market forces would otherwise mitted by the governing party. Dissenting strong policies now have access to IMF fi - impose. During the 1997 Asian crisis, for ex - voices are dropped from the ballot or nancing on demand, with no conditional - ample, Korea and Thailand were facing out - even expelled from the party. The cabinet ity, to address actual or potential balance of right default and a prolonged free fall in consists of MPs who need to worry about payments pressures. Together with in - their currencies – a far more damaging their re-election. Governments are guided creased lending limits, the new precau - outcome compared to IMF “austerity.” The by opinion polls, and concern about the tionary Flexible Credit Line provides insur - austerity critique stems from the fact that political cost of reform efforts weighs ance that helps strengthen market the IMF provides a convenient scapegoat heavily in the decision-making process. confidence about the country’s ability to when politicians confront their popula - They tend to support populist policies meet rollover needs and thus avoid a crisis. tions with a tighter budget. “The IMF forced that keep resources trapped in inefficient Mexico was the first country to benefit us to do it!” is the familiar excuse when activities, in the name of a misplaced so - from the FCL last March, with a $47 billion governments cut spending and subsidies. cial policy that discourages growth and loan – the largest in the IMF’s history – fol - The critique confuses correlation with cau - innovation. Think of how much Olympic lowed by Colombia and Poland. In addi - sation: Blaming the IMF for the reality that Airways has cost taxpayers and how long tion, the IMF is working with the Financial every country must confront its budget it took to privatize it. When countries face Stability Board on a set of leading indica - constraints is like blaming the Fund for problems that require long-term solu - tors, in an effort to come up with early gravity. tions, such as pension reform, the main warning signals of possible future crises political parties get together and agree on on a country-by-country basis. Recently you were in Greece as part of needed reforms. In Greece the planning an IMF delegation that delivered some horizon is up to the next election at best, In the past, the IMF has been criticized harsh judgments on the Greek economy and neither of the two main parties plays for demanding austerity measures that and prescribed solutions that are re - a constructive role while in opposition. are excessively harsh, in order to agree garded by some in Greece as too severe. The politically powerful public sector to assist faltering economies. Do you How serious is the situation in Greece? Is unions, whose members enjoy job secu - think the criticism has any validity? the country really on the verge of bank - rity at taxpayers’ expense, also are a key No critique of the Fund is more misguided ruptcy? obstacle to reform. Given these difficul - than the austerity critique. IMF programs The deepening global downturn has se - ties, a surprising number of reforms were

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Previous page: Miranda Xafa with Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis when they were introducing the first radical reforms of the Greek economy. Right: Xafa with Leslie Lipschitz, director of the IMF Institute. Below: In Rome with Barack Obama advisor and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Paul Volcker earlier this year. implemented, or at least initiated, by the Mitsotakis government that I am proud to have served.

Are you hopeful about the future of the country? Do you think Greece will man - age to modernize and therefore protect and improve the standard of living of its people? Greece has a very entrepreneurial and dy - namic private sector – a great asset! Sectors with little government involvement, such as shipping, are global leaders. Despite the bloated and inefficient public sector, the country is modernizing as inventive people find ways around the red tape and take advantage of E.U.-mandated liberalization, for example in the telecoms sector. Many young people choose to study abroad or at the American colleges in Greece – whose diplomas are not recognized by the Greek state – rather than in the Soviet-era Greek university system.

Did participation in the euro area save Greece from a catastrophic downturn during this crisis? The euro offers a strong shield, by providing easy access to financing from the ECB and by eliminating the currency risk that plagues neighboring countries like Hun - gary and Romania, which are members of the E.U. but not the euro area. These coun - tries have recently resorted to IMF financing economy and financial system. It is also Geneva, as senior investment manager and because they lost access to capital markets the body responsible for approving IMF member of the Advisory Board. IJ stands despite the fact that their funda mentals loans to member countries. Decisions are for Informed Judgement - a new approach were somewhat stronger compared to usually taken by consensus, although to the challenges of preserving, growing Greece. sometimes a formal vote is required when and using wealth responsibly across gen - issues are divisive, as they were in the early erations. The company brings together a What have been your duties at the IMF 2000s with respect to IMF lending to Ar - team of highly qualified professionals from and what kind of decisions were you gentina. different backgrounds. I look forward to called on to make in your capacity as its working with them and joining an excep - alternate executive director? What talents does your job require? tional Advisory Board that includes Nobel The 24-member Executive Board takes care Besides a solid background in economics, laureate Robert Mundell. of the daily business of the IMF. Together, the job requires good writing skills, ability these board members represent all 185 to react quickly and participate in the de - What did you study at Deree and how member countries. Large economies, such bates at the board, staying on top of is - did it contribute to your success as an as the United States and China, have their sues and developments, and ability to economist and executive? own seat at the table, but most countries work well under pressure. I studied economics in an intensive three- are grouped in constituencies representing year program including summer courses at four or more countries. The board discusses What will be your new position in the Deree. This enabled me to get high scores everything from the annual health checks private sector? on my GRE exams and get accepted into of member countries’ economies to I will be joining IJPartners, a just-launched the Ph.D. program in economics at the Uni - broader policy issues affecting the global asset management company based in versity of Pennsylvania. My courses at

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Deree taught me how to learn and think for myself – a skill that is far more important than memorizing facts and figures.

Were you a good student? Were you active in student affairs? I was pretty good, but did not get straight A’s because I focused on the courses I liked the best. As an econo - mist, I learned to equalize returns at the margin! I was more interested in tennis and water skiing than in student affairs back then.

What was your favorite class? Economics.

Your least favorite? Biology.

Your favorite professor? Anthony Kefalas, who enriched his eco - nomics classes with cultural, social and political background on the United States based on his own experiences as a student there.

What was your favorite place on campus? The cafeteria, where all the networking takes place.

Did you make any lifelong friends here? Sure! I am still in touch with some of my classmates and professors.

What was your first job right out of College? I went straight to graduate school in the States. And from school I went straight to the IMF.

What are your future goals? What more do you hope to achieve in the future? I would like to stay involved in financial markets. I would also consider teach - ing economics and finance.

What career advice would you give a 22-year-old who is thinking about what to do with his or her life after College? It’s hard to tell in the abstract. It all de - pends on individual capabilities and aspirations. The general goal should be to figure out what fascinates you, what you love doing, and harness your talents to do it! ©

Xafa at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington D.C.

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Alumni Alumni Gala Benefit Dinner Kicks off Scholarship Fund

the College’s Office of Alumni Relations, thanked all those who contributed to the 1 gala’s success. “Alumni are the heart and soul of any great institution,” Carydi said. “I can not adequately stress the importance of our alumni staying connected, getting more and more engaged in the daily life and mission of our College.” Notis Mitarachi, a Deree alumnus and top executive with Fidelity International in London, announced the establishment of a scholarship in honor of his parents Anthony and Elizabeth Mitarachi. To es - tablish the scholarship, Mitarachi made a generous donation to the scholarship fund. His mother, Elizabeth, presented the first scholarship to Deree senior Vas - silis Boukas at the gala. Among th e evening’s highlights were a moving, four-minute video of snapshots from the College’s 134-year history, and a lively performance by the Deree Latin Over 400 alumni, members of the faculty, University of Chicago, Dr. Joseph Jones. Dance Group, whose instructor is Maria students, administrators and friends of Katerina Gagaki, a Deree alumna who Nomikou. The American College of Greece attended is director of communications and public The 19-member Love Affair Big Band, the 1st Annual Alumni Gala Benefit Din - relations at the Antenna Group, served as led by Stavros Romanos, entertained ner, which took place on May 22 at the master of ceremonies. guests with international hits and helped Athens Intercontinental Hotel. In his remarks, ACG President David G. create an atmosphere of revelry that The event’s proceeds will be used for Horner said that he looks forward to lasted well into the night. the establishment of the Alumni Scholar - closer ties and broader cooperation be - Marfin Egnatia Bank was the event’s ship Fund, which will assist talented stu - tween the College and its alumni. “We main sponsor. Other sponsors were Kotso - dents on the basis of merit and financial need the energy, the insights, the con - volos, Generalli Life, and the Kyr-Yianni need. nections and all the other resources our and Katogi-Strofilia wineries. Direction Among those present were Deputy Min - alumni can bring,” Horner said. “Let us ac - S.A., Athens Voice, and In.gr were media ister of Employment and Social Protection knowledge the gift we have been given, sponsors. Sophia Kalantzakos, a Pierce alumna, Par - the gift that has transformed and Artist Maria Papadimitriou, a Pierce liament Member Mariliza Xenogian - touched so many of us, and let us build alumna, designed and produced a lim - nakopoulou, also a Pierce graduate, former magnificently The American College of ited-edition gravure especially for the oc - minister and leader of the Action Party Ste - Greece together – from the heart.” casion, a numbered copy of which was fanos Manos, and the provost of North Park Claudia Carydis-Benopoulou, head of given as a gift to each attendee. ©

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1. A view of the Alumni Gala Benefit Dinner at the Athens Intercontinental hotel. 2. Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou with Katerina Gagaki. 3. Naya Kalogeraki, Claudia Carydis and Lena Triantogiannis. 4. President David Horner, Dr. S. Sue Horner, Minister Sophia Kalatzakos and professor Philip Mitsis. 5. Vice President Todd G. Fritch, North America Advancement Services Manager Jennifer Fritch, Yvette Jones and North Park University Provost Dr. Joseph Jones. 6. Vice President Nick Jiavaras, Dr. S. Sue Horner and President Horner. 7. Vice President John Baworowski, Senior Information Officer Kathleen Cross, Executive Director Arthur Christopher and Pierce Principal Olga Julius. 4 8. Elizabeth Mitarachi presents DC senior Vassilis Boukas with the Mitarachi scholarship.

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18. Maria Lalaouni - Boutari , Dr . S. Sue Horner, Dr. Eleftheria 18 Bernidaki-Aldous, Claudia Carydis, Irene Daifa, Vassiliki and Alexandra Papalexopoulou- Benopoulou.

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Over 40 cheerful alumni attended the cocktail reception organized in Herak - lion, Crete, by the Office of Alumni Rela - tions on March 31. The reception was held at the Lato Boutique Hotel in Her - aklion, which is owned by Lefteris Karatarakis, the husband of alumna Eleft - heria Papadaki (DC ’93). This event was part of a new effort by the Office of Alumni Relations to recon - nect and reunite with ACG alumni and Deree Alumni Representatives who live in Greece. It is part of a strategy to bring the College closer to its alumni, right in Alumni Reception in Crete

the cities and towns where they live, and portunity to make new friends and build personal and professional relationships. Alumni from Crete with Alumni Relations make it easier for them to reconnect with Executive Director Claudia Carydis their alma mater. Claudia Carydis, the executive direc - (standing, fifth from right) during the The opportunity was warmly em - tor of alumni relations, travelled to Crete reception in Heraklion. braced by the College alumni in Crete. to meet with the alumni. This reception The cosy Lato lounge as well as the taste - coincided with the visit to Crete of John ful finger food assortments and drinks Bawrowski, the College’s vice president made everyone feel welcome and re - for enrollment management and student laxed. It was an excellent occasion for old services; Kathleen Cross, assistant to the classmates to recall memories from their president and senior information ad - college years and to update each other ministrator; Maria Edipidi, coordinator of on their professional and personal news. undergraduate admissions of the Down - Since the event was not a single class re - town campus, and Voula Kyriakopoulou, union, it brought together alumni of dif - admissions counselor. All four took the ferent ages and experience, many of whom opportunity to attend the reception and met for the first time. It was an ideal op - meet with the Cretan alumni. ©

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Thessaloniki Alumni Gathering

When several alumni from the Greater Thessaloniki area met with President David G. Horner in November 2008, they expressed their desire for more alumni gath - erings in Greece’s second-largest city and capital of northern Greece. Their wish came true on March 19, when the Office of Alumni Relations organized an in - formal gathering at the famous Lepen taverna in Aristotelous Square, in Thessaloniki’s center. The gathering was small, but the taverna was an ideal setting for cozy and humorous discus - sion. It was a pleasant night full of memories and jokes among friends from the old days. The excellent food and wine made all feel at ease. Pictured right are ACG alumni during the gathering. ©

Deree Alumna and Professor Honored by Athens Academy

Alumna Christine Tokatlian (PC ’92, DC ’96), a concert pianist and member of the music faculty at Deree, was honored recently by the Academy of Athens, Greece’s highest academic institution. Tokatlian received the Eleni Timoleon - tos Mykoniou Award, which is given to distinguished young pianists whose stud - ies and personality are harbingers of a sig - nificant career. Tokatlian is pictured left as she receives her award. ©

52 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 The ACG Alumni Networking Party

The ACG Alumni Association has built a Above: A view of the crowd during the networking party at T-Palace. Below: Panayiotis Milopoulos, Terry Marsellos, Claudia Carydis, Efi Xanthaki, Zeta Tzioti strong tradition of organizing successful net - Nicholas Jiavaras, Sophia Leoussi, Todd G. Fritch, Nancy Milopoulou and Jennifer Fritch. working parties. On March 6th, 2009, the 7th Networking Cocktail Party was held at T-Palace with great success and strong alumni attendance. The evening was highlighted by happenigs such as dancing by Salsa Sinners, Kiki and Eli. Red - bull was the main sponsor of the event. Networking is an effective business devel - opment tool as it gives alumni the opportu - nity to renew old friendships and make new ones, share news about market develop - ments, forge new alliances, and explore op - portunities. The Alumni Association is committed to promoting mutually beneficial contacts among all alumni and welcomes any com - ment or suggestion that will further that goal. ©

College Women Lunch with Trustee

Alumni, faculty members and administrators of The American College of Greece gathered at the Deree Faculty Lounge last March for an informal breakfast with Dr. Ann Caldwell (seventh from right), a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, who was in Athens for the inauguration of President David G. Horner. Caldwell spoke about women in leadership and exchanged personal experiences with the participants during the discussion that followed.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 53 Books by Alumni

Footsteps Through Athina: A Traveler's Guide to Athens and Greek Culture (pub - lished by Palo Albums, Inc.), by ACG A Digest of Modern Greek Life alumna Angy Balodimas Bartolomei , Ph.D, was presented at the John S. Bailey Library last March. for Visitors and Natives Alike The book, published in the U.S., navi - gates the reader through Athens and em - braces both the modern zest for the city and its long-running history and culture through the eyes of its Greek-American au - thor, a professor at Chicago’s North Park University. It is a comprehensive and in - formative guide which takes the visitor through the streets and landmarks of Athens, including those often overlooked. It also includes common Greek phrases to help tourists acquire basic Greek commu - nication skills. The book is more than a travel guide. It is also a digest of Greek culture and traditions and modern Greek life. The presentation was attended by mem - bers of the ACG community, along with friends of the author who showed up in full force. Claudia Carydis, executive director of Dr. Angelyn Balodimas Bartolomei with her Communications and Alumni Relations, in - husband Paul Bartolomei at the upper level troduced the author, who enlightened and of the John S. Bailey Library at Deree. uplifted the audience with a spirited pres - entation. “If I was an artist, I would have painted a Footsteps Through Athina is available in picture, if a poet, a poem. I am a scholar the U.S. from a number of online bookstores, and my avenue was to write a book, to ed - such as Amazon and Greekshops.com, and ucate,” Balodimas-Bartolomei said. “My from the publisher at PaloAlbums.com. It main goal was to have the reader feel as if will soon be available in the Greek market he or she was taking her steps through as an invaluable tool for visitors and Greeks Athina with me as a guide.” alike. © An Intimate Portrait of Rome

Barbara-Rita Athanasiades (PC ’75, DC ’78) seems set to introduce her Greek audience to the hidden treasures of neighboring Italy, which has been her home for the past few years. This year, she published Strolls Through Rome (Περίπατοι στη Ρώμη , Libro Publishers), the second installment of a travel trilogy on Italy. This time, Athanasiades is writing about the city she calls home, and her intimacy with the historic metropolis shows: She writes about aspects of the city that are un - known to the casual traveler – the city’s suburbs or portraits of its people, for example. This is not a book just for those who dream about visiting Rome. It will benefit even more those that have already visited the Eternal City. As the author writes, “It is one thing to observe a city in or - der to describe it, and an entirely other thing to live it, breath it, discover it, enjoy it.” This sense of discovery and enjoyment permeates Athanasiades’ book. The author studied business administration at Deree College, and specialized in public re - lations. She worked for ten years in the hotel industry, but after the publication of her first novel she decided to interrupt her career and study French literature at the Sorbonne. Along with her novels, she wrote criticism of 19th century French art, studied the Italian Ren - aissance, and wrote the narrative for a TV documentary on Renaissance Rome, Roma Cittá dell’ Eterna Feminilitá. The first volume of her travel series on Italy was A Year in Tuscany, while the third and fi - nal installment will be about Venice. When her book on Tuscany was published, Athanasi - ades said that in order to appreciate her subject properly she recalled the words of the French writer Stendhal: “I travel not in order to know Italy, but simply for the satisfaction of my soul.” ©

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An Elegy For the Women of Athens

Athens today is a sprawling metropolis, which, along with the surrounding communities it has absorbed into its urban mosaic, counts more than four million inhabitants. It is hard to imagine that this sprawling metropolitan area was no larger than a sizable Greek village less than 150 years ago, and that the royal palace (today’s parliament) was built on land close to a kilometer out - side the town’s limits. The memory of another, more intimate Athens runs strong in the family of Elina Galinou , a Deree alumna and newspaper writer whose family was one of the few remaining original Athenian families who populated Plaka, the picturesque neigh - borhood at the foot of the Acropolis. In her latest book, The Women of Plaka – 200 Years of Our Modern History (Πλακιώτισσες – Διακόσια χρόνια της Nεώτερης Iστορίας μας , Arsenidis Publi - cations) , Galinou traces the history of Athens through the personalities, the successes and the failures of a succession of strong female characters in her family. The story begins to un - fold at the end of the Ottoman occupation and traces 200 years of history as seen through the lives of ordinary Athe - nians. As the author notes: “History is not woven only by eponymous characters – they are too few; it is silently wo - ven by those invisible ones, who face life’s vicissitudes without betraying their values.” It is this steadfastness that Galinou admires most in the women she writes about. ©

A Spirited Game By Vasilis Koutsoubelis (PC ‘01 , DC ’07)

On February 23rd, 2009, a very tightly The Junior team showed its compo - College during their student years. A contested match took place on the sure and the positive results of its rigor - golden generation indeed, the team Deree soccer field. The Junior College ous training under coach Aggelos scored two goals in the second half and soccer team played the Deree Alumni: Hasapides by scoring two early goals. As leveled the match. Golden Generation in the Spring Soccer the game progressed, however, the Nevertheless, the Junior College pre - Tournament. The Junior team needed alumni team did justice to its name and vailed. It took the lead 10 minutes before to win if it hoped to retain its hopes of demonstrated that even without coach - the end on a penalty kick that made the capturing first place in the next game. ing, its players were still the same mem - final score 3-2. But the Alumni would not give up with - bers of the Deree soccer team that It was a fine game with both sides show - out a fight. brought glory and many awards to the ing a passion for victory. ©

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 55 Alumni Looking Back

Several years ago, I struggled through two libraries (Downtown and Aghia the Panhellenic examinations and man - Paraskevi), the swimming pool. I also had aged to secure a place in the Department the opportunity to make new friends and of International and European Economic develop lasting friendships. Even today I Studies at the Athens University of Eco - feel happy when I meet by chance col - nomics and Business. Simultaneously leagues from Deree, because I know that with my studies at AUEB I chose to study we share many experiences and will have marketing at Deree College, because I fun together! It is “the Deree code of com - was interested in both economics and munication” that all Deree graduates have marketing, which are actually interre - in common! lated in the business environment. Fol - I am absolutely sure that many of the lowing graduation, I received an BSc in values and the knowledge that I gained Economics from AUEB, and later a Ph.D. through my marketing management at Panteion University of Social and Po - studies at Deree College will constitute litical Science. My thesis was “Capital Ac - the foundations of my academic and pro - cumulation and Globalization in Turkey: fessional career in the future. Deree Col - George Konstantinidis, Ph.D. 1985-2005.” lege was an unforgettable experience for (DC ’03) BS Marketing I strongly believe that my studies at me! © Deree provided me with team spirit, adaptability, proactive thinking and a multi-oriented approach to daily prob - lems and decision-making. Also, I gained the ability to work effectively under pres - sure, respecting deadlines and setting high standards for professional tasks and meeting job responsibilities. At Deree I had the opportunity to enjoy a full range of academic and campus facilities, such as clean and well-equipped classes, the

Electra Liarmakopoulou (DC ’08) In 2008 I graduated from Deree’s School who truly motivate students to achieve BA Communication of Arts and Sciences, where I majored in the best they can, but I believe that those communication and completed a minor three people go way beyond that. They in music. Now that my undergraduate were not just good motivators, they were studies are over, I’d like to take the op - sources of inspiration. portunity to briefly comment on my ex - I was fortunate to have been in Dr. perience as a Deree student. Burke’s classroom. He is a truly gifted Living in a country where the education teacher, with a rare ability to reach into system is quite a controversial subject, the students’ soul and bring out their best choosing to attend a private institution qualities. That is also true for Ms. Jones, seemed like a risky thing to do, at first. who is not only an exceptional teacher However, the past four years proved me and a remarkable artist, but does an wrong. The academic system at Deree amazing job as coordinator of the music College works perfectly and its quality of area, as well. Last but not least, I feel lucky education is, without doubt, higher than to have been taught how to play the that of most public and private universi - piano by one of Greece’s most talented ties in Greece. concert pianists, Ms. Tokatlian. And it is College is a lot more than textbooks, not only her instrument-playing skills that classrooms and academic regulations. If make Ms. Tokatlian so special, but also her there’s one thing that really makes this in - interest in, and respect for, the student as stitution unique, it is the faculty. I feel priv - an individual. ileged to have met and worked with Overall, studying at Deree College was professors such as Dr. Wayne Burke, Ms. a great experience, and I believe that for Leslie Jones and Ms. Christine Tokatlian. the most part, the faculty and staff is to There are excellent professors at Deree thank for that. So, thank you all! ©

56 The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 Alumni Looking Back

As I look back at the years I spent at Deree, peatable, and the more things you do, the I would like to say the following to the happier and fuller you will feel in your life College’s current and future students. later, when you look back on them! It’s been 10 years since I graduated and P.S. 1: I remember the course I liked the even though this is a new century we live least was Sales Management with Mr. in, it still feels like yesterday to me. These Gounas (who was also a manager at 3M). were different, happy, never-to-be-re - I hated sales as an idea. Mr. Gounas always peated years. And I can truly say that they used to cry out, “Hold your horses Mr. Gi - passed in the blink of an eye. “Seize the alelis,” when I wanted to ask something day,” the teacher said in the film Dead more. Now, I think of myself as a very Poets Society . It is what I urge you to do, good salesman and I can promote any just seize the day! product that comes my way! You never Happiness, tension, euphoria, work, re - know what your future will be like, so newal, growth, maturity, smiles, laughs, don’t hurry too much while you are on tears, conflicts. Respect for teachers and campus. Thank you very much Mr. for each other, for your group, your team - Gounas. I’ll remember you forever! mates. These are only a fraction of the P.S. 2: Some of my greatest moments Kiriakos A. Gialelis (DC ’97) moments and the feelings that you will on campus came when I played basket - BS Marketing have during your studies. These are the ball at the gym with my brother, Dimitris things that will take you from one point Gialelis, and my best friend from the city and lead you to another. You go on cam - of Serres, George Paschalias. I will treasure pus for the first time as boys and girls and those moments for all my life. © you leave as true men and women ready to conquer life. I can’t advise anyone on how to study. The only thing I can say is this: Take con - trol of time, listen to your teachers, and take advantage of the possibilities the College offers. These years are non-re -

I am a DC ’89 alumna who has been living of two tennis players slugging it out over Despina Margiori (DC ’89) abroad for something like 20 years now. I an open book. Studying and playing ten - BA Sociology lived in different countries, and for the last nis, those were my two main occupations 13 years I have been settled in Germany as a Deree student. In fact, I would love to with my family. I have always been grate - have a copy of this graphic. I would put it ful for being able to have Deree in my life, in my office and get nostalgic about all and once in a while I visit the campus, those wonderful years at Deree. © which I love. It still brings back wonderful memories of the past. No one who knew me during my time at Deree could imag - ine me without my tennis racket. Besides attending courses and hanging out with friends, I never missed any opportunity to play tennis with many different people. I recently received an e-mail from my beloved brother who knows what Deree and tennis mean to me (I continue to play to this day), with pictures from the recent ad campaign about Deree. There is one which completely represents me: the one

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 57 Alumni The Rewards of Serving As a DAR in Corfu By Evdokia-Paraskevi Grammenou (DC ’93)*

joyed most of the courses, I adored the li - and cooking for friends. brary – as an English major I spent hours In May 1996, Yanna Papaconstantinou, there – but what I liked best was the con - then Deree’s dean of admissions, asked tact with my professors and my academic me to become a Deree Alumni Represen - advisor, the feeling that someone was al - tative in my town. My task would be to ways there to guide me and support me conduct interviews and evaluate throughout my studies. Meeting other prospective candidates. I accepted my freshmen on Orientation Day, going appointment as a DAR with great enthu - through an interview on Career Day, par - siasm. Being a DAR is an exciting and re - ticipating in the English society, attend - warding role, as I come in contact and ing courses like Public Speaking or Ethics, share my Deree experiences with young experimenting in the science lab, and men and women wanting to fulfill their joining the Ballroom Dancing Club were dreams. During the last 12 years I have some of the experiences that equipped conducted about 50 interviews (five or six me with all those qualifications and skills, interviews annually). Each interview lasts as well as the emotional strength, for a about an hour. promising and successful professional During the interview I try to form a ho - and personal career. listic picture of the candidate. I collect in - Evdokia-Paraskevi Grammenou When I pursued postgraduate studies at formation about his or her family and the University of Reading in the United educational background, work experience, Kingdom I was fully prepared and knew future plans and main interests. Then I It seems like yesterday that I graduated what to expect. I got an MA in teaching complete a report and send it to the Ad - from Deree with my Bachelor of Arts. English and set up a private school for for - missions Office. My responsibility is to have Looking back, I was impressed from the eign languages in my hometown, Corfu, a friendly conversation with the candidate, very first day at Deree when I started my where I have been living and working for exchange ideas and provide reassurance studies as an English major in the spring the last 15 years. I run the school, work as a that Deree is an excellent choice. of 1989. Deree offered me – and still does director of studies and part-time teacher, One of my best moments as a DAR – an academic environment of the high - and review and produce educational ma - was in 2001, when DARs from all over est quality with plenty of facilities and re - terial in collaboration with companies and Greece and abroad met in Athens to be sources. But most importantly, its institutes of the public and private sectors. updated on the College’s news and friendly faculty and administrative staff I have served as president of the local as - progress. What motivates me as a DAR is gave me the opportunity to learn and sociation of language school owners, I am the warm welcome I always receive succeed. an elected representative at the Pan-Hel - when I visit Deree and the fact that it The demanding but well-structured lenic Federation of Language School Own - helps me maintain a lifelong relation - curriculum combining general education ers and a member of teacher associations ship with my alma mater. © courses, concentration courses and elec - in Greece and abroad. I am married to Dim - tives helped me acquire knowledge and itris Karidis, a journalist and high school * Ms. Grammenou has a BA in English from discover my talents and inclinations. I en - teacher. I enjoy reading, going for walks Deree College.

Greek pianist and Deree graduate Elena Christodoulou gave two well-received solo piano recitals in Alexandria Deree Alumna Performs in Egypt and Cairo last March. On March 26 she performed at the Alexandria Opera House Sayed Darwish Theater and on March 28 at the Cairo Opera House Small Hall. The con - certs were held under the auspices of the Embassy of Egypt in Greece, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture, the artistic director of the Cairo Opera House, Dr. El Reda Wakil, and the Egyptian Cultural Center in Athens. They were sponsored by the Onassis Foundation. Christodoulou’s performances received very positive reviews in the Egyptian press. Christodoulou has performed solo and in chamber music concerts at major music halls in Greece and abroad, and has given piano recitals sponsored by the U.S., Swiss, Italian, Egyptian and Serbian embassies in Athens. ©

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Back on Campus

Chris Simotas (DC ‘07) and Georgette Lalis , a Pierce alumna, were among the featured speak - ers at this year’s Business Week organized by the Business societies at Deree. Simotas spoke at the Downtown Auditorium on “The Music Industry Goes Digital: Implications and Opportunities.” Chris majored in both music and communication at Deree and later received a master’s degree in music business management from Westminster University in London. He works for Universal Music Classics and Jazz, One little Indian Records, and the Albion Media PR Agency. Georgette Lalis, who is director of the Euro - pean Commission’s Directorate General of Enter - prises and Industry, gave a presentation on “Business at Risk: The Case of the European Au - tomotive Industry.”

Athina Doka (DC ‘03) came to campus last November to Anastasia Armeniakou (DC ’98) inform English students and Spiros Giroukis (DC ’07) about job opportunities dur - were back on campus in March. ing Targeted Career Days. They visited the Office of Alumni Athina is marketing manager Relations, met with the staff and at Internet q and is about to promised to stay engaged with wed alumnus Adam Theolo - their alma mater. gou (DC ‘03) at the Aghia Paraskevi campus chapel.

John Kantartzis , left, and John Liakakis (DC ’81) visited the ACG Art Gallery in April and May 2009 to tour the “Silent Dialogues” ex - hibition which ran with great success until early summer. “Silent Di - alogues” was visited by dozens of art afficionados and many alumni.

Stella Zannou (DC ’98) was back on campus for a one- day workshop in contempo - Effie Fragouli-Koen (DC ’65) vis - rary dance and choreo - ited the campus recently. She is graphic methods attended director of the Foreign Student & by dance minors and other Scholar Services department at students interested in dance. the University of Montana and Stella is the founder and keen on effecting a future collab - choreographer of Smack oration between ACG and the Dance Company and dances University of Montana. professionally with choreog - raphers such as Harris Mantafounis, in Athens.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 59 Alumni class notes we stay connected!

In 2001 she obtained a East Africa Division Giovanni Pascale, and their 1976 paralegal degree from (SEEMAED). He lives in Athens two daughters, Marilena, 18, Villanova University. Since with his wife Margarita and and Angelica, 16. You can Andrea Demetriou-Perakis 1984 Andrea and her their two daughters, Nicole, contact Christina at (DC ‘76) earned a BS in husband, Nicholas, have been 18, and Maria, 15. You can [email protected] Business Administration. the owners of United contact him at Her career began as an Investment Properties, a [email protected] administrative officer at the commercial and industrial real 1986 First Pennsylvania Bank in estate investment company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which owns and leases triple 1985 where she worked for seven net properties to major Helena Chrysanthys (PC years as a trust administrator tenants. Andrea and her ’82, DC ’86) obtained a BA in in the bank’s Asset husband also hold a Christina Papanikolaou (DC English Literature, and an Management Division. collection of vintage ’85) graduated with a BA in additional degree in Hotel race cars and classic Psychology and then obtained Management, with a automobiles an MA in Clinical Psychology specialization in Congress (Fine Cars, LLC) and are the in 1990 from the University of Tourism, in 1993, from the owners of Nature’s Rome La Sapienza. She then School of Finance and Gourmet, a very small pursued doctoral studies and Administration of the company that manufactures earned a Ph.D. in Forensic Athens TEI. After working in and distributes gourmet Criminal Psychology from the education as a language foods to eclectic same university in 1995. Her teacher for twenty years, she supermarkets. Andrea lives in career started while she was recently established her West Chester, Pennsylvania, working at her father’s private own private publishing and enjoys playing the piano clinic in Athens, and flourished business, Dionisos and horseback riding. when she worked at the Publications, You can contact Andrea at Pedopsychiatric Hospital of (www.dionisos- [email protected] Andrea Demetriou-Perakis Attica. She currently works at publications.gr), which the Hospital of Turin as a specializes in classical psychologist-psychotherapist, children’s literature. 1983 following a systemic Her first book, Aesop: His orientation, and also Fables, translated and collaborates with the court of revised in theatrical form Nikolaos Avagianos (DC ’83) justice as a forensic (Dionisos publications), earned a BS in Business psychologist and expert has been approved by the Administration with a major witness. Christina recalls that Ministry of Education for use in Marketing Management. her education at Deree in Greek public school He is the marketing specialist provided her with a libraries. Helena would be of Snap-on Tools foundation that helped her more than happy to International, LLC, one of the fulfill her career goals. She reconnect with largest tool manufacturers in lives in Turin with her ACG alumni and the U.S., based in Athens for husband, architect and can be reached at Christina Papanikolaou the South East Europe/Middle businessman [email protected]

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George Sarris Simon Fragiacomo Constantine Ladopoulos Pepi Nikolaidou

George Sarris (DC ’86) own business in the Perea the head of COSMOTE’s VIP his free time elaborating PC received a BA in Business region, a shop with various Corporate Sales Department. operating systems and Administration. He then kinds of coffee, dried nuts and He lives in Athens with his applications, reading novels worked for Mobil’s marketing jelly candies for children, in wife Helen. You can contact and going to movies. He also department for two years. In 1993. The shop closed a few Simon at enjoys riding his beloved 1988 he started his own years ago. She currently lives sfragiac@hotmailcom motorcycles in and out of company, Express Cargo in Perea with her husband town. You can contact International, which was Michael and their Constantine at approved by IATA. Express two children, Vivian, 14, and [email protected] Cargo focused on the field of Nikos, 7. Olga is currently 1989 international forwarders and getting experience as a operated for 17 years. George translator and is eager to Constantine Ladopoulos (DC 1991 currently works in the return to the field. She is an ’89) obtained a BS with a marketing sector of Basis & active member of the parents double major in Marketing Basis, a promotional gift association of both the 4th Management and Annita Palimeri (PC ’85, DC’ company. He is married to Elementary School and the Management and 91) earned an MA in European alumna Alexandra Revinthis 2nd High School of Perea and Organizational Behavior in Studies from Reading (DC ’88) and they have two has been assigned the 1989. After gaining valuable University after completing a daughters. You can position of secretary of the experience in the sectors of BA in Sociology at Deree and a contact George at high school for the next two food (Haitoglou Bros. – BA in Law at Aristotelio [email protected] years. Olga can be contacted assistant to the exports University in Thessaloniki. She at [email protected] or manager), office furniture worked in public relations 6946 246 817. (SATO S.A. sales department) , both Greece and in Bulgaria 1987 construction (HELEXPRO S.A. – and in 2001 decided to follow a subsidiary of HELEXPO – her husband abroad. When 1988 marketing manager) and retail their first daughter was born Vassilis Chatzopoulos (DC electronics and IT (Multirama they moved to Indonesia for ‘87) obtained a BS in S.A. – Retail Stores Network three years. Then, after having Management with a Simon Fragiacomo (DC ’88) Northern Greece Director; their second daughter, they specialization in studied at Deree and went on SparkNet S.A. – commercial moved to Nigeria for two years Organizational Behavior in to earn a BA in English and an director), he currently works and then to Kenya. While 1987. He is currently sales area MSc in Electronic Engineering for Multirama S.A., the largest abroad, she taught creative manager of BMW Hellas S.A. from the Univeristy of Wales information technologies dance to children and learned and lives in Voula. Vassilis (Bangor), a Ph.D. from retailer in Greece, as a business Bulgarian, Indonesian and has two daughters, Natalia, University College London development manager. basic Kiswahili. Since her 10, and a newborn baby. and an MBA from Heriott Watt Constantine lives in return to Greece last year, He can be reached at University. After graduation Thessaloniki and has been a Annita has worked for SDG [email protected] he worked for ALTEC as a sales Deree Alumni Representative Hellas, and continues to give manager and he is currently since 1990. He spends dance lessons to children. You Olga Hatzigeorgiou (DC ’87) can contact her at earned a BS with a double ABBREVIATIONS [email protected] major in Marketing Management and Accounting DC Deree College and Finance. She then JC Junior College 1992 returned to Thessaloniki, PC Pierce College where she worked for Exports GS Graduate School Association of Northern Class Year is the year of an Pepi Nikolaidou (DC ’92) Greece, the clothing export earned a BS in Business agency, before starting her alumna’s/us' commencement ceremony Administration and an

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Mary-Kate Avtzidou Ria Diamantopoulou Erikos Sougioultzoglou Theodore Papanestoros

Executive MBA from the can be reached at Sophocles. You can contact University of Sheffield. As a 1993 [email protected] Theodore at fluent speaker of English [email protected] or (Proficiency), French Mary-Kate Avtzidou (PC ‘89, Erikos Sougioultzoglou (DC [email protected] (Sorbonne I and II) and DC ’93) earned a BS in ‘93) graduated with a BS in Spanish (Diploma Basico), Management and Marketing Management. she is always interested in Organizational Behavior. While in college, he was an 1995 tourism issues, and has been Since February 1994 she has active member of the focused on a career in been working for the Pan- volleyball team, a sport which tourism since she was 15, Hellenic Seamen’s he still plays today with the Tarek Chehidi (DC ’95) following the family Federation as an assistant to Vyronas volleyball team. Eric is graduated with a BS in tradition. Since 1993 she has the head of the International the director of a print and Accounting and Finance. been the managing director Department. The PNO has graphic design company, Upon graduation he worked and owner of Splendid been promoting Greek Finetouch, which collaborates for a consulting firm in Travel Center S.A., an IATA seafarers’ interests since with multinational companies Tunisia, then moved to travel agency which 1920 and is constantly active in the food and Japan, where he obtained concentrates mainly on working to improve their beverage market. He is an MA in International outgoing tourism, coach working and living married, has two boys, and Relations from the chartering and a tourist conditions. She lives in just moved to Voula. You can International University of publication. She is Palaio Faliro with her contact Erikos Japan in 1999 and a Ph.D. in interested in the arts husband, John Lekkas, an at [email protected] Area Studies (comparative (theater, concerts, attorney. She has two political thought) from Jochi exhibitions, museums and children: Tasos, 13, and Daigaku in 2002. In 2001, galleries) and traveling Angelica, 9. They enjoy 1994 Tarek was hired as advisor to around the world. traveling by car (recently the ambassador of Tunisia in She lives in Thessaloniki they toured Scandinavia) or Japan. He currently serves at with her husband Stelios, on their speed boat. You can Theodore Papanestoros (DC the Ministry of Education her son, Pavlos, contact Mary-Kate at ‘94) is currently the and Training of Tunisia as and her daughter, Georgina. [email protected] marketing manager of advisor to the minister in You can Anatolia College in charge of ICT policy. In 2007, contact Pepi at Ria Diamantopoulou (DC Thessaloniki, a not-for-profit Tarek was chosen to attend [email protected] ’93) obtained a BA (Honors) educational institution with a the National Institute of in Marketing Management. history that goes back to Defense’s 25th training Just Wrote a Book? From 1988 to 2007 she held 1886. He holds an MA in session. The following year ACG Magazine will proudly positions in product and Marketing from Middlesex he was appointed Knight of marketing management with University, and has had seven the National Order of Merit feature books by alumni. companies such as Bic Violex years of experience with in acknowledgement of his Please send us a copy to S.A., Migato S.A. and various advertising agencies contribution to his country add to our Alumni Book - Singer/Vellanis B. Bros. S.A. in Athens. He started as a in the field of education. Since May 2007 she has been junior level account planner Tarek has published several case. Also send your con - the marketing manager for at TBWA, moved to UpSet as articles on the history of tact information to: The Singer (Greece and the an account director, and then social movements, Office of Alumni Relations, Balkans) and Delonghi & to Lowe as group account modernization and The American College of Sitram of Vell International director. At the start of his political science. Group S.A. Along with work, career, he spent 2½ years He can be reached at Greece, 6 Gravias St., 153 Ria is keen on broadening her with the Marketing [email protected] 42 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece; knowledge by attending Department of the NEOSET E-mail: [email protected]; professional seminars. She Group. He now lives in Kelly Grypari (DC ’95) Fax: +30 210 600 9601. currently lives in Nea Smirni Thessaloniki with his wife graduated from the German with her two children and Eleni and 2-year-old son School of Athens in 1990 and

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Tarek Chehidi Stavroula Leka Kallia Lidaki Robert Pefanis went on to Deree College, professor in occupational and became her passion. stage they are in life and where she obtained a BS in health psychology at the Kallia recalls that “this remind them that we have a Business Administration. She Institute and special advisor learning was not very far good base to go back and has worked in various to the World Health from what I had learnt at get strength from, which positions at the Athens Organization, the European Deree. It was just completing makes us very lucky!” Hilton, the last as internal Commission and the it. Understanding people as auditor. While working for European Parliament. She is a whole: mind, body and the Athens 2004 Organizing also a board member of the spirit and dealing with the Robert Pefanis (DC ’95) Committee as finance International Commission problem and not with the earned a BS in Marketing. He project manager, she earned on Occupational Health and symptoms.” Living in London also holds a postgraduate an MBA in Finance from La the European Academy of was not an easy task for her. degree in Mass Verne University. She is Occupational Health The challenges were great. Communications from the currently chief financial Psychology. She lives in “It was the teachings from University of Leicester. officer of Teleperformance Nottingham, U.K. You can Deree that kept me ahead of Robert is currently the Hellas, a branch of Paris- contact Stavroula at the times,” she said. “Love is director of Advertising Sales based Teleperformance, [email protected] the meaning of life, fear is a and PR, Digital Media (in.gr, the world’s largest disease. Turn threat into tanea.gr and tovima.gr) at teleservices provider. Her Kallia Lidaki (DC ’95) earned opportunity. Work with your Lambrakis Press. He is also a tasks include supervision of a BA in Business head and not with your senior lecturer in subsidiaries in Egypt, Administration and hands. Predict in order to communication and has Lebanon and Romania, Organizational Behavior in control and control in order been teaching at a number which entails frequent visits 1995. She moved to London to predict. Specialization of universities and colleges to those countries. in 1996 “to start a journey of increases productivity. since 2002. He has also She lives in Athens with her self-discovery and in search Create a climate of change worked as a media and husband and their sons, of something as challenging before you bring a change communication consultant ages 7 and 1. and creative as Deree was,” as and occasionally shoot for a number of Greek and You can contact Kelly at she put it. She found a job as smiling. Those were the foreign companies and [email protected] a tour guide, which principles that brought me organizations. He lives in combined her passions for through the wilderness of Athens with his wife, Lisa, Stavroula Leka (DC ‘95) travel and working with life.” In 2007 Kallia became a and their two sons, Cosmas, earned a BA in Psychology people. Later, she worked for British citizen. Traveling 10, and Phevos, 7. Robert and went on to complete numerous travel agencies remains one of her passions, can be contacted at postgraduate studies in before joining a financial and in the past year alone [email protected] and occupational health company. Finance did not she travelled in Europe 49 [email protected] psychology at the suit her perfectly, but taught times! For at least two hours University of Nottingham. her a lot about herself and a day she practices yoga, With an MSc in collaborating with pilates, body balance, tai chi, Occupational Health colleagues. While in London, chi kung and capoeira. “Only 1997 Psychology and a Ph.D. in Kallia completed a now am I able to connect Applied Psychology, foundation course in who I was and who I have George Kavouridis (DC ’97) Stavroula collaborated with complementary medicine. become and bring them earned a BS in Marketing and the Hellenic Institute for The course covered a range both together as I’m continued his studies in the Occupational Health & of holistic medicine topics, preparing for my next step,” U.S., where he earned his MS Safety before working as a such as traditional Chinese she said. “I’m so grateful to in Sports Management from research associate and medicine (acupuncture), have graduated from Deree. the University of San lecturer at the Institute of homeopathy, herbs and Those were the most Francisco in 2002. He was the Work, Health & aromatherapy. creative and productive sports equipment manager Organizations (University of She was fascinated by all the years of my life in Greece. I for the Athens 2004 Nottingham). She is new knowledge which want to wish the best of luck Organizing Committee and presently an associate opened a new world for her to all the alumni at whatever then continued his

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Maria Charami (DC ’00) earned a BA in Psychology and, after completing a four- year training program in Psychodrama-Sociotherapy, she is about to finish her dissertation for a postgraduate degree from the Open Psychotherapy Centre of Athens. As a trainee she has performed a lot of clinical work and as a group leader of psychodrama sessions she has dealt with mental disorders in people of different ages. She is January 2007. Around that 22 countries on five responsible for the Georgios Melissoglou time, she and her husband continents. It opens one newcomers to the decided to relocate to shop every three days and therapeutic community. Greece. Luckily enough, the enters a new country every Simultaneously, Maria is the company her husband three months! PRESSTO manager of the Creative worked for in the U.S. offered HELLAS S.A. is the Master Entertainment Centre for him a job in Thessaloniki. Franchisee for Greece and Children, which deals with Chrysoula is currently a Cyprus of the Spanish activities for children Citigold executive company PRESSTO, which up to 12 years of age. investment banker at has its headquarters in Additionally, she works on Citibank International plc, Madrid. Georgios lives in behalf of a non- and lives with her husband in Thessaloniki with his governmental organization Thessaloniki. wife, Helen, and their 3-year- at a private association old daughter, Despoina, and called The Smile of the professional career as the 1-year-old son, Dimitris. Child, located at Eleftherios sales manager of Super Sport 1999 Georgios’ hobby is tennis. Venizelos Airport. Apart S.A. Since June 2007 he has You can contact him at from taking care of the been running his own [email protected] association’s managerial company in the Greek sports Popi Gonianaki (DC ’99) m or [email protected] tasks when needed, Maria industry, CKS SPORTS. He earned a BS in Computer and her colleagues keep lives in Glyfada with his wife Information Systems. She is Marianna Skourti (DC ‘99) children who travel or visit Marianna and their 2-year- the database administrator obtained a BS in the airport entertained with old son, Thanos. You can for the Union of Agriculture Management. Upon various activities. contact George at of Iraklion, one of Greece’s graduation she went on to They are also responsible [email protected] largest agriculture unions. study at City University in for keeping statistical She lives in Iraklio, Crete, with London, earning an MA in records on the her husband Dimitris and Communications Policy children’s visits to their 2 ½-year-old son, Studies in 2000. Currently the association. 1998 Manolis. You can she works for the press office They work with the contact Popi at of the Greek Ministry of the national missing children Chrysoula Dali (DC ’98) [email protected] Interior. In the 2006 helpline, 1056, and post obtained a BS in Marketing in municipal elections she was pictures of missing 1998. Upon graduation she Georgios Melissoglou (DC elected to the city council of kids in the airport. was employed by Citibank ’99) earned a BS in the City of Athens. Marianna Maria lives in Kalamaki (1999-2002). In 2002 she Management and enjoys reading books on and can be reached at married and moved to the Organizational Behavior. He history and likes to travel and [email protected] U.S. (Detroit Metro area) to be is president and CEO of to get acquainted with with her Greek-American PRESSTO HELLAS S.A. foreign cultures. She is also Otto Fromell (DC ’00) husband, Yannis Kolokythas. Quality Dry Cleaners, the keen on sailing and learning graduated with a BS in During her stay in the U.S. leading franchise business foreign languages. She lives Marketing. He obtained she worked as a personal worldwide in quality dry in Athens and can be a postgraduate diploma in banker at LaSalle Bank (now cleaning. PRESSTO has more reached at International Business Bank of America) until than 800 shops in more than [email protected] Administration from

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Bournemouth University in from Deree she completed 2001. Since graduating, Otto an MSc in Human Resources has lived in Jersey (Channel Development at the Christina Rotsou Marios Floros Islands, U.K.) and University of Stirling, U.K., in Switzerland, and currently 2001. She commenced her also holds a Diploma in preparing business plans for lives in Dubai. He is married professional career in Public Relations from the firms that wanted to invest, to Sophia Ntzouvali, a Deree October 2001 as a human Hellenic-American Union. expand and restructure their alumna. His professional resources consultant at PwC. He is married, lives in assets (buildings, career commenced at Coutts In August 2004 she moved to Kalogreza and just had his equipment, etc.), and later & Co, Private Bank & Trust Misko S.A., where she stayed first baby boy, who was on, when the project was Company, part of the Royal for four years and held the born on May 27, 2009! completed, to receive Bank of Scotland Group position of human resources George can be contacted at subsidies reaching 40-50 in Jersey, where he started manager. Since August 2008, [email protected] percent of the total as an off-shore trust officer she has been working for investment. He stayed with in 2001. He later moved IKEA as employee relations Nikos Tympanidis (DC ’00) the firm for three years and within the group to work and internal communication earned a BS in Marketing. He the total budget of the with their international manager. Christina can is currently running the projects he worked with shipping clientele. be contacted at family business, Dianomes exceeded €20 million. After relocating to [email protected] Evrou, a wholesale supplier of Working there gave Marios Switzerland in FMCG in the Evros perfecture. the opportunity to 2005, Otto worked George Tsobanidis (DC 00’) He married Yioula Mpampara understand how different with the bank EvE (Ehinger & graduated from Deree with in Orestiada on April 25, 2009. sectors of the Greek Armand von Ernst), a a BS in Accounting and You can contact him at economy work together. small but respected Zurich- Finance. He then pursued [email protected] While working at the firm, based private bank, where further studies and he taught Business he covered investment obtained an MBA in Communication and strategy and risk. EvE was Entrepreneurship from Principles of Statistics for later taken over by Bank Bentley College in Boston, 2001 two years at a local college Julius Baer & Co, creating U.S. Throughout his career in Iraklio, Crete, on a part- Switzerland’s largest pure so far he has held several Marios Floros (DC ’01) time basis. After leaving play wealth manager. Otto key positions, ranging from graduated with a BS in business consultancy, he was transferred in 2008 retail, marketing and Accounting and Finance. In worked part-time as an within the bank to their customer service to special 2004, he obtained an MSc in accountant in the Dubai office, where, as projects in his own retail Business Analysis and accounting office of his a private banker, he deals enterprise. He worked for Finance from the University family business, and with a mostly Middle Eastern the Organizing Committee of Leicester. The topic of his currently works as an clientele, but also with of the Athens Olympic dissertation was “The Effect independent financial clients from the Eastern Games, where he was in of Capital Structure on analyst at a manufacturing Mediterranean region, charge of sponsor ticket Firms’ Performance” and his company in Crete. Marios including Greece. sales as well as director of research involved collecting can be reached at Otto enjoys sailing, ticketing and suites at the data from about 680 U.K. [email protected] golf and skiing as well as Olympic Stadium. He has companies and analyzing driving (and the odd camel also worked for the network how capital structure Don’t Forget... ride) in the desert. You can of Germanos shops as (debt/equity) affected their contact Otto at merchandising and special stock price and Let us know if one of your [email protected]. projects manager and for consequently their total class mates does not receive He will be happy to answer the Sfakianakis Group as performance in the our magazine. Send his or any questions or product manager for Suzuki business environment. her e-mail address to just touch base. 4x4 passenger cars. He was Shortly after returning to recently appointed manager Crete in 2005, Marios started [email protected] Christina Rotsou (DC ’00) of the Network Marketing working as a business so we can make sure we all obtained a BS in Business. Campaign & Special Projects consultant at a local private Stay Connected! Following her graduation at Eurobank EFG. George firm. His tasks involved

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Nancy Korkoliakou into a successful marketing and PR agency, and events management company and concierge. Their philosophy is to assist their clients and provide customized solutions to both companies and individuals. You can contact Lydia at [email protected] and take a look at Simply Spoilt’s services at Lydia Sakellaropoulou Sissy Theofanopoulou www.simplyspoilt.gr

Astrini (Nancy) Paris Lianos (DC ’01) became management Korkoliakou (DC ‘01) obtained a BA in Economics. accountant for the bank’s 2002 graduated with a BS in Following his graduation offshore locations. Then she Marketing. Prior to enrolling from Deree he pursued moved to UBS in Zurich, at Deree she spent an further study abroad and where she held the post of Stelios Dritsas (DC ’02) academic year studying obtained an MA in operational risk earned a BS in Marketing and English literature and International Money Banking manager for UBS Investment an MBA from Leicester archeology in the as well as an MSc in Bank, covering structure University with a Department of Philosophy of International Studies products and concentration in Marketing. the Serbian University in (Security Studies) from the equities for Switzerland. He is the product manager of Belgrade – where she lived University of Birmingham, Currently she works for Elma S.A., the exclusive due to her father’s U.K. In 2007 he completed a Barclays Wealth in Dubai and importer and distributor of assignment as military Ph.D. in International is the head of Barclays Wealth Mazda vehicles in Greece. attaché to Austria and Serbia Relations at the University of Operational Risk covering the He lives in Palaio Faliro, at the time. After completing Leicester after having Middle East and Africa. Athens, and enjoys life her studies, she worked in successfully submitted a Sophia enjoys horseback to the fullest. the field of event production three-year thesis entitled riding and painting. Her main You can contact Stelios at and planning at P.C. “European Strategic Culture: interests involve anything [email protected] Podimatas Audiovisual S.A., The European Security that has to do with art and or on Facebook. coordinating large events Defense Policy (ESDP) Years travel. She is married to Otto and incentive conferences as 1998-2005.” Paris Fromell, also a Deree Irene Koutava (DC ’02) a project manager. She also lives in Athens. alumnus, and they live in earned a BS in Marketing. focused on themed events Dubai. Her contact e-mail is She is an advertising for congresses and gala Sophia Ntzouvali (DC ’01) [email protected] executive at Boussias dinners. Moreover, she graduated with a BS in Communications, an gained valuable knowledge Business Administration Lydia Sakellaropoulou established publishing of audiovisual equipment and obtained an MA in (DC ‘01) earned a BA with a company in the marketing, and services. Currently she is International Business double major in Economics advertising, media, a coordinator at the Office of Finance from Bournemouth and Dance. After pursuing communication services, Alumni Relations and University, also in 2001. Since her MSc in Dance Science at telecommunications, and Communication of the graduating, Sophia has lived the Laban Centre, London – information technology American College of Greece. in the U.K. and Switzerland, where she researched the industries. More specifically, She married in September and currently lives in Dubai. subject of body image she is an advertising 2007 and her bridesmaid Her professional career concerns, eating attitudes executive at Daily Fax, a daily was also a DC alumna. started when she joined the and eating disorders among newsletter sent to Nancy Korkoliakou Royal Bank of Scotland dancers – she came back to subscribers via e-mail. Its can be reached at (Jersey, U.K.) as a graduate Athens to continue her subscriber base is primarily [email protected] trainee. Eventually she career as a dance teacher. managers and executives After working for several from the advertising, Life is More than Work years in the events marketing, public relations sector, she decided to and media industries. Irene Recently married? Had a child? Just published a book? Were establish her own lifestyle lives in Halandri with her honored for your achievements and contributions? Parti- management company, husband Haralambos. You cipated in an African safari or learned how to sail? Got a pro - Simply Spoilt, based in can contact her at motion at work or started a new company? Your fellow Kolonaki, along with her [email protected] alumni would like to know! Fill out our Update Form and business partner, Theo Sissy Theofanopoulou (DC send it to the Office of Alumni Relations by e-mail at Leontiadis. Simply Spoilt set off as a lifestyle management ‘02) earned a BS in Marketing. [email protected], or by fax at +30 210 600 9601. office, but has now turned She was awarded the

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a TV channel and in the Stathis Komninos (DC ’04) event management sector. graduated with a BS in At that time she concluded Computer Information that the fashion industry Systems. During his college suits her best. She worked years, Stathis was an active for a year as public relations member and vice president and advertising director for (2002-2004) of the CIS Longchamp and Loewe society, as well as an active (LVMH) in Greece. Currently, member of the Student she is the public relations, Union. He obtained an MSc advertising in Information Security from and communications Royal Holloway University of Maria Xytaki Tanya Kagia director of Bally, the oldest London in 2007. global luxury brand in the From 1997-2008 he held Scholarship of Excellence and Africa Regions at Nutricia world and of NAK shoes, a positions in the fields of IT, graduated with Highest Export B.V. from 2003-2007. company that distributes network engineering and Distinction. She also Agni lives in Athens and can international luxury brands information security completed her MSc in be contacted at such as Versace, Vicini, counseling at organizations Marketing at Leicester [email protected] Armani and Costume such as Komninos Securities University, in the U.K., and National in Greece. She lives S.A., The Hellenic Stock attended specialized Christine Papaioannou (DC in Athens and travels a lot. Exchange, The International marketing executive seminars ‘03) graduated with a BA in You can contact Maria at Maritime Organization in several other European English and is pursuing a http://www.linkedin.com/in/ (United Nations), and the countries as well as Greece. second BA in Greek Cultural mariaxytaki Merchant Marine Ministry. During her professional Studies at the Hellenic Open In 2008, he started his own career, she has worked for University, as well as a consulting company, Stathis leading companies such as Certificate in Computer Komninos S.A., focusing on Goody’s S.A. Currently she is Studies at the Centre for 2004 information security the brand manager of the Training and Educating counseling. He has a passion Infant and Preschool Division Adults. She is currently Antonia (Tanya) Kagia for computer programming (Fisher-Price brand) at Mattel responsible for the (DC ’04) earned a BS in and foreign languages (he Inc. In addition, her articles computer science Accounting and Finance. speaks English and French on marketing and department of Aftenergo, a Since 2006 she has been fluently). Stathis also enjoys management appear private school in Argos, in pursuing a BA in Business playing the piano monthly in a well-known the Peloponnese, and Administration at the School synthesizer and drums, is a Greek business magazine. teaches English at Omilos of Social Science of the member of a musical group, Sissy is also about to publish Xini. Christine lives in Hellenic Open University in and has composed music her first novel. Kefalari, Argos, and keeps in Athens. Simultaneously, she used in TV advertisements. touch with many fellow is employed at Di Di Music Moreover, since 1990, he has alumni from Deree. She S.A. and the Nikos Loris been practicing martial arts, 2003 loves to travel (for business Group of Companies as an swimming and playing or pleasure) and gain new assistant accountant. Di Di water polo. Stathis lives in experiences. Music is one of the largest Glyfada and can be reached Agni Mentakis (DC ‘03) You can contact her at Greek companies at [email protected] earned a BS in Business [email protected] specializing in show Administration with a business, dealing with artist Naya Panousi (DC ‘04) concentration in Maria Xytaki (DC ‘03) earned management as well as with earned a BS in Management Organizational Behavior. She a BS in Psychology with the organization of live and went on to receive an is the international brand Distinction. Simultaneously concerts and pop-rock MBA in International Finance manager at Korres Natural with her studies at Deree, music events such the and Banking from the Products, one of the largest she worked as a sales Rockwave Festival. Di Di George Washington Greek cosmetic companies, executive at Reuters, Music’s recent concerts University School of and active in more than 25 promoting an Internet-based include those of Madonna, Business in Washington, D.C. markets on all the international press database the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Before returning to Athens, continents. She is named Factiva, the product Black Sabbath, she worked as an integrity responsible for developing of a merger of Reuters and Kylie Minogue, Depeche and investment and implementing the Dow Jones. In 2005, she Mode and AC/DC. Tanya’s management associate at Korres marketing strategy in graduated from the London job is related to one of her KPMG, in Washington. all European and Asian School of Economics, greater passions: music. Currently she is a debt markets. Prior to her current earning an MSc in New Tanya lives in Athens with capital markets analyst with position, Agni held the post Media, Information and her parents and brother and EFG Eurobank’s Global of product manager for the Society. Returning to Greece can be contacted at Corporate Banking and Balkan, Middle East and from London, she worked for [email protected] Markets division.

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M a r k o p o y l o Manos Malaxianakis Vangelis Konstantoulakis s

spending her free time with business, Noghen, two years to music, dancing and going 2005 friends. You can ago. Noghen is a dedicated to the cinema and theater. contact Stella at provider of automatic data She can be reached at Tatiana Georgitsis (DC ’05) [email protected] capture solutions and acts [email protected] earned a BS in Marketing both as a wholesale hardware with Highest Distinction and Manos Malaxianakis (DC distributor representing well- continued her studies at the ’05) earned his BS in respected manufacturers in 2008 Aston Business School in Marketing. Upon his return to Greece and as a solution Birmingham, U.K. She also Crete after his graduation he provider serving its received her MSc in started working for Quickfilm customers with software Konstantinos Karakostas Marketing Management D. Malichoutis & Co. in applications developed in- (DC ’08) graduated in 2008 with distinction. She has Chania, which specializes in house. His vision for his with a BA in Accounting and been working for the past the photography business. company is to introduce Finance. He works at Piraeus three-and-a-lalf years at Manos is currently the competent, turnkey and ATFS (a member of Piraeus Diageo Hellas, the leading marketing and sales manager innovative high-end Bank Group which houses the company in the of the company as well as the solutions in Greece. accounting department of all alcoholic beverage sector, director of the company’s Vangelis lives in Nea Erythrea, the group’s subsidiaries). and is currently brand Web site and its online Athens. You can contact him Since 2005 he has been manager of Johnnie Walker services. Its branch in Chania at [email protected] working in the payroll Red Label & Johnnie Walker is its largest and boasts the department and will soon be Green Label. biggest market share in sales. transferred to the IAS/IFRS It offers a great variety of 2007 financial statements Stella Lykouri (DC ’05) services and products, department. Konstantinos is earned her BA in Economics. including photo printing, currently enrolled in the BA in She holds an MSc in Finance creation of digital albums, Elena Diamanti (DC ’07) Business Administration from the Graduate School of photo and video editing, and graduated with a BS in program of the Hellenic Open The American College of sales of photo accessories, Marketing. Her career started University and is about to Greece and an MSc in frames, albums and digital in 2000 at the Kostopoulos commence studies to obtain Energy, Trade and devices. The company’s Web Publishing House, where she an IAS/IFRS Qualification from Finance from the Cass sites are: www.quickfilm.gr, worked as a direct sales the Association of Chartered Business School of City www.shop.quickfilm.gr and representative in the sales Certified Accountants. He University in London. She www.photosharing.quickfilm. department. In 2004 she lives in Palaio Faliro and is to lives in London and works gr. Manos’ hobbies include moved to Alpha Press S.A., be engaged to Elizabeth for Rio Tinto, a leading fishing and water sports and where she held the post of Mavridou this year. You can international mining group. he is also interested in classic production manager contact Konstantinos at She enjoys traveling and cars. Manos can be reached assistant and, two years later, [email protected] at [email protected] she joined mad4art, S. or Speedy_Konstantinos@ Fond Memories Habakis-P. Kalogeropoulou yahoo.com S.A., where she was a What stands out in your 2006 marketing and PR executive. Nikolaos Markopoulos (DC memory from your years at Elena currently works for ’08) earned a BS in Marketing. ACG? Your fellow alumni Oracle Hellas S.A. as country He is the founder and CEO of would like to know. Send Vangelis Konstantoulakis marketing representative, a group of companies in the (DC ‘06) earned his BA in and is responsible for all IT area, including Talos your favorite stories to the Economics. After a short marketing activities in Software & IT, official Office of Alumni Relations career as an account Cyprus, Malta, FYROM, distributor of the Kaspersky by e-mail ([email protected]) manager for domestic and Albania and Kosovo. Elena Lab in Greece. He lives in multinational IT companies, speaks fluent English and Chalandri. He can be reached or fax (+30 210 600 9601). he established his own French and enjoys listening at [email protected]

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Questions you always wanted to answer but were never asked !

What was your favorite course as a student at Deree? Courses such as basic principles of management, marketing, keeping it simple!

Your least favorite course? All courses related to accounting and finance, economics! I’m more of a people person, not very good in credit-debit, etc.

Your favorite professor? Professor Sainis, Professor Doulos (despite the D’s in most of their courses). Terry Marsellos (DC’01) , is currently working for his Your closest buddies at the College? family’s construction business Student Union buddies. and is vice president of the ACG Alumni Association. A long-term friendship or relationship started during your College years? Very honored to have been Christos Koutras’ wingman in 2004 vis-à-vis the USOC, and very privileged to be his friend.

Your most embarrassing moment as a student? Quite embarrassing two minutes: challenging Vaggelis Iatrou to a one-on-one basket - ball game! I cannot remember if I actually scored any points. I can surely remember that most of his points were slam dunks in my face.

Your most cherished spot on campus? Gym, pool, pool bar (for hot dogs), the former Wendy’s, Student Union.

Your favorite thing to do in your free time as a student? Working out, NOT playing basketball with Vaggelis, swimming, playing chess, pool bar hot dogs.

The most valuable asset your Deree education gave you? To be able to join clubs, societies and organizations early on, which gave me a very small idea of how to cooperate, work and achieve my goals as part of a team, not think as a unit, to adjust, and to learn from others. ACG Confidential What do you miss most from College life? submits randomly Everything, really! selected graduates – men What do you regret not having done during your College years? or women, younger or It is not that I regret it, it is more of a disappointment: not to have beaten Takis Rekoutis older, from all walks and Vassilis Koutroulis in all-you-can-eat contests throughout my college years. I bet of life – to a standard they have backup stomachs! questionnaire about their experiences at the College Your favorite moment as an alumnus? and the way the College When my family saw me graduating at Peace and Friendship Stadium. shaped their path in life. How do you want to see your College in the future? Through the ir stories and As a top educational institution in Greece, recognized – at last! – by the Greek state just recollections emerges as it is recognized in the private sector and society. a tableau of common experiences and unique Your motto in life? individual moments that Enjoy every moment, carpe diem! (I know it is very difficult, but it’s worth trying!) make the College What do you want to tell your fellow alumni? a special part of each Lobby, network, stay connected! graduate's life story.

The American College of Greece Magazine, Fall 2009 - Winter 2010 71 Closing Thoughts The Importance of Exercise By Nick Keramidas (DC’09)*

ical therapy they prescribed was virtually useless and the possibility of a transplant was becoming increasingly remote, due to my overall condition. It was then that I resolved to improve my physical and mental health my way. I decided that I would start practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu again and return to col - lege to finish my studies. It was probably the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I immediately saw the benefits of returning to school and fighting. Every time I went to practice I would feel my legs a little bit stronger, and going to school and finishing my courses only brought me closer to my degree. After a lot of hard work and exercise I managed to regain much of my former strength and positive attitude. But I have to say that I always liked to work out. Nothing made would send me to hemodialysis, or I could couldn’t have done it without the support me feel better about myself, except, of try to fight back and do the best I could, no of my familly, my friends and the under - Icourse, partying (ha-ha). I always loved matter what happened. Eventually I de - standing and encouragement of my pro - going to the Deree gym between classes cided on the second choice and started fessors who kept me going. and lifting a few weights, or going to the training longer, harder and faster. I did As I was working on my senior project, pool for a few laps. I knew the value of ex - everything in my power to slow down the I made arangements to return to the ercise because it helped me become a deterioration of my health. United States and continue my dialysis better student, a better athlete, and a bet - In fact, I looked pretty fit for a guy with and education there. I submitted my sen - ter person. kidney failure. None of my friends knew ior project and left Greece with the prom - But I never realized just how important about my illness, so I decided to keep it ise that I would not return to the country physical well-being was until my own that way for as long as possible. I did not I have cherished and loved unless I was health was put to the test. want anyone to feel sorry for me, although, well again. Soon, my mother and I had all At the age of 5, I was diagnosed with Al - at the same time, I felt that I needed to the medical tests done and saw that we ports Syndrome. It is a rare illness that talk to someone about my problem. could proceed with the transplant, so on causes kidney failure, hearing loss and Finally, the time came when I just April 21, 2009, I received my new kidney possible vision problems. Ever since I was could not take the fatigue anymore. I and my health began improving dramat - a little boy, I knew what was eventually knew that I had to start hemodialysis and ically. going to happen to me, but I didn’t think my doctor said the same. So I quit col - Now I look back at everything and it about it or let it bother me too much. I lege for a few months to do some dialy - feels like a dream. I am determined to had faith, so I trusted that everything sis and have a kidney transplant with my make the best of the new life that has would be OK, that I had a loving family mother as the donor. Everything looked been given to me and to stress the im - and that there would be a solution to my good. I started hemodialysis full of hope portance of a healthy lifestyle. problem. that my trouble would soon be over with Exercise and sports should become an While I was growing up my health prob - after the transplant. But that’s when everyday habit for all students, instead of lem didn’t bother me at all – I just felt nor - calamity struck the hardest: Just one just hanging around, smoking and hav - mal. So as soon as I entered college, I got week after the dialysis started, I began ing iced lattes. I urge all of you to appreci - a job and started working and also started having intense pain in my legs – pain ate the value of exercise as I do, to cherish training in a martial art called Brazilian jiu- which my doctors ignored even though your life and your good health and not to jitsu. Being able to train made me pre - it became so severe that I couldn’t walk throw them away. Sometimes this is hard, sume that I was holding up quite well. or sleep at night. In a matter of weeks the but we should all remember that a great But then the trouble started. I was visit - pain turned into numbness and led to man of not so long ago said "OXI" when all ing the doctor more and more and my lab acute atrophy and paralysis of my legs, seemed lost and another equally great results kept coming back worse and This, in turn, led to so many problems man said that we do some things, not be - worse. I knew that my illness was catching that I had to change hospitals and in - cause they are easy, but because they are up with me. The pains which I had so des - stead of doing a few weeks of dialysis, I hard. © perately tried to run away from were now ended up enduring almost two-and-a- breathing down my neck. It was then that half years of it. None of my doctors knew I realized that I had come to a crossroads what was wrong, and they couldn't really * Nick Keramidas (DC’09) studied Computer in my life: I could just wait until my illness help me with my leg problem. The phys - Information Systems at Deree.

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