The alumni event to be held March 9, at the Eventi Hotel in New York, presents an opportunity for alumni residing in the NY area to meet ACG President David G. Horner, members of the Board of Trustees of ACG as well as members of the Administration. Admission is by invitation

Α high school in which children flourish exploring new interests and cultivating their strengths and talents: Discover PIERCE Day on March 11. That Sunday, at 10.30 am, the school will open its doors to all families that want to see what PIERCE has to offer. For more information and application forms, please call 2106009800-9, ext.1175, 1136 or visit PIERCE

This year, Peter Economidis, brand strategist, founder and owner of Felix BNI, and Michael Bodouroglou, shipowner, Chairman and CEO of ALLSEAS MARINE SA, will be among the speakers who will address students and alumni. March 12 -15.

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Pianist Danae Kara, artist in residence at DEREE, will perform works of Beethoven on March 14 at 8 pm 

and May 9 at 6 pm. Both recitals will be held at PIERCE Theater and will be open to the public.

AIESEC GREECE organizes the “GlobalThinkTank4Greece” on March 17. DEREE hosts the event and organizes an afternoon workshop in which three DEREE alumni discuss how studying in an educational institution modeled as a US one benefited their careers. For more info and registration visit  www.euroxpro2012.com or call
210 6009800, ext. 1107, 1370.

All PIERCE and DEREE alumni are invited on March 19 at 6.30 pm to visit ALBA Graduate Business School at its new “home”, the Downtown Campus (Xenias 6-8). ACG alumni will get to know the way ALBA is organized, its programs and people. A special offer for ACG alumni will  be announced. For more info and RSVP please call 2106009800, ext.1107.

Before settling on a college, every prospective student will benefit by participating in Discover DEREE Day on March 20 (and again on June 28) to take a tour of the campus, attend a class, discuss academic plans with faculty. For more information and registration, visit ACG or call the Office of Admissions at

210-60098000, ext. 1411, 1254, 1318.

Dr. Epaminondas Baloumis, author and former professor of Modern Greek Literature at PIERCE,
will present his book “Ordeal”, first part of a trilogy, on March 28 at PIERCE Theater at 7 pm. Presentation in Greek. Read more

Alumna Anna Gaitanou Hollingsworth will present her novel “Maya” on April 4, at 6.30 pm, at the Upper Level of the John S. Bailey Library. Presentation in Greek.  Read more

PIERCE once again opens its doors to students, families, and friends celebrating its sense of community, team spirit, and creativity on Saturday, April 28! More info coming soon at www.pierce.gr.

PIERCE Sports Homecoming for all PIERCE alumni is just around the corner and your former teammates are already training for May 11! Join now for a perfect afternoon get-together full of sports and fun.

Reunions: DEREE classes of ’81-’85 on April 27, 

PIERCE class of ’52 on June 6 and

PIERCE class of ’02 on June 18. Read more

A perfect blend of athletic and educational activities, PIERCE Summer Camp welcomes at the Aghia Paraskevi campus children ages 6 to 12 years old from June 18 to July 20. For more info on this day camp, call 210-6009800, ext.1319 or visit PIERCE

Students, faculty and staff are responding warmly

to the Food Drive held in both ACG campuses, consistent with ACG's long history in philanthropy. Since February 6, members of our community have been collecting food, warm clothes, and personal health care items which are then delivered to local food banks. The effort to help those most affected by the economic crisis continues and ACG is also counting on the support of alumni. Read more

Do you know what a VAL is? Would you like to be one? VAL stands for “Volunteer Alumni Leader”,

a member of the dynamic task force of dedicated PIERCE and DEREE alumni who live abroad and have volunteered to support their alma mater and their fellow alumni who are newcomers to their area.

February 20 marked the official opening of ALBA Graduate Business School in its new premises, ACG’s Downtown Campus (6-8 Xenias St.).

Extremely user-friendly and up-to-date, our new institutional website is as informative, diverse, and interesting as everyday life in our growing ACG community. Visit www.acg.edu and find out for yourself.

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies is organizing specialized programs in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Oracle Databases, Cisco networks, and Secretarial and Business English. For more info, click on the “Stay Sharp” button at the end of the newsletter.

Keep an eye on "Inside ACG" on our website for the upcoming alumni magazines. DEREE alumni magazine will be the first  to go digital at the end of March 2012.

Education Today

More than anything, an academic institution should act as a forum in which thoughts are creatively exchanged and on February 8 ACG once again lived up to its role: Τhe ideas expressed by the prominent panelists made the discussion on "Quality and Social Contribution of Public & Private Higher Education Institutions" a highly stimulating one.

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PIERCE reunion, class of '72

alumnae celebrated their 40-year reunion.