[…]that led them to this pivotal moment in college life, Graduation Day! President David G. Horner gave the welcoming address and praised the graduates’ determination, adaptability and self-discipline: “Graduates, we are so very, very proud of you! With the support of the College’s faculty and staff, you have remained focused on your goals. You have adapted to unanticipated and unprecedented conditions. You have taken what life has brought you, and although I know it has not been easy, you exercised the creativity and the perseverance required to arrive at this moment. In so doing, you have demonstrated that you are […]
[…]and the hall was packed with Deree students, School Deans and Faculty. ACG President, David. G. Horner was also in the audience. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Scholars’ Organization and the following Deree Academic Societies: IT, Cybersecurity, MIS, Philosophy and International Honors Program were supporters of this event. Ms. Claudia Carydis, Vice President of Public Affairs at ACG, gave the welcoming address and remarked how this is the first of many public events that the college will be organizing during the Deree student activity hour. Dr. Constantinos Papadias, Executive Director of the RTIN, took the floor and presented ACG’s substantial […]
[…]with the aim of promoting Greek arts and letters. Due to the absence of ACG President Dr. David G. Horner, who was unavoidably detained in the US, DEREE Provost Dr. Thimios Zaharopoulos delivered the opening remarks, welcoming Barry Strauss, who has studied and written about Themistocles, not least in his book The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece—and Western Civilization (2004). Introducing Dr. Barry Strauss, DEREE History Professor Dr. Haris Vlavianos spoke of a man who has been taking bold strokes in the muddy waters of history to successfully reach the finish line. Speaking to a full […]
[…]the search for its 8th president, following the autumn 2023 announcement that President David G. Horner, PhD, is going to retire. The search and transition process is overseen by the ACG Board of Trustees and is taking place in collaboration with members of the ACG community. Updates with the latest information regarding the search will be posted regularly on this website. Presidential Search Prospectus The prospectus contains information about the search for ACG’s next leader, a visionary president, to take its three educational divisions, Pierce, Deree, and Alba, to the next level of academic excellence, international prestige, and financial success. […]
[…]of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (MSc), and Master of Arts (MA). Dr. David G. Horner, President of The American College of Greece, gave the welcoming remarks: We fully realize and appreciate that the support of family and friends has been an essential element in the achievement of the graduates we celebrate tonight. We also know that those who are here tonight are joined by many others who are cheering our graduates’ success and wishing them the very best for the future. Tassos Daskas, the winner of the 2023 Alba Highest Achievement Award, reflected on the sacrifices made during […]
[…]business and academia. PROGRAM Tuesday, March 15 12:00–12:30 | Opening Remarks by President Horner and Dean Triantafillou 12:30–13:30 | Keynote Speaker Alexandros Nousias, Director, Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award Hosted by the Accounting and Finance Academic Society 13:30–15:00 | Break 15:05–16:20 | David Blumenthal, Executive Vice President, Astenbeck Capital Management LLC Hosted by the Accounting and Finance Academic Society 16:30–18:00 | FINANCE WORKSHOP: Trading platform training in the AC Computer Lab Dimitris Michos, Head, Saxo Bank Greece Pre-registration only – limited seats, Hosted by the Accounting and Finance Academic Society 18:00–19:15 | Dimitris Tsingos, Co-Founder and Chairman, Blueline, UK Head of Enterpreneurship, StatTech […]
[…]a light of hope for the coming period. In announcing the Scholarships Program, President David G. Horner stated: “In these unprecedented times, it is extremely encouraging to see organizations like the John S. Latsis Foundation endorsing our mission of adding distinctive and sustainable value to our students, Greece and the global community. We are grateful for the Foundation that supports deserving young people to become global citizens and make a positive difference in society.” Eva Lianou, General Manager at the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation commented that: “The ‘Latsis Foundation Study Abroad Scholarships’ Program is a product of the […]
[…]support that enables the College to offer a US-modelled education,” says ACG President David G. Horner. The support, begun in 1962, with funding for the Aghia Paraskevi campus as it was being built, continues with recent funding for the state-of-the art buildings in use on our campus. Today, with a modern American-style campus in Athens which is unique in Greece, ACG with help from USAID-ASHA strives to update and enhance its educational offerings, so that it may continue to act as a beacon of American ideals in Greece. The latest USAID funds in support of ACG are being used to […]
[…]landscape. Commissioner Avramopoulos took the stage and, after thanking ACG and President David G. Horner for the invitation to speak, he reminisced of the time when ACG awarded him with an honorary degree 19 years ago. State of Play The EU Commissioner set the tone by stressing that security and migration need to be addressed globally as there are currently over 50 million refugees across the world . “This is a global issue, and we can only address it together, not against each other… We can’t stop migration, but we can become better at managing it,” he said, stressing that […]
[…]master’s degrees from the hands of the President of the American College of Greece, Dr. David G. Horner. This year, for the first time, some of the graduates also received validated awards from the Open University of the United Kingdom, with which the DEREE has signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement. DEREE-ACG is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the oldest and most prestigious accreditation organization in the U.S. Daniel Bennett Smith, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Greece, also addressed the graduates, urging them to "reject the empty ideologies and promises of the far left and the […]
