[…]– 14:00 – Opening Session Location: DEREE Student Lounge Opening Remarks David G. Horner, PhD | President, The American College of Greece Vasilis Zorbas | Mayor, Municipality of Aghia Paraskevi (in Greek) Christina Marouli, PhD | Director, Center of Excellence for Sustainability Opening Speech “Sustainability and Green Economy: Concepts, Evidence and Policy Design” Professor Anastasios Xepapadeas Athens University of Economics and Business and Beijer Fellow Panel: Odysseas Katsaitis, PhD DEREE Economics Department, Head Gregory Katsas, PhD DEREE Sociology Department Maria Vitoraki, MSc DEREE Environmental Studies Program 14:00 – 15:00 Location: DEREE Student Lounge Music Concert Green, DEREE Music Society Tuesday April 2, […]
[…]as well as KALOS TFM for graciously supplying T-shirts for our volunteers. President David G. Horner opened the gala and reflected on that time, 100 years ago, when “the school was utterly destroyed by a fire that engulfed the surrounding city. What must they [the school’s faculty and staff] have thought? What must they have left? Leaving Smyrna behind and beginning again in another country, in Greece, here in Athens? What courage, what faith, what indomitable spirit! This is the story we celebrate tonight – the story of this school and the country, Greece, that adopted it. A story of […]
[…]of historical documents and images. PROGRAM 19:00 | Opening Remarks President David G. Horner, President, The American College of Greece 19:05-19:35 | Lecture “The Empowering Role of Music in the 1821 War of Independence” Dr. Tatiana Papageorgiou, concert-pianist & musicologist, Assist. Professor, Music Department, ACG Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts 19:35-20:30 | Concert Part I Traditional historical and Klephtic songs, preceded by short introductions referring to poetic texts and rhythms. Singers: Achilleas Hahamis and Vassilis Dramountanis Part II The contribution of art music composers and their inspiration from heroic figures and historical events. Performance of “O […]
[…]College of Greece, Claudia Carydis and President of The American College of Greece, Dr. David G. Horner and the introduction by the event’s moderator, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director at the ACG Institute for Hellenic Culture & the Liberal Arts Prof. Loren J. Samons II, the discussion opened with a pre-recorded keynote statement by the Deputy Minister of Labor & Social Affairs, Dr. Domna Michailidou. Panel participants included Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at the University of Athens, Nicos Alivizatos, Honorary President of SETE and CEO & co-Managing Partner Sani/Ikos Group, Dr. Andreas Andreadis, Professor of Genetics […]
[…]we are working hard to minimize the resulting burdens in as fair a manner as possible. David G. Horner, PhD President The American College of Greece Frequently Asked Questions Why and how does ACG provide financial aid to students? (show) ACG is a non-profit educational institution. Part of our institutional mission is to make the quality education we provide available to as many academically qualified students as we can accommodate. In the tradition of United States, non-profit educational institutions, we make every effort to eliminate as much as possible student or family economic circumstance as the determinative factor in enrolling […]
[…]health and look forward to seeing you on campus in the near future. Sincerely, David G. […]
[…]Michigan State, U Toledo, Queen’s Belfast, Worcester Polytechnic, U South Carolina. David G. Horner, ex officio BA, MA, MBA, PhD; Boston, Massachusetts and Athens, Greece (2008) President, The American College of Greece; previously president, North Park University (IL) and Barrington College (RI). Chairs Emeriti Roberta B. Deree | LLD; Honorary Trustee; Phoenix, Arizona Tom C. Korologos | BA, MA, LLD; Honorary Trustee; US Ambassador to Belgium *Ferdinand K. Thun | BA, LLD; Honorary Trustee; Wyomissing, […]
[…]and to KNU, so this is an exciting time for everyone involved,” says ACG President Dr David G Horner, adding, “we are very pleased and grateful for Athenian Brewery’s generous support of our students.” “This initiative perfectly matches with the DNA of our business. We are Greek by choice, but we also maintain our global perspective”, says Athenian Brewery’s Managing Director Zooullis Mina. As he states, “our strategy for the future is to fuel our growth with innovation, new product launches and exports. In this journey, we align with all those who are willing to bring in new ideas and […]
[…]of Administration & Pierce, delivered the welcoming address on behalf of ACG President David G. Horner, emphasizing the primary goal of the Athens Inclusive Education project—to establish an educational environment where every student can thrive. The project is driven by a shared commitment to fostering inclusive and equitable education, recognizing and nurturing the unique strengths of each learner. ACG’s historical dedication to diversity and its active engagement in organizing initiatives align with the project’s mission, preparing students to contribute to a world that values the distinctiveness of all individuals. H.E. George J. Tsunis, US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, took […]
[…]sustainability performance.Following US best practices and as also reflected in President Horner’s 2025 vision, we have come a long way as an academic institution since the first STARS report was submitted in 2015. As we stand, ACG is the only academic institution in Greece that submits such a report and one of the two institutions outside the US & Canada to have achieved such a rating.SIERRA Magazine “Cool Schools” List Following the STARS Gold Rating achievement in 2020, ACG earned a spot on the SIERRA Magazine “Cool Schools” list for 2021 for the third time, in recognition of its sustainability efforts and best practices.ACG made its […]
