[…]Middle East in ACG’s Olympic-quality athletic facilities, which served as a regional training center for the United States Olympic Team during the 2004 Athens Games. This year’s tournament holds special significance as it takes place during a historic milestone—the 150th anniversary of ACG. This momentous occasion adds to the spirit of unity, excellence, and celebration that defines the ISF experience. Beyond competition, participants will have the chance to meet and socialize with fellow students from diverse nations in a friendly, educational environment. The tournament is designed to enhance school identity, team camaraderie, and spirit through the unique interaction of sport, […]
A Masterclass by Gregory Patrick Karr When: Monday, March 13, 18:00-20:00 Where: Center for the Arts Auditorium Free and open to the public Organized by: BA in Cinema Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Deree – The American College of Greece About the event A masterclass by Cannes film festival acting nominee and international actor/performer Gregory Patrick Karr (Gregory Patrikareas). The masterclass will address Greece’s position in the international reality of world cinema and will examine strategies that can be implemented for the young filmmaker, actor and student who wants to be involved in any aspect of independent […]
[…]Greece, and thanked him for “sharing his memories from Madison Avenue.” Addressing the packed Center for the Arts Auditorium, Birbil shared not just his memories, but his insights too, describing his favorite ad campaigns – including the Coca-Cola Wave at the 1986 Mexico World Cup – and revealed aspects of his creative process. He also urged those in the audience who want to get into advertising to do so “passionately” and not be “demoralized by a crisis or economic situation – though I know it really is rough.” “New things always come out of these things,” he said referring to […]
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[…]of Education (responsible for higher education) Angelos Syrigos, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece, Rania Assariotaki, Senior Manager for Sustainability, The American College of Greece, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, School of Economics and Director of ReSEES Laboratory, ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS; Fellow of World Academy of Art and […]
[…]by each panel member) Aphrodite A. Bletas, (Pierce ’70) President at Hellenic Chinese Center for Entrepreneurship Dimitris Kordas, (Deree ’85) Joint CEO at JWT Athens Gina Kyvetou HR Director Greece & Cyprus at Coca–Cola Tria Epsilon Anastasia Sideri Communications Director, The Coca-Cola Company Central and Southeast Europe 16:50 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks Gareth Zundel, Head of Communications, Libra Group Gareth Zundel, Head of Communications, Libra Group Gareth Zundel has been in the PR and communications industry for over 35 years. Following a psychology degree from City University, London he joined ITT as a Commercial Intelligence Officer in 1979 before becoming […]
[…]instrument in an orchestral recording, but they can easily spend minutes trying to multiply two numbers with a few decimal digits. Machines that we can afford to buy for our homes, can on the other hand multiply more than 10 trillion floating-point numbers in a second, yet encounter severe difficulties in familiarizing themselves with objects they sense in order to recognize them later. This lecture is about the fundamentals of building machines that observe and understand their surroundings in an attempt to offer services to people. We will consider what is needed, how to achieve understanding and finally why this […]
Alumna Profiled: Athena Andreadis Graduated: PIERCE ‘73 Lives in: Athens, Greece Current Position: Scientist, science ambassador, writer, editor “Never complain, never explain.” Dr. ATHENA ANDREADIS is a molecular biologist, distinguished both for her scientific achievements and her creative talent. After graduating from PIERCE, Athena Andreadis earned her BA (magna cum laude) from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During her 30-year academic career she fulfilled many roles, from extensive basic research on brain function to mentoring scientists at all stages of their academic careers and from presenting science to NASA engineers to […]
[…]recyclable water bottles to all participants. Stella Apostolaki, Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Sustainability (CoES), Assistant Professor & Coordinator of the Environmental Studies Program, ACG: The Department of Science and Mathematics is undertaking the task to educate people on the biodiversity of the area. We have brought microscopes and stereoscopes for the observation of the biodiversity and also for microplastics that may be found on the coast. Rania Assariotaki, Senior Manager for Sustainability, ACG: Our aim is to educate and raise awareness among our ACG members and, of course, to the broader community, on the negative impact […]
[…]students can pursue their own interests and explore these in the way they combine courses across a number of different academic disciplines. In the case of the Music Performance program, this combination approach is seen at its strongest. Students also study music in a general context to a very high level, and so develop the critical and creative skills that these studies provide. This ensures that a wide range of areas remain open to them, releated to performance but also wider afield, for both graduate studies and employment.Example career paths open to ACG graduates in the B.A. (Hons) Music Performance […]
