[…]and Social Work Policy and Practice at the University of Chicago and Director at the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination & Senior Research Scientist, Howard Brown Health – 55th University of Chicago Dr. John Schneider MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, is a network epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago. He is also Director of the University of Chicago Center for HIV Elimination. His NIH- and CDC-funded research focuses on social network interventions that can lead to disease elimination in most vulnerable populations in resource restricted […]
[…]the midst of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and in the context of the ACG Community Service Days – Fall 2020, a 3-day blood drive was organized at Deree campus, on December 1- 3, 2020. One hundred and forty five ACG community members as well as ACG business partners and friends actively engaged in this collaborative effort and one hundred and twenty two blood units were collected for the ACG Blood Bank and our nation’s hospitals, proving that social distancing does not mean social disengagement. All precautionary measures, as indicated for the Covid-19 pandemic and directed by the […]
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[…]drive in support of Evaggelismos and Agios Savvas hospitals In the context of the ACG Community Service Days – Fall 2021, The American College of Greece, in collaboration with AURORA, organized a 3-day blood drive in support of Evaggelismos and Agios Savvas hospitals. Held at Deree-ACG on November 9-11, 2021, this was the sixth blood drive organized since the beginning of the pandemic and the turnout of community members, partners and friends was massive. As many as 164 donors attended the blood drive and 124 blood units were collected in total. During the blood drive, Choose Life and it’s medical […]
In the context of the ACG Community Service Day of Fall Semester 2022, a group of Deree students and ACG Faculty, Staff & Alumni visited the premises of Loulis Food Ingredients, the largest flour industry in Greece, and baked more than 900 sweet treats, which were then donated – through the NGO Boroume – to youngsters 13-22 years old with special educational needs, studying at the Laboratory of Special Vocational Education and Training of Piraeus. The initiative was coordinated by the Office of Public Affairs. The ACG group was welcomed by the Chairman Mr. Nikolaos Loulis and by Mrs. Olga Manou, Corporate Communications […]
[…]of Public Affairs Supported by: International Honors Program Deree Office of Student Affairs Center of Excellence in Sustainability Deree Student Association ACG Sustainability Leaders SNF Scholars About the event Baking for a good cause! Let’s celebrate the Christmas spirit by baking goods that will be donated to a local organization, with the generous help of Loulis Food Ingredients! Loulis Food Ingredients are offering their superb facilities in Keratsini, the necessary ingredients and the guidance of professional pastry chefs in order for us to bake and package sweet treats, which— through the NGO Boroume—will be distributed to youngsters 13-22 years old […]
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[…]1952 and 1954) president of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, won the Philanthropy & Community Service Award, noting in a moving speech that “My husband and I and my son believed that we had to give back to our country, our fellow humans, and society. Besides, this is what my school taught me: Non ministrari sed ministrare – Not to be served, but to serve. I’ve done my duty and nothing more.” Also recognized at the 2014 AAA were eight other renowned alumni from PIERCE, DEREE & ALBA, who were awarded for distinction in various fields: Alexandra Pitta-Chazapi, PIERCE […]
[…]April 26, to prepare, bake and package sweet treats for a good cause! In this Spring ACG Community Service Day, organized by the Office of Public Affairs, our volunteers managed to bake and prepare 186 individual packages of muffins and cookies and gather a small monetary donation. These baked goods and the donation were delivered to the EMFASIS Foundation in the context of their Easter Campaign “No one alone” (Κανείς Μόνος) in support of people living in the streets. Despite the difficult times we are all experiencing, ACG volunteers came together once again to help the broader community. Because ACG […]
[…]announced today the official launch of The American College of Greece’s most recent public service initiative: the ACG Institute of Public Health. “We are delighted to collaborate with the Behrakis Foundation (based in Boston, MA) to offer a significant resource to benefit Greek society, further enhancing ACG’s social responsibility endeavors”. The ACG Institute of Public Health builds on a program begun in 2010 by the Behrakis Foundation in co-operation with the Harvard School of Public Health, under the operating direction of Dr. Panagiotis Behrakis of the Hellenic Anti-Cancer Society and formerly, Associate Professor at the Medical School of the University of […]
