[…]America as well as waste-to-energy production facilities in the USA. Libra Group has invested in a number of companies that fall outside its core business sectors including a media company in Los Angeles, a financial services company based in London and New York and, most recently, a leading Greek manufacturer of sustainably-sourced mattresses and other natural sleep products. The group undertakes numerous educational and philanthropic initiatives globally including The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award, created by Libra with a $10 million commitment to provide funding and mentoring for start-up businesses in Greece. The Libra Internship Programme supports over 100 young people per […]
[…]contemporary seal of the College is complemented by an icon symbolizing the academic “home,” a
center of knowledge and development for every student who joins the ACG family. The launch of the new identity coincides with the celebration of 140 years since The American College of Greece was established, and symbolizes ACG’s contemporary course within its long, pioneering history. The new visual identity was created by the award winning design group Beetroot. Watch the new ACG identity concept video here. More information: Dionisis Kokkaliaris: tel.: 210 666 0408, email:
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The 2014 DEREE Commencement was held on Saturday June 28 at the ACG stadium in a heartwarming atmosphere of joy and excitement. Amid applause and cheers from thousands of parents, friends and faculty, over 300 DEREE graduating students received their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the President of The American College of Greece, Dr. David G. Horner. “Embrace learning as a lifelong journey. Reflect with gratitude on all that you have been given and give generously to others. Be the future!” These were the motivational words that Dr. David G. Horner addressed to the graduating students of DEREE – The […]
Deree – The American College of Greece offers students the opportunity to add a minor area of study (either an interdisciplinary minor or a departmental minor) to their major field of study. Minors typically begin with an introductory course and conclude with a seminar, senior project, or upper-level course that demonstrates a student’s understanding of the […]
Alumna Profiled: Graduated: Pierceʼ82 Lives in: Florida Current Position: Director of the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), and the Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering at UF. Dr. Elefteriadou is the Director of the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), and the Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering at UF. She is an internationally recognized expert on traffic flow theory, highway capacity, and traffic simulation, and she has published more than 200 journal articles and reports, as well as a textbook on these topics. She has received more than $25 million of funding from federal and state agencies in […]
[…]from PIERCE, DEREE, and ALBA, an outstanding individual, and a renowned foundation for their service in a celebratory night at the packed, open-air Irene Bailey Theater. “We enter again tonight into the AAA spirit,” Dr Horner noted, adding his appreciation for “the more than 80 benefactors with whose support the AAA event achieved both its purposes: not only to honor alumni, but to also raise funds to help deserving students of PIERCE, DEREE, and ALBA,” while he described the 15 ACG scholarship recipients as “future alumni and, possibly, future alumni award recipients as well.” Dr Horner noted that he was […]
[…]while Dr. George Kokosalakis, Associate Professor at Deree and Executive Director of the ACG Center of Excellence in Shipping, Logistics, & Energy delved into ‘Climate Threats to Energy Security.’ Mr. I. Cebek, Training Manager at the European Security and Defense College, stressed the ‘Interconnection between climate change and EU security,’ describing the course’s processes. Dr. Dimitrios Kantemnidis, Managing Director at Theophrastus Research Institute (TheoRI), elaborated on the ‘Environmental issues and the EU security: perspectives, approaches, and challenges.‘ Session I on the second day was dedicated to the EU LIFE-IP AdaptInGR Project: “Boosting the implementation of adaptation policy across Greece.” This […]
[…]holding a creative writing workshop for English majors onWednesday 27 at 15:00-16:00 at the Deree Center for the Arts Auditorium. One kind of poetry expresses the poet, giving the reader a wealth of particulars. Another kind of poetry expresses the reader, eliciting his or her experiences by means of templates. In his lecture, Dr. Schmidt will start from a handful of poems by Philip Larkin, then range out into the wider world of poetry, ancient and modern, making a case for the kind of poetry in which the reader is creatively engaged. Michael Schmidt, a Mexican-born literary historian, writer and editor, has taught […]
Party | Network | Reconnect A reunion is not just a tradition! It’s a unique opportunity to celebrate with old friends, explore new networking opportunities, and enjoy the campus like you used to do! When: Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 18:00 Where: Deree – The American College of Greece Participation: 30€ As a non-profit institution, ACG will direct all event proceeds to support the Deree Scholarship Fund Event Program 18:00-20:00 Alumni Registration – Deree Gate Deree Campus Tours Welcome Drinks – Deree Main Corridor 18:30-20:00 Speed Networking – Deree Student Lounge Re-connect with your Professors – Deree Student Lounge 20:00-20:15 […]
[…]42-kilometer (26.5-mile) race that traces the original route from the town of Marathon to the center of Athens. They all made it to the finish and dedicated their run to a classmate, Stephanie Nedzweckas a fellow study-abroad student from Endicott College, who was not able to compete because of an injury during training. Five of the six Americans, Steven Merwine (DeSales University), Jessica Brown (Southern Utah University), Jessica Wearden (University of the Incarnate Word), Brianne Paver (North Central College) and Harrison Bowers (Northern Arizona University) are spending a part of their studies at DEREE through agreements between DEREE and their […]
