April 10th, 2006

• MBA Program Announces New Course

• Dr. Marian St. Onge visits ACT

• Study Abroad Program Continues to Grow

• ACT at the Kariera Fair

• ACT’s New Enrollment Management Team

• Alumni Successes Continue

In today’s world, there are at least three university models. One is clearly the research institution where the primary emphasis is on research and discovery rather than teaching and where undergraduate students typically interact with teaching assistants rather than faculty. Second, there are only a few universities where teaching and research receive equal emphasis ... (read more)

It is with pleasure that we announce a new course offering in our MBA program. Beginning with our fourth quarter, we will be offering Business Decision Making as part of our Entrepreneurship and Management concentration electives...(read more)

TRADE MISSION TO ALBANIA

Dr. Kourkoumelis, along with members of the Board of Directors of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, and of a number of large Greek companies, traveled to Tirana, Albania March 22-24, 2006 to participate in an important trade mission to...(read more)

MR. JACK FLORENTIN DISCUSSES CHANGE

Mr. Jack Florentin, President and CEO of Sarah Lawrence S.A, a trustee of Anatolia and currently serving as Chair of the ACT Governance Committee, was the guest speaker in the MBA Leadership and Organizational Change class...(read more)

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS PRACTICUM (BUSINESS 399)

During the summers of 2003 through 2005, the Anatolia School of Business and Ohio University, were involved in a very successful educational experience on managing multi-disciplinary real world projects in multi-cultural environments... (read more)

This year we have quite a few students participating in the John Pappajohn Business Plan Competition. It is going to be very competitive and the Business Department wishes all the candidates the best of luck. A committee of business representatives will be chosen shortly to evaluate the plans.

As a reminder, the submission date for undergraduate business students is May 26, 2006 and for MBA students it is July 7, 2006.

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FROM A CURRENT MBA STUDENT:
APOSTOLOS ZIKOULIS,
Sales Representative for Alico AIG Life comments on the program

“I would like to share my experiences as a student at ACT. I honestly feel proud of being part of the ACT-MBA community. First, the high academic standards of the courses, the level of teaching, as well as the efficient classes offered me a strong start. Also, the relations with my professors and fellow students supported me all the way. I am fully employed and study at the same time which makes my time extremely valuable. That is why the effectiveness of the school was desirable. To be honest, it has exceeded my expectations. As an Aristotelion University graduate I was acquainted with a very theoretical kind of education and I now enjoy the up-to-date and extremely applicable newly acquired knowledge provided through this course. It has been demanding, especially due to time constraints, but utterly useful, satisfactory and relevant to the real business world. This course of study is also well supported by the helpful staff and amazing resources of the Bissell Library which strengthens our performance as students”.

Greetings from Dr. Wisner!

I like to think that ACT is a microcosm of the American system of higher education, in that we can challenge the elite student just as we can motivate the underachiever to find a niche for themselves.  So while this newsletter will continue to celebrate the exploits of some of our other alumni, I also wanted to share with you... (read more)

RECENT EVENTS ON CAMPUS

On February 28, 2006 the American College of Thessaloniki welcomed Dr. Jens Bastian of the European Agency for Reconstruction for a lecture on "The EU and Kosovo," under the auspices of the Lucy Platt Kulukundis Balkan Study Center...(read more)

ACT welcomed Mr. Jim Wasserstrom, Head of Public Utilities Oversight and Head of Logistics, United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on March 10th, for a Kulukundis Lecture on "The Quest for a Viable Peace in Kosovo: Lessons for Future Statebuilding Efforts." (read more)

Dr. Demetrios Pyrros, Head of the National Center for Emergency Care, visited ACT on March 13th, to deliver a lecture on "Disaster Medicine" under the auspices of the Michael S. Dukakis Chair in Public Policy and Service...(read more)

ACT will host Dr. Marian St. Onge of Boston College as a Dukakis Fellow during the first two weeks of April 2006. Dr. St. Onge is Director of Boston College’s Center of ... (read more) 

ANTHONY BROOKS TO VISIT ACT

In April ACT will also welcome Anthony Brooks, political correspondent for National Public Radio, for a Dukakis lecture on Presidential and other elections in the US (April 12, 5 PM, New Building Conference Room).

MAY DUKAKIS-KULUKUNDIS EVENTS LINEUP

The May line-up of Dukakis and Kulukundis events will include: 

• Nikolaos Kanellos, Head of the Greek Liaison Office in Pristina, on Greek activities... (see whole lineup)

MR. THOMAS COUNTRYMAN TO GIVE A LECTURE

On Friday, May 14, from 1-2 PM in the New Building Conference Room Mr.Thomas Countryman, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Athens, will give a Kulukundis lecture on "US Policy in Greece, the Aegean, and the Balkans.

ALUMNI NEWS

We continue to share stories about our alumni.  If you are an alum, why not send us your news for a future issue of ACT Vision? 

FACULTY NOTES

Joseph Michael Gratale and David Wisner are participating in this year’s American Studies Seminar, co-sponsored by... (read more)

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DR. VLAHOS ATTENDS "UNIVERSITY OF THE 21st CENTURY" CONFERENCE

Dr. Vlachos recently attended a very interesting two-day conference on “ The University of the 21st Century”, organized by the Center of European & Constitutional Law. The conference focused on the differences between the “University of Values” and the “University of the Market” and included a whole session on the prospects of private universities in Greece. The proceedings of the conference will be published in May.

TUTORING SERVICES

The Division of Technology and Science continues to offer Math tutoring services. The tutor is located in the Writing Center (2nd Floor of the Bissell Library) and is available for the Spring 2006 semester during the following hours:

Monday 16.00-17.30
Wednesday 16.00-17.30
Friday 14.00-16.00

"HOW TO MINE THE WEB" EVENT

On March 16, 2006, an event was organized by the Division of Technology and Science in collaboration with the Athens Information Technology (AIT) center. During this event...(read more)

PC GAME DESIGN CLUB

Mr. Morris is running the PC Game Design Club for the second year. The club offers the opportunity to interested students to not only design and build computer games but also to participate in multiplayer game tournaments over the Internet.

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SPRING 2006 TABLE TENNIS INTRAMURAL COMPETITION

12 ACT students, 2 alumni and an MBA candidate have registered for the table tennis intramural competition that started on Monday March 27, 2006.

The winners, besides prizes, will have the opportunity to compete against students from other institutions during the “Spring 2006 Invitational Sports Tournament” which will take place at ACT on May 18-20, 2006.

See results and photos

1st ACT “Backgammon” Championship
sponsored by “Pap-Corp”.
“Roll the Dice”

The 1st ACT Backgammon Championship began on April 10, 2006. Fifteen students, staff and faculty signed up and everyone expects a really interesting event. The official sponsor of the championship is “Pap-Corp” and the award for the winner is a two-day stay at “Alexander the Great Beach Hotel”. The sponsor has also provided ten (10) backgammon boards for the implementation of the games.

STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, accompanied by Professor Manolis Maou and Mr. Stepan Partemian, visited Athens during the weekend of April 1-3 and got a full flavor of both the city’s ancient wonders and its modern accomplishments.

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW

The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) Study Abroad program set a new milestone this Spring with 53 students, the largest contingent ever, enrolled.  The students from 35 colleges and universities in the United States arrived in early February to attend the program.   Among them are 3 ‘Katrina Scholars’, that is, students displaced from the University of New Orleans...(read more)

Spring 2006 Invitational Tournaments

ACT varsity teams have two serious tasks in May. From May 11 to 14 they are going to participate in the Invitational Sports Tournament organized by the American College of Greece (Deree College) in Athens. The second event will take place at ACT (on the Anatolia campus) and it will be an Invitational Sports Tournament in Basketball, Volleyball and Soccer. Table Tennis might also be included in the games schedule. Up to now, besides Deree College –the institution that always joins our organized events, two universities from Lebanon have also shown interest in participating (The Lebanese American University –LAU-, and the University of Balamand). The tournament is expected to be really interesting and highly competitive.The program of the games will be announced in the next issue of ACT Vision.

Marymount Manhattan College psychology professor Dr. Peter Cain concluded a successful visit to ACT on April 1^st. Among other activities, Professor Cain visited a number of Psychology classes, gave lectures to students and faculty, and was the honorary guest speaker at a Colloquium held at the President’s house.

2+2 Program with Hellenic College (HC) in Boston. Interested ACT students can continue their studies at HC and receive a B.A. in areas like Classics, Elementary Education, Human Development, and Religious Studies by continuing to pay ACT tuition in their last 2 years of study at HC, but covering all other costs of the receiving institution. Any interested students should contact the Office of Academic & Student Affairs.

PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES IN GREECE: ANTICIPATED BENEFITS & REQUISITE CRITERIA
(by Dr. Archontis Pantsios and Dr. Panos Vlachos)

Much has been written about the proposed revision of Article 16 of the Constitution, which prescribes that university education is the responsibility solely of the state. The government and main opposition appear to agree on the general framework for establishing private, non-profit universities, with the main goal of improving the quality of higher education...(read more)

Recently, access to this most useful subscription database was upgraded from Academic Search Elite to Academic Search Premier, allowing you to search more than twice the number of full text journals and extending access back in time a full ten years for long-published titles.  Here is how... (read more)

Business Reference Suite – Available on a trial basis until May 1, 2006

Three databases with information from business & management publications, industry reports, and statistical tables. The databases are:

• Business & Industry with over 1,700 business publications
• Business & Management Practices with 300 core professional journals
• TableBase containing tabular data from thousands of sources

During the trial period, the databases are searchable at this address only from computers on campus: http://search.rdsinc.com/texis/rds/sessions
Check it out and please send your comments to Karen Bohrer at kbohrer@act.edu

CHECK OUT THE BISSELL LIBRARY EASTER BREAK SCHEDULE

The Bissell Library’s collection includes fiction from all over the world. Here are some recent acquisitions that you may want to check out!
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Many think that the job search process is simply preparing a CV/resume, sending it out and then waiting for the phone to ring. Most sophomores and juniors might think that it is too early to be involved in this thought process. A masters or a Ph.D. will come before work for some. The job hunt will be ...(read more)

ACT Career Fair 2006

The ACT Career Fair 2006 is almost upon us and companies will be visiting the campus from May 3 - 17, 2006.  Dates and times will be posted outside of the BLCS office and across campus.   

Some of the companies planning to visit: AA & Partners / Adecco / Alumil SA / 3E Coca Cola / Computer Life / Dimiurgiki / Eurobank / Euroconsultants SA / HR Net / Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki / Manpower / Reform

There will be brief company presentations to student/candidate audiences with Question-and-Answer (Q&A) sessions, in some cases.  Other companies will be conducting interviews.  Students and alumni interested in attending must contact the BLCS office. 

For more information or anything pertaining to career matters, please contact
2310 398.202 
lenag@act.edu

ACT at the ‘Kariera Fair’

ACT’s New Recruiting, er…”Enrollment Management” Team

The winds of change blew in a brand new team to staff ACT’s recruiting department. And not only that, the team now goes under the “Enrollment Management” designation to signify the broader responsibilities it will have for helping to “shape” the incoming classes at ACT. A dynamic and very promising duo...(read more)

8 in 10 Greeks classified as “poor” have no college education

Results from a comprehensive survey showed that higher education can help one avoid or escape poverty. According to the National Statistics Service, the incidence of poverty is substantially lower in households where more members have received a higher education...(read more)

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