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May 22nd, 2006 |
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Message from the President | |
| Anatolia School of Business | ||
| Anatolia School of Arts, Science and Technology | ||
| Academic & Student Affairs | ||
| Library | ||
| Meet the Students (NEW!!!) | ||
| Placement and Marketing | ||
| Alumni Achievements | ||
| Alumni Association News | ||
| Event Announcements | ||
| Message from the President | ||
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Dear ACT
Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff,
It seems to me that ACT’s position in the larger region of Southeast Europe, and also as a focal point for global education, continues to grow and take shape. As I write this, we are awaiting the visit of Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Katherine of Serbia and Montenegro. This will be the first “royal” visit to our campus since that of Greek King Paul and Queen Frederica in 1961 and Prince Constantinos and Princess Anna Maria... (read more) |
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| Anatolia School of Business >>contributed by Dr Nikos Kourkoumelis, Chair. nikolaos@act.edu | |
JOINT COURSE WITH OHIO UNIVERSITY Ohio University students join ACT Business students in a very successful educational experience in managing multi-disciplinary real world projects in multi-cultural environments. This year, the GCP course is offered again as a summer course to those interested in earning 3 credits in 10 days, starting June 17th and ending June 30th... (read more) A NEW MARKETING RESEARCH PROJECT A new Marketing Research project implemented by ACT students is in progress. The project scope is research into the awareness of motorcycle riders of the dangers related to the absence or misuse of critical safety motorcycle accessories as well as the reasons for adopting the relevant equipment. The research project is implemented by the Marketing 320 (Marketing Research) class under the guidance of the marketing instructor Argyris Spyridis for the company Moto Market (www.motomarket.gr), a leader in the distribution chain for the related market sector. The project methodology incorporates a combination of intercept interviews as well as a series of in-depth interviews of motorcycle riders. The outcome of the project will be reported in the mass media. The same class (MKT 320) had offered its services to the Hellenic Association of Automobile Merchants and Importers (HAAMI) last year. That project focused on identifying of criteria that influenced past buying behavior as well as the prediction of future buying intentions in the sector of new and used cars. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMF TO GIVE LECTURE AT ACT Dr. Miranda Xafa, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, will be visiting Greece in late May. We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Xafa has accepted ACT’s invitation to give a lecture on May 30, 2006 at 6:30 p.m., in the AV room, New Building, addressed to ACT students, faculty and alumni... (read more)
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Dear Dr. Kourkoumelis, My name is Margarita Marou and I am one of the students to whom the Anagnos Foundation gave the opportunity to complete the MBA studies at one of the best educational institutions in Greece. I want to thank you for giving me the possibility to gain valuable business knowledge and to collaborate with well-known professors... (read more) VENTURE CAPITAL EVENT Whether creating new companies or turning around established businesses, entrepreneurs need access to capital and expertise. To explore industry-related venture capital issues in the Greek market, the Anatolia Institute of Management Leadership at the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) is organizing the conference
"Venture Capital:
The Greek Reality" Thursday, June 8, 2006 Conference Hall Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry 18:00 – 20:00 MBA students are encouraged to attend the conference. For more information click here. |
| Anatolia School of Arts, Science and Technology | |
| HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES >> contributed by Dr. David Wisner, Chair. drd@act.edu | |
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This spring we are celebrating two important milestones in the Division. First, with the commencement of the Class of 2006 more than 100 students will have graduated since 1999 with one of our undergraduate degrees in International Relations. And that is just the beginning of the success story... (read more)
This semester ACT has hosted several so-called Kulukundis lectures. While the Kulukundis Center – the formal name is the Lucy Kulukundis Balkan Study Center – has existed now for two years, many of you may still be wondering what it is all about.... (read more) |
AN ACT ANTHROPOLOGIST IN MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE IN NYC
For a Greek
housewife, to be far away from home during Easter and its festive chores
is a dream. For an anthropology instructor, to visit a Liberal Arts
College like Marymount Manhattan in New York City, is another dream. The
two came true for me during our spring break. I took a trip to NYC, as a
visiting professor at MMC. As we all know, ACT and MMC are collaborating
in an exchange program, at both student and faculty levels...
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more) ACT instructors Joseph Michael Gratale and David Wisner and Dukakis Fellow Marian St. Onge participated in the annual American Studies Seminar, co-sponsored by the US Consulate General of Thessaloniki and the University of Macedonia. This year’s event, which was held in the Thessaloniki Municipal Library, took place from April 10-14, 2006. Dr. Gratale delivered a paper on ... (read more faculty news) TEACHING NEWS Dr. Serap Kayatekin participated with her senior IR capstone course on Globalization in a virtual class with colleagues and students from Staten Island College (CUNY) and other schools. Students used the CUNY Blackboard platform to interact with their counterparts, in a practical example of cultural globalization... (read more) NEW TEFL METHODOLOGY PROGRAM A new TEFL Methodology program offered by ACT came to a successful end in early April. The two-week intensive program focused on current approaches to teaching English as a foreign language and served as preparation for the TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test)... (read more) |
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| TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE >> contributed by Dr. Panos Vlahos, Chair. pvla@act.edu | |
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Who needs wires these days? The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), following the growing wireless trend in higher education, is introducing a “Wi-Fi” network to its campus...(read more) Dr. Niki Kouvatsi presented a paper on April 27th entitled “How job motivation and job satisfaction relate to an employee's commitment: An application to people employed in the hospital of Edessa” Her presentation took place at the 19th annual conference of the Greek Statistical Institute in Kastoria. We would like to congratulate Dr. Papageorgiou who has recently received a tenure track position in Music Composition at the Department of Music of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the past two years, Dr. Papageorgiou has taught two courses at ACT, CS108 Digital Audio for Media Productions and Music 101. Despite his recent appointment, Dr. Papageorgiou has agreed to teach CS108 during this summer semester. The division of Technology and Science would like to thank Dr. Papageorgiou for his contribution and wish him the best in his new position. |
World famous oceanographer Robert Ballard will conduct a direct videoconference event in the Niarchos Teleconference Center from the deep sea bed of Santorini Island where he is conducting research in the regional volcanic and archeological history. The session will be held on Monday, June 5, 2006 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m... (read more)
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| Academic and Student Affairs | |
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Registration for the Fall 2006 semester will take place between Tuesday, May 23rd and Tuesday, May 29th at the Registrar’s Office (ground floor) of the New Building. Registration will take place daily between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The pre-registration advising period began on Tuesday, May 16th and ends Monday, May 22nd. Here’s a short list of important steps to be followed in order to make registration as frustration-less as possible... (read more) STUDENT EVALUATIONS OF TEACHING The SET forms are now machine-readable; hence, it’s important that all faculty follow the steps outlined below to make sure that the forms are filled out correctly... (read more) Stavros Niarchos faculty exchange visitor Health Economics Professor Eileen Tynan will be visiting ACT during the period of May 22-June 2, 2006 as part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s faculty exchange program. Dr. Tynan will be visiting a number of Economics classes and will give an open presentation to faculty and students. Details will be sent out to all faculty and students as Dr. Tynan’s visit draws nearer. Stavros Niarchos student exchange award recipient Congratulations to ACT student George Karkanias, recipient of the Stavros Niarchos Student Exchange grant. George will be spending the Fall 2006 semester at Marymount Manhattan College, in New York City. |
Cap & Gown Measurements: Any graduating seniors who did not have cap & gown measurements taken should contact Mrs. Hasioti, Nikiforou Foka 11 (near the White Tower), tel.# 2310-224453. 25th Anniversary: ACT celebrates its 25th Anniversary by inviting all ACT alumni, former staff members, faculty, students and friends to the 2006 Commencement Exercises, June 27th at 8:00 p.m. in the Bissell Library open-air amphitheater. Please join us for this festive ceremony. ACT MEN'S VARSITY TEAMS TRAVEL TO ATHENS: MAY 8-13, 2006 The men’s Varsity Teams traveled to Athens to participate in the annual Invitational Sports Tournament organized by the American College of Greece (DEREE College)... (read more)
ACT organized the “Spring 2006 International Invitational Sports Tournament” from May 18th to 20th. More than 150 students from 5 American universities and a high school along with the ACT Alumni Basketball Team participated and proved that sportsmanship is a leading issue in college sports... (read more)
On
the weekend of May 27 – 28, 2006, ACT students are going to visit the
“Mountain of the Gods”. Mt. Olympus is going once more to welcome the
ACT students and reveal its secrets. Anyone who wishes to explore
his/her limits and become part of the “Spring 2006 Mt. Olympus
excursion” should sign up at the Office of Academic & Student Affairs as
soon as possible. Field Trips Club Excursions The Field Trip Club organized the following excursions: May 13th, to Philippi, Kavala, and May 19-20, to Volos and Mt. Pelion. The Field trip Club advisor is Mrs. Daphne Lambrou. |
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Non-State universities. Why
not? by Haridimos Tsoukas
The statist ideology, embedded in the Greek mentality for ages, entices many to believe that the state monopoly of scientific knowledge is self-evident. One of the arguments put forward, by those advocating statism, deals with human nature, and in particular what motivates a would be founder of a non-state non-profit (NSNP) university. Their line of thought depends entirely on this mythical stereotype of a capitalist investor whose only concern, in founding a NSNP university, is how much profit... (read more) |
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ALUMNI AND THE LIBRARY We think that now is a good time to remind our alumni that they are welcome to use the Anatolia libraries, Bissell and Eleftheriades. With well over 60,000 books between them and a dozen online subscription databases available, the libraries are excellent resources for both research and leisure reading... (read more) ONLINE COMINGS AND GOINGS In the last issue of ACT vision, we announced a trial period for three business-related online subscription databases. The trial ended at the beginning of May but, based on the enthusiastic response from our students and faculty we decided to keep TableBase. This source of statistical data on companies, industries and products is international in scope and features a powerful interface that allows you to search for exactly the information you need. Use TableBase to find... (read more) EBOOKS, EBOOKS, EBOOKS The ebrary electronic books in the areas of business and economics are being used more and more frequently by students, faculty and staff. They are easy to use and the “collection” is updated frequently. While ebooks may not be the best format for some types of research material (nor for leisure reading), they are a perfect platform for books about computer science and information technology. So, sometime in the very near future, we will add ebrary’s “Computers and IT Collection”... (read more) |
The librarians like to talk about how much is available through ACT’s online databases and they mention journal titles in the thousands! Thousands? Really? Is that the number of issues or the number of different titles (with however many hundreds of issues of each)? EBSCO’s A to Z service keeps track and, when we last looked (May 2006), it counted 16,781 Unique Resources. A “resource” may be a newspaper rather than a journal but it is counting unique titles. ON TV Was that the Bissell Library serving as a set for a recent broadcast of EPT3’s “Cinemania”? It certainly was! The program concerning “The Da Vinci Code” was filmed there.
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| Placement and Marketing | |
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ACT CAREER FAIR 2006 - A SUCCESS! The ACT Career Fair 2006 came to a close on Thursday, May 17, 2006. Approximately 100 interviews were conducted over a 2 week period with 13 firms. Juniors, seniors, MBA students and alumni participated in the annual interviewing event. Overall, the event served its purpose to give candidates the opportunity to interview on campus as well as to strengthen ties between ACT and the business community... (read more) For more information or anything pertaining to career matters, |
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ACT’s
New Advertising Campaign Kicks Off!
It’s
new, it’s fresh, it’s breakthrough, it’s different, it’s
aggressive and it’s out there!
ACT is launching a new advertising campaign, a result of ACT’s
marketing team’s extensive research and collaboration with new
advertising and media agencies.
The campaign aims to complement the school’s other promotional
and outreach activities and it launches broadly the school’s new, more
contemporary and aggressive identity which was already evident in
promotional printed material and the refaced website...
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| Meet the Students (NEW!!!) | ||
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If you know a student that would make a great story, please let us know! Soon enough, we'll be starting a "Meet the Faculty" corner too. Send us your suggestions about which professor you want to read about! |
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Magda Kalomirou, 27, proudly represented Greece in XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, with an exceptional performance in the Giant Slalom event. Magda, earned a degree in Physical Education at Aristotle University, but continued her studies at ACT, graduating in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing. While at ACT she continued to race in ski events although, to hear her talk, she never thought she’d make her way to the Olympics... (read more) |
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Alumni Association News >> contributed
by Eliza Salpisti,‘02, Secretary of ACT Alumni Association |
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SUMMER PARTY Note the date on your calendars! The Alumni Association cordially invites all members of the ACT Community to its wild Summer Party to be held on Thursday, June 8th at SHARK Bar/Restaurant!... (read more) |
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The 'Borjan Tanevski Memorial Fund' Conference 2006 The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) is organizing the “Borjan Tanevski Memorial Fund” Conference on the topic “The Balkans in 10 Years-Imagine!”... (read more) DR. NOAM CHOMSKY VIDEOCONFERENCE Dr. Noam Chomsky, world renowned linguist and political thinker from MIT, will conduct a videoconference in the Niarchos Teleconference Center at 5:00 p.m. on May 30th, just before Dr. Xafa's presentation. "CURRICULUM" Dimitris Diamantis is the production manager of a the new play "Curriculum" brought to stage by the award-winning theatre company Persona Non-Grata. The play will be up 3-5 June, at 9pm, at Studio Vis Motrix (ex "Nees Morfes")- 20 Ag. Stratioti Street, 2310.228161. For more information, please contact Dimitris Diamantis at 2310.321607 or at ddiamantis@yahoo.com |
"VENTURE CAPITAL: THE GREEK REALITY" Whether creating new companies or turning around established businesses, entrepreneurs need access to capital and expertise. To explore industry-related venture capital issues in the Greek market, The Anatolia Leadership Institute at the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) is organizing the conference “Venture Capital: The Greek Reality” on June 8, 2006... (read more) |
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