ACT WELCOMES TAREK KOUATLY 
AS ITS NEW RECRUITMENT OFFICER

Mr. Kouatly, who comes to ACT with over 3 years of professional experience in the communication field, was, until recently, a Key Account Manager for NOKIA – DUBAI. He also served as an Assistant Marketing Manager for Star FM radio station. Prior to that, he was employed by Petros & Friends Advertising, where he held the position of Sales and Client Service Executive
Mr Kouatly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (major in Management) from ACT and also plans to pursue an MBA at ACT in the short term. You can find him in the Enrollment Management Offices on the second floor of the Bissell Library and he can be reached at 2310.398.398 and tarek@act.edu.

SPRING '08 SEMESTER

Classes for the Spring ’08 semester begin on Monday, February 11th. Students may make course changes up until Friday, February 15th.

STUDY ABROAD STUDENT ENROLLMENT REACHES ANOTHER RECORD

We are pleased to inform the ACT community that the Spring 2008 cohort of US Study Abroad students reached a record number of 91 students representing over 30 US colleges and universities. We trust that all of you will greet them warmly and make them feel right at home!

The Study Abroad students will participate in a comprehensive 3-day orientation, February 6-8,2008. On February 9th, they will visit the Vergina Royal Tombs.

Τhe American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) on behalf of the Bodossaki Foundation is offering the opportunity to two (2) young men and women of Greek descent from Istanbul, with strong academic potential and demonstrated financial need, to continue their education and acquire an MBA degree from ACT under the Foundation’s Scholarship Program for Students of Greek descent from Istanbul.

The program will commence in the Academic Year 2008-2009, and will cover up to a maximum of 100% tuition only for two (2) candidates for one (1) full year of study. 

Although the MBA program is a ‘general management’ program exposing candidates to all business disciplines, candidates may choose to concentrate on one of the following fields:

• Banking & Finance

• Entrepreneurship

• Management

• Marketing or

• A combination of these areas by selecting appropriate elective courses
  
  To qualify for the MBA Scholarship the candidate must:

• Hold a University degree from any discipline (although there is preference for business related studies) with a relatively good grade point average, equivalent to GRA 8 (out of 10) in the Greek Tertiary Education grading system  
• Be of Greek descent, but not necessarily nationality
• Demonstrate competency in the English language (fluency)
• Demonstrate clear financial need

How to apply:

• Submit an MBA application and associated documentation including a CV  (detailed info for the admissions process and downloadable application form can be found at http://www.act.edu/act_business/gradadm.jsp)
• Submit an ACT Financial Aid application and associated documentation (detailed info for the financial aid application process as well as downloadable application form can be found at www.act.edu/financial_aid.jsp
• Candidates can also obtain further details and/or assistance with the application process from the ACT Admissions Office at admissions@act.edu or by fax at +30 2310 398389 or by writing to: Admissions Office, The American College of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 21021, 555 10 Pylea, Thessaloniki. Telephone enquiries are also accepted at: +30 2310-398-239.

Application Deadline: June 15, 2008

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Dr. Nikos Kourkoumelis
Chair, Business Division nikolaos@act.edu

JOHN PAPPAJOHN BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

Dr. Kourkoumelis announces The Pappajohn Business Plan Competition for the 2007-2008 Academic Year.

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION: Sponsored by John Pappajohn and Equity Dynamics Inc., the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition is intended for ACT’s college students with an interest in starting their own business. Plans will be judged based on a) content of plan and b) viability of plan. Two (2) seed grants in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded (one at the Undergraduate level and one at the MBA level) to the top two business plans submitted and presented in the competition.

ELIGIBILITY:

• Full or part-time undergraduate or graduate students registered for 2007-2008 academic year at ACT are eligible for the competition.
• Plans may be submitted by an individual or by a team of students.
• Teams must consist of at least one student member.
• Teams must consist of five or fewer members.
• Business plans must be for a start-up business only (not for an existing business).

I am delighted to share with you news of an exciting new collaboration between St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, and the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT).

This summer, Southeast European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX), an integral part of the European Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, and ACT's Lucy Center for Balkan Studies will offer at ACT's campus in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Oxford Module, a series of advanced undergraduate seminars in the field of politics and international relations within the regional context of Southeast Europe. The courses comprising the Oxford Module are "Politics and Society in Southeast Europe," European Politics," and "US Policy in Southeast Europe.  Distinguished University of Oxford scholars, including Drs. Kalypso Nikolaidou and Othon Anastasakis, will join our own Dr. David Wisner to lead this unique academic undertaking.

Visit our website at http://www.act.edu/pdf/oxford2008web.pdf for details, including course descriptions and brief faculty CVs and talk with Dr. Wisner if interested.

DR. VLACHOS APPOINTED DEAN OF FACULTY

Congratulations to Dr. Panos Vlachos on his promotion to Dean of Faculty. Dr. Vlachos will continue to serve as Chair of the Division of Technology and Science and Director of the Stavros S. Niarchos Technology Center.

Dr. Vlachos’ teaching and research interests are in the areas of Applied Statistics and Mathematics and in the application of web enhanced technologies in teaching. For the last 18 years, he has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses at US accredited institutions. He has also been a member of ACT’s MBA faculty since 2002.

He is a certified auditor (IRCA) of quality management systems and has served as senior consultant and auditor of quality management systems for a number of companies in Central and Northern Greece. He has participated in a number of projects including the Trade Facilitation Component of the regional TTFSE World Bank project and International Finance Corporation Training modules.

His academic research has been published in the Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, the Journal of Applicable Analysis, the Journal of Dynamic Systems and Applications and other journals.

Dr. Panos Kanellis
Executive Vice President
Chief Operations Officer

ACT Vision has previously interviewed Dr. Vlachos for its “Meet the Faculty” column. If you missed that issue, you can read the story here.