Sculptress Venia Dimitrakopoulou (PC)
Sculptress Venia Dimitrakopoulou was born in Athens where she lives and works. She graduated from Pierce – The American College of Greece in 1983, and went on to study Theater at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatoire. She also attended sculpture classes at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) with Professor Theodoros Papagiannis, […]
Marsa Makris – Cinema & Theatre Director and Writer
Marsa Makris(P ’76) is an acclaimed cinema and theatre director and writer currently based in Greece.Her latest feature-length film Ierόsyloi (Sacrilege), co-produced by the Greek Film Centre and ERT – the Greek National Broadcasting Network – won the prize for best original soundtrack at theX’-Edition of Otranto Film Fund International Festivalin Italy for 2018. It […]
Lydia Iatraki: a talented and accomplished pianist and singer!
Proudly presenting Pierce and Deree alumna Lydia Iatraki, a talented and accomplished pianist and singer! After spending her school years at Pierce, Lydia chose Deree for her Music Performance degree while at the same time pursuing Parallel Studies at the Greek University. Deree was instrumental in her singing as it gave her the chance to […]
Candidates for the 2021 elections
The Board of our Association consists of 12 members (6 graduates from Pierce College and 6 graduates from Deree College) and in the elections the Board is renewed by half (3 from each College) for a 4-year term. In the elections of the last Friday weekend of June 2021, the candidates are the following: […]
Chris’ love for adventure and living life to the fullest, led him to become a photographer.
Our alumnus Chris Anagnostopoulos after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems and a Minor in Marketing and Advertising, Chris’ love for adventure and living life to the fullest, led him to become a photographer. Watch his story to get inspired here: : Source: acg.edu
Katerina Soldatou: “I wanted to be two things – Superman and a ballerina. Every year, I insisted on dressing up like Superman to save the world.”
Katerina Soldatou, Deree alumna Because Greece has Soul Meet extreme aerial dancer Katerina Soldatou, a Deree alumna, causing quite the sensation dangling off of Greece’s beautiful landmarks on billowing colorful fabric strips. She spoke to us about her motivation, her time at Deree, and her various initiatives and causes she believes in. She takes […]
Panos Karan: “If I can leave this world even a bit better than I found it, then mine is a life worth living.”
PANOS KARAN (Panayotis Karanikolos) was born in Chania, Greece and graduated from PIERCE in 2000. In high school he proved to be an all-around prodigy, with special affinity for music and sports. He is a concert pianist and was educated at the Royal Academy of Music. At age 19, he made his professional debut performance at […]
These holidays we can do something for stray animals by buying Christmas decorations and contributing to the care of homeless pets This Christmas we buy Christmas decorations and help the homeless, who need us so much. The animal welfare committee of the Alumni Association of the American College of Greece and the ACG Stray Action […]
Dog and muzzle: Safety or prejudice?
Even in our day, when scientific behavior and training of dogs have made significant progress, there are still prejudices about the muzzle “Look! He wears a muzzle on his dog! “Imagine how wild he is.” “Is it possible to wear a muzzle on his dog? The poor… What a heartless guardian! ». These are some […]