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Message from the President The events about which I wrote in the last issue of ACT Vision have now all taken place, and I hope that all of you enjoyed a fine break and Easter holiday.

Meetings with presidents of the 20 or so member institutions of the American Association of International Colleges and Universities, held this year at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, were productive from our point of view and will lead to useful follow-up relationships. I have agreed to serve as Vice President of the Association for the upcoming year and believe that my doing so will reinforce our mission and international outreach.

After Sharjah I accompanied Commissioner Charles Cook from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (which accredits ACT along with institutions of higher education in New Eng-

land) on a series of calls in Athens. We met with Greek Education Minister Maria Giannakou, PASOK Shadow Education Minister Sylvana Rapti and New Democracy Deputy Kyriakos Mitsotakis. All were understanding and supportive of the mission of ACT as a private, non-profit American institution in Northern Greece.

While the new Government faces many priorities and challenges in the field of education, I am hopeful that there will be evolution in regard to the status of established, non-EU institutions such as ours, and I plan to stay in touch with these and other officials involved in this issue.

Last week was notable for particularly distinguished visiting lecturers at ACT, including Dr. Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs at Hamilton College, who spoke on “US Foreign Policy: From Kosovo and Beyond,” Anatolia Trustee Serge Hadjimihaloglou, speaking on “Recent Trends in Antitrust Legislation, Mergers and Acquisitions,” and Dr. Sabine Iat-

ridou, MIT Professor of Linguistics and Department Chair, speaking on “Language and the Brain: What is Theoretical Linguistics about?”.

These will be followed in May

by Dr. Van Coufoudakis, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University, and President of Intercollege in Cyprus, who holds the rank of Professor of Political Science, and United Nations Undersecretary-General and Special Representative for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, both speaking on Cyprus, and Maria Pappas, Treasurer of the City of Chicago. I urge all of you to take fullest advantage of these unusual opportunities.

I also encourage ACT seniors to work closely with class representatives to ensure that our June 30 commencement will be the best ever.

Richard Jackson President

Message from the Provost of the American College of Thessaloniki I am pleased to announce that on April 3, 2004 a team from ACT went to Skopje, FYROM in order to hold a seminar/workshops with the theme, “Developing Organizational Leadership and its Human Resources”, delivered by graduate faculty of the School of Business of the American College of Thessaloniki.

The highly qualified graduate faculty, the innovative teaching and learning strategies (interactive format with questions, teamwork and case study), the excellent material and technology used, created the best conditions for participants' learning.

The One Day Workshop consisted of two parts: the former, “Developing Organizational Leadership,” was designed and delivered by Drs. Gialamas and Hilentzaris; and the latter,

“Developing Human Resources,” was designed and delivered by Drs. Tsanacas and Kourkoumelis. The theme of the workshops is extremely important, especially during times of change, which is the reality of the current developments in the global arena.

The workshops were extremely successful and useful, as participants indicated in their workshop evaluations. We asked the participants to respond to two questions: “What did you like most about today’s workshop?” and “What topics would you like our future workshops to cover?”

Comments from participants indicated the success of the event. These included the following comments by Antigone Murana: “[What I liked most was] the quality of the presentations and the professionalism of the lecturers. I believe

Inside this issue: Technology

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Anatolia School of Business

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English & Liberal Arts 4 Philosophy & Social Sciences

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History & International Relations

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Bookstore Enrollment Management

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Student Affairs

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Library Announcements

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Message from the Provost of the American College of Thessaloniki the results would only be assessed as excellent;” and by Biljana Sanev: “I like it because the workshops were interactive. We could participate and communicate and exchange opinions.

Workshops were practical and easy to understand and to implement in our every day work. The team was very well chosen and knowledgeable.”

Participants have also indicated that they would like to attend workshops with themes such as: customer service, employee training, partnerships and relationships between managers and employees, investments, allocation of capital, reward systems, setting performance and goals in accordance with company vision, strategic planning, organizational conflict and resolution, decisionmaking strategies, structural changes and impact, future global market of labor, recruitment and selection strategies for the 21st century, international business and relations, logistics management, detailed human resource management procedures, market-

ing, sales and time management.

• A similar agreement was

signed by Josip Tito High School in Skopje, which is the only high school in FYROM offering the IB high school program.

The seminar/workshops were honored by the presence of the following individuals:

• Mr. Ioannis Economou, The

Honorable Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic in FYROM

• The General Faculty meet-

ing will take place on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 from 5:00-6:15 p.m. in the Audio Visual room of the New Building, at which time Dr. Gialamas and leaders of each functional area at ACT will update the faculty on major ACT initiatives. The agenda will be as follows:

• Mr. Theodosios Vallas, Counselor of Economic and Commercial Affairs in FYROM

• Mr. Aristides Vlachos, President of the International Council of Investors

• The Honorable Minister of Economic Development, FYROM and

• Mr. Andreas Papastamou, Of-

fice of Economic and Commercial Affairs in FYROM.

Other News:

• ACT recently signed an articulation agreement with Nova High School in Skopje, providing Nova High School students with opportunities to receive an American-based education at ACT.

1. Brief update on general major initiatives by the Provost 2. Brief update on major initiatives by functional area (Division chairs, enrolment management, student and academic affairs office, Library, and administrative services) and 3.

Discussion.

ANATOLIA SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Technology Presentations On Wednesday, March 22nd, Mr. S. Kazakis from Singular S.A., at the invitation of The Division of Technology & Sciences will offer Cisco Networking Academy courses for credit, starting the Fall 2004 semester. This new development further strengthens the Computer Science Degree and will allow ACT students to use the Cisco courses (CS 222 and CS 333) either as Computer Science elec-

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Mr. Danas, gave a lecture titled "The Information Technology Market: Greece and Europe".

The lecture focused on the nature of the market, its demands and opportunities. The part of the presentation which students found most interesting was Mr. Kazakis’ description of jobs in the IT martives or as free electives towards graduation requirements. Students who successfully complete both Cisco courses will be awarded the Cisco Networking Associate degree (CCNA).

The Youth Technology Camp (YTC) was successful in attracting applicants from the U.S., FYROM, Athens, and the local community.

ket and of possible career opportunities.

Mr. Kazakis addressed a recent study by the association of IT companies of Northern Greece, regarding trends in employment, workforce specialization issues, research and development, and the strategy of IT companies.

Registration will continue until the end of May, as there are still a few positions left. The YTC begins June 21st and is a three week program (Monday to Thursday) consisting of 60 hours of instruction and hands-on experience in image processing, video processing, 2-D animation, web development, and network technologies.

ANATOLIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

News, Conferences, and Upcoming Events T h e 2 n d Annual Automobile Business Conference (2nd AABC)

2nd Annual Automobile Business Conference

Σάββατο 24 Απριλίου

Hosted by The Anatolia School of

The event was sponsored by:

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The Business Division and the MBA Program organized the

2nd Annual Automobile Business Conference (2nd AABC) for Spring 2004

(Saturday April 24, 2004 at Kempinski Hotel Nikopolis.), with the subject focusing this time on the issue of Automobile and Road Safety. The Panel of Speakers was comprised of well known individuals from the Automobile area.

Dr. Evangelos Bekiaris, Senior Researcher (Level B) in the area of Telematics Applications for Transport in the Hellenic Institute of Transport of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas ( www.hit.certh.gr), a body supervised by the Greek Ministry of Development, Research and Technology, presented the recent technological developments in the field of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Dr. Bekiaris illustrated how ADAS can introduce important benefits into the area of road safety.

Mr. Hristos Glavopoulos, Director of the renowned loss adjusting & claims assessing firm, Glavopoulos & Associates Inc. ( www.lossadjusters.gr), has been

involved in the past with the investigation of numerous vehicle accidents; he is particularly sensitized to advanced traffic crash reconstruction techniques. His presentation explained the reasons that make Greece lag behind in the development and use of technologies that would decisively help in car accident avoidance. At the same time, Mr. Glavopoulos portrayed the problem of road accidents in Greece, and also provided a synopsis of the practical and theoretical recommendations that would help Greece improve its road safety record.

Mr. Pavlos Laskaris, Managing Director of MAVA S.A. – official importers of Renault vehicles in Greece ( www.renault.gr), Member of the Board of AMVIR, the Association of Motor Vehicle Importers and Representatives ( www.amvir.gr), and journalist in one of the oldest Greek motoring publica4Wheels ( tions, www.4troxoi.gr), presented Renault's Pan-European campaign for children's safety.

Mr. Stergios Manolis, a wellknown and respected auto journalist, presenter of the TV program Supercar, and Director of the Northern Greek office of Motor Press Hellas S.A. ( www.motorpress.gr), conducted a discussion on hitand-run accidents.

Mr. Tassos Markouizos, the legendary Greek rally driver aka "Iaveris", has been a pioneer in setting up a school offering safe driving sessions.

His speech addressed the

need for educating the country’s population around the proper use of safe driving guidelines.

Mr. Kostas Mihailidis, President of the Board of Thessaloniki S.A. ( www.thessdrive.gr), described the goals and the elements of the Graduated Driver Licensing system (GDL) – a program that has been successfully implemented in the United States and has led to a significant reduction in the collision rates of new drivers. GDL is a program for first time drivers only, with the aim to improve road safety by promoting a lower risk,and more controlled environment for new drivers, regardless of their age.

Mr. Nikos Tsadaris, Director of the 4Wheels Safe Driving School, Hellenic Center for Safe Driving, (www.4tsafetrack.gr), concentrated his discussion around the deficiencies of the new drivers’ training system in Greece. His approach underlined that Greeks have not been successful at building a conscience of safe driving behaviour; therefore, he will try to show how the above issue represents the true cause of road accidents.

Mr. Georgios Vellidis, Managing Director of Dirent Insurance ( www.dirent.gr), analyzed the future of the Greek automobile insurance sector. Mr. Vellidis, together with Mr. Kalfas - Instructor of Marketing at the American College of Thessaloniki, 2nd AABC Moderator, and Coordinator of the AABC Project, handled the final Questions & Answers session of the meeting.

1st Corporate Workshop on

Applied Business Planning & Processing Using ERP Systems

On May 7th, 8th, & 9th, the Anatolia School of Business will hold its 1st Corporate Workshop on ERP and BPR. For more information, please visit the following websites: http://www.sigmanet.gr, www.act.edu., www.logismos.gr, www.cpgconsulting.gr

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ANATOLIA SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

English & Liberal Arts Kicevo high-school students visit ACT

Caroline Seebohm is the author of No Regrets: The Life of Marietta Tree, The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, The Last Romantics, English Country, and Private Landscapes.

She lives in Titusville, New Jersey, with her two children, Sophie and Hugh.

Dr. Sabrine Iatridou, “Language and the Brain: What is Theoretical Linguistics about?”.

Following Dr. Godi’s visit to Kicevo, FYROM, at the end of February, 50 Kicevo high school students escorted by teachers of the Stojkovski Center for Foreign Languages visited ACT on March 29th. During their visit the group toured the campus and the library, met with faculty and members of the administration and talked to students from FYROM about the experience of being an ACT student. To date, three of these students will be attending various ACT summer programs (Youth Technology Camp, Certificate in Teaching Methodology, English 111).

MIT Professor Sabine Iatridou holds a special class at ACT Dr. Sabrine Iatridou, a 1975 Anatolia graduate, conducted a special class at ACT on Friday, April 23, with the theme “Language and the Brain: What is Theoretical Linguistics about?”. Over 70 people at-

tended the class session, at which Dr. Iatridou demonstrated recent thought regarding what we know and do not know about the function of the brain’s role in language acquisition.

Caroline Seebohm at ACT Caroline Seebohm, a distinguished writer of fiction and nonfiction, is visiting ACT as a writer in residence from the 23rd of April to the 4th of May. During her stay, she will be joining English classes to talk about poetry and the novel, meeting with the ACT Creative Writing Society, and speaking on biography and memoir, as well as on her work in progress, at a colloquium for faculty hosted at the President’s residence on Tuesday the 27th at 7.30. Anyone interested in attending the classes or reviewing some of Ms. Seebohm’s books should contact Eleni Godi.

A New Certificate in Teaching Methodology Starting this summer, the English department will be offering a new certificate program, Intro-

ducing Methodology in ELT,

aimed at providing an overview of theoretical and practical aspects of teaching a foreign language. This 40-hour intensive program is suitable for anybody interested in teaching, including current students of any major. It will run from June 28 to July 8, and will mostly focus on practical ideas and support for use in the language classroom. For more information please contact Dr. Eleni Godi at 398 229 or via email: egodi@act.edu.

Sabanci University Seminar Anna Challenger delivered the Keynote Address at a Sabanci University Seminar on “Making Writing Centers Matter to Bilingual Communities”. Her April 17th presentation, “A Sense of Quest: the Bridge as Symbol of the Human Endeavor to Master Material,” revolved around the symbol of the bridge as representative of important communication networks within academic communities which have their source in Writing Centers. There were 85 people in attendance at the Seminar, representing the American University in Paris, La Verne in Athens, Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus, plus a number of universities from Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, including Sabanci, Bogazici, Bahcesehir, Yeditepe, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul Commerce University, Middle East Technical University, Faith University, and several others.

Philosophy & Social Sciences Dr. Papadimetriou’s Presentation

On Wednesday, March 29th, 2004, Dr. Christina Papadimetriou participated in the American Studies Seminar, annually co-organized and cosponsored by the US Consulate General of Thessaloniki and the University of Macedonia. In her presentation, titled “Depictions of Persons With Page 4

Disabilities and the Media,” Dr. Papadimetriou pointed out that the depictions of persons with disabilities in films and news media are often stereotypical and stigmatizing, while there is little portrayal of the social prejudices and injustices persons with disabilities experience on a day to day basis in most parts of the world. In reality, people with disabilities face barriers in their lives that go far beyond their individ-

ual/personal medical conditions or limitations. What’s missing from media portrayals are positive images of independence and fair depictions of social injustice. According to Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Communities), there are approximately one million people living under conditions of disability or chronic illness in Greece, making them the largest minority in the country.

ANATOLIA SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Philosophy & Social Sciences Disability Awareness Conference

Sponsors of the Conference and the Exhibit

As the host of this year’s Paralympic Games, Greece is redoubling its efforts to create an accessible infrastructure, removing obstacles that limit persons with disabilities physical access and promoting the use of new technology in transportation, media, etc.

Indeed, when most of us think about disability, what comes to mind most readily are physical obstacles and barriers that face the disabled in our society. However, disability organizations work hard to emphasize that political, social, economic and psychological barriers can create obstacles that are as difficult to overcome as any physical barrier.

In its effort to create greater public awareness, the American College of Thessaloniki is organizing a Disability Awareness Conference on Friday May 7th, 2004. The Art Exhibit-

Paintings by Triantafillos Iliadis (www.triantafillos-il.com) is scheduled for May 3rd-13th, 2004, also as a part of this effort.

The scope of the day conference and the awareness effort in general, are to bring to light the social, political, business/economic, and psychological concerns that disability may bring to the surface in contemporary societies, as well as to highlight accomplishments and great success stories of individuals with disabilities.

The conference program will include presentations/speakers in the following areas:

• 12pm -2pm The Sociological and Psychological Dimensions of Disability Coordinator: Dr. Christina Papadimetriou (for questions: x233)

Triantafillos Iliadis

• 3pm-5pm Disability and Inclusion in Education, Athletics and the Workforce Coordinator: Dr. Sofia Hilentzaris (for questions: x341) Location: New Building, ACT The opening ceremony for the art exhibit, at which Mr. Iliadis will demonstrate his painting techniques, will take place on the same day, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The art exhibit will be open May 3rd -13th, 2004, during the following hours: Monday-Friday, 5pm-9pm and Saturday, 9am-4 pm.

We look forward to your participation and hope that ACT, Anatolia, and the IB faculty will encourage their students to attend this conference and to visit the art exhibit.

• 2pm-3pm Art Exhibit-Paintings by Mr.

History and International Relations From the Chair of History and International Relations “Another Busy Week in HIR”

The weeks fly by, each one seemingly busier. Conferences, receptions, meetings with students, faculty, diplomats and other public officials, interviews, seminars, teleconferencing sessions, workshops, simulations, Dukakis lectures, study and recruitment trips, advisement, tutorials, research projects and publications, and hundreds of email messages. I would be hard pressed to list it all in this page. Oh, and I also teach at ACT! Well, to my amazement I have learned that this is next to nothing compared to what my protégés are up to. Indeed, they hardly have any time for me any more, Page 5

they are so busy.

Here is Bibe, doing a research assistantship, working in the library, taking eight (yes, that’s 8) courses in order to graduate early (and earning straight A’s), all the while applying – successfully – for graduate school.

Or Marija, doing an internship at the Center for Democracy, working parttime doing translations, representing her father’s company on business trips throughout Southeast Europe, and also earning high marks for a full-time load of courses. Or Ioannis, ACTive Student Government President, heavily involved in community service, working also as a volunteer for one of the major Greek political parties when not schmoozing with guests from Princeton to help our school advance in status, if not stature. Or Irini, having spent an extra year at ACT to finish two concentrations and two minors, learning two foreign languages off

campus, working as computer lab supervisor, sometime ACTMUN Secretary General, now writing her second book!

It is not only the seniors who are working so hard. Take Tasos, a sophomore, who found for himself not one but two consecutive internships, one in New York City for the summer. Rena is enrolled in an IR program at the University of Rhodes, but figured if she wanted to learn anything she had to register at ACT. Albana and Erisa took it upon themselves to visit high schools in their home towns to promote ACT to prospective new students (as did business majors Alvis and Verica) in between research projects they are undertaking for my office. Besa is using her relative influence to help bring Edi Rama, the Mayor of Tirana, to ACT for a Dukakis lecture, while Petros has promised to do the same for

History and International Relations members of the Greek Parliament and prominent Greek journalists. Lydia and Krysta and several other underclassmen and women are writing for the student newspaper.

Others still are volunteering in a wide variety of activities and projects off campus.

I have often told graduating seniors not to think that professional life is any easier than the routine they follow at ACT, which, after all, they so cherish. The current crew of ACT students seems to understand this instinctively,

as they are taking advantage of every opportunity they can create for themselves. And the alumni are also getting into the act, visiting with prospective students, representing ACT professionally, and making a mark for themselves (as I have often reported to the ACT community at large).

sional activity is an integral part of the learning experience of their students. Incidentally, my colleagues are also probably busier than I am, researching and writing, advocating for underprivileged groups, taking on untold numbers of unpaid assignments and responsibilities, and teaching and advising as well as anyone at ACT.

In large part I attribute this zeal among the student body to the success our HIR instructors have had in creating what Joseph and Maria jointly call a “community of learners,” in which every phase of academic and profes-

I admire what they are all doing – faculty and students alike – and feel humbled at the same time. I figure I had better find something else to do to try to keep up with them. Oh, well, another busy week in HIR!

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT ACT’s Director of Recruitment, Mr. Heracles Papadopoulos, recently gave a presentation on the college’s undergraduate programs to an audience of over 100 at the Faculty of Philosophy of Saint

Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Heracles’ presentation (on April 2nd), was followed by Dr. Leda Andoniou’s on Financial Aid opportunities and Dr. Eleni Godi’s on the ACT English program. Drs. Gialamas, Hilentzaris, Kourk-

oumelis, Tsanacas, and Wisner were present to respond to questions from the audience, which on the whole expressed strong interest.

BOOKSTORE

Offers

The following books are on sale for 10 euros:

Furman, Todd M. and Avila, Mitchell , et. al. The Canon & its Critics, A Multi-

Perspective Introduction to Philosophy.

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Adams, David M. and Maine W. Edward. Business Ethics for the 21stCentury.

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Recognition efforts ACT Alumni Efforts for the Recognition of Private University Degree

It seems that decades had to pass before the Greek political authorities started to favorably view the issue of private, non-profit universities, and how these institutions could contribute to the problematic state of Greece’s higher educational system.

This change in attitude was rendered mainly by the pressures the Greek government has received from the European Union, in regard to lifting this globally unprecedented constitutional prohibition of private universities.

Naturally, the newly elected ACT Alumni Council could not stand indifferently in view of all these developments, and decided to take a pro-actional stance, by setting as its first and foremost goal, and dedicating all its forces to, the recognition of our degrees. After all, the issue of non-recognition has preoccupied most students and alumni for many years, and most have wished to find ways to participate in and contribute to the greater efforts for the recognition of ACT degrees.

In this spirit, the ACT Alumni Council started initiating contact with the alumni and student councils of other American Colleges in Greece: Deree College, Indianapolis University and Laverne University in Athens. All these contacts were done in an effort to eventually form a pressure group consisting of students, alumni and parents, who in their turn could exert political pressures on the political authorities of Greece. Before the ACT Alumni Council started taking these initiatives, no other alumni or student council had ever embarked on a campaign to promote recognition.

Coinciding with the above efforts, an article titled “The Case For Ending Greece’s Ban on Private Universities,” co-written by the President of ACT, Rich-

ard Jackson, and the Vice-President of the ACT Alumni Council, Kimis Krionas, was published in the renowned US Institute for Strategic Studies publication. This article succeeded in gaining the attention of many renowned US officials, the press, and the media, in a period when the interest of the international community is focused on Greece, whereas the local political authorities want to prove to the international community that Greece can be an equal player on the international political and economical scene.

Just before the national elections of March 7, a sub-committee of the ACT Alumni Council, comprised of President Iphigenia Paparoysi ’93, Vicepresident Kimis Krionas ’99, and Member Helen Kotsaridou ’97, started making contacts with parliamentarians and candidates from all political parties. The goal was to inform these contacts about the issue of degree recognition, and to try to commit some of them to helping to resolve the issue.

Although most candidates had a heavy schedule, the committee succeeded in meeting some of them, while reserving appointments with the rest for a later time.

Currently, besides working alongside the ACT Administration, the Alumni Council continues to be in constant contact with the Association of American Colleges in Greece and its official legal team, the Cultural Attache of the US Embassy in Athens, and the alumni and student associations of other Colleges.

The ACT Alumni Council will continue to pursue the issue of degree recognition in the future, hoping to find by its side, not only ACT alumni and students, but also the majority of students and alumni of other American Colleges in Greece, in order to proceed collectively in this greater effort. In the words of John F. Kennedy: “If not now, then when? If not us, then who?”

Mr. Kimis Krionas Vice President of ACT Alumni

Student Affairs Office MAY EVENTSmark your calendars!

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EU Simulation (Sponsored by Student Govt & HIR Society) Study Abroad Trip to Halkidiki Drama Club Production of Waiting for Godot Student Government Executive Board Elections

LIBRARY Search Elite will produce results on almost any topic. Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a good general overview on any subject as well as possible keywords to conduct a search elsewhere.

Submitted by: Dr. Anna Challenge and Ms. Eleni Montiadou on April 26, 2004

Phone: 2310398223, 398265 Email: achall@act.edu, hmont@act.edu

Library Computer Resources Among the richest resources the library has to offer are the online databases accessible through the library computers. There are PCs on both floors, which don’t need to be reserved, as well as laptop connections, available upon request.

Business students will find just about all they need from EBSCOhost’s Business Source Premier, Business NewsBank, and Hoover’s Online. Political Science and HIR students can get valuable information from CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online), from Global Newsbank, or from SIRS Knowledge Source. For Psychology students there is the American Psychological Association’s APA PsychArticles database, and for English students the Oxford English Dictionary, Project Muse and JSTOR. The Encyclopedia of Life Sciences is a great resource for any science subject or project, while EBSCOhost’s Academic

Three new databases, provided by the New York Public Library and made possible through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, are now also available: American National Biography, Granger’s World of Poetry, and the Grove Music Database.

All of the above databases are accessible through student accounts and are on the desktop of any computer in the library, along with other resources such as the Bissell Library’s own Internet Guide, which has links to selected sites on a wide range of topics, and the iPAC, which is the combined catalogues of the libraries of ACT, Anatolia High School, and the American Farm School.

In order to ensure that computers aren’t occupied by personal or inappropriate use, the Computer Use Policy specifies that:

• Highest priority is given to

searching the online catalogue or the databases.

• Unacceptable use of li-

brary computers includes: playing games; viewing obscene or harassing material; distributing material not intended for distribution; interfering with or removing hardware, or attempting to disrupt system performance.

In order to save sources located, data may either be printed by buying units which are added by the library staff to the new ID smart cards, or saved on a diskette (not provided by the library). If any assistance is needed using the databases, using the printers, locating a book found on the iPAC or with anything else related to the use of library facilities, the library staff members are available for help.

Please be informed that the Bissell Library will be closed on Saturday, May 1st.

• Personal use (non-academic

or non-administrative) is secondary and you may be asked to give up your computer to someone else.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 2004 ACT Career Fair is th

Room, 6-8 MB, Rooms 101, 102

scheduled for Monday, May 24 -Thursday, May 27th in the New Building. Seniors and MBA Students who wish to attend may prepare their CVs with help from the Writing Center (2nd Floor, Bissell Library, 2310 398-223, writingcenter@mail.act.edu) where they can find sample CVs and Resumes, in both English and Greek.

• Tuesday, May 25 , 2004: 5:30-6:30 AV

The exact times and places of the Career Fair are:

From the Senate

• Monday, May 24th, 2004: 5-6 AV Room, 6-8 NB, Rooms 101-102

• Wednesday, May 26th, 2004: 5-6 AV Page 8

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Room, 6:30-8:30 MB, Rooms 101, 203

• Thursday, May 27th, 2004: 5:30-6:30 AV Room, 6:30-8:30 NB, Rooms 101, 203

For further information please contact Ms. Lena Giakoumopoulou, (2310 398 202, lenag@act.edu).

The ACT Faculty Senate would like to remind all faculty about this Wednesday’s faculty meeting (April 28th), and also point out that at the conclusion of the general meet-

ing, the length of terms for currently elected Senators will be determined by a vote of the faculty at large.

Presentation Dr. George Ziogas, this coming Saturday, May 1st, 2004, will present the results of a study about “Spirometric and Ergospirometric Evaluation of Atheletes with Cerebral Palsy” at the 13th Balkan Sports Medicine Congress, which will be held in Drama. The study was conducted together with Dr. Chrysoula Papadeli-Kourtidou, Ms. Eleni Perandoni, and Mr. Christon Papadelis. All authors are members of the Greek Aerospace Medical Association.