 | The Sower, No. 165
Greek Summer 2010; donor related news; Perrotis College first BSc (Hons) Degrees; Celebrating 40 years of Greek Summer this November. |
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 | 3rd Eco Cars Show
The 3rd ECO Cars Show, an event of the Auto Business Review magazine, will be hosted in the campus of the School in cooperation with Perrotis College. |
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 | Perrotis College Senior Publishes Article in Prominent Law Journal
Spire Arsov, who will complete his BSc (Hons) studies in International Agribusiness at Perrotis College in June 2010, contributed an article entitled "The Pirate Party and Copyright Liberalists" to the winter 2010 print and electronic editions of the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries journal, Entertainment & Sports Lawyer |
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 | Ambassador Nicholas Burns Addresses American Farm School Audience
Former Ambassador to Greece R. Nicholas Burns addressed an audience of friends and supporters invited by the New York Committee of the American Farm School at the Yale Club on Monday April 19th. |
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 | Calling All Alumni to Celebrate Forty Years of Greek Summer
The American Farm School will mark the 40th Anniversary of Greek Summer with a festive reunion of alumni and counsellors and their families in New York City the weekend of November 6-7, 2010. The Saturday evening reunion celebration, as well as the Sunday buffet brunch featuring a guest speaker, will be held at the Radisson Martinique Hotel at Broadway and 33rd Street. A bloc of guestrooms at substantially reduced prices will be offered by the hotel to all those attending the reunion events. |
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 | Perrotis College Agronomy & Environment Club being active
Members of the Perrotis Cillege Agronomy & Environment Club involve the children, teachers and parents of the kindergarten and grammar school in the Oreokastro section of Thessaloniki in a project that brings color, nature - and fresh vegetables! - to the community. |
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 | Athenian Brewery Presentation in Perrotis College
Presentation by Mr. Stefanos Gogakos (Head of Personnel Training) at the Principles of Marketing class, titled: Production methods and promotional activities of the Athenian Brewery. |
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 | Memorial Tree Planting Day
A Memorial Service was held, followed by the planting of trees by those who have given a Memorial Tree Gift over the course of the previous year, assisted by students and staff. |
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 | Memorial Service for Mrs. Vouli Prousali
A memorial service held for longtime and beloved teacher Mrs. Vouli Prousali. |
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 | Dr. Panos Kanellis is named the 8th president of the American Farm School
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mrs. Charlotte P. Armstrong, announces the 8th President of the American Farm School, Dr. Panos Kanellis |
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 | American Farm School event at the Maliotis Cultural Center
Friends and supporters of the American Farm School gathered at the Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College in Brookline, MA to pay tribute to the memory of Arthur G. Dukakis, a former Trustee of both the School and the Maliotis Center. |
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 | International women at Perrotis College gain from networking
A widely known strength of Perrotis College is its residential campus, which is unique in Greece, and which gives the opportunity for students to expand their personal and professional horizons through participating in a rich program of extracurricular activities. |
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 | The Sower, No 164
Greek Summer 2009; donor-related news; and the latest on campus and U.S. activities. |
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 | Phillip G. Foote Honored on National Philanthropy Day
The U.S. Office Participated in celebrating National Philanthropy Day by honoring long time Board Member, and former Chairman of the Board, Philip G. Foote. |
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 | A Special Presentation in Perrotis College
Mr A. Koukakis, Managing Director of "Koukaki's Farm," one of the leading small dairy producers and processors in Greece, made a special presentation to Perrotis College's Farm Business Management class. |
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 | Rhode Island Venue for "Stewards of the Land" Exhibit
"Stewards of the Land: The American Farm School and the Development of Modern Greece," an exhibition first mounted for the National Museum and Cultural Center in Chicago, was on view this summer at The Barn, field office of the South Kingstown Land Trust, in Matunuck, Rhode Island. |
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 | AFS Alumnus Demetrios Vlachos, a Trailblazer in Xeriscaping
The decision to introduce the Xeriscape Technology specialization in Perrotis College was inspired by Demetrios Vlachos, an American Farm School alumnus of the class of 1954, who has made a stellar career in the United States in the field of Xeriscaping. |
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 | Greek Summer 2009 = Paleohori2
Another year and another group of nervous, wide-eyed American students were thrust into the arms of their loving and awaiting village families. Basing the program in Paleohori for the second time, due to popular demand of its villagers, those young Americans amazed everyone with their energy, cooperation and commitment. |
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 | Trustee Frank Bledjian Sponsors Perrotis College Internships in Armenia
Trustees of the American Farm School have traditionally provided professional insight and support that can make a dramatic difference in the lives of students. In a moving example, Trustee Frank Bledjian sponsored the eight-week summer internships of three Perrotis College students who are entering their final year of the BSc (Hons) program, in Mr. Bledjian's homeland of Armenia. |
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 | The Sower, No 163
A tribute to the late Bruce M. Lansdale; donor-related news; and the latest on campus and U.S. activities. |
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 | Bruce M. Lansdale 1925-2009
Bruce M. Lansdale, former President of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece, passed away quietly after a long illness on February 2, 2009 at his daughter’s home in Thessloniki, near the School he led so devotedly for 35 years. |
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 | The Sower, No. 162
The Summer 2008 edition of the American Farm School’s semiannual newsletter, explores the vital United States dimension in the work of the School, as expressed by many individuals in many different roles. |
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 | Onassis Cultural Center Welcomes Friends of the American Farm School
Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Fund sponsors reception for New York Friends of the American Farm School. (Apr 2008) |
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 | Perrotis Commencement
Graduating students of Perrotis College of the American Farm School were honored by the presence of food industry leader Mr. Nikos Veropoulos as the Keynote Speaker at the 11th annual commencement ceremony. (Jun 2008) |
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 | Oxygono
ET3 TV's "Oxygono" star, Costis Zafirakis, discovers why the American Farm School is different from any other school in Greece. (Apr 2008) |
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 | The Hungry Bear
"Nistiko Arkoudi" or the Hungry Bear is Greece's leading TV cooking show on the NET channel. Two Perrotis College students and two American Farm School students were featured in a 4-part series. (Mar 2008) |
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 | Kalimera Ellada
"Kalimera Ellada" or Goodmorning Greece interviewed Dr. Evangelos Vergos of the American Farm School and Perrotis College for his winning recipe in the annual Fasolada Competition. (Mar 2008) |
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 | Greenwich Carnavali
Proceeds of Greenwich Carnavali 2008 provide ten scholarships for deserving American Farm School and Perrotis College students. (Mar 2008) |
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 | Tads Tapestry of People Places and Events
The much-awaited memoir from Elizabeth (Tad) Lansdale, My Metamorphosis: A Tapestry of People, Places and Events was published in Greece this September under the School’s imprint, Enaretos Press. |
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| Memorial Tree Planting Day
A Memorial Service will be held, followed by the planting of trees by those who have given a Memorial Tree Gift over the course of the previous year, assisted by students and staff. (Feb 2008) |
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 | Conference on C.A.P.
The European Information Center Europe Direct of Central Macedonia and the American Farm School of Thessaloniki are the organizers of a Conference titled “Common Agricultural Policy; Explore the bounds; Seize the opportunities” on the 6th and 7th of February at the “Ioannis Vellidis” Conference Center during AGROTICA 2008 at the Thessaloniki International Fair. (Feb 2008) |
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 | Perrotis College Internships for the New Generation of Family Businesses
Every year Perrotis College students participate in an eight-week summer internship that is geared toward combining the knowledge from their academic studies with on-the-job training and experience. |
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 | Marathon Race Establishes New Theodore Litsas Student Life Award
The Theodore Litsas Student Life Award recognizes students who have significantly contributed to the improvement of the quality of student life at the American Farm School. (Nov 2007) |
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 | Farm School Students Contribute to Agrotourism Success Story
When most people think of traveling in Greece, the Zagorohoria usually isn’t the first place that comes to mind. (Nov 2007) |
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 | Trial Run for Versatile New Crop: Kenaf
One of the greatest causes for excitement in farming is the introduction of new crops that are environmentally sound and prove to be economically viable for the farmer. (Nov 2007) |
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 | GS 2007: The Heart of Ida
Dr. John Henry House would have been extremely pleased by the way this year’s Greek Summer participants embraced his vision of educating the entire person through “the head, the hands, and the heart.” (Nov 2007) |
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 | Lincoln Center - Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Greece’s most prestigious cultural venues – the Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls – were the setting for three nights of exhilarating music performed by Lincoln Center’s renowned Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra to benefit the American Farm School’s Annual Scholarship Fund. (Nov 2007) |
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| | Helen and Daniel Lindsay Support Laboratory for Organic Agriculture
Through the generous gift of the Helen and Daniel Lindsay Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, a pilot project has begun for the production and sale by Perrotis College students of vegetables cultivated by traditional methods and without chemical inputs of any kind. (May 2007) |
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| | Benefactor Mrs. Aliki Perroti Supports Milestone Achieved by Perrotis College
Mrs. Aliki Perroti, whose 1995 gift in honor of her late husband, Dimitris, financed the founding and operation of the Dimitris Perrotis College of Agricultural Studies, has recently made a gift of 1 million Euro in support of the new three-year B.Sc. degree program that will commence in September 2007. (May 2007) |
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| | Through a generous grant from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester
Through a generous grant from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, video conferencing facilities have been installed in the main academic building of Perrotis College. (May 2007) |
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| | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Residence Hall
The inauguration ceremony for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Residence Hall took place on September 20 under brilliant sunshine, attended by students, staff, and distinguished guests that included U.S. Consul General to Thessaloniki, Mr. Hoyt Brian Yee, and the Chairman of the Greek Advisory Committee of the Foundation, Mr. George Argouridis (May 2007) |
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 | U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulate General Donate Equipment to the American Farm School
Thanks to the assistance of the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, students and staff of the American Farm School recently received a large quantity of valuable equipment that will serve the educational and agricultural programs of the School. (Jan 2007) |
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