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<p class="style2">Current AFGLC Announcements and Activities</p>
<p class="style2">Week of January 27, 2020</p>
<h2 align="center"><strong>Announcing the 2020 Annual AFGLC Mini-Forum, to be held at</strong></h2>
<h2 align="center" class="style13"><strong>St. Petersburg College - Tarpon Springs Campus, Tarpon Springs Florida</strong></h2>
<h2 align="center" class="style13"><strong>on Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.</strong></h2>
<h2 align="center" class="style13">This year's Theme:</h2>
<h1 align="center" class="style13"><em>The Olympic Spirit</em></h1>
<p align="center"><img src="../../GR-olympia-palaestra.jpg" alt="" width=100% height=auto class="scale-down" align="middle"/></p>
<p align="center" class="style13">Open to the Public </p>
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<p align="center"><strong>An Exciting Proposal from the AFGLC:</strong></p>
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/news/docs/Hellenic Studies Proposal_AFGLC_Fall_2011.pdf" target="_blank">HELLENIC STUDIES at St. Petersburg College--Tarpon Springs Campus</a></p>
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<p align="center"><a href="/pages/news/Newsletters/AFGLC_IFGLC_Spring_Summer_Newsletter_2011.pdf" target="_blank">2011 Spring / Summer Newsletter</a><br />
Also available for review: <a href="http://www.afglc.org/?page=newsletter">Newsletter Archives </a></p>
<p align="center">Press Release: On July 5, 2011, the AFGLC Executive Committee and its Board of Trustees elected</p>
<p align="center"> Ulysses J. Balis, M.D. as its new president. <span class="style12">(more details) </span></p>
<p align="center"> Byron Palls, PhD will remain on the Executive committee as an advisor. The Foundation wishes to express its deepest gratitude to Dr. Palls for his exceptional service as President, with his term being noteworth for many successes and continued growth. </p>
<p> </p>
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2011/AFGLC Forum Flyer 2011 Back page.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Save the Date! - The AFGLC Announces its 16th Annual Educational Forum & Conference - February 25th and 26th, 2011 </strong></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2011/AFGLC_Forum_2011_Flyer_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Grigorios Zamparas Memorial Piano Concert - February 26th, 2011 at 5:45 - 6 :30 PM </strong></a><br />
For more information on 2011 AFGLC Foum/Conference and Concert, click <a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2011/AFGLC Forum Flyer 2011 Back page.pdf" target="_blank">Here.</a><br />
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<a href="/pages/news/Newsletters/AFGLC_IFGLC_Fall_Winter_Newsletter_2010.pdf" target="_blank">2010 Fall / Winter Newsletter</a><br />
Also available for review: <a href="http://www.afglc.org/?page=newsletter">Newsletter Archives </a></p>
<p align="center"> </p>
<p align="center"><img src="/pages/leadership/balis.jpg" alt="John U. Balis, M.D." width="140" height="170" /><br />
<strong>In Memoriam: 1932 - August 12, 2010<br />
John U. Balis, MD, AFGLC President and Founding Member</strong></p>
<p align="center"> In lieu of flowers, the AFGLC family kindly asks that donations be made to the<br />
<span class="style10">American Foundation for
Greek Language & Culture (AFGLC Inc.)</span><br />
in the name of the <span class="style10">Dr. John Balis
Scholarship Fund</span><br />
and may be forwarded to the<br />
Dr. John Balis Scholarship
Fund,<br />
c/o The American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture,
Inc.(AFGLC, Inc.),<br /> 10413 Butia Pl, Tampa, FL 33618-4117.<br />
<span class="style11">Donations are 100% tax-dedictible as the AFGLC is a <a href="http://sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=N48864&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0001&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=AMERICANFOUNDATIONGREEKLANGUAG&names_filing_type=" target="_blank">registered Florida Non Profit Corporation</a> </span>
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/news/Newsletters/AFGLC_IFGLC_Spring_Summer_Newsletter_2010.pdf" target="_blank">2010 Spring / Summer Newsletter</a><br />
Also available for review: <a href="http://www.afglc.org/?page=newsletter">Newsletter Archives
</a>
<p align="center">The 2010 AFGLC/IFGLC Forum Proceedings are now being published on-line - visit often to review new submissions as they arrive daily.<br />
See the <span class="style8"><a href="http://www.afglc.org/?page=forum">Annual Education Forum</a> </span>top-level link for more details.
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Felos_Repatriation_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Repatriation of Greek Art Treasures</a><br />
<img src="/images/Kimberly_Felos_Monet_Bridge_2.jpg" alt="Dr. Kimberly Felos of St. Pete College / Tarpon Springs Campus" width="712" height="474" /><br />
Kimberly Felos, Ph.D. <br />
Professor of Humanities<br />
St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Spings, FL<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
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<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Mikrogiannakis_The_Ideal_Constitution_According_to_Pericles_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">The Ideal Constitution According to Pericles</a><br />
<img src="/images/Pericles.jpg" alt="Professor Christoforos Charalambakis - World-reknowned Greek Linguist " width="240" height="474" /><img src="/images/Mikrogiannakis_2_AFGLC_Forum_2010.jpg" alt="Professor Christoforos Charalambakis - World-reknowned Greek Linguist " width="472" height="474" /><br />
Emmanuel Mikrogiannakis, Ph.D.<br />
Emeritus Professor of Ancient History<br />
University of Athens<br />
Athens, Greece<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Charalambakis_Greek_Language_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Standard Modern Greek: The Present State</a><br />
<img src="/images/Charalambakis_AFGLC_Forum_2010.jpg" alt="Professor Christoforos Charalambakis - World-reknowned Greek Linguist " width="712" height="474" /><br />
Christoforos Charalambakis, Ph.D.<br />
Professor of Linguistics<br />
University of Athens<br />
Athens, Greece<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
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<table width="440" border="0" align="center">
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<td width="80"><img src="/images/Kevin_Morgan.jpg" alt="Kimberly Felos" width="97" height="113" /></td>
<td width="350" valign="top"><div align="center">
<p><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Morgan_The_Origins_of_Philosophy_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">The Origins of Philosophy: Why the Greeks?</a><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Felos_Repatriation_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank"></a><br /><br />
Kevin R. Morgan, Ph.D. <br />
Professor of Humanities<br />
St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Spings, FL<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table><br />
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Trigas_Fotinis_Aligning_Greek_Language_Teaching_with_US_National_Standards_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Aligning Greek Language Teaching with US National Standards (presentation)</a><br />
<a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/Trigas_Fotinis_Aligning_Greek_Language_Teaching_with_US_National_Standards_Paper_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Aligning Greek Language Teaching with US National Standards (paper)</a><br />
<a href="/pages/foru/AFGLC_Forum_2010/First Draft NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR GREEK LANGUAGE LEARNING.pdf" target="_blank">Draft National Standard for Teaching of Greek (white paper) </a><br />
<img src="/images/Tsigas_Fotinis_AFGLC_Forum_2010.jpg" alt="Dr. Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis" width="712" height="474" /><br />
Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis, Ph.D.<br />
Coordinator, Hellenic-American Educators of New Jersey<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><a href="/Leontis_Teaching_Modern_Greek_Culture_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Teaching Modern Greek Culture</a><br />
<img src="/images/Leontis_AFGLC_Forum_2010.JPG" alt="Dr. Artemis Leontis" width="712" height="474" /><br />
Artemis Leontis, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Professor of Modern Greek and<br />
Coordinator of the Modern Greek Program<br />
University of Michigan<br />
2172 Angell Hall - 1003<br />
University of Michigan
435 S. State Street<br />
Ann Arbor, MI 48109<br />
Phone: (734) 936-6099<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><a href="/Hnaraki_Green_Rhymes2_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Green Rhymes: Raising Ecological Awareness through Cretan Songs (presentation)</a> <br />
<a href="/Hnaraki_Green_Rhymes1_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Green Rhymes: Raising Ecological Awareness through Cretan Songs (lecture notes)</a> <br />
<a href="/Hnaraki_Green_Rhymes_Nida.mp3" target="_blank">MP3 Audio clip for slide 8</a>       <a href="/Hnaraki_Green_Rhymes_Eleni.mp3" target="_blank">MP3 Audio clip for slide 15</a><br />
<img src="/images/Hnaraki_presentation_February_19_2010_AFGLC_Forum_2010.JPG" alt="Dr. Maria Hnaraki" width="575" height="286" />
<blockquote>
<p align="center">Maria Hnaraki, Ph.D. <br />
Assistant Professor and Director, Greek Studies Program<br />
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/honoring-greek-independence-day" target="_blank">President Obama Discusses Philotimo in his White House Address of March 9, 2010, on the occasion of his honoring Greek Independence Day!</a>
<p align="center"><br />
<a href="/Katerinakis_Paper_AFGLC_2010.pdf" target="_blank">From Kalokagathia to Philotimo: Connected Ethics in Modern Greek Cooperatives (paper)</a><br />
<a href="/katerinakis_ppt_AFGLC_2010.pdf" target="_blank">From Kalokagathia to Philotimo: Connected Ethics in Modern Greek Cooperatives (presentation)</a><br />
<img src="/images/Katerinakis_AFGLC_Forum_201.jpg" alt="Theodoros Katerinakis 2010 AFGLC Forum - Tampa" width="600" height="421" />
<p align="center">Mr. Theodoros Katerinakis<br />
Doctoral Candidate<br />
Department of Culture & Communication Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br />
<br />
<p align="center">
<p align="center">The Photographic Archives Section of the 2010 AFGLC Educational Forum is now Avaialable!<br />
<img src="/pages/arch/photos/Forum_2010/Alexandria_and_Youth.jpg" alt="AFGLC Secretary Ms. Alexandria Stubos with students at St. Pete College during the 2010 AFGLC Educational Frorum" width="251" height="167" /><br />
<p align="center">
<p align="center">The AFGLC's efforts and recent 2010 Educational Forum are recognized in a <a href="http://www.greeknewsonline.com/?p=12163" target="_blank">recent story</a> published in the on-line Greek-American Newspaper<span class="style4"> GreekNews</span>.
<p align="center">The 2010 AFGLC Education Forum <span class="style3">Friday Evening Keynote Presentation</span> is now available as a written manuscript. More content will be posted in the Annual Education Forum section as it becomes available.<br />
<a href="/Hellenistic_Sepphoris_James_F_Strange_James_Keynote_AFGLC_Forum_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Hellenism, Sepphoris, Nazareth and the Formation of Christianity</a> - James F. Strange, Ph.D., University of Sourth Florida Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies<br />
<img src="../../images/James_Strange.jpg" alt="James Strange" width="178" height="149" /></p>
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<p align="center">An AFGLC Regional Center Director comments on the significance of the recent anniversary (April 25) of Greek Independence and<br />
upon Hellenic Paedia in two important essays:<br />
<strong><a href="/Greek_Independence_Day_2010_Yiannos.pdf" target="_blank">
WHY A PARADE FOR GREEK INDEPENDENCE</a></strong><br />
<a href="/Future_of_Hellenic_Paedia_P_Yiannos.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>
The Future of Hellenic Paedeia in a Democratic Society --The Basis of all
Paedeia/Education and Culture</strong></a><br />
       by Dr. Peter N. Yiannos, Director, AFGLC Tri-State Center<br />
<img src="/images/pyiannos.jpg" alt="Peter Yiannos" /></p>
<p align="center"> </p>
<p align="center">At the recent 15th Annual Educational Forum, the AFGLC started a new annual tradition of hosting the <strong><a href="/AFGLC_Inaugural_Lecture_on_Faith_2010_Harakas.pdf" target="_blank">Dr. Demetrios Halkias Keynote Lecture on Faith</a></strong>, with the inaugural 2010 lecture being provided by AFGLC's advisor, the revered <span class="style1">Rev. Stanley Harakas Th.D., D.D.<br /><img src="/images/revfrharakas.gif" alt="Rev. Stanley Harakas" width="136" height="152" /></span><img src="/images/Lecture_on_Faith_2010_Rev_H.jpg" alt="Reverend Dr. Stanley Harakas" width="215" height="150" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong><a href="/Greek Forum 2010_Program_final.pdf" target="_blank">AFGLC held its 15th Annual Educational Forum on February 19-20 in Tampa and Tarpon Springs, Florida - click here for Program </a></strong><br />
</p>
</p>
<p><a href="/AFGLC_Epiphany_Concert_2010.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>George Skaroulis Memorial Piano Concert - February 20, 2010 </strong></a><br />
For more information on the the 2010 AFGLC Forum's<br />
featured Greek artist, Mr. George Skaroulis, click <a href="http://www.evzonemusic.com" target="_blank">Here.</a><br />
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