<p>Welcome to the May issue of <em>Touch Base</em>, your official ACG Alumni e-newsletter issued by ACG’s Office of Development &amp; Alumni Relations, helping you stay in touch with old classmates and stay abreast of developments at your alma mater, <strong>The American College of Greece.</strong></p>
<p>This May, we look at what happened at the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?p=30">PIERCE Class of ’75 40<sup>th</sup> Reunion</a></span> and look forward to the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?p=13">DEREE Classes of ’02, ’03 &amp; ’04 Reunion</a> </span>coming up this month. We also feature stories on important alumni gatherings in <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=3085">Washington DC</a> </span>and <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=1360">Hong Kong</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></span></p>
<p>Also, in an exclusive interview with<span style="color: #ff0000;"> <strong><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?p=33">Farouk Soussa (DEREE ‘95)</a></strong></span>, <strong>Citi’s Chief Economist for the Middle East</strong>, we find out what it takes to get into his line of work, and where the opportunities lie today, alongside Mr Soussa’s memories from his College days.</p>
<p>Read on to discover which alumni are <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=3141">winning awards in criminology</a></span>, <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=1802">tourism</a></span>, and are <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=3094">reimagining downtown Athens</a></span> as a designer’s dream.</p>
<p>Don’t miss our feature on Nobel Laureate <strong>Sir Christopher Pissarides’ </strong>lecture at DEREE April 28, where he held a candid discussion with the audience after his engaging presentation of labor markets and <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?p=26">Socially Sustainable Economic Growth</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></strong></span></p>
<p>Also in this issue, check out our Books Section, with material from our prolific alumni around the world (including travel books) and find out which other ACG alumni are making a name for themselves in our popular <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=888">Alumni on the Rise section</a></span>.</p>
<p>For other exciting events at your alma mater, The American College of Greece, visit our <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=517">ACG Spotlight section</a> </span>and check out the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=411">Calendar</a> </span>on the right for more.</p>
<p>Last but not least, take care to update your profile <a href="http://www.acg.edu/alumni/stay-connected/update-your-details-form">here</a> – also to be forwarded to those alumni who you know are not registered with us – so that you don’t miss out on reunions, other happenings, alumni news and much, much, more!</p>
<p><em>We Stay Connected</em></p>
<p><em>The ACG Office of Development &amp; Alumni Relations</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue26/?page_id=638"><strong>Mary-Irene Triantafillou (DEREE ’89)</strong></a>, Executive Director of Development at ACG, and <strong>Carolina Bachariou</strong>, ACG’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations Manager.</p>
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