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AFGLC-ICHS EDUCATIONAL FORUM/CONFERENCE 2008 “The Hellenic Legacy through the Ages” March 7-8, 2008 PROGRAM Friday, March 7, 2008 University of South Florida / CWY 109 8:15 am - 9:15 am Registration, Continental Breakfast & Social Hour 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch 9:15 am - 10:30 am Invocation Reverend Dr. Stanley Harakas Dean Emeritus and Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Welcome, Recognition of Dignitaries and Overview of Program Dr. John U. Balis Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology University of South Florida President of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL Dr. James F. Strange Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL “Greetings from the University of South Florida” Dr. Ralph Wilcox Provost, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL “Support of AFGLC - ICHS Mission" Dr. John Skvoretz Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Coffee Break “Introduction” (15 minutes) Reverend Dr. Stanley Harakas Annual AFGLC-ICHS Lecture on Hellenism: “Philanthropy in the Greek World” Reverend Dr. Demetrios J. Constantelos (30 minutes) Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ “Commentary: “Philanthropy in Interdisciplinary Curricula” Dr. James F. Strange (15 minutes) Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Panel Discussion followed by General Discussion 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Moderator: Reverend Dr. Stanley Harakas Dean Emeritus and Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology THEME 1 - Philanthropy through the Ages: Lectures with a Panel Discussion 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Moderator: Dr. Christos Evangeliou Professor of Philosophy, Towson University, Towson, MD THEME 2 - The Impact of Hellenic Thought in the Creation of American Democracy “AFGLC FORUM/CONFERENCE 2008” “Introduction” (10 minutes) Dr. Christos Evangeliou “Greek Philosophy and the Founding of America” Dr. Michael T. Gibbons (30 minutes) Associate Professor of Government & International Affairs, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL General Discussion (15 minutes) Coffee Break (15 minutes) 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Moderator: Dr Demetrios Halkias Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida VP and Treasurer of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL THEME 3 - Vignettes from Hellenic Diaspora through the Ages 5 “AFGLC FORUM/CONFERENCE 2008” “Syros, a cultural beacon in the 19th Century” Mr. John Krinos (15 minutes) Computer Engineering Sciences AFGLC/IFGLC Member-at-Large “Hellenic Diaspora: The Greek-American Experience” (20 minutes) Dr. Marios Stephanides Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa Tampa, FL “Historical Vignettes from Tampa” (15 minutes) Dr. Bill Manikas Professor of History, St. Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL General Discussion Coffee Break (15 minutes) 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Moderator: Dr. William Yotis Professor Emeritus, Loyola University of Chicago, Clinical Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of South Florida, Tampa, FL THEME 4 - The AFGLC Agenda: Work in Progress and Plans for the Future: A Panel Discussion Dr. Peter Yiannos President of the AFGLC- Tri-State Center Wilmington, DE Ms. Kalliope Halkias, MPH President of AFGLC Tampa Bay Center Tampa, FL Dr. Byron Palls VP and Editor of Newsletter AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL Mrs. Ourania Stephanides Secretary of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL Dr. Ulysses J. Balis Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of Clinical Informatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Director of AFGLC Website General Discussion 6 8::30 am - 9:30 pm Registration, Continental Breakfast & Social Hour 10:15 am -12:00 pm Moderator: Dr. Tom Papademetriou Executive Director, of Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ SESSION 1 – Educational Commitment to Principles of Hellenic Paedeia Saturday – March 8, 200 University of South Florida / CWY 109 9:30 am - 10:15 am “Welcome; Overview of Program and Publication of the Conference” Dr Demetrios Halkias Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida VP and Treasurer of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL Dr. James F. Strange Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Dr. Kimon Valavanis Professor, Director Unmanned Systems, Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, FL “AFGLC FORUM/CONFERENCE 2008” Moderator: Dr. John U. Balis Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of South Florida President of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL Dr. Joanna Hills, Ph.D. in Nursing, sings the American and Greek National Anthems Dr. James Strange introduces the Keynote Speaker. Keynote Speaker Dr. John P. Anton Distinguished Professor of Greek Philosophy and Culture University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Honorees of AFGLC Forum/Conference 2008 Reverend Dr. Stanley Harakas introduces the Honoree: Reverend Dr. Demetrios J. Constantelos Distinguished Professor Emeritus The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ Dr. James F. Strange introduces the Honoree: Dr. John P. Anton Distinguished Professor of Greek Philosophy and Culture University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Reception Friday Evening Educational Event and Reception 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Embassy Suites at University of South Florida / 3705 Spectrum Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Moderator: Dr. Maria Esformes Associate Professor of World Language Education University of South Florida, Tampa, FL “The Universal Hellenic Mother Tongue: Zolotas’s Unified Speeches as a Global Logion” Mr. Theodoros Katerinakis Ph.D. program Graduate Student, Department of Culture and Communication, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA “Greek words and male names in the Georgian Life of George the Athonite (XI century)” Dr. Eka Tchkoidze Post Doctoral Fellow, Program in Hellenic Studies Scheide Caldwell House, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ “Eco-Agritourism as a means to preserve culture and the Environment” Ms. Nikki Rose Professional Chef, Writer and Noted Responsible Travel Practitioner, Founder of Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries, an acclaimed eco-agritourism program “Bridging Arta with Beijing: The Master builders Kazantzakis and Kalomiris” Dr. Maria Hnaraki, Ph.D. Director of Greek Studies Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Panel Discussion Followed by General Discussion Coffee Break SESSION 2 – Hellenism and Language / Culture 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Moderator: Dr. Elias Stefanakos Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Center College of Engineering, University of South Florida Tampa, FL “Overview” Dr. Kimon Valavanis Professor, Director Unmanned Systems, Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, FL “Early Greek Accounts of Travel Exploration” Mr. Philip Kaplan Graduate Program University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL “Update on the Antikythera Mechanism” Dr. Ulysses J. Balis Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of Clinical Pathology Informatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Panel Discussion Followed by General Discussion Coffee Break 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm AFGLC – ICHS Issues and Prospects Moderator: Dr. Karen M. Weidenheim Professor of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Chief, Division of Neuropathology; and Director, Neuropathology, Residency Program Bronx, NY Participants includes leaders from AFGLC and ICHS Summary, Concluding Remarks and Special Acknowledgments: Dr. James Strange Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Dr. John U. Balis Emeritus Professor, University of South Florida President of AFGLC/IFGLC, Tampa, FL SESSION 3 – Hellenism and Sciences 7 “Platonic Paideia: Education for Leadership” Dr. Christos Evangeliou Professor of Philosophy, Towson University, Towson, MD Coffee Break “Education and the Art of Teaching: The Apprenticeship in Ideals in Plato’s Socrates” Dr. Lucio Angelo Privitello, PhD. Philosophy and Religion Department Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ “Aristotle’s Account of Akrasia and Its Contemporary Incarnations” Mr. Michael Funke Ph.D. Program University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Panel Discussion Followed by General Discussion “AFGLC FORUM/CONFERENCE 2008” |
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