A letter from the Director: John Pack

The dream I have to build an endowment for the Aegean Center has long been forming. I have managed the Center on tuitions alone since my tenure began in 1984 and have done well through many challenging times. We continue to receive record number of applications each year and retain the Socratic method as our main teaching praxis and keep classical ideals as the foundation upon which we continue building our program. We clearly see our educational philosophy and methods being more necessary today than ever before.

Needless to say Greece has changed since the founding of the school in 1966 as well as the fiscal requirements of operating the Center and running its programs. Those of you who know me and have attended the Aegean Center know my dream to make the Aegean Center a 100% tuition scholarship program. Realizing this will diversify and equalize opportunities for all students who have a desire to attend the Aegean. Even if we can not reach the goal of a 100% scholarship program increasing the the amount of assistance we can provide students will have a tremendous effect. We are getting more and more applications from India, East Asia and South America as well as the U.K. and Eastern European countries. These students are anxious to attend the Center but need scholarship assistance to do so. We grant as many scholarships as possible in a fair and balanced manner with the help of an extraordinarily committed benefactor. He also supports our "Continuing Student Scholarship Program" helping select students to continue for second consecutive semester. But his support can not do it alone. It is very important to mention that currently we are helping 75% of new students with scholarships, grants and financial aid solely through our won scholarship fund as we get no financial assistance from any state or federal entities either from the European Union, Greece, Italy or the U.S.

It is now time to raise funds that will go to our scholarship endowment. The Center's goal is 2.5 million U.S. Dollars. With my experience successfully managing the Center along with the deep commitment of faculty and friends we will make the endowment work to the fullest and achieve our goal to help both needy and gifted students alike, to broaden our student profile, diversify our enrollment, and continue our commitment to provide the finest educational experience possible.

I'm pleased to say we have a good start with two significant contributions. For more information about the Aegean Center Endowment and contributing to the fund please contact John Pack at: john@aegeancenter.org, by phone: 30 (for Greece) 22840-23287, or by post: John Pack, The Aegean Center, Paros 84400, Kyklades, Greece.

Following are our federal tax I.D. and DUNS numbers:

Federal Non-Profit Tax Number: 51 032 4414
D-U-N-S Number 49-988-1246

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