A special exhibition, “Defenders of Democracy: The American Response to Greece’s Role in World War II,” will open on Monday, January 5, 2009 at Hagerty. The exhibit will run until January 30th.

The opening ceremony will take place on January 5th at 5:30 p.m. in the Bookmark Café. Guest speakers will include Gregory C. Pappas (Founder, Cosmos Communications Group; Publisher, Greek America Magazine) and Dr. Cornelia Tsakiridou (Associate Professor of Philosophy, LaSalle University).

RSVP for the reception by December 30th to Rita Marker, 215-895-1530 or rita.marker@drexel.edu.

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The Libraries are pleased to announce the first issue of the online publication, The Journal of Culture and Retail Image. This journal is a joint effort of the Design & Merchandising program and Drexel University Libraries, with help from the University’s Writing Center.

The journal strives to expand students’ research and writing skills by introducing them first hand to the peer review and publication process. Focusing on the fashion retail environment, each issue is dedicated to a particular topic and includes student papers from the sophomore course of DSMR 465.

The first issue of the journal is dedicated to menswear and can be accessed at http://www.library.drexel.edu/publications/dsmr/.

A special exhibition, “Defenders of Democracy: The American Response to Greece’s Role in World War II,” will open on Monday, January 5, 2009 at Hagerty.

This is an exhibition that vividly tells the story of the American response to the tiny nation of Greece’s heroic role during World War II.

The exhibition comes to Philadelphia after successful showings in Chicago, where it premiered at the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, followed by exhibitions in Boston and recently at the Greek Embassy in Washington D.C. to an audience of hundreds of diplomats and U.S. government representatives at a special event hosted by the Greek ambassador to Washington, Alexandros Mallias.

The exhibition features a collection of photographs, memorabilia, ephemera, newspapers, magazines and other items, primarily from the private collection of Gregory C. Pappas, including the largest known private collection of authentic Greek War Relief Association propaganda posters that were printed in the 1940s to rally support from the public.

Gregory C. Pappas is the founder of Cosmos Communications Group Inc., the company that publishes Greek America magazine and handles a number of public affairs advisory-related services for clients in Greece and the United States as well as strategic corporate planning, media relations and event planning throughout the world.

The exhibition will be hosted by Greek Studies and sponsored by the Greek America Foundation and Greek America magazine.

Major funding for the exhibition was received by the John G. Rangos Charitable Foundation and Calamos Investments. The exhibition is curated by Pappas and Konstantinos Malindretos of Athens, Greece.

For more information, email Dr. Maria Hnaraki at maria.hnaraki@drexel.edu or call 215-895-6143.