The Greek Professorship at the University of Missouri - St. Louis

History

The Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship was established in 1994, after years of hard work and preparation. Louis.

The initiative to create a professorship in Greek studies came from the Greek-American community in St. Louis and was realized through the State of Missouri Funding Program for Endowed Professorships. Motivated by a common commitment to preserve the Greek heritage in the United States, 300 individual contributors, mostly members of the Greek community of St. Louis, the government of Greece, the Ka

rakas Family Foundation, and the State of Missouri pooled their resources to create the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies. Since 2001 Professor Michael Basil Cosmopoulos is the holder of the Professorship. Today, the Professorship boasts a strong profile in research, teaching, and public education of Hellenic studies and organizes a wide range of activities that foster the continued interest and development of Hellenism in the St. Louis area, the Midwest and the country at large. For students, the Greek Studies program creates new opportunities to study another language and culture. The Professorship also symbolizes the intentions of UM-St. Louis to become an international university, to internationalize the experiences of its students, and to provide leadership for Missouri and the St. Louis region in preparation of the 21st century. Governance

The Professorship has been endowed through the Center for International Studies of the University of Missouri-St. The Greek Professorship was the first of several Professorships to have been endowed through the Center as part of the UM-St. Louis growing international profile. The Professorship operates with the assistance of an Advisory Board, whose members are both academics and members of the wider Hellenic Community. Composition of the Advisory Board
Chancellor Thomas George (ex officio)
Vice-Provost Joel Glassman (ex officio)
Dr. Michael Cosmopoulos (ex officio)
Mr. Nicholas Karakas, Chairperson
Mr. John Critzas
Dr. Joel Glassman
Mr. George Kantis
Mr. Peter Katsinas
Mr. Elias Matsakis
Prof. Constantine Michaelides
Mr. George Pappas
Dr. George Pelican
Dr. Leon Spanos
Mrs. Chrys Tomaras
Dr. Diane Touliatos

06/25/2025

Michael's book is out! So proud to see it on display, an 8 year odyssey for him. Eύγε! 👏🏽

01/30/2025

Please join us for this important lecture next Thursday 6 February at 7!

09/21/2024

Help us celebrate this Sunday evening!

09/10/2024

SAVE THE DATE ST. LOUIS!

05/27/2024

Michael is being inducted into the Academy of Athens and you are all invited! Please join us on Tuesday 11 June at 7pm at the Academy of Athens on 28 Panepistimiou St. to hear about his work and attend his ceremony. Reception to follow. Hope to see you all there

Alexander the Great: The True Face of a Hero

08/29/2022

Tonight (Monday)at 7pm, please join us in the Millenium Student Center for a fascinating lecture on the legendary Alexander!

Alexander the Great: The True Face of a Hero Over the centuries, historians’ views of Alexander the Great have oscillated from the extreme positive, a sort of bright star illuminating the world, to extreme negative, a black hole of destruction. On the one hand, Alexander has been presented as a hideous and degenerate warlord, thirsty for pow...

06/11/2018

A new edition of Hellenica, the newsletter of the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, is available! Click here to download the newsletter.

Read our newsletter! A new edition of Hellenica, the newsletter of the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, is available! Click he…

06/11/2018

September 19, 2018 - Professor Diane Touliatos Endowed Annual Lecture in Greek Historical Studies "Greek Migration and Diaspora in US Midwest" by Dr. Stefanos Katsikas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign October 7, 2018 - Mylonas Lecture in Classical Art and Archaeology "1177 B.C., The Year Civilization Collapsed" by Prof. Eric Cline, George Washington University October 25, 2018 - Catherine Pelican Memorial Lecture in Greek Culture… [ 116 more words ]

Mark your calendars: 2018-2019 events September 19, 2018 – Professor Diane Touliatos Endowed Annual Lecture in Greek Historical Studies “Greek Migration and Diaspora in US Midwest” by Dr. Stefanos Katsikas, University…

03/31/2018

The Annual Sam Nakis Lecture Please join us for the next Sam Nakis Memorial Lecture Saving Greece’s Cultural Heritage. The Restoration and Protection of Byzantine Churches and ancient Monuments in the Peloponnese by Dr.…

03/31/2018

Please join us for the next Sam Nakis Memorial Lecture Saving Greece's Cultural Heritage. The Restoration and Protection of Byzantine Churches and ancient Monuments in the Peloponnese by Dr. Evangelia Militsi-Kechagia, Greek Ministry of Culture Thursday, April 12, 2018, 7:00 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. lecture Millennium Student Center, Century Room A The lecture In this lecture,Dr. Evangelia Militsi-Kechagia,Director of Antiquities of Messenia, highlights the struggle to protect Greece’s cultural heritage in a period of crisis. [ 283 more words ]

Matsakis Center opening hours Spring 2018

01/23/2018

This spring the Matsakis Center will be open: TTh- 10:00-12:00 & 2:00-3:00 W-9:00-11:00, & 12:30-2:00 F- 9:00-12:00

Matsakis Center opening hours Spring 2018 This spring the Matsakis Center will be open: TTh- 10:00-12:00 & 2:00-3:00 W-9:00-11:00, & 12:30-2:00 F- 9:00-12:00

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