ANNUAL GIVING REPORT

The American College of Sofia integrates the values and best practices of American pedagogy with the rich educational traditions of Bulgaria and Europe. We seek to develop critical thinking, lifelong intellectual curiosity, leadership, and collaboration among multi-talented students of various social, cultural, economic, and geographical backgrounds.

The American College of Sofia provides an outstanding private education to 917 Bulgarian and international students. Accredited by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and IBO, ACS offers a rigorous academic program and an impressive variety of extra-curricular activities.

The American College of Sofia (ACS) is operated and funded by Sofia American Schools, Inc. (SAS), a non-profit, educational corporation chartered in 1926 in the United States by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 873, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

The American College of Sofia

Dr. Richard T. Ewing, Jr., President

Maria Angelova, Deputy Director

Tel: (359-2) 434-1008, (359-2) 434-1010

Fax: (359-2) 434-1009 E-mail: acs@acsbg.otg

Website: www.acs.bg

During the winter months, a long-standing ACS benefactor donated $5,000 towards procurement and installation of UV-C air purification devices across all College indoor spaces. This incredible gesture not only helped make our beloved campus safer, but also did so by resolving the pressing associated financial matter as well. Arguably, this gift contributed directly to a significantly reduced risk of contracting COVID-19 at school for students and teachers alike. You may read more about this gift in the next article. 

In 2020-2021, due to country-wide health and safety mandates to battle the pandemic, we were deprived from our single largest fundraising and community-outreach event, Arts Fest. The traditional alumni get-togethers - the one just before Christmas and the summer anniversary reunions - were also postponed. 

Fortunately, our External Programs for kids and adult English language learners not only found a way to grow and maintain a successful year-long program and summer school, compliant with all COVID-measures, they also doubled the number of their summer school attendees, and generated an overall all-time record-high revenue.

For the second year in a row, our Gift of Security summer fundraising campaign proved that we can rely on each other in times of trouble. Over July and August generous benefactors donated over 70,000 leva to help the families of current students who would need financial assistance because of the covid-imposed economic downturn. In perhaps the brightest example of both the campaign and the year, an alumnus, who has chosen to remain anonymous, established a scholarship, covering the full tuition fee for a student from out of Sofia for the complete five-year term of their education, including free accomodation at the Perske House Dormitory. Read more about the Sunrise Scholarship and get inspired to set up one, too!

Thank you to all who contributed!

The ACS Development Team

As you may know, back in the school year 2019-2020, the College was awarded a large grant from American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, a division of USAID, for the complete renovation of Abbott Hall, one of our iconic school buildings, now close to its centennial anniversary. The amount of the award is $721,160 and is a testament to the unique model of education at ACS, the public outreach activities, and the commitment of the school that any student who qualifies for admittance according to the entrance exam should be given the opportunity to study at ACS. Completed in 1928, Abbott Hall was named in memory and honor of Ms. Inez Abbott. Ms. Abbott served as the Dean of the Girls at the Samokov College (1908-1926) and made herself prominent in educating girls, a practice not too widespread nor accepted in Ottoman Bulgaria.

Katherine Georgiev, Board Member:
Hi, I am Katherine Georgiev, and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sofia, I am thankful for your support. ACS is a special place. It is rooted in its strong mission and rich history. The faculty and students have an unmatched commitment to excellence. And we all share a vision of making this incredible opportunity accessible to any student who qualifies. The pandemic places new and seemingly impossible demands on educators. In the face of these challenges, the College’s faculty and staff are innovating their instruction, and the school continues to invest to support current and future students. Donations provide need-based financial aid to talented students, ensure critical campus improvements are made, and help fund student extracurricular activities and school books. Thank you for your support of this incredible school and the students it serves.

Nicole Levakova, Class of 2016:
Hello, my name is Nikol Levakova, and I am an ACS alumna. Ever since I graduated in 2016, I felt the need to stay engaged with the community. And I want to focus on the word community because ACS is not only an educational institution. It is a place that develops young, talented, and determined individuals, ready to become the leaders of tomorrow. This is why today, on Giving Tuesday, I would like to encourage you to make this experience possible for more Bulgarian students. By providing your financial support to the College you help us in our mission for a better future. Thank you!

Taylor Baldwin, History Teacher:

Hello, everybody, my name is Taylor Baldwin and I have been teaching History here, in the College, for two and a half years. One thing that I was always amazed with at this school was the capacity of students to learn, to engage, and to understand the world around them. It is something that gives me life, it is something that gives me a lot of hope these days, and it is something that I think is a really good thing to put forward and try to protect on this Giving Tuesday.

Yana Staneva and Dimitar Donev, Class of 2012:

D.D.: Hi everyone! I am Dimitar and this is Yana and we are from the Class of 2012, and today, on the first of December, we want to thank everyone who made our five years at ACS such an amazing experience. The teachers, the staff, and our classmates are all wonderful, and we want to make this experience possible for future generations of students, as well.

Y.S.: This is exactly why we want to invite you, challenge you, and appeal to you to make a donation today, so that we can support the families of the current and future ACS students who cannot afford the full tuition. So, let’s just come together, donate whatever we can and make it possible for the other students to make their dreams come true. Thank you!

Dr. Richard T. Ewing, ACS President:

We’re coming to the end of the 2020-2021 school year. We have so much to celebrate and be grateful for

despite the ravages of the pandemic. Certainly over the past year there has been terrible loss of life around the world and such disruption to the lives that we all lead. Here at ACS so many students and colleagues have acknowledged how difficult and exhausting the school year has been because of Covid. And yet we’ve also witnessed and experienced so many extraordinary stories of commitment, resilience, and perseverance in making the year as successful as possible for teaching and learning. And we know that the work going on at ACS is more important now than ever. We know that the pandemic and other global challenges would not be solved by ignorance, fear, and defeatism, but rather by education, collaboration, and determination, that is to say by the great work we have seen going on at ACS all year, whether with blended or hybrid, whether online, on-campus or by rotational schedule. Thank you and congratulations to all who made this successful year possible.

I salute all of our students for their perseverance and resilience, and for their leadership, spirit, support for

each other, and their passionate commitment to learning, whether on-campus or online. And I know that our students join me in acknowledging in return our ACS faculty and staff for their exceptional efforts this year in adapting to continuously changing and evolving circumstances and challenges while sustaining the special spirit of ACS. I also want to acknowledge and thank the contributions of trustees, parents, and friends of the College for their essential and faithful support and helping us advance the mission and work of ACS.

And finally, I seek your support. As you know, the pandemic has had significant economic as well as tragic impact around the world. Many of our families have suffered financially and we ask your help now to support our financial aid program. To those of you that have already given, I ask that you do what I will do: I’ve already made a gift this year in support of student activities, I will match that gift in support of this financial aid campaign. We are most grateful to all who can extend a helping hand in these challenging times, and again, thank you on behalf of our students and our school community.

Zahari Nikolaev, Class of 2020:

My name is Zachary and I'm a law student at Cambridge. One of the great advantages of the American College is that it shapes the personality of the students. The emphasis in the classroom is on building skills such as communication, improvisation, and organization, which are becoming increasingly key to the modern world. In extracurricular activities, students are given the opportunity and support to develop, rarely seen in other schools. I can say that thanks to the preparation at ACS, Cambridge education does not seem as difficult to me as to some of my fellow students.

The financial aid program is key to the ACS educational model. On one hand, it allows students who could not afford the full tuition to enroll and thus gain access to all the opportunities that the school offers. On the other hand, the community of the College itself is enriched by the presence of students from different backgrounds, with different interests and skills. In this context, supporting the financial aid program is important in making sure the College can enjoy a variety of graduates without compromising its financial ability to maintain the education it provides at the highest level. I urge those of you who have this opportunity to make a donation to the program.

Roumyana Ivanova, ESL teacher and Department Chair:

Dear ACS alumni, greetings from the beautiful campus of the American College of Sofia and from my classroom, Sanders 204. I’m sure some of you remember it only too well! I’m sure all of you remember that first day of classes back in 8th grade when you set foot on the campus filled with trepidation about how well you are going to manage with your studies here. But also filled with pride for how you made it this far. I’m sure you all remember the fun you had with your classmates, all the very useful things you learned, not just in this classroom, but in all the years that you spent at the College. You also probably were aware of the fact back then that there were some classmates of yours who would not have been able to afford the College, had it not been for the financial aid that they received, that supported their education here.

So, I’m taking this opportunity to reach out to you, and ask you to participate in this year’s fundraising activity called “Gift of Security,” because we all need that security. We need the security of knowing the College will continue to function and serve many generations of students just as it served you. I’m sure you walked away from the College with many wonderful memories. Please, make sure more students can do the same in the years to come. Thank you! I know you will take part in this.

Laurel Zmolek-Smith, ESL Teacher

Hello, I’m Laurel Zmolek-Smith; for the last 8 years I’ve had the best job at ACS – teaching 8th grade ESL students. They are always motivated and full of energy, and I love all the spirit activities and competitions that we get to do in addition to our normal academics.

This year, however, a lot of those activities were really hard. We were online and students had to adapt, teachers had to adapt, everyone had to adapt. I’m happy to say that this year was a successful one and the reason that it was successful was because of the students. If they weren’t willing to adapt, to put in any energy, this couldn’t have happened. I’m really proud of them and I’m really happy to be a teacher at ACS, because of the students. That’s why it’s really important, now that a lot of people are having difficult times financially, that these students who deserve to be here, who should be here, who are motivated to be here, get financial support, so that they can continue to study, because they are what makes ACS a fantastic place.

So, if you can make a donation, now is the time. Thank you so much!

Following the success of the first “Conversation with the Board of Trustees”, Nedko hosted Ambassador (Ret.) Marcie Ries in a summer 2021 webinar. Ambassador Ries shared her perspectives on the diplomatic profession, impressions of her time serving in Bulgaria, and words of wisdom about what future, post-pandemic teaching and learning might look like. She admitted that based on her very first impressions of the American College of Sofia, the school became one of her prioritized projects as an Ambassador of the United States in Bulgaria because of the school’s exceptional community. In this edition of this series of alumni events, the newest members of the alumni community, the Class of 2021, also had the opportunity to join and meet Ambassador Ries. Their questions focused on professional development and global challenges, to which the presenters responded in great detail and with an international perspective, keeping in mind that most ACS graduates seek opportunities for further education and professional development abroad. A highlight of the conversation was Ambassador Ries's vision for education of the future. “This generation is going to live a long life, with life expectancy rising every year,” she remarked. “It will not be uncommon for people to have several careers or switch between multiple professional fields all the time. This argues for a broad-based education.” How ACS fits in this education of the future is something our community will beyond doubt keep discussing in the next editions of the series “Conversations with the Board of Trustees.” With a safety concern surrounding many in-person events currently, these two initial online discussions made a good starting point for bringing the ACS community even closer together, despite the ongoing pandemic.

“It is only after graduating ACS in 2016 that I was fully capable of understanding what this community meant to me. The great number of talented students and the variety of opportunities that ACS provides them, create an atmosphere of growth and inspiration. This is what we, at SAF, are trying to further motivate and support - that every student idea, no matter whether in the field of sports, arts, or community investment, gets the chance to become a successful project. In order to achieve this, students have to present and defend their ideas in front of the SAF committee, just like they would do in a real life scenario, when looking for funding for their startup, for example. Additionally, the committee, consisting of ACS parents and alumni from all specters of professional life, provides mentorship to each project, thus ensuring that a highest level of professionalism is taught and achieved by the bright students of ACS. This is indeed the personal incentive behind my participation in SAF - to nourish the leaders of tomorrow.”

Nicole Levakova ’16, SAF co-chair

ACS 11th grader Nadejda Spassova, who was spending a year at the Darlington School in Georgia, USA, through the ASSIST Scholars program, won first place in the High School Category of the Rome International Film Festival's student film competition with her film “The Red Thread.”

ACS 8th grader Svetlozar Dimitrov won first prize at the National Student Works Competition “Peace in the World.” The literary contest was organized by the Burgas Reserve Officers and Sergeants Union and was part of the celebrations of World Peace Day – September 21. 

The 8th Montreal Model United Nations Conference brought together almost 500 high-school and university students from 40 countries on 5 continents. Eight among the delegates who joined the virtual conference were ACS students and while all of them performed worthily, juniors Lilia Chatalbasheva and Angel Karchev received Diplomacy Awards. The ACS student delegates contributed to the WHO (Health), UNHCR (Refugees), and UNHRC (Human Rights) committees.
“I want to recognize all our delegates for their efforts and persistence in the preparation for and participation in the event, staying awake late at night due to the time difference, and vigorously yet politely discussing current  global challenges, despite the connectivity issues. Great job, guys!” - Dr. Zornitsa Semkova, ACS Model United Nations Club Sponsor commended the participants. 

DeLux, the literary competition among students at ACS and the Anglo-American School, takes place every year, and so it happens that the last few years the winner comes from ACS. In the 2020-21 edition, the organizers added a poetry writing competition. It took place in December 2020, and received about 30 entries, equally distributed between the two schools. The heads of the Writing Centers at the respective schools read through all of the entries
and determined 5 finalists from ACS and AAS each. At that point, to avoid any favoritism or bias, and ensure that the entries are judged only on the merit of the work itself, an anonymous judge was given the 10 finalists’ poems without any indication of their authors on the page. Based on the merit of her work, the winner of the poetry competition was ACSer Alexandra Velkova of the 11th Grade. 

The municipal round of the 19th National IT Olympiad took place early January 2021 online and ACSers from the Informatics Profile stormed it. In this project-based tournament, students were offered a 15-minute window to present and defend their original IT project. Prompted by news reports on COVID-19 hospital bed shortage, senior Ivan Spirov designed a system for hospital bed allocation, which provides current, reliable and visually friendly information on available hospital beds and their locations. In turn, the youngest participant and ACS prep student Kaloyan Dimitrov developed the ParoleMemo project which helps students write down and learn scientific terms, words and expressions in English. An added perk is that the web-based interface works seamlessly on all sorts of devices. Ognian Trajanov and Christian Varbanovski presented their Bulgarian language voice-synthesis software. While the idea is not necessarily ground-breaking, and the technology makes use of voice data recording and artificial intelligence processing to produce speech models, Ognian and Christian are pioneers in this area, as no such thing has been developed for the Bulgarian language yet. Their peer Yoana Stankova designed the web application “SmartHistory” which tells the users what decade of last century a photo they submitted was taken and colorizes it with appropriate shades. Maxim Selveliev presented a webstore for safely obtaining study aids in pandemic times, named Congo.

ACS 10th graders Alek Selveliev and Maria Matcheva reached the eighth-final round at The Doxbridge Worlds 2021 Debate Tournament and earned a spot among the 30 best teams in the world. In addition to the remarkable team performance, Alek won first place and Maria placed third in the individual category. The bTV “Before Noon” show aired an interview with Alek and tournament judge Nikola Michaylov of the ACS Class of 2018. 

In March 2021, ACS eleventh grader Veselina Tchimova ranked third with the épée at the fencing tournament in Varna earlier that month.

ACS 10th grader Gergana Ivanova’s essay entry with topic "You must tell the man who wants to dream well to begin by being happy" - a dictum by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, from his work The Poetics of Reverie - received high evaluation by the jury at the Regional Round of the National Philosophy Olympiad. As a result, Gergana qualified to represent ACS at the National Round of the Philosophy Olympiad. 

ACS 11th grader Anna Komandareva was among the winners in the British Embassy’s essay contest Ambassador for a Day. The topic this year was: “If you were Ambassador for a day, how would you help Bulgaria recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, and what would be your top three priority areas?” Thanks to her stellar answer, Anna had the opportunity to work closely with the Hungarian Embassy and the Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance. Even if most events had to take place online, Anna was able to visit the Hungarian Embassy and meet with H.E. Tekla Harangozó. As part of her work in the initiative, Anna hosted an exhibition of artworks sent from kids from all over Bulgaria. The concluding event was quite exquisite, with many respectable public figures attending, among them Vice-President of Bulgaria Ms. Iliana Iotova, Wendy Morton MP, H.E. Rob Dixon and others.

ACS juniors Rumen Lozanov and Petko Petkov won silver medals in their categories at the Levski Rowing Regatta held on April 11, 2021. Rumen also won first place and snatched the cup for the consecutive circuit race. As is tradition in this sport, the spring competitions are not held on water, but on rowing machines. Both students take the “Introduction to Rowing” Elective course at the College. 

Community service is an important part of student life at the College and is introduced to ACS students in their first year here, by way of projects. This year, among the winners was eighth graders Kaloyan Dimitrov, Elizabeth Dimitrova, and Irina Kovacheva’s community service tree-planting project, aimed at reducing global warming. It was fully implemented with the support of Sofia Municipality - Pancharevo region on May 25, whereby the authors, their classmates, friends and family members planted 10 red oaks, 2 lindens and 1 birch in the recreation area “The Beach”. They did so with support from gorata.bg, who donated the sapling trees, as well as from gardeners from the communal unit of Sofia Municipality - Pancharevo region.

10th grader Dimitar Gospodinov became vice state champion in judo, at the State Individual Judo Championship for men under 23 years. 

The spring of 2021 brought notable success for three ACS 10th grader physicists. At the Spring National Physics Competition, where ACS is a traditional and formidable contender, Martin Lozanov earned second place and qualified for the European Olympiad for Experimental Sciences 2021. Teodora Marinova reached 7th place and Victor Velichkov – 18th. In the 10th grade age group, the American College of Sofia team came in first place. Meanwhile, Martin, Teodora, and Victor spent numerous hours in preparation for the National Physics Olympiad. After overcoming both preliminary rounds, the three 10th grader physicists qualified for the National Round, where Victor ranked 4th, Martin – 8th and Teodora – 18th. Thanks to his success in the Spring National Physics Competition, Martin took part in the European Olympiad for Experimental Sciences 2021. This elite competition was scheduled to take place at the University of Szeged in Hungary. Due to the pandemic, this year the teams solved experimental problems in their home countries, in our case - at Sofia University’s Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Martin’s team earned a bronze medal at the competition.

ACS 9th grader Kristian Milushev achieved remarkable success at the State Kickboxing Championship by becoming champion and gold medalist in Point Fighting and Light Contact in the Junior Class up to 57 kg. In the Kick Light
discipline he earned a silver medal and the vice-champion’s title. Additionally, Kristian earned four medals in the Karlovac OPEN tournament in Croatia, helping place Bulgaria at the top by number of medals.

ACS 9th grader and PFC Slavia football player Trung Do scored the winning goal in the Slavia - CSKA final of the Bulgarian Football Union Cup for youngsters. Trung Do is traditionally also a member of the Bulgarian National  Football Team in his age group, currently U17.

The individual student competition "A Walk with Surprises" took place within the Bulgarian Geography Online Festival in June 2021. Divided into groups according to their grade level, students participated in an online educational trip, and sat for a test covering what they had just seen and learned. Contesting against students from all around Bulgaria, ACS 8th grader Nikoleta Stoynova won the first place in her age group.

In August 2021, Nikol Mihova ’21 was awarded a National Diploma for outstanding academic achievement by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. Nikol was among 29 award recipients nation-wide. 

The latest project of the ACS innovators - stand-up desks - aimed to help alleviate fatigue associated with prolonged sitting at a desk in the context of distance learning. Ergonomic solutions like these have become increasingly popular worldwide and offer the laptop (or Chromebook) users to work with their devices while standing up for a stretch. To achieve the task at hand, the creators used the facilities at our makerspace, situated at the ground floor of the America for Bulgaria Campus Center, and known as Student Computer Innovations and Fabrication Institute (SCIFI). Equipped with a laser-cutter, 3D printers, Computer-Assisted Design facilities, and a
carpentry workshop, SCIFI provides the students with opportunities to help our community, with the added benefit of learning while doing so. David Yordanov, the Мanager of the Institute, shared that the idea was born on a 100+ km cycling trail when he discussed the benefits of stand-up desks with ACS colleagues. “We came to the conclusion that it will be great to prototype one in our makerspace.” After a long process of design and experimentation, the final model was created using the laser cutter. Several ACS teachers helped initiate the production of such desks at SCIFI. Other teachers were invited to acquire their own easily assembled and adjustable stand-up desks, which were also personalized with laser engravings. The project was starting to gain momentum and in the end became one of the key SCIFI spring semester initiatives. The student makers contributed with additional design alterations and the fabrication of the very first ACS-made stand-up desks.

Diana Zapryanova, External Programs Director:
School year 2020-21 was very successful for the External Programs at ACS. We welcomed 160 students in our yearlong group and individual training courses with 9 teachers, 2 of them native speakers. Our summer school enrolled 342 students, and we had 21 teachers with 5 of them native English speakers. This amounted to record-high revenue for the External Programs and is a testament to the quality of the language programs we offer to the general public and the degree to which they succeed in evolving and adapting to a super dynamic situation, continuing to meet and exceed the expectations of our students and their families.
Despite schools being closed for a long period of time throughout the year, we managed to retain most of the enrolled students in our courses. We were lucky that the youngest ones, Grades 1-4, were allowed to continue attending school and languages centers physically; thus they were moved online for three weeks only. Retaining students this age for online learning is particularly hard, as
the majority of parents don’t see why they should expose their children to a 5-hour course online even if it’s with us.
Going online for a second year, our teachers mastered the art of distant teaching. Their online classes became even more engaging and fun. For the courses for children 11-13 years, teenagers, and adults we kept the class format whereby students have live contact with the teacher and so we were able to study as if everyone was together on campus.
“My kids have fun in your classes. They are interested in what you teach and can’t wait to present the projects you give them as homework assignments,” a father of twin students reported, adding, “Thank you for engaging them. They would have otherwise stayed on their phones the whole day.”
After a successful summer in 2020, we had no doubt that the interest in the summer school would be greater. But who would have thought that the number of summer school students would double! We filled the school capacity to 100% in July and had almost full groups to the very end in August. “How come I am late?” was the most common question from parents looking for free spots in July. Previously, we had been shuffling plans to accommodate vacationing families; this time, parents were rescheduling their vacations to fit the availability of our program.
As always, the summer school was a remarkable experience. Students of ages 6-13 years enjoyed all facilities on campus. Many extended their stay with us. Many wanted to do so but couldn’t for lack of available spots. All of them contributed to the uniqueness of the experience with their talents, eagerness to participate, and fresh perception of the world. They left the school with unforgettable memories and the promise to come back next year.
We had a great team of teachers who made all this possible. New teachers and veterans of the summer school combined efforts to create an amazing English language environment for the students. Throughout English, Drama, Science, and Sports classes they had memorable discussions with the students on the future of our society and the world in general. We hope our classes helped nurture a creative, responsible, and daring future generation. Because yes, External Programs are not only an important source of revenue for the College; they are also a great way for students and their families to get a taste of ACS’s unique atmosphere and campus, and inevitably fall in love. Every year, we are glad when we run into familiar faces among ACS 8th graders in Sanders Hall. Just recently,
an excited parent told us about their initially less academically inclined daughter who was mainly excited about arts and sports. Once acquainted with ACS through a language course, she got motivated to pay more attention to other school subjects as well, determined to sit for the ACS admissions exam. We simply couldn’t be happier!

Gergana Vassileva, Class of 1998
I am extremely grateful to our school for everything I am in life. For me, and I believe for most of my classmates, our time at ACS was a unique opportunity. The College taught us to strive for knowledge, to seek the truth, not to stop until we overcome the difficulties in our way and find the solution to the problem. It made us unbelievably good at test-taking, too. It gave us so much we can only wish other young people shall have the opportunity to get - the campus environment with its fresh air, all that space, the sense of security, the feeling that this place is ours; these are all things that one realizes much later in life. I loved the great extracurricular activities, as well as the competitive environment where being better or the best was not something to be ashamed of, on the contrary. Overall, we developed a different attitude towards education as a process, which in my opinion, few in Bulgaria had the opportunity to develop.

That is why now, when I am able to donate to ACS, I do it with great satisfaction, knowing that other Bulgarian young people will have these opportunities. I myself received a 50% tuition fee reduction throughout my ACS years, and in my last school year (of hyperinflation) that was even increased to 75%, so that I could graduate. I am grateful and want to give back at least some of what I received. Giving back is a great initiative which I think all alumni should consider.

For me, recurring monthly payments through PayPal, even if small drops in this sea of financial need of current and future ACS students, is very convenient. The monthly recurring donation is the most successful option, because this way I know that I am a lasting supporter, albeit with small amounts. We pay for all sorts of meaningless things in our lives every month, why not spend a little on the important ones. I hope more people will choose this type of donation, because it will be a “drop by drop, you got yourself a pool” situation :) and we will properly give back to the College that gave us so much.

Georgi Metodiev,
Director of Planning and Institutional Advancement

Petia Ivanova ’97,
Director of Development

Alexander Tomov ’04,
Director of Communications

Yana Peeva ’21,
Events Planning and Alumni Relations Coordinator