Italian Heritage Month

Location: Academic I, Room 1106 Presenters: Christina Stern and Joan Asch Sit back and enjoy this lively slide illustrated event, with music and iconic film clips, that spotlights the beauty and mystery of Italian history and culture. Topics will include Renaissance art; Italian fairy tales; the La Befana festival; and food traditions including the intriguing …

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Location: Academic I, Room 1106 Presenters: Christina Stern and Joan Asch Sit back and enjoy this lively slide illustrated event, with music and iconic film clips, that spotlights the beauty and mystery of Italian history and culture. Topics will include Renaissance art; Italian fairy tales; the La Befana festival; and food traditions including the intriguing …

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Location: Academic I, Room 1228 Presenters: Andrew Jacobs and David Lucander Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) is best known as Rome’s greatest orator, but we will discuss much more. He left us not only his written speeches, but his work on many subjects including rhetoric and philosophy. Learn about how this self-made man, a lawyer, …

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Location: Nelson Mandela Room (Student Union, Room 3214) Presenter: Matthew Siciliano Come watch a demo of how pasta is made. Learn the reasons how and why different pasta shapes exist and vary by region in Italy. Which shape is the hardest one to make? the oldest? the rarest? This event is part of our celebration …

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Location: Behind Fieldhouse in the parking lot Presenter: Mike Murphy and Diana Carey Join us for a game of Bocce Ball. This tournament game is popular all over the world and is a contender as an Olympic sport. See why some of the greatest leaders played this game to reduce stress and clear their mind …

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Location: Academic I, Room 1226 Presenters: Roberta Avantifiori and Adriana Carzo Learn to play SCOPA, a centuries old national card  game in Italy based on skill, strategy and memory played by millions worldwide – also popular in Argentina and Brazil. This event is part of our celebration of Italian Heritage Month.

Location: Academic I, Room 1106 Presenter: Shaun Nanavati Hear about the fascinating Jewish Italian Roberto Assagioli the first psychoanalyst in Italy, and author of "A Psychology with a Soul." He studied under Freud, was a colleague of Jung, and integrated religious and spiritual concepts into modern psychology with a focus on the entire human being …

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Location: Academic I, Room 1214 Presenter: Dino Lucido An examination of the movements for unification in the early 1800s and the Italian "Founding Fathers" who dreamed of recreating the glory of ancient Rome. This event is part of our celebration of Italian Heritage Month.

Location: Academic I, Room 1214 Presenter: Veronica Murphy Discover the radical vision of the Futurist movement, a groundbreaking artistic movement that emerged from Italy in the early 20th century. Explore how their celebration of speed, technology, and the unknown resonates with today’s questions surrounding AI. From the iconic works of Boccioni and Balla to the …

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