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The Critical Art of Cooking: Meet Alumna Viviana Calvagno

The Critical Art of Cooking: Meet Alumna Viviana Calvagno

Viviana is a JCU alumna from Viterbo, a city near Rome. She earned both a BA and an MA in Art History. Through the years, she was able to combine her artistic background with her passion for cooking. She is now a plant-based chef, an international cooking teacher, and the co-founder of Sol Creative.

JCU Launches Student-led Wellness Ambassadors Program

JCU Launches Student-led Wellness Ambassadors Program

JCU’s Office of Health and Wellbeing has just launched the Wellness Ambassadors program, which consists of a dynamic group of undergraduate students who will help enhance campus wellness through peer-led initiatives.

A Minimalist Life: Meet Study Abroad Student Thao Nguyen

A Minimalist Life: Meet Study Abroad Student Thao Nguyen

Thao, originally from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, spent the Fall 2024 semester at JCU as a study abroad student from the American University in Washington D.C. She is a double major in Entertainment Business and Music, and she wants to become a professional music composer.

John Cabot University to Launch Major in Art and Design in Fall 2025

John Cabot University to Launch Major in Art and Design in Fall 2025

John Cabot University is pleased to announce the launch of a new Art and Design major starting in Fall 2025.

Make the Most of It: Meet Study Abroad Olivia Kamarec

Make the Most of It: Meet Study Abroad Olivia Kamarec

Olivia is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she spent the Fall 2024 semester at JCU. She is a Business Management major and dreams of opening her own cafe someday.

Professor Sorgner to Speak at “Romanae Disputationes” Lecture

Professor Sorgner to Speak at “Romanae Disputationes” Lecture

Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner will hold a lecture (in Italian) titled “The Crisis of Values in Postmodernity.” The event will be part of the XII edition of Romanae Disputationes, a series of philosophical discussions exploring this year’s theme, “What Are Values? The Genesis and Experience of What Matters.”

Data and Policy Making: JCU Welcomes Gero Carletto from the World Bank

Data and Policy Making: JCU Welcomes Gero Carletto from the World Bank

On November 26th, 2024, students in Professor Sergio Scicchitano’s Econometrics class had the honor of attending a seminar by Gero Carletto, Senior Manager in the Development Data Group at the World Bank and the Interim Director of the World Bank Group’s Institute for Economic Development (IED).

Alumnus Francesco De Luca Passes Selection Process to Become Italian Diplomat

Alumnus Francesco De Luca Passes Selection Process to Become Italian Diplomat

Francesco, class of 2018, has recently passed the exam to begin a career as an Italian diplomat. The exam will allow him to work in Italian embassies abroad and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome.

Meet Communications Alumna Alice Finno

Meet Communications Alumna Alice Finno

Alice graduated in 2022 as a Communications major with an International Affairs minor. She is currently pursuing an M.S. in Journalism at Columbia University. At JCU, she was part of the editorial staff of student led The Matthew and events coordinator for the Grassroots club.

Meet Study Abroad Student Duncan Roskovensky

Meet Study Abroad Student Duncan Roskovensky

Duncan is a freshman from the University of Delaware, and he spent his first semester at JCU. He is a Fashion Design and Innovation major with a new-found passion for traveling.

Professor Stefan Sorgner Featured in New Critical Introduction to Transhumanism

Professor Stefan Sorgner Featured in New Critical Introduction to Transhumanism

A new critical introduction to transhumanism, El futuro de la identidad humana a debate: Protagonistas de la polémica sobre el transhumanismo, has been published in Spain by Tecnos (2024).

Climate Change and the Energy Transition: JCU Welcomes Professor Diana Urge-Vorsatz

Climate Change and the Energy Transition: JCU Welcomes Professor Diana Urge-Vorsatz

JCU hosted Professor Diana Urge-Vorsatz, from Central European University of Vienna, for a lecture on sustainability and energy transition. The event was part of the Kushlan Lecture Series in Environmental Conservation.

JCU International Business Students Present Capstone Projects

JCU International Business Students Present Capstone Projects

On December 4, 2024, students from the International Business Capstone course presented their work to their family, friends and the JCU community at the dedicated event in the Aula Magna Regina.

Prove Yourself Wrong: Meet Communications Major Giorgia Zampini

Prove Yourself Wrong: Meet Communications Major Giorgia Zampini

Giorgia is a Communications major and Digital Media Art and Production minor from Rome. In Fall 2024, she was an intern at JCU’s Web Communications Office. She is also an Orientation Leader and contributor for The Matthew.

JCU Hosts the 2024 Alumni & Friends Holiday Celebration

JCU Hosts the 2024 Alumni & Friends Holiday Celebration

JCU hosted its annual Alumni & Friends Holiday Celebration on December 6, 2024, welcoming over 30 members of the JCU community.

Fire Inside: JCU Alumna Francesca Sapio Wins Riccardo Laganà Prize for Journalism

Fire Inside: JCU Alumna Francesca Sapio Wins Riccardo Laganà Prize for Journalism

Francesca, Class of 2020, recently won the Riccardo Laganà prize on Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Animal Welfare for her news report on the illegal trafficking of exotic animals.

Embrace the Challenge: Meet Marketing Major Greta Ficorilli

Embrace the Challenge: Meet Marketing Major Greta Ficorilli

Greta is a Marketing major and Psychology minor from Rieti, Italy. In Fall 2024, she was an intern at JCU’s Web Communications Office.

Alumna Desiree Prieto Groft Publishes First Novel, Girl, Unemployed

Alumna Desiree Prieto Groft Publishes First Novel, Girl, Unemployed

Desiree Prieto Groft teaches literature and writing at Arizona State University. Her first novel Girl, Unemployed is forthcoming in spring 2025.

JCU Hosts Presidential Lecture “The Election Effect: Insights and Implications for Tomorrow” 

JCU Hosts Presidential Lecture “The Election Effect: Insights and Implications for Tomorrow” 

John Cabot University hosted a Presidential Lecture titled “The US Elections: Insights and Implications for Tomorrow,” organized by the Frank J. Guarini School of Business.

Beyond the Marble: Artisanry for Special Needs at the Galleria Borghese

Beyond the Marble: Artisanry for Special Needs at the Galleria Borghese

On November 14th, John Cabot University’s Center for Graduate Studies welcomed Dr. Stefania Vannini and Roman artist Stefano Prisco from the Galleria Borghese for a short film presentation and discussion session titled “Artisanry for Special Needs at the Galleria Borghese, Rome.”