Archive for April, 2017

JCU Women’s Soccer Team Wins Roman Universities League

JCU Women’s Soccer Team Wins Roman Universities League

On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the John Cabot University Women's Soccer Team, the Lady Gladiators, were crowned champions of the Roman Universities League.

Announcing 2017 Summer School on Migration and Human Rights

Announcing 2017 Summer School on Migration and Human Rights

John Cabot University and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) are pleased to announce the fifth edition of the Summer School on Migration and Human Rights.

Casa Scalabrini 634: Welcoming Refugees and Promoting Integration

Casa Scalabrini 634: Welcoming Refugees and Promoting Integration

On Wednesday, April 12th, John Cabot University’s Center for Professional & Continuing Education presented the workshop “Casa Scalabrini 634: Welcoming Refugees and Promoting Integration.”

Throwing Assumptions out of the Window: Professor Gene Ogle

Throwing Assumptions out of the Window: Professor Gene Ogle

Professor Gene Ogle's research interests include colonization and transcultural relations in the early modern Atlantic World, slavery, and racism.

Entrepreneurship Class Project Leads to Internship

Entrepreneurship Class Project Leads to Internship

Together with Carol Spizzichino and Lisa Cheng, Fabrizia Maurizia Lemmo and Michele Massi recently presented a business plan to BoxEventi Italia as a class project for Professor Maiolini’s BUS 410.

Spring 2017 Career Fair Hosts 9 JCU Alumni as Business Representatives

Spring 2017 Career Fair Hosts 9 JCU Alumni as Business Representatives

This was the first Career Fair to welcome back 9 JCU Alumni as business representatives from different organizations, including Panta Ray, Casa Scalabrini 634, RE/MAX, DayBreak Hotels, RoccoForte Hotels, Le Tele di Penelope, and YourCFO Consulting Group.

Guarini Institute for Public Affairs Commemorates Rwandan Genocide

Guarini Institute for Public Affairs Commemorates Rwandan Genocide

The Guarini Institute for Public Affairs co-organized with Ibuka Italia the 23rd Commemoration of the Genocide of Tutsi in Rwanda.

Grassroots, Business Club and Student Government Present “7 Shades of Green” Conference

Grassroots, Business Club and Student Government Present “7 Shades of Green” Conference

John Cabot University’s Student Government, together with Grassroots and the Business Club hosted the conference “7 shades of green.”

Political Ethics in Contemporary Democracies – Professor Federigo Argentieri

Political Ethics in Contemporary Democracies – Professor Federigo Argentieri

Federigo Argentieri is Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs.

John Cabot University Announces 2017 Student Award Winners

John Cabot University Announces 2017 Student Award Winners

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, John Cabot University students, faculty and staff gathered in the Aula Magna for the annual Student Awards Ceremony.

Creativity as a Way of Life: Marketing Major Laura Santoponte

Creativity as a Way of Life: Marketing Major Laura Santoponte

A Marketing major and Communications minor at JCU, Laura Santoponte is an Orientation Leader and a student assistant in the Italian Admissions Office.

Alumnus Adam Samowitz Joins the Peace Corps

Alumnus Adam Samowitz Joins the Peace Corps

JCU alumnus Adam Samowitz recently began an assignment as a volunteer for the Peace Corps as a Health, Hygiene, and Water Sanitation Specialist in Vanuatu

Student Federico Giordani to Pursue M.Sc. in Financial Economics at Oxford

Student Federico Giordani to Pursue M.Sc. in Financial Economics at Oxford

Federico Giordani is a graduating senior from Rome. He has been accepted to the University of Oxford for an M.Sc. in Financial Economics.

Professor Salvatore Hosts Andrea Turilli and Emanuele Toscano from Brioni

Professor Salvatore Hosts Andrea Turilli and Emanuele Toscano from Brioni

Professor Salvatore welcomed the two Brioni representatives to her "Retailing Applied to Fashion" and "Made in Italy" classes.

Professor Salvatore Welcomes Randstad Italia to “Made in Italy” Class

Professor Salvatore Welcomes Randstad Italia to “Made in Italy” Class

Professor Antonella Salvatore hosted Silvia Testa and Daniela Vellucci, representatives of Randstad Italia, in her class, “Made in Italy: the Italian Business Environment.”

Socially Minded Entrepreneurship – Professor Silvia Pulino

Socially Minded Entrepreneurship – Professor Silvia Pulino

Silvia Pulino is Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Director of the JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship. She has degrees from Oxford University and Harvard, where she obtained her MBA degree.

Professor Ruscitti to Present Paper at SAET Conference

Professor Ruscitti to Present Paper at SAET Conference

Professor Ruscitti’s paper Cones and Arbitrage Pricing has been selected for presentation at the SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics

Alumna Ekaterina Soubeva Awarded ‘Mario Possati’ Memorial Fellowship

Alumna Ekaterina Soubeva Awarded ‘Mario Possati’ Memorial Fellowship

JCU Alumna Ekaterina Soubeva has recently been awarded a prestigious fellowship for John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

A Pitch to Make a Difference – Italy Pitches Final Competition

A Pitch to Make a Difference – Italy Pitches Final Competition

On Monday, April 10, 2017, the Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Italian high school students to compete in the Italy Pitches final round.

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel: a Talk by Professor Brunella Antomarini

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel: a Talk by Professor Brunella Antomarini

JCU’s Student Government hosted the second lecture in the Prof. Talks series. This week’s speaker was Philosophy Professor Brunella Antomarini