Archive for September, 2021

John Cabot University to Take Part in Open House Roma 2021

John Cabot University to Take Part in Open House Roma 2021

John Cabot University is honored to announce that it has once again been selected to take part in Open House Roma, an international initiative aimed at opening the doors to the city’s little-known architectural treasures.

Promoting Rimini as “The Italian Capital of Happiness”

Promoting Rimini as “The Italian Capital of Happiness”

On September 23, Professor Antonella Salvatore hosted a special class in the context of the Continuing Education program “Marketing, Neuroscienze e Digitale” to discuss Service Marketing and the case study of Rimini.

Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti

Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti

Professor Antonella Salvatore welcomed History Professor Fabrizio Conti to her marketing course to discuss ““Fashion” through History and a Humanistic Approach.”

JCU Volunteers Join World Cleanup Day 2021 with Retake Roma

JCU Volunteers Join World Cleanup Day 2021 with Retake Roma

JCU Community Service volunteers participated in the World Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 18, 2021. One of the biggest civic movements of our time, this year the World Cleanup Day brought together over 25 million people across 190 countries for a cleaner planet.

Art All Around Us: Meet Art History Professor Cornelia Lauf

Art All Around Us: Meet Art History Professor Cornelia Lauf

Professor Cornelia Lauf, who teaches in the Art History M.A. program, has organized and curated exhibitions throughout the USA and in Europe. She began her career at the Guggenheim Museum, served as Editor-in-Chief of Imschoot, Uitgevers, in Belgium, co-founded Three Star Books in Paris, and has produced numerous books and editions with contemporary artists.

JCU Welcomes Benedetto Buono for a Talk on Business Networking

JCU Welcomes Benedetto Buono for a Talk on Business Networking

Professor Antonella Salvatore’s Continuing Education class welcomed Benedetto Buono for a talk on “Business Networking and the Importance of Human Relations for a Successful Career in the Digital Age,” on September 9, 2021.

JCU Welcomes Rocìo Manrique, Founder of Ococo

JCU Welcomes Rocìo Manrique, Founder of Ococo

On Thursday, September 9, John Cabot University hosted Rocìo Manrique, Founder and CEO of Ococo, in the context of Professor Antonella Salvatore's course "Principles of Marketing." Ococo is a company that sells 100% biological products made of coconut water and coconut oil. 

Professor Michael Driessen Participates in G20 Interfaith Forum

Professor Michael Driessen Participates in G20 Interfaith Forum

Professor Michael Driessen participated in the G20 Interfaith Forum, a high-level meeting held in Bologna of religious leaders, policymakers, government ministers, and scholars as part of Italy’s 2021 rotating presidency of the G20.

Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future

Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future

The JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies organized a roundtable discussion called “Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future,” on September 10, 2021.

Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić

Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić

Born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, Classics Professor Danica Pušić teaches Latin and Ancient Greek at JCU. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and she is also the official translator and interpreter at the Rome Criminal Tribunal (Italian – Serbo-Croatian; Serbo-Croatian – Italian). 

JCU Contributes to Universities Network on Children in Armed Conflicts Autumn School

JCU Contributes to Universities Network on Children in Armed Conflicts Autumn School

John Cabot University is happy to announce that the Autumn School on “Building competencies and awareness on the international protection of girl children affected by armed conflict” will be delivered online from October 4 to 19, 2021.

Helping People and the Environment: Student Viola Di Veroli

Helping People and the Environment: Student Viola Di Veroli

Viola Di Veroli is an International Business major from Rome, Italy. Viola attended high school at the Mosenson Elite Academy in Israel and enrolled in JCU in 2019. She participated in the 2021 Global Wellness Shark Tank with her startup Greety.

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Rian Ignasiak

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Rian Ignasiak

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rian Ignasiak is a Freshman majoring in International Affairs. Rian spent her senior year of high school as an exchange student in Chile and Peru. She is one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship.

Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Art History Student and Global Explorer Scholarship Recipient Roberta Imperiale

Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Art History Student and Global Explorer Scholarship Recipient Roberta Imperiale

Born and raised in Cerignola, in the Puglia region of Italy, Roberta Imperiale is an Art History major and one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship. Her involvement in international exchange programs, coupled with her love of art history, led her to choose Rome as her campus. 

JCU Hosts Convocation Ceremony for Northeastern University First Semester in Rome Students

JCU Hosts Convocation Ceremony for Northeastern University First Semester in Rome Students

On Monday, September 6, John Cabot University hosted a Convocation for 200 Northeastern University first-semester students currently studying at JCU in the NU in Rome program.

Guarini Institute Presents “Taking Stock of Afghanistan”

Guarini Institute Presents “Taking Stock of Afghanistan”

On August 27, the Guarini Institute of Public Affairs hosted a panel on Clubhouse to discuss the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and the terrorist attack at the Kabul Airport by ISIS-K.

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to a German mother and an American father, Stephanie Haigis is a History major and one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship.

Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler

Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler

Originally from Bremen, Germany, Professor Jens Koehler holds a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Munich. Since the early 1990s, he worked as senior researcher for the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. Professor Koehler has been teaching in JCU’s Art History Department since 2003.