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In Support of Digital Literacy: Meet Senior Reference Librarian Eleonora Moccia

In Support of Digital Literacy: Meet Senior Reference Librarian Eleonora Moccia

Born in Southern Italy and raised near Milan, Eleonora Moccia is Reference and Instruction Librarian at JCU, where she has been working since 2011.

Meet Manlio Perugini, Coordinator of Center for Teaching and Learning

Meet Manlio Perugini, Coordinator of Center for Teaching and Learning

Born and raised in Rome, librarian Manlio Perugini has been working at JCU since 2015. He holds a dottorato di ricerca in Philosophy from Sapienza University in Rome. Manlio has recently been appointed Coordinator of the soon to be created Center for Teaching and Learning.

A Space Conducive to Learning: Head Librarian Livia Piotto

A Space Conducive to Learning: Head Librarian Livia Piotto

Livia Piotto has been working at JCU’s Frohring Library for over 15 years. She has recently been promoted to Head Librarian.

The Art History Society Presents: ‘Temporal Stabilities’ by Liz Rideal

The Art History Society Presents: ‘Temporal Stabilities’ by Liz Rideal

The event was curated by students Giulia di Fino and Roberta Imperiale, together with other Art History Society members, and with the support of faculty advisor and Head of the Art History department, Professor Inge Hansen.

Alumna Elisabetta Petrucci and Professor Kwame Phillips Lead Workshop at AMICAL

Alumna Elisabetta Petrucci and Professor Kwame Phillips Lead Workshop at AMICAL

JCU alumna Elisabetta Petrucci and Communications Professor Kwame Phillips attended the AMICAL 2020 conference hosted by the American University of Kuwait from January 15 to 18.

4m2 Gallery Presents Spring Vernissage: “Era di Marzo” by Geoff Uglow

4m2 Gallery Presents Spring Vernissage: “Era di Marzo” by Geoff Uglow

The 4m2 Gallery, curated by the JCU Art History Society, is pleased to announce the opening of its new exhibit of paintings by British artist Geoff Uglow, "Era di Marzo // It was in March." The show runs from March 21 through September 23, 2019.

4m2 Gallery Presents Fall Vernissage: Urpflanze

4m2 Gallery Presents Fall Vernissage: Urpflanze

The 4m2 Gallery presents the Fall Vernissage Urpflanze with the Spring Collective and Giulio Turcato. The event will take place on October 16th 2018, at 6:30 pm in the Frohring Library, Guarini Campus.

JCU Librarians and Faculty Attend AMICAL 2018

JCU Librarians and Faculty Attend AMICAL 2018

From May 4 to May 7, JCU reference librarians Livia Piotto, Eleonora Moccia, and Manlio Perugini attended the AMICAL 2018 conference hosted by the American University of Central Asia. They were joined by Professors Antonio Lopez and Shannon Russell.

The Frohring Library Presents JCU Authors 2016

The Frohring Library Presents JCU Authors 2016

As part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Dr. Franco Pavoncello's investiture as President of JCU, the Frohring Library has organized JCU Authors 2016, an exhibit showcasing the intellectual production of the university faculty.

On Carson McCullers: Professor Carlos Dews Interviewed by BBC Radio 4

On Carson McCullers: Professor Carlos Dews Interviewed by BBC Radio 4

Professor Dews is the Chair of John Cabot University’s Department of English Language and Literature and Director of JCU’s Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation.

JCU Hosts American International Consortium of Academic Libraries

JCU Hosts American International Consortium of Academic Libraries

The theme of the workshop was “Evidence-based Planning & Decision-Making in Academic Libraries”

Professor Dews to Edit Carson McCullers’s Work for Library of America

Professor Dews to Edit Carson McCullers’s Work for Library of America

Professor Dews, a leading expert on the life and work of the American novelist, previously edited the collected novels of Carson McCullers for the Library of America (2001).

Bloomberg Terminal Now Available in JCU Frohring Library

Bloomberg Terminal Now Available in JCU Frohring Library

Bloomberg Professional, one of the most powerful business research tools, is now available in the Frohring Library for all JCU students, faculty, and staff.

Student Margherita Maida Hired as Business Developer for London Start-Up

Student Margherita Maida Hired as Business Developer for London Start-Up

Current student Margherita Maida found employment in London eight months prior to earning her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from JCU.

Faculty Development Funds Support John Cabot University’s Outstanding Professors

Faculty Development Funds Support John Cabot University’s Outstanding Professors

Faculty Development funds have been supported by a generous donation from the Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation and have been awarded to professors for research and professional projects during the 2014-2015 academic year.

JCU Participates in Student-Faculty Research Program at Library of Congress

JCU Participates in Student-Faculty Research Program at Library of Congress

Four students joined Prof. Vanda Wilcox and Reference Librarian Livia Piotto for a research trip as part of a project entitled "Italian-Americans and the First World War: Experience, Identity and Representation".

Head Librarian Elisabetta Morani Gives Presentation at Conference Organized by World’s Largest Library Cooperative

Head Librarian Elisabetta Morani Gives Presentation at Conference Organized by World’s Largest Library Cooperative

Elisabetta Morani, Head Librarian at John Cabot University, presented JCU Worldcat at the 6th annual EMEA Regional Council of OCLC, the largest library cooperative in the world.

Faculty Development Funds Awarded to Support JCU’s Outstanding Professors

Faculty Development Funds Awarded to Support JCU’s Outstanding Professors

JCU Vice President and Academic Dean Mary Merva is pleased to report that JCU faculty development funds continue to support the professional development of an outstanding group of faculty.

Meet JCU’s Summer 2014 Visiting Professors

Meet JCU’s Summer 2014 Visiting Professors

John Cabot University is fortunate to have many distinguished visiting professors who will be teaching in our two summer sessions

Librarian Eleonora Moccia Accepted to ACRL 2014 Immersion Program

Librarian Eleonora Moccia Accepted to ACRL 2014 Immersion Program

Partnering with faculty in creating skilled, independent, critical learners is perhaps the ACRL 2014 most engaging activity at the Frohring Library, and certainly its most essential goal.