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Meet JCU’s Summer 2018 Visiting Professors

Meet JCU’s Summer 2018 Visiting Professors

Meet the distinguished visiting professors who will be teaching during the two Summer 2018 summer sessions.

JCU Retailing Class Visits Accademia Costume e Moda in Rome

JCU Retailing Class Visits Accademia Costume e Moda in Rome

Professor Antonella Salvatore held an on-site class for her course “Retailing Applied to Fashion Industry” at the Accademia Costume e Moda in Rome on Wednesday, April 18.

Professor Aidan Fadden Publishes First Novel A Known Evil

Professor Aidan Fadden Publishes First Novel A Known Evil

Aidan Fadden is an assistant professor of writing and a freelance editor, translator, and literary reviewer. His poetry has been published in Stand, The North, Magma, Lunar Poetry, and Cordite, and in translation in Italian literary magazines such as Pagine and Saragana.

John Cabot University Board of Trustees Extends President Pavoncello’s Mandate

John Cabot University Board of Trustees Extends President Pavoncello’s Mandate

At its recent meeting in New York City, the Board of Trustees of John Cabot University voted to extend President Franco Pavoncello’s mandate until June 2023.

English Department Showcases Faculty Creative Writing Talent

English Department Showcases Faculty Creative Writing Talent

The JCU community had a chance to listen to creative writing by a group of talented authors who teach in the University's Department of English Language and Literature on April 24th.

John Cabot University Receives 2.5 Million Dollar Donation from Hon. Frank J. Guarini

John Cabot University Receives 2.5 Million Dollar Donation from Hon. Frank J. Guarini

President Franco Pavoncello is pleased to announce that the Hon. Frank J. Guarini, beloved Chairman Emeritus of the JCU Board of Trustees, has donated $ 2,500,000.00 for the creation of a Business School at John Cabot University. 

Exploring Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: Michelle Berenfeld

Exploring Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: Michelle Berenfeld

On April 17th, 2018 John Cabot University Department of Art History and Studio Art organized a public lecture called “At Home in the City: Community, Class, and Christianity in the Later Roman Empire.” The guest speaker was Michelle Berenfeld, Professor of Classical Archeology at Pitzer College.

Team over Idea: Management Professor Riccardo Maiolini

Team over Idea: Management Professor Riccardo Maiolini

Professor Riccardo Maiolini is an expert on entrepreneurship and social innovation. His research interests focus on social innovation, social entrepreneurship and corporate entrepreneurship.

A Tale of Two Cultures: English Literature Student Marina Traylor

A Tale of Two Cultures: English Literature Student Marina Traylor

Born and raised in Rome, Marina Traylor (class of 2019) is an English Literature major and International Affairs minor. Currently, she is the president of the Women’s Leadership Initiative.

John Cabot University Hosts Rome Nietzsche Workshop

John Cabot University Hosts Rome Nietzsche Workshop

At the “Rome Nietzsche Workshop” held at JCU, ten scholars discussed their current research on Nietzsche’s ethics and criticisms of morality, his conceptions of reality, emotions, the soul, and “will to power,” and his relations to Hume, Kant, and Schopenhauer on March 30th and 31st.

JCU Professor Antonella Salvatore Publishes Book on Italian Work Culture

JCU Professor Antonella Salvatore Publishes Book on Italian Work Culture

JCU Professor Antonella Salvatore has recently published her new book on the work culture in Italy Stressati o sdraiati? Solo in cerca di lavoro (Stressed or Lazy? Just Looking for a Job) published by Franco Angeli.

Spring 2018 Career Fair: Fostering Work Culture among JCU Students

Spring 2018 Career Fair: Fostering Work Culture among JCU Students

John Cabot University hosted the Spring 2018 Career Fair, featuring 71 business representatives and 127 participants among students and graduates, on Friday, April 13. Over 400 job interviews were conducted during the event.

JCU Africans in the World Cultural Club Presents African Art Gallery

JCU Africans in the World Cultural Club Presents African Art Gallery

The Africans in the World Cultural Club hosted its first African Art Gallery event at John Cabot University on Thursday, April 12, 2018.

An Entrepreneurial Itch: Business Administration Student Costanza Cicero

An Entrepreneurial Itch: Business Administration Student Costanza Cicero

Costanza Cicero is a Business Administration major and Entrepreneurship minor from Rome. She served as Secretary-General at the International Model United Nations Association (IMUNA) and Member of the Board of Directors at United Network Europa. Costanza is now the Vice President of the Business Club and Events Coordinator of the Fandom Club.

Mapping the Megalopolis: Security and Solidarity on Mexico City’s Periphery

Mapping the Megalopolis: Security and Solidarity on Mexico City’s Periphery

The Department of Economics and Social Sciences presented the lecture “Mapping the Megalopolis - Security and Solidarity on Mexico City's Periphery” on March 19th. The guest speakers were Jennifer L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Kenyon College, and Shannan N. Mattiace, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Allegheny College.

John Cabot University Student Film Showcase 2018

John Cabot University Student Film Showcase 2018

Student Film Showcase organized by the John Cabot University Department of Communications and the Digital Media Lab took place on April 19, 2018. The event was hosted Professor Brian Thomson, Coordinator of the Digital Media Lab. The event featured 15 short films recently produced by JCU students and staff.

From Adam Smith to Venture Capitalism: Flavia Di Mario at JCU

From Adam Smith to Venture Capitalism: Flavia Di Mario at JCU

The Department of History and Humanities and the JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Flavia Di Mario on March 27th for a lecture titled “The 'Invisible Hand' of Economy: from Adam Smith to Venture Capitalism.”

Service Learning Welcomes Giovanni Visone from Intersos Humanitarian Organization

Service Learning Welcomes Giovanni Visone from Intersos Humanitarian Organization

The JCU Service Learning Project welcomed Giovanni Visone, Head of Communications and Fundraising at Intersos to Professor Salvatore’s course “Made in Italy: the Italian Business Environment” on Wednesday, April 11.

Professor Sorgner Judges at the Austrian Governmental Award Patent 2018

Professor Sorgner Judges at the Austrian Governmental Award Patent 2018

JCU Philosophy Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner was invited to be a jury member by the Austrian patent agency to vote for the most innovative inventions of 2018.

A Leap of Empathy: Psychology Professor Elaine Luti

A Leap of Empathy: Psychology Professor Elaine Luti

Elaine Luti is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at JCU. She is also a practicing psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, and a member of the International Association of Relational Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, and the Guild of Psychotherapists.