Scholarships and Celebrations: Primavera Lodge Honors Young Achievers and Gears Up for a Joyful Christmas Party
Primavera Lodge returned to the Edgewood Country Club, in June 2024, for its annual Lodge Memorial Mass and Luncheon to honor our deceased members. As always, the mass is celebrated with the reading of the names of all our deceased members. Thank you to Father Carmen D’Amico for joining us and celebrating the mass. In addition to the memorial servi...
Carmela Scala named a Co-Intelligence Exploration Teaching Fellow
Dr. Carmela Scala, Director of the Italian Language Program has been named a Co-Intelligence Exploration Teaching Fellow for the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP). Carmela’s fellowship will focus on digital storytelling with Chatbot. More details below. Create a digital story using a chatbotIn this activity, students...
Registration is NOW OPEN for Teaching Italian XVII: AI and Italian: An Algorithm for Success
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for “Teaching Italian Symposium/Workshops XVII: AI and Italian: An Algorithm for Success”– the 17th annual professional development program organized by the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America and Prof.ssa Enza Antenos, Dept. of World Languages & Cultures, at Montclair State University. This year’s event...
Bernard John Lucci Gifts Villanova $11M Posthumously
An $11 million posthumous gift from a former Villanova University student will fund a senior citizen enrichment program, an endowed chair in Italian Studies and an expansion of the campus library. The money comes from the estate of the late Bernard John Lucci of Montgomery County. Lucci studied at Villanova through a Senior Citizen Personal Enrichm...
Dr. Fiore’s Research Work in Sicily (Summer 2024)
Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) has focused on one of her current research projects this summer – Food, Hunger, Migration and the American Myth in Sicily at the Time of the WWII Allied Landing – taking advantage of new resources available in Sicily. This project offers a variegated reading of the 19...
Little Italy Lodge Foundation awards $50K to students in Baltimore
Little Italy Lodge Scholarship Foundation announced the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. "After careful consideration and review of the essays," said Vince Piscopo, Chairman, "we are proud to award scholarships to these outstanding individuals ..." Madalyn Caiazzo - $10,000; Benjamin Carroll - $7,500; Sophia Montcalmo...
Buongiorno to new perspectives: An Italian exchange experience
Nine high school students from Genoa, Italy are gaining a firsthand experience of American college life here at Bucknell. Each year in September, Bucknell’s Italian Studies Program hosts high school students for approximately four days. They live in residential dorms with their hosts, attend classes and experience the day-to-day life of an American...
NIAF is honored to announce Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as one of our 49th Anniversary Gala Honorees!
Dr. Bertagnolli is the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), making history as the first surgeon and only the second woman to hold this prestigious position. With a career dedicated to advancing clinical oncology, she has been instrumental in National Cancer Institute (NCI) and held various prominent transforming the understandi...
Coccia Foundation is excited to bring our annual Italian Heritage Contest to you once again!
Coccia Foundation is honoring extraordinary Italians and Italian Americans as we recognize and celebrate Italian Heritage Month! All students in grades 5-8 are encouraged to participate in our annual video contest, identifying the achievement and impact of any one Italian or Italian American, male or female, who has had a rich influence, nationally...
Farewell reception for Prof. Maria Fusco
Prof. Maria Fusco, Director of the Education Office at the Embassy of Italy for almost eight years, was recently honored with a farewell reception organized by the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center and Casa Italiana Ente Promotore . The reception was held at the art gallery of the Italian American Museum of Washington DC. Guests included local tea...
New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Unveils New Curriculum Lesson: The Creation of America: The Roman Legacy
The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is proud to announce the launch of its latest educational initiative, The Creation of America: The Roman Legacy. This newly developed curriculum lesson delves into the profound influence of the ancient Roman Republic on the formation of the US, offering students a unique opportunity to explore the...
Sofidel and ISSNAF Launch AI Innovation Award With $3,000 Prize
Sofidel, a global leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use, is partnering with the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Chapter of the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) to launch the 2024 ISSNAF-PND/Sofidel AI Innovation in Marketing Award. The winner will receive a $3,000 grand prize. This award...