At Montclair State University on Friday, October 26^th, the eleventh Teaching Italian Symposium/Workshops, “Art at the Core of the Language Curriculum,” was dedicated to the enhancement of the teaching of the Italian language in North America. The day was beautiful, and from the windows of the conference center, which is situated on the seventh floor of University Hall, one could admire not only the panoramic view of the university, but also the Manhattan skyline.

The symposium is organized every year by Professor Enza Antenos, Italian Teacher Education Coordinator at Montclair State, and Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America. After a welcome from Dr. Re, Dean Robert Friedman of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences kicked-off the progam.