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Category Archives: Students Success
Connecting youth across borders: Chapman Italian Studies students will serve as counselors to Italian juniors in Lombardy
Italian Studies minors Massimo Lesti and Morgan Barraza have been selected by the Dante Alighieri Society to participate in the VoluntarItaly Program during summer 2018. For a period of six weeks, they will be hosted by an Italian family and … Continue reading
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A Unique Chapman Opportunity: the Self-Designed Major in Italian Studies
An article by Elle Berti (English & Italian Studies student) Last May, the Italian program at Chapman University marked an important point in its history by graduating the first two Italian Studies majors at this institution. Since then, the number … Continue reading
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A Student’s Scholarly Success: Taking Fellini Around the World
Italian Studies minor, Paige Gulley, will attend the Undergraduate Awards conference in Dublin, Ireland on November 7th-9th. Her essay titled “The Soul Becomes Audible: Music in Fellini’s Films”, composed during Dr. Pacchioni’s seminar The World of Fellini’s Cinema, was ranked in … Continue reading
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Melissa Marino awarded prestigious scholarship for Master in Performing Arts Management at Teatro La Scala in Milan
Melissa Marino, who doubled majored in Theater Performance and Italian Studies in 2017, has been selected as the single recipient of the prestigious full-tuition scholarship from The National Italian American Foundation. The scholarship will support Melissa’s graduate work in Performing … Continue reading
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A Successful First Italian Studies Annual Retreat and Reunion
Last Saturday the Italian Studies program held the Italian Studies Annual Retreat and Reunion on the Chapman campus. The event, scheduled as part of the University’s broader Homecoming Week celebrations, brought together faculty, alumni, current students and their families. The … Continue reading
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A Glimpse into the Chapman Immersion Experience in Taormina, Sicily
This summer the Italian Studies program at Chapman University launched its first travel class in Italy. A group of nine students from majors such as Communications, Italian, Creative Writing, Vocal Performance, and more spent three weeks living with families in … Continue reading
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Integrating theory and practice: a glimpse into our advanced spring courses
In the advanced course “The forms of Italian Theater: History and Practice,” students engage in a study of various forms of Italian theater from the Renaissance till the Twentieth century, including Commedia dell’Arte, and the work of playwrights such as: … Continue reading
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Breaking new ground: the first Italian Studies laureati at Chapman University
Melissa Marino and Marco Saglimbeni are the first students completing a B.A. in Italian Studies in the history of Chapman University. They inaugurate a new and growing path of study at the university. Their professors thank them for their sincere devotion … Continue reading
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Marco Saglimbeni Awarded Outstanding Italian Studies Major
The Department of World Languages and Cultures at Chapman University selected Marco Saglimbeni as Outstanding Italian Major. “Marco Saglimbeni is graduating with a double major: a B.S. Biological Sciences and a B.A. in Italian Language & Culture, as well as with a minor … Continue reading
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Sara Delucchi and Cristina McKeever receive the Outstanding Italian Studies Minor Award
The Department of World Languages and Cultures at Chapman University awards Cristina McKeever and Sara Delucchi as Outstanding Italian Studies Minors. “Sara Delucchi is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and a Minor in Italian Studies. Sara brings a rare level of … Continue reading
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Italian Studies major Marco Saglimbeni takes Sicilian Pupi across disciplines at Honors conference
Marco Saglimbeni (B.S. Biological Sciences, B.A. Italian Studies, and University Honors minor) successfully delivered a presentation titled “The Sicilian Pupi: Conveyors of Myth” at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon for the Western Regional Honors Conference on Saturday, April 8. … Continue reading
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Estrellita Uribe begins internship with Pacific Symphony
Estrellita Uribe (Strategic and Corporate Communication/Italian Studies 2017) has just started an internship with Pacific Symphony. Below she describes her new role and how the study of Italian language and culture is helping her to advance professionally. “I am the public relations intern at … Continue reading
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Blending creativity and scholarship in Italian Studies: A glimpse into our advanced fall courses
The fall semester has come to a close. We are grateful to the students for all of the energy that they have put into their classes. In the upper-level class “Short Narrative in Italian Culture: Oral Tradition, Literature and Cinema” … Continue reading
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Memories from Paul’s Pasta Piazza Party this fall
The jovial and magical atmosphere of this fall’s Italian Festival still hovers over the Chapman campus piazza. As the university’s Italian community awaits for next year’s celebration, here are some photographs to cherish. Chapman University President Daniele Struppa and President Emeritus Jim Doti. From left to … Continue reading
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The Chapman community gathers around its piazza for an Italian evening
Join us for the 8th annual Paul’s Piazza Pasta Party and Columbus Day Celebration on Wednesday October 26, 2016, 5-7pm. An evening of festivities featuring live musical performances, artists and Italian cuisine.
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