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Italian Club

C.I.A.O. (Cultural Italian American Organization) is a student-run organization dedicated to informing students about Italian and Italian-American culture in an attempt to dispel common stereotypes while enjoying the heritage and language. Students of all majors are welcome.

The Club is very active in organizing cultural and community events, field trips to New York, Opera nights, lectures with international guests (some co-sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York), film screening, an annual dinner Gala, charities events.

For more information you can contact the following people:

Faculty Advisor: Emanuele Occhipinti

Office: Embury Hall 200
Phone Number: (973) 408-3831
eocchipi@drew.edu

Club Board 2008-09:

Co-Chairs: Toni Ann Corsi tcorsi@drew.edu 
Peter Ferrari pferrari@drew.edu 
Lara Saponara llsaponar@drew.edu mastro@drew.edu
Secretary:   Frank Sedita fsedita@drew.edu
Treasurer: Tiara Ward tward@drew.edu
Co-Publicist:    Kelly Morgan kmorgan@drew.edu
Co-Publicist: Michael Varco mvarco@drew.edu

 


Italian Dinner Gala, February 2007

 

Internationally reknown writer Dacia Maraini, second from left, with Dean Paolo Cucchi, Professors Carla Mastropierro and Emanuele Occhipinti, May 2006


Toni Ann Corsi and Peter Ferrari (co-presidents of C.I.A.O. 2007-09) accepting an award from the Coccia Foundation (April 18, 2008) on behalf of the Drew Italian Club.





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