Calendar of Events for the 2nd Summer of Cicero!
RSVP for all events to events@johncabot.edu or telephone 06.681.91.211
Tuesday, July 13, 6:30 pm
Lecture: “Reporting on the Papacy”
Speaker: David Willey, Senior BBC Correspondent in Rome
Room: Aula Magna Regina
David Willey has been the BBC's Rome Correspondent for four decades and has reported on four different pontificates. During the quarter of a century that Pope John Paul II reigned in Rome, he was a frequent flier with the Pope aboard the papal charter plane, often conversing with the pontiff as they flew above the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans at 36,000 feet. He has continued to follow Pope Benedict XVI's less frenetic travels, and this year alone has been reporting on the Pope's visits to Malta, Portugal and Cyprus, having previously been with him on visits to Germany, Poland, the United States, the Middle East and - the world's most populous Catholic nation - Brazil.
David Willey is the author of God's Politician (Faber 1992), a critically acclaimed biography of Pope John Paul II. He was awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2004 for his services to broadcast journalism.
Reception to follow on the Secchia Terrace 7:30-10:00 pm open to all.
Monday, July 26th, 6:30 pm
Lecture: “Media and Elections in Italy and the United States”
Speakers: Dr. Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Professor of Sociology and Political Communication at the University of Milan, and Mr. Richard Lee, Director of Communications for the Hall Institute of Public Policy, New Jersey
Room: Aula Magna Regina
Dr. Gianpietro Mazzoleni is professor of sociology of mass communication at the University of Milan (Italy). His research interests focus on media systems and political communication. He is co-founder and editor of the refereed journal Comunicazione Politica, published by Il Mulino (Bologna).
He serves also in the editorial boards of the European Journal of Communication (Sage) and the European Journal of Political Communication (Taylor & Francis), and is editor of the book series in Political Communication of Hampton Press. Professor Mazzoleni’s recent book is Politica pop. Da "Porta a porta” a “L’isola dei famosi” (with A. Sfardini) published by Il Mulino, Bologna (2009).
Richard A. Lee is Director of Communications for the Hall Institute of Public Policy in New Jersey. Mr. Lee has 30 years of professional experience in journalism and public relations. At the Hall Institute, he is responsible for media relations and all promotional and marketing activities. He also conducts research and writes papers for the institute, focusing on media, government and politics.
Reception and light dinner to follow on the Secchia Terrace 7:30-10:00 pm open to all.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 6:30 pm
Event: Final Competition - John Cabot University 2nd Annual Cicero Public Speaking Tournament (open to all students, faculty, and staff).
The 2nd Annual Cicero Public Speaking Tournament is directed by Professor Judith Crews of John Cabot University.
Room: Aula Magna Regina
7:30-10:00 pm
Closing barbeque to follow for all faculty, students, and staff in the Lemon Tree Courtyard!