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:

Faculty Advisor: Prof. Emanuele Occhipinti – eocchipi@drew.edu
Office: Embury Hall 200
Phone Number: (973) 408-3831

Club Board 2010-11:

Co-Chairs:	Carmela Ali cali@drew.edu Deanna Gencarelli dgencare@drew.edu Melissa Levinsky mlevinsky@drew.edu
Secretary:	Nicole Sedita nsedita@drew.edu
Treasurer:	Ashley Introne aintrone@drew.edu
Publicists:	Alana Di Pietro adipietro@drew.edu Raymond Schmelzer rschmelzer@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.