Studia a Roma, Assisi, Siena e Firenze!

For everyone interested, there is a great opportunity being offered at Brock this year! The course Reading the Italian Medieval and Renaissance City (ITAL/VISA/MARS 3M50) is being offered this summer.

The course will begin at Brock in May during the Spring Evening session, then continue with a two-week study tour in Italy to the cities of Rome, Assisi, Florence, and Siena. 

The travel package is all-inclusive and worry-free with return flights, private coach transportation, 3-star hotels, breakfast and dinner!

If you are interested, please attend an Information Meeting on Tuesday, December 4th from 3pm-4pm in Plaza 410! There is a maximum of 24 students to be enrolled in the course so it's being offered on a first-come, first-served basis!

Social Media

check out our Facebook account! http://www.facebook.com/brockitalianclub
& follow us on twitter! https://twitter.com/BrockItalClub

Club Update

Ciao a tutti,

Italian Club Meetings & Homework Help will be postponed until next term, and will recommence on Thursday, January 10th.

Next Term
Homework Help Hour: Thursdays 1pm-2pm
Meeting: Thursdays 2pm-3pm

Remember, meetings are not mandatory but if you would like to make a difference in your community and become more involved, it would definitely be worthwhile to attend. We discuss upcoming events, fundraising, and networking ideas. Feel free to email the club brockitalianclub@gmail.com at any time if you would like to become more involved.

Also, we have just created a Facebook account! Please check it out and add us as a friend!

Upcoming Event:
We are going to have a booth set up in MCA block on January 17th from 11am-2pm with coffee & baked goods being sold to raise funds for the Modern Languages Department.
If you would like to become a volunteer for the event please email brockitalianclub@gmail.com 

Please provide feedback if you would like to start having "Conversation Cafes" where we would go to a local cafe in St. Catharines and speak in Italian to one another to improve our language skills in casual conversation.

Grazie mille!

To all Brock Students:

On Thursday, November 8, 2012, we will be hosting this year's Brock Italian Club Meet & Greet from 12pm-2pm in MCA 222 (Club Room & Modern Languages Lounge). 

Drop in anytime between 12pm & 2pm! The club is a great opportunity for students to be active in their Italian cultural community, build their Italian language skills, and simply, to just have fun & meet new people! Students from all academic and cultural backgrounds are welcome, so please feel free to bring friends. Club President Carina Magazzeni, Vice President Joseph Barzetti, Secretary Antonietta Anello, and Events Co-ordinator Lily Leahey will be hosting the Meet & Greet session and will answer any questions students might have concerning the club's intentions, scheduled meeting times and events.


There will be FREE Starbucks coffee and Italian cookies! Is there any better way to start your afternoon?
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All those who are interested in holding the position as Class Representative for an ITAL course that they are currently registered in (or will be next term) are encouraged to attend the Meet & Greet to sign up! This is a great title to put on your resume and it will allow you to become more involved in the club activities.

Any students who cannot attend the Meet & Greet, but wish to join the club, can email brockitalianclub@gmail.com. This year's membership fee is $3 with all proceeds going towards upcoming events.

Spread the word & we hope to see you there!

Attenzione!

New email for BIC: brockitalianclub@gmail.com

Pasta Night!

Would you enjoy a nice hot plate of delicious home-made pasta on a chilly fall day?

Well, you're in luck! Club Capri is having their monthly Pasta Night on Thursday, November 15th!

Where: Club Capri - 36 Cleveland, Thorold, ON L2V 3K5
When: 6 pm
Whatcha gonna get: Rolls, Salad, Penne, Meatballs, Coffee, Cookies
Che costa: $9

Feel free to invite non-members!
Email Carina cm09gz@brocku.ca to confirm your attendance by Tuesday, November 13th!

Voresti andare all'opera?

BIC is planning a trip to the opera!

The Vetere Studio is presenting "Opera Grandissima" on November 4th, 2012! This event is a Gala Concert is being held at the Seneca Theatre in Niagara Falls, featuring scenes from great operas, including selected scenes from Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Handel, Mascagni and Strauss.

Tickets are $25If you are interested in this event please email cm09gz@brocku.ca, comment on the blog, or respond on the twitter feed @BrockItalClub.

The deadline for signing up for this event is Wednesday, October 31st! 

Depending on the interest levels of this event BIC will be planning a larger trip to the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto during the month of February to view "La Clemenza di Tito."

Details
Date: Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: The Seneca Theatre 
4624 Queen St. 
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Tickets: $25

$28 includes ticket & BIC membership

Non dimenticare!

Our first Brock Italian Club Movie Night will be taking place this Thursday!

Movie: Johhny Stecchino

Date: Thursday, October 25th

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Thistle 241

Free Pasta & Refreshments!!!

Announcements

Ciao a tutti!

Update after elections,

Brock Italian Club Executive Members 

President: Carina Magazzeni
Vice-President: Joseph Barzetti
Secretary/Treasurer: Antonietta Anello
Events Co-ordinator: Lily Leahey

The position as Events Recorder is still available, whomever is interested in filling this title please attend this week's meeting or contact Carina cm09gz@brocku.ca. 

Brock Italian Club Movie Night!!!

Our first Movie Night will be taking place on next Thursday! We will be watching Roberto Benigni's Johnny Stecchino! It is a classic Italian comedy film; here is a link to the trailer!

Date: Thursday, October 25th 

Time: 7:30 pm 

Location: TBA

FREE PASTA DINNER & REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED! 

Feel free to bring friends who are interested in joining Italian Club & they can register after the movie :)

Ci vediamo presto!

Election Day!

Ciao a tutti!

We will be voting for the available executive positions (see below) on Thursday, October 11th @ 11am in TH258!

Being an executive member of BIC is a great opportunity to become an involved student at Brock University, an impressive addition to your resume, and a chance to have input on school activities! I hope to see you see you all there and good luck to all those interested in being an executive member!

Ci vediamo presto e Buon Giorno del Ringraziamento!

Update!

Your Founding Executive Members:

President: Carina Magazzeni

• Will oversee the other members of the executive in their duties
• Will chair all meetings
• Will maintain the club blog 
• Will have signing authority for the club

Vice-President: Joseph Barzetti

• Will assist the President in his/her duties
• Will assume all powers of the President in his/her absence

Events Co-ordinator: Lily Leahey

• Will be responsible for the organization of all club events
• Will create and distribute flyers and posters for club events 
• Will oversee announcement submissions for The Brock Press   

Executive Positions open for Elections on Thursday, October 11th:

Secretary

• Will be responsible for attending all meetings and recording the minutes 
• Will maintain a copy of all minutes, event synopses, and club member information 
• Will be responsible for any written correspondence required, or as designated by the President

Treasurer

• Will be responsible for all financial dealings of the club
• Will keep complete records of all financial dealings of the club
• Will have signing authority for the club

Events Recorder 

• Will record a synopsis of each club event and provide a copy of each synopsis to the Secretary
• Will be responsible for writing announcements for The Brock Press, or as designated by the President and/or Events Co-ordinator
• Will be responsible for taking photographs of club events to post on the club blog 

Please attend our first meeting on Thursday, October 4th @ 11am-12pm if you are interested in becoming an Executive Member. All members should attend the meeting on Thursday, October 11th (time and location will be posted shortly) in order to nominate, and/or become nominated, and vote for executive positions. Please refer to the first post to review the voting process.

Grazie! Ci vediamo presto!

Ciao compagni!

Reminder:

First official meeting: Thursday, October 4th; meetings have been changed from 11am-12pm (only mandatory for Executive Members) 
First Homework Help Session: Thursday, October 4th stop by anytime between 12pm - 1pm (time has been changed)
Voting & Election date of Executive Members: Thursday, October 11th (time & location TBA)
In order to become an official member of Brock Italian Club, you must:

• sign a waiver form 
• pay $3 registration fee

Both these requirements may be completed on Thursday, October 4th anytime between 11am - 1pm  in MCA222. An Executive Member will be available to sign as a witness on your waiver form and accept your registration fee. 

* If this date and time conflicts with your schedule, please email Carina cm09gz@brocku.ca, and arrangements to meet at a different time can be made. 

Grazie mille!

Molto importante!

Buonasera tutti!

A BIC executive member will be visiting Italian classes this week and the following to recruit members!
All information regarding the weekly club agenda is as follows:

Meetings: Thursdays 11am-12pm (time has been changed) 
Homework Help: Thursdays 12pm-1pm (time has been changed)
Club Room: MCA 222

The club room is in the Modern Languages Undergrad Lounge located in room MCA 222.
A calendar of events will be posted on the blog very shortly for the month of October!

Meetings are not mandatory but if you would like to make any suggestions regarding club events or become an executive member it would be beneficial to attend.

Homework Help will be open from 12pm-1pm, there will always be one executive member available. If you are having great difficulty with a concept taught in class, please email BIC ahead of time so that we can be prepared in order to put our best efforts forward!

Voting for Executive positions will take place on Thursday, October 11th. The time and location for this meeting will be posted on the blog. We will also be posting the available executive positions next week, so keep referring back to the blog if you are interested in becoming an executive member! During the meeting, nominations will be made for each position, and based off the nominations made, we will have a democratic vote.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for Italian Club, please feel free to stop by on Thursdays between 11am-1pm, or email BIC President Carina Magazzeni at cm09gz@brocku.ca

Grazie mille!

Become a Member!

Ciao a tutti!

Welcome to the Brock Italian Club blog, on which you will find all the information you need to keep up with events, news and other relevant information connected to Italian culture!

The focus of the BIC is not only to help fellow students with their Italian Studies, whether that be help with understanding assignments or providing a student's perspective on course material, but to also provide a focused outlet on celebrating Italian culture, history, cuisine, heritage, and much more!

Please remember that BIC is more than accepting of members from another background outside of Italian, and a member does not necessarily need to be studying Italian to become a member. We invite any Brock students interested in exploring the Italian culture :) !

Club Executive members will be visiting your Italian Studies' classrooms sometime this week and the following week to recruit members and provide answers to any of your inquiries regarding the club. 

For those of you who are interested in joining BIC, note that there is a $3 fee which has been constituted by BUSU as a required admission fee.

Make sure to sign up quickly, as executive member elections will be taking place in early October! We have some great events planned for the school year, and if you become involved you gain the opportunity to plan events on and off-campus!

Not only does BIC provide you with assistance in your Italian Studies (many of our members have taken the same courses in which you are currently registered), but it is also a great way to stay connected with fellow classmates, and explore the Italian culture.

Ci vediamo!