Contact Information

Gilbert L. Gigliotti
Professor
English
Interim Department Chair
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Willard-DiLoreto Hall
W401-29 and D403-07
Lourdes Casas
Professor, Spanish
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Latin American, Latino, & Caribbean Center Executive Board
Willard-DiLoreto Hall
D40310
Gwenn Gregory
Administrative Assistant
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Willard-DiLoreto Hall
D403

Italian Resource Center

Primary Objectives

  • Provide educational resources for the study and teaching of Italian language
  • Provide educational resources for the study and teaching of Italian culture, be it literature, visual art, history, film, or any other subset of ‘culture’
  • Provide educational resources for the study and teaching of Italian American culture, be it literature, visual art, history, film, or any other subset of ‘culture’
  • Document and archive the experience of the Italian American diaspora in Connecticut, New England, and beyond
  • Foster community by sponsoring campus events that pertain to Italian or Italian American culture  
  • Engage with cultural centers and institutions who share our goals
  • Connect with Italian academic and government institutions
  • Connect with Italian American societies and academic institutions  
  • Connect with cultural centers and institutions that promote diasporic or immigrant communities 
italian resource center
italian resource center
celebratory gathering in a library with food
Group photo at italian resources center