ASC Hosts Two Visitors From Italy

Alfred State College recently hosted two visitors from Italy: Archeology Professor Ilaria Tartaglia and her colleague Maria Chiara Giovenco. Following a campus tour, Tartaglia gave a presentation regarding her work, both as an archeologist at Pompeii and as an adjunct professor at the Sorrento Lingue International Language Institute in Italy, to a packed house. Accompanying her talk on the history of the region was a slide show illustrating her work at the excavations of Pompeii. Additionally, she discussed the course she teaches to Alfred State’s study abroad students at Sorrento Lingue International Language Institute where she serves as an adjunct professor. The course, "Cities of Fire," focuses on the rich heritage of Roman antiquities in the Sorrento area and is very popular with students because of frequent class field trips to the numerous archaeological and geological sites around the Gulf of Naples. Pictured here, Tartaglia, far right, is introduced by Jeff Johnston, assistant professor, Computer Imaging and Architectural Engineering Technology at ASC, and Valerie Nixon, vice president for administration and enrollment.