Santa Clara University

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Oct 20, 2003. Tonia Caterina Riviello, associate professor of modern languages and literature in the humanities department will receive the Gold Plaque of the European Parliament on Oct. 25. The award is in acknowledgement of the course, "Women in Italian Cinema: The Impact of Globalization," which Riviello taught last spring as part of the Globalization Institute. In addition, the award recognizes her edited  book, "Women in Italian Cinema," (Rome: Edizioni Croce 2001).

The award ceremony will take place in Piano di Sorrento (Italy) on the concluding night of the Premio Penisola Sorrentina, with President Arturo Esposito and Vice President Mario Esposito. "I am humbled by this great honor and consider it a privilege to represent Santa Clara at this event," Riviello said on the eve of her departure.

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Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,060 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the fourth-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is on line at www.scu.edu