LORENZO BONAITI

1205 N St Louis Blvd,

South Bend
IN 46617

lbonaiti@nd.edu

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Course Instructor
University of Notre Dame, IN, US
Undergraduate course, Beginning Italian I.

Spring semester 2016

Teaching Assistant
University of Notre Dame, IN, US
Undergraduate course, Beginning Italian I. Main instructor: Loren Valterza

Fall semester 2015

Teaching Assistant

Bournemouth Business School International, Bournemouth, UK

May-June 2014

I collaborated with an English teacher in preparing lessons and programs. The school was for non-native English speakers, so I
had the opportunity to learn a method for teaching a foreign language. In the afternoon, I worked in the office, helping to
organize the archives and arrange school activities.
Teaching Assistant

High School Imiberg, Bergamo, Italy

March-June 2013

I collaborated with an Italian Literature and History teacher in preparing lessons, evaluating tests and essays, and leading
discussions in class.
Teaching Assistant

High School La Traccia, Calcinate, Italy

October 2011-January 2012

I collaborated with an Italian and Latin teacher in preparing lessons, evaluating tests and essays, and leading discussions in
class.
Tutor

Private family, Milan, Italy

Spring semester 2012

I gave private lessons to a high school student, especially in Italian Literature, History and Math. Rather than just helping
him with these particular subjects, however, my primary goal was to teach him a studying method, so that he could work on
his own more successfully.

EDUCATION

M.A. Italian Studies

Advisor professor Patrick Griffin.

University of Notre Dame, IN, US

Matriculated Fall 2015

M.A. Modern Philology

Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
2012-2013
Thesis in History of Contemporary China, entitled Maoist movements in Italy and the Unione dei Comunisti italiani,
advisor professor Elisa Giunipero.
B.A. Modern Literature
Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
2008-2011
Thesis in Modern History entitled The Bergamo area at the eve of 1848. Perspectives and problems, advisor professor
Emanuele Pagano.
High school diploma
Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi, Bergamo, Italy
2003-2008
My high school formation was centered on humanities and classics. Besides the standard curricular subjects I studied Latin
and Ancient Greek during all five years of high school.

FELLOWSHIPS

2016: Albert Ravarino Italian Studies Travel Scholarship, University of Notre Dame
The Ravarino Fellowship will fund a trip to Italy (Turin, Milan) in order to carry out research on the Italian writer Primo
Levi, author of the novel If this is a man, which will be the focus of my M.A. thesis.

SPORT ACTIVITY

I played soccer for eighteen years in three different teams: Aurora Seriate, La Traccia and Nazareth FC. Over the
last two years in the Nazareth FC I had the double role of player and assistant coach. With these teams I took part
to the CSI (Italian Sport Center) or FIGC (Italian Soccer Federation) Leagues.

WORK AND VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

Public relations International Centre of Communion and Liberation, Rome, Italy September 2014 - July 2015
I kept contacts with the Holy See and the Embassies to the Holy See to promote relationships and partnerships especially in
the fields of education, culture and human development.
Events planning

Avvenimenti c.r.c. srl, Milan, Italy

September 2009-September 2013

During three years of unwaged collaboration with Avvenimenti (pilgrimages, retreats, and event planning company) I gained
good problem solving and decisional skills, and excellent ability in organizing events up to 800 people (coordinating
movements and dislocating participants, organizing hotel accommodations and bus connections).
Waiter for catering and hotels

2006-2014

I worked for two different catering companies (especially on the weekend or at the night), for two hotels (in the summer
season) and a caf. They were important experience because I learned to be flexible, hard-working, reliable and to work in a
team or independently, since the working conditions were pressing and demanding and the time-schedules variable.
Employers: Papillon Eventi, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy; Atto Primo Banqueting, Milano, Italy; Hotel Planibel, La
Thuile, Italy; Hotel Lungomare, Riccione, Italy; Fresco Cafe, Bournemouth, UK.
Volunteer at a cultural fair

Meeting per lamicizia fra i popoli, Rimini, Italy

August 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

The Rimini Meeting is a cultural festival held every year in August in Rimini. Every year, numerous speakers from the fields
of science, culture, society and politics deliver lectures at the Meeting. As a volunteer, I worked to help the realization of the
fair. My task changed for each edition according to the organizers necessities. For example, I worked as an assistant in the
book shop or guide in the exhibitions.
Volunteer at hospice

Currently, since August 2015; 2005-2008

During my high school years I used to spend two Saturday afternoons per month in this hospice as a volunteer. It was a great
experience because, through sharing time with alone and elderly people, I learned to be open-minded and sensitive towards
other peoples needs. For this reason, as soon as I arrived in South Bend, I decided to start again doing this kind of
volunteering. I am currently serving as a volunteer at Sanctuary at Holy Cross, South Bend, IN, US. In the past, I have
served at the Casa di ricovero Gleno, Bergamo, Italy.

LANGUAGES

Italian: Native speaker

English: Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing
Latin: Academic reading level
Ancient Greek: Good reading level
Language certificates: TOEFL (September 2014), 98/120 (Reading 28, Listening 26, Speaking 20, Writing 24)

REFERENCES

Alessia Blad
Language Course Coordinator for Italian
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures,
343 O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574-631-4521, blad.3@nd.edu
Christian Moevs
Academic Advisor
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures,
343 O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574-631-6781, cmoevs@nd.edu