Valerio Ferme, professor of Italian and associate dean for the Arts and Humanities, will deliver a lecture on the arts and humanities titled, "Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio and the Birth of Humanism: Why Public Engagement and Personal Growth Never Go Out of Style," from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in the Fleming Building, Room 155 ( map ), as part of the CU on the Weekend lecture series.