Sep | 09
Umbra students enjoyed a day trip this Sunday to Assisi, the home of San Francesco and just a short 20 minute bus ride away from Perugia. Students were guided around the city by professional tour guide and native Umbrian, Marco... Read MoreSep | 04
Seven hundred year birthdays are not uncommon in Italy, but yesterday was a special one for Perugia. The University of Perugia celebrated, with great pomp, its founding on September 8th, 1308. The University, the fifth-oldest in Italy, was originally chartered... Read MoreSep | 03
This week the halls of the Umbra Institute are humming from early morning (early at least by college student standards) to late afternoon. You won't hear "Where's Classroom 2?" or "Wanna go for pizza?" but rather "Dov'è Aula 2?" and... Read MoreSep | 02
Yesterday's Orientation for the Umbra Institute's Fall semester was in the Oratory of Saint Cecilia, a beautiful chapel next to the just-renovated San Filippo Neri Church. In the Catholic tradition in Italy, an oratory was an unconsecrated building where the... Read MoreAug | 27
A new class of students will depart this Saturday for Italy to begin the Fall 2008 semester at the Umbra Institute. A few helpful tips to students before departure: 1. Read the pre-departure handbook (again!) 2. Call your bank to notify them of... Read MoreAug | 27
Located just behind Perugia's cathedral, Umbra's newest building in Via Bartolo is open and ready for students. A full 7,000 square feet, the Via Bartolo Building occupies what in Italy is called the "piano nobile," the floor where the nobles... Read More