SUMMER 2016: Welcome Weekend at the Umbra Institute
May | 23
The Mandatory Safety and Academic Info MeetingThis summer’s study abroad semester has kicked off to an exciting start here at the Umbra Institute!Saturday: Umbra staff members waited eagerly at Rome’s Fiumicino airport for General Studies and Intensive Italian through Culture... Read More
Umbra Students Make the Headlines
May | 12
Students Mariah Noth and Derrick Newton, Jr. during their video interview with Luoghi ComuniUmbra students have a habit of inspiring headlines during their study abroad experience. This semester, ARFP 210: Fresco Painting and ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and... Read More
Cross-cultural Community Engagement in Italy
Apr | 27
Yesterday, Spring 2016 Umbra students celebrated their achievements as the end of their study abroad experience in Perugia, Italy approaches. Students came together to share their semester experiences with the Umbra community through Community Engagement Presentations and Events, such as:[caption... Read More
A Fresco View from Borgo Bello, Perugia
Apr | 22
Materials used for Fresco Painting - photo by Laura KastnerEach semester, Umbra students enroll in ARFP 210: Fresco Painting, a course taught by Professor William Pettit, that focuses on the material procedures of fresco art as well as its historical... Read More
The Umbra Voice: A Semester of Multicultural Communication in Italy
Apr | 20
While some events have targeted international relations and political science communication studies, others have taken a more journalistic or business turn Last night’s Corruption in the Media Workshop marked this spring’s final Umbra Voice event. The workshop was run in... Read More
Study Abroad in Italy: Where Journalism Meets Food
Apr | 12
Students from Umbra’s ANFS 370: Anthropology of Food course, in collaboration with SapereFood, a locally run magazine with a focus on Umbrian agriculture, explored the world of Food Journalism as they visited local cheese and wine producers this semester. The... Read More