May in Perugia: Maymester Students Explore Italy!
May | 28
The famous Dario Cecchini butcher poses with LVC students.This May, The Umbra Institute was honored to host two special faculty-led groups, from Lebanon Valley College and the University of Connecticut, for the “Maymester." Over the course of three weeks, both groups... Read More
Umbra Welcomes Summer Session Students to Perugia!
May | 25
On Saturday, seventy excited students arrived from all over the States for the summer session.Students were greeted at the Rome airport by Umbra staff and shuttled to Perugia in private buses, where they were given orientation information and a lovely... Read MoreUmbra Institute at NAFSA 2015 in Boston
May | 20
The Umbra Institute is available to meet with you or any of your colleagues at NAFSA 2015 in Boston at our booth #1731. We would like to update you on our latest academic developments and new opportunities for your students.... Read MoreUmbra Professors Speak at American Academy Conference in Rome
May | 18
The Umbra Institute has co-sponsored a conference titled "Italy's covered markets: history and contemporary re-use", held at the American Academy in Rome. Umbra professors Elisa Ascione and Alessandro Celani gave a joint presentation entitled: "The Covered Market of Perugia. A... Read More
Urban Spaces Students Open Perugia’s First Urban Garden
Apr | 28
The Urban Spaces class with professors Ray and Viviana LorenzoAfter weeks of brainstorming sessions, meetings and construction, the “ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities” students officially opened the first ever urban garden of Perugia. Located in the... Read More
Umbra Student Organizes Intercultural Potluck
Apr | 22
Perugia is not just a city of Italians, but a community of people from all over the world. Current Umbra student Ethan Fichtner, an Arizona State University student, received a taste of Perugia's diversity this semester as a volunteer English... Read More