Sustainability Class Visits “World’s Most Famous Butcher” Dario Cecchini
Feb | 18
The sun was shining this past Saturday on the picturesque village of Panzano-in-Chianti, as the Umbra Institute’s STFS 330: Sustainability and Food Production in Italy class, accompanied by Professor Elisa Ascione, enjoyed a stroll through the countryside and an astonishing... Read MoreUmbra Students Partner with Umbrian Winery, Goretti
Feb | 14
Umbra’s BSFS 380: The Business of Wine: Italy and Beyond explores the business and marketing of wine, with particular focus on U.S. markets, combined with a service learning component that allows for real world experience through a partnership with a... Read MoreUmbra’s Summer Archaeology Field School
Feb | 11
The Umbra Institute is proud to introduce the first edition of the Trasimeno Archaeology Field School, a curricular concentration which provides students with a comprehensive overview of up-to-date theories and methods of archaeological research and fieldwork, as applied to the... Read MoreAgreement with Accademia di Belle Arti “Pietro Vannucci”
Feb | 11
Umbra academic director dott. Burzacca and Accademia director dott. Belardi. The Umbra Institute has signed an exchange agreement with Perugia’s school of fine arts, the Accademia di Belle Arti “Pietro Vannucci”. As a result, Umbra students will be able to... Read More
Official Launch of the “repEAT Box Project” in Perugia
Feb | 05
The “repEAT Box Project” has officially launched in Perugia! Students enrolled in the STFS 330: Sustainability and Food Production in Italy class continued the work started by the Fall 2013 class by delivering take-home boxes, bags, and informational materials to... Read More
The Classroom Brought to Life: Honoring Angela of Foligno
Jan | 28
Worshippers visit the shrine of Saint Angela in Foligno. Photo Credit: Emma Cordell Earlier this month, Umbra students Emma Cordell and Giuseppina Rossi visited the nearby town of Foligno with Professor Adrian Hoch, Ph.D. This visit was a continuation of... Read More