Jul | 04
After several years of community engagement program development, the Umbra Institute is proud to announce Co-Operative Education Opportunities (Co-Ops) with local businesses in and around Perugia. Created in response to growing demand for international work experience, the Co-Ops allow students... Read MoreJun | 28
The walls of the Umbra Institute’s Via Danzetta Studio radiated inspiration during Wednesday afternoon’s end-of-the-summer art show. Students enrolled in Pastel Drawing and Photography courses rubbed elbows with their fellow students and Umbra staff and faculty, explaining their artistic choices... Read MoreJun | 27
This past Saturday Harvard undergrad Teagan Lehrman presented a paper at the annual conference for the Association for the Study of Food and Culture (ASFS). Lehrman's paper, "Steamed, Sealed, Delivered: How Canning Revolutionized, Unified,and Globalized Italian Cuisine," grew out of... Read MoreJun | 26
This morning, Professors Tom Baker and Tracy Meyer accompanied a group of Clemson marketing student to the headquarters of AC Perugia Calcio, Perugia’s professional soccer team. They were met by two representatives of the team’s marketing department and given a... Read MoreJun | 25
After a whirlwind weekend of horseback riding through Tuscan countryside, poolside sunbathing, wine tasting, rich food, and adventures in ancient cities, 35 Umbra Institute students climbed out of the private bus at Piazza Italia Sunday evening, happily exhausted. Early Friday... Read MoreJun | 21
On Wednesday morning, Umbra Institute students from Chapman University found a shady place between the olive oil and honey vendors in the weekly market in Piazza Matteoti, "adopting" their handmade dolls to benefit UNICEF, an international children’s rights and relief... Read More