Welcome to our Events and Activities Calendar

For events that require advance sign-up or payment, please speak to a students service assistant on the 2nd floor or email us at i[email protected]. When advance sign-ups for an activity or event are required, an email is sent to all students to announce that sign-ups are officially open.

Jan
10
Fri
Students Arrivals and Transport to Perugia
Jan 10 all-day
Students Arrivals and Transport to Perugia

Welcome to Italy!

Staff members will meet you at the collection point at Terminal 3 (see email by Arianna from Student Services for details) to greet you and board you on a private bus to Perugia.

Once in Perugia, you will meet other Staff members at the Hotel.
You’ll have resting time before our welcome dinner.

Welcome Dinner @ Hotel Gio
Jan 10 @ 7:30 pm
Welcome Dinner @ Hotel Gio

After a long day, you certainly deserve a delicious meal!
Please meet the staff at the designated meeting point at 7:30 PM.*

Let Student Services know, should you have any previously undisclosed dietary needs.

*The time will be confirmed upon your arrival at the hotel.

Jan
11
Sat
Student Housing
Jan 11 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Student Housing

Meet in the hotel lobby at your assigned time to board a private shuttle to your new apartment. Either an Umbra staff member or your landlord will be waiting at your apartment or arrive shortly afterwards to discuss your apartment’s features.

Check your welcome packet for your meeting time in the Hotel Lobby.

The Umbra Institute Open House
Jan 11 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Umbra Institute Open House

Staff members will be at the Umbra Institute (#1 on your map – Piazza IV Novembre, 23) and available for questions regarding housing, telephone service, misplaced luggage, student services, etc.

Come see us!

Mandatory Orientation – Day 1: Academic and Safety Meeting
Jan 11 @ 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Mandatory Orientation – Day 1: Academic and Safety Meeting

After the group photo, we will walk together to the hall for a mandatory orientation session. Bring your orientation packet!

Group Photo!
Jan 11 @ 2:20 pm
Group Photo!

Meet at the Fountain in Piazza IV Novembre (#2 on your map) to kick-start the semester with a group photo!

Italian Placement Oral Assessment (for ITAL 201 and ITAL 301 students only)
Jan 11 @ 3:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Meet Prof. Livia Matarazzo in the Italian faculty office (1st floor of the Umbra building). Check your course schedule the welcome packet for your appointment time. 

Welcome Pizza Night
Jan 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Welcome Pizza Night

Come have a pizza and meet new friends!
Meet at the Fountain in Piazza IV Novembre (#2 on your map). We’ll walk together to the venue.

Jan
12
Sun
The Umbra Institute Open House
Jan 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The Umbra Institute Open House

Staff members will be at the Umbra Institute (#1 on your map – Piazza IV Novembre, 23) and available for questions regarding housing, telephone service, misplaced luggage, student services, etc.

Come see us!

Mandatory Practical Walking Tours – Blue, Red, Yellow Groups
Jan 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mandatory Practical Walking Tours - Blue, Red, Yellow Groups

Meet at the fountain in Piazza IV Novembre (#2 on your map) at your scheduled time.

Learn where Umbra Institute is located as well as locations of recommended grocery stores, cafés, restaurants, police station, post office, and other useful places.