School Bells Ring
Jan | 25
Students listen to the internship details at Alessi High School. On Thursday and Friday of last week, the students in the INIT 350: Academic Internship and Seminar- Education course visited the two high schools where their internship will take place. They... Read More
Students Pick Up Tips at Travel Workshop
Jan | 24
Umbra staff member Marco Bagli relates an amusing (in retrospect) Ryanair moment during Monday's Travel Workshop. Umbra's largest classroom overflowed with students eager to attend the Travel Workshop on Monday evening. Led by Umbra SIT intern Julia Bourque and staff... Read More
Weekend Features Farm Visit, Long Lunches, and Perugian Explorations
Jan | 22
This weekend saw a flurry of Umbra activities to further orient the recently-arrived students. Flavio Orsini demonstrates how to weave a basket at his countryside Slow Food farm on Saturday. Saturday morning, students enrolled through Arcadia University visited the Umbrian... Read More
Clemson Marketing Visits AC Perugia Calcio!
Jan | 18
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 More
l Primo Tandem!
Jan | 05
More than seventy students gathered on Wednesday for the first Scambi Lingua (Tandem) event. Tandem is a weekly event which brings American students together with Italians to practice their language skills through conversation. Tandem is a voluntary activity for those... Read More
Taking It One Slice At A Time
Jan | 03
Monday evening, Umbra Institute students wandered twisting streets to find Pizza e Musica, a hidden Perugia pizzeria that once served as a convent, and participate in the famous Umbra Pizza Workshop. Students then explored the art of pizza, guided by... Read More