Art History Students Trace Leonardo’s Footsteps
Feb | 05
This past weekend, Professor Adrian Hoch led a group of twenty students from her Leonardo da Vinci course on a comprehensive trip through Florence and Milan, visiting sites where Leonardo lived and found inspiration. Friday morning students arrived in Florence--where... Read More
Piano Grande!!
Jan | 05
The Telegraph (UK News Company) in their weekly travel article “One-minute wonder” this week featured Italy’s Piano Grande. The Piano Grande is located about 80 miles from Perugia. This small and highly unknown corner on the eastern edge of Umbria... Read More
Umbra Students Volunteer for UNICEF
Jan | 05
Local university student, Paola D'Amora writes the following blog about her experience with Umbra students as they volunteer for UNICEF: Last Thursday, Umbra students learned how to create UNICEF Pigotta rag dolls that give hope for developing countries. A Pigotta... Read More
Umbra on Horseback!
Dec | 06
Yesterday Umbra students Hannah Fenlon, Elise Moyer and Kate Flynn opted to see the Umbrian countryside just as their medieval counterparts would have: on the backs of horses! And why not? Afterall, cars eat gas (not grass) and tend to... Read More
Holding Class in the “Eternal City”
Dec | 06
Last weekend professor Giampiero Bevagna held his Roman Empire class in the most inspiring setting possible: among the ruins of the "Eternal City" herself. Friday morning found students taking a guided tour of the Augustinian "Ara Pacis", or Altar of... Read More
A Second Time Around…
Dec | 06
This week saw encore presentations of two Umbra events. First, on Sunday, a group of students headed out to Villa Monticelli and its olive orchards. Though the ground was too wet for picking, students took a walk through the vineyard... Read More