Fall 2004 Umbra Student Reunion
Sep | 06
This holiday season some students from Umbra's Fall class of 2004 got together for a reunion. Katie Tandy, Erin McKeon, Lindsay Korn, Nicole Mauro, Gianni Mazzotta, Ryan Ward, Justin Berg, Shelby Campbell gathered at Umbra alums' Nina Nocciolino and... Read More
Happy Birthday, Uni!
Sep | 05
Seven hundred year birthdays are not uncommon in Italy, but yesterday was a special one for Perugia. The University of Perugia celebrated, with great pomp, its founding on September 8th, 1308. The University, the fifth-oldest in Italy, was originally chartered... Read MoreUmbra Day Trip to Assisi
Sep | 05
Umbra students enjoyed a day trip this Sunday to Assisi, the home of San Francesco and just a short 20 minute bus ride away from Perugia. Students were guided around the city by professional tour guide and native Umbrian, Marco... Read More
Roman Empire Invades!
Sep | 05
Rome was taken by storm this past weekend by Professor Giampiero Bevagna’s Roman Empire class. The students left Perugia early Friday morning for a tour of Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port. Professor Bevagna lead the tour and made sense of... Read More
Winning An Italian Olive Oil Oscar
Sep | 05
November in Umbria means olives. It’s no surprise that Food Cultures professor Peter Fischer will be having a special food workshop next week – but we’ll wait until next week’s blog to talk about that. Olives mature in October and... Read More
Crash Course!
Sep | 03
This week the halls of the Umbra Institute are humming from early morning (early at least by college student standards) to late afternoon. You won't hear "Where's Classroom 2?" or "Wanna go for pizza?" but rather "Dov'è Aula 2?" and... Read More