Photo of the Month Winner – October 2006

Oct | 16

The winner of the Umbra Photo of the Month contest is Jennah Beilgard for her photo of "Cinque Terre with Micheal" Jennah will enjoy a freel meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria! Auguri! Read More
Bruce Springsteen in Perugia

Oct | 09

Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band played in Perugia this past Saturday. Close to 8,000 people witnessed the legendary "Boss" play outside at the Stadio Santa Giuliana. Many Umbra students, staff and even some professors plus many American ex-patriots... Read More
Reconnecting with Umbra

Oct | 03

The Umbra Institute was well represented at Penn State University last week for the annual study abroad fair. In addition to the many freshmen and sophomores in the crowd were a few PSU seniors who recently returned from studying at... Read More
Hiking in Spoleto

Sep | 28

This past Friday the ever-intrepid Umbra Professor Cynthia Clough led a group of students on a mountain ramble. Clough, who teaches Creative Writing at the Umbra, is an accomplished hiker and decided that the weather was perfect for a hike... Read More
Umbra Goes to Amalfi Coast

Sep | 26

The first of a series of Umbra Optional Trips took place last weekend. Forty-five students experienced southern Italy for three days as they toured the ancient city of Pompeii, walked the winding streets of Sorrento, gazed at aqua-blue and green... Read More
An Unforgettable Italian Experience

Sep | 26

Few Americans have ever had the experience of slipping into hot springs, water heated naturally by underground geological activity…but Umbra students did just that this weekend. Under a fall moon the group set out on a bus with staff members... Read More

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