Giving Back by Teaching English
May | 19
One of Umbra’s missions as a place of academic and personal growth is to give back to the community that gives our students so much. This semester we are proud to say that nearly one-quarter of our entire student body... Read More
Photo of the Month
Jun | 05
Congrats to Chase Doelling from the University of Colorado-Boulder for his winning photo taken in Brugges, Belgium. Chase will enjoy a free meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria! Auguri Chase! Read More
Food Studies Program goes to Rome
Feb | 15
All roads lead to Rome, though this Saturday Umbra Institute students took the train for their Roman culinary tour. The early-morning departure from Perugia's train station let the day start relatively early. The first stop was the historic market in... Read MoreBasketball: Umbra vs. Onaosi
Oct | 10
On October 7th, a group of eight students from the Umbra Institute participated in a friendly game of hoops against the Fondazione Onaosi Perugia basketball team. Fondazione Onaosi is a dormitory in Perugia for Italian students. Although the students from... Read More
PerugiAssisi 2019 Representative Visits Umbra
Sep | 17
In less than seven years, cultural tourists will flock to Perugia and Assisi to soak up the cities’ rich cultural, architectural, and religious heritage – if all goes according to the plans of PerugiAssisi 2019, Università degli Studi Professor... Read More
Former Student Returns as Professor to Teach Cultural Communication
May | 22
[caption id="attachment_63837" align="alignright" width="250"] Rocco Catrone (right) and some students after their art therapy clinic at the Umbra Institute[/caption] An article by Rocco Catrone— adjunct faculty and Behavior Analysis practitioner at Elmhurst College, visiting professor and alumnus of the Umbra... Read More