Umbra Welcomes Summer Session Students to Perugia!
May | 12
On Saturday, seventy excited students arrived from all over the States for the summer session. Students were greeted at the Rome airport by Umbra staff and shuttled to Perugia in private buses, where they were given orientation information and a... Read More
Umbra Professors Speak at American Academy Conference in Rome
Apr | 28
The Umbra Institute has co-sponsored a conference titled "Italy's covered markets: history and contemporary re-use", held at the American Academy in Rome. Umbra professors Elisa Ascione and Alessandro Celani gave a joint presentation entitled: "The Covered Market of Perugia. A... Read More
Urban Spaces Students Open Perugia’s First Urban Garden
Apr | 26
The Urban Spaces class with professors Ray and Viviana Lorenzo After weeks of brainstorming sessions, meetings and construction, the “ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities” students officially opened the first ever urban garden of Perugia. Located in... Read More
What We Learned: Fair Trade
Apr | 24
In recent months, Umbra's fair trade interns have been busy organizing events and educating the community about issues in fair trade around the world. With the semester coming to a close, we asked them a few questions about their experiences.... Read More
Homestay: Living with an Italian Family
Apr | 20
“Living in someone’s home, especially in a foreign country, teaches you so much more than a language” All of the Umbra students are housed in the city center of Perugia, but there are a few exceptions. This Spring 15 semester,... Read More
Umbra Professor Keynote Speaker at Italian-American Conference
Apr | 15
Urban Spaces Professor Raymond Lorenzo will be representing the Umbra Institute as the keynote speaker at the Calandra Italian American Institute's annual conference at Queens College in New York City. This year's conference topic is, "Bambini, Ragazzi, Giovani: Children and... Read More