Students discover ancient beauties
Sep | 17
Last weekend, Umbra students in the Roman Civilization class embarked upon a trip to Southern Italy to see the wonders of Pompei, Ercolano, and the Neapolitan area – a cradle of ancient beauties. They left very early on Friday morning,... Read MoreUNICEF Volunteers Complete Pigotta Dolls
Sep | 17
Umbra UNICEF volunteers have finished their Pigotta dolls! Students committed two hours a week over five weeks designing and sewing their dolls with the help of Italian volunteers. This semester, an ice skater, a scarecrow, Cleopatra, and a ballerina were... Read MoreUmbra Professor Gives Lecture at Trinity
Sep | 17
Umbra Institute Professor Giampiero Bevagna will give a lecture entitled “Pompeii through the Ages: Ravage or Rescue?” at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., on Monday. Bevagna, currently teaching the Archaeology and Roman Civilization courses at Umbra, plans to discuss how the... Read MoreNew Faculty at Umbra
Sep | 17
The Umbra Institute is welcoming three new faculty members. While all three have been collaborating with the Institute for the last year, they will take the reins of one of the Institute’s classes starting next semester. Dr. Elisa Ascione received... Read More
Fresco Painting Class Visits the Abbey of San Pietro
Sep | 17
Recently Professor William Pettit’s Fresco Painting course, ARFP 210, visited several churches to see paintings on site and to inform their study of the increasingly rare technique of fresco. The highlight of their trip was perhaps the Abbey of San... Read MoreNew Community Engagement Initiatives
Sep | 17
Academic and Non-Academic Internships Summer Internship The Umbra Summer Internship launched last year and was a great success. Food Studies Program students interned with Lungarotti, one of the largest Umbrian wineries, to help the company improve its online presence. In... Read More