Intensive Italian Program Starts on June 1st!
Jul | 17
There's just over a week until the Umbra Institute's Intensive Italian summer program begins again in Perugia, Italy! The program is ideal for students who want to deeply immerse themselves in the language and culture of their host country while... Read More
Optional Trip to Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, and Naples
Jun | 29
Update! Check out the full photo album from the trip on the Umbra Facebook page! This past weekend, forty-four Umbra students hopped on a private bus and headed south for a three-day trip. It wasn’t for a class this time,... Read More
Summer Study Abroad Gets Off to a Smooth Start in Perugia
Jun | 17
The Umbra Institute's Summer 2012 session got off to a smooth start this past weekend! Students from across the US arrived in Rome to meet the Umbra staff at the airport and then arrived in Perugia on Saturday afternoon. Sunday... Read More
Check out Festarch 2012: “Cities Within the City”
Jun | 17
Students new to Perugia may be curious about the comically large concrete blocks or the abstract white house that seem to have fallen from the sky onto the center streets of the small city. These temporary additions are part of... Read More
Benvenuti, Vanderbilt!
Jun | 14
Vanderbilt University professor Sheri Shaneyfelt and her class of art history students arrived in Perugia Tuesday afternoon, officially launching the Umbra Institute's summer semester. After furnishing the group with necessities like apartments and phones, Umbra staff welcomed the 20-plus students... Read More
Intensive Italian and Chapman Students Arrive
Jun | 13
This weekend, the Umbra Institute welcomed two new groups of summer 2012 students with a whirlwind orientation to Perugian life. Friday, Chapman University and Intensive Italian students flew into Rome and took a bus with Umbra staff up to Perugia.... Read More