Academics

Eligibility Requirements

– Minimum GPA of 2.0
– Good academic and disciplinary standing
– Open to all majors
– No language requirement

Faculty Leaders

Emanuele Occhipinti

Summer Harrison

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Summer 2025 | Siena, Italy

Apply Now - Applications are due by January 30
  • ShorttrecProgram Fee: $7,950 (Final program cost may be lower based on enrollment)
  • Includes: 8-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
  • Excludes: Airfare, passport and/or visa fees, additional meals, and other miscellaneous costs not covered by the program provider.
  • Tentative Program Dates: May 19 – June 16, 2025
  • Courses (Register for Both Courses Below)
    • ITAL 399 / ENGH 399
    • BUS 399 / ESS 399
  • Applies as an elective in the following majors/minors:
    • ITAL Major/Minor
    • ENGH Major/Minor
    • BUS Major/Minor
    • ESS Major/Minor
  • Fulfills the following GenEd Requirement(s):
    • IMMX – CLA-Immersive Experience
    • BHUM – CLA-Breadth/Humanities
    • BINT – CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
    • GLC – CLA-Global Challenges

Information Session: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in Tuscany

Date: Wednesday, October 23rd
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC 118

Date: Monday, November 18th
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom Link

RSVP Here

Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

Under the Launch career development platform, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

This shortTREC program will count towards this out-of-the-classroom requirement in Drew’s rigorous curriculum.

Travel

Journey to centuries-old Siena in the heart of Tuscany, where cultural traditions are tied to the rich bounty of the natural environment and the foods grown and produced here. Venture across the Tuscan hills to learn how regional food cultures reflect a long tradition of skills, knowledge, and sustainable practice. Plus: day trips to Chianti and San Gimignano, and a three-day foray into Bologna, Italy’s food capital.

Rethink

Food in Social Contexts

What are the characteristics of Italy’s food culture? How did they inspire the Mediterranean diet and Slow Food movement? How do these traditions intersect with sustainability? With food justice? How do American and Italian attitudes toward the social contexts of food differ?people whose backgrounds are different from yours?

Explore

Find Italy in its Food Traditions

Visit and tour local sites producing wine and cheese, pasta and olive oil, cured meats and baked goods. Engage with the Italian people, using site-based experiences to learn from growers, preparers, and consumers of traditional foods. Explore the interplay among food, culture, and sustainability through readings, lectures, and workshops. Synthesize your learning in written reflections and a final project.

Connect

Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience

Complete an immersive experience while applying transferable skills like critical and ethical thinking. This interdisciplinary program is particularly relevant to students studying English, Italian, food studies, environmental science, and sustainability, or planning careers in tourism, food science, and natural resources management.