Food, Culture, and Sustainability in Tuscany
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Eligibility Requirements
– Minimum GPA of 2.0
– Good academic and disciplinary standing
– Open to all majors
– No language requirement
Faculty Leaders
Emanuele Occhipinti
Professor, Italian | Chair, French and Italian Department
Summer Harrison
Associate Professor, English & Environmental Studies
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- Your Summer in Seville: Internship and Cultural Immersion
- Black Forest and Green City: Nature, Culture, and Urban Development in Germany
- How to Live: Storytelling in Paris and Bordeaux
- Sports Management and Leadership in Australia
- Sustainable Global Business Strategies in Northern Italy
- Food, Culture, and Sustainability in Tuscany
- Contemporary Issues in South Africa: Healthcare and Human Development Track
- Contemporary Issues in South Africa: Psychology of Group Conflict and Reconciliation Track
Summer 2027 | Siena, Italy
Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures
At Drew, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.
This nycTREC program fulfills the Gen Ed-Immersive Experience requirement.
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. 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 and sustainable agribusiness? With food justice? How do American and Italian attitudes toward the social contexts of food differ?
Explore
Find Italy in its Food Traditions
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
Complete an eight-credit immersive experience while applying transferable skills like critical and ethical thinking. This interdisciplinary program is particularly relevant to students studying English, Italian, food studies, business, as well as environmental studies and sustainability, or planning careers in tourism, food studies, agribusiness, and natural resources management.