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Eligibility Requirements

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

Faculty Leader

Emanuele Occhipinti

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Summer 2024 | Orvieto and Florence, Italy

  • Program Fee: $6,200
  • Will include 8-credit tuition,  accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.

Applications are due by February 1.

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Information Session: Italian Language, Art, Culture, and Community-Based Learning in Italy Summer shortTREC

Date: Tuesday, October 19th
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC 21

Date: Tuesday, November 14th
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom (Link Below)

Date: Thursday, January 25th
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC 21

Date: Tuesday, January 30th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Zoom (Link Below)

Zoom Link (Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 PM)
Zoom Link (Tuesday, January 30th at 6:30 PM)

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

Live, learn, and share community, Italian style. Visit Orvieto, a centuries-old, cliffside city, and Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance. Sharpen your Italian language skills in structured courses and cultural immersions, from outdoor festivals to artisans’ workshops. Stay with a host family in the authentic (read: not touristy) Umbria region, contributing to community life via service projects.

Rethink

Intersections of Culture and Community

How do people create a shared community? Does a shared language deepen a sense of belonging? How can we know Italian culture through food, artisanal products, and fine and performing arts? What is the significance of “Made in Italy” certification in terms of quality, style, and prestige?

Explore

Establish World-Citizen Credentials

Take classes for a total of 8 credits (one language and one culture), earning a certificate of language achievement. Explore Italian culture, visiting museums and cathedrals, vineyards and orchards, an olive oil mill, a chocolate factory, and a ceramics studio. Decorate tiles or cook with local chefs. Pitch in on exciting and rewarding community projects that benefit the people of Orvieto.

Connect

Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience

Fluency in foreign languages and cross-cultural relationships are assets in any career. This community-based, interdisciplinary program helps students to attain a greater capacity for reconciling differences across cultural frameworks. It is particularly relevant to careers and graduate study across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and international spheres.