Education Abroad - Arts, Culture & Urban Sustainability in Rome

The principal objectives of this social science program in Rome, Italy are to introduce students to principles, patterns, and mechanisms of globalization, urbanization, socio-cultural and economic processes of change, and all explored through the lens of sustainability. The program focuses on current global dynamics in urban and economic development, geopolitics, global demographic patterns, social (in)equities and (in)equalities, and development disparities. Global environmental stresses, contemporary urban dynamics, and pressures of globalization and polarization are important foci of the program. The examination of urbanization and urban development processes in a globalizing world, and through the lens of sustainability, are central points of inquiry.

The class in Rome, 2019.

A visit to the Colosseum. 

Enjoying Campo de’Fiori and surrounding neighborhoods in Rome.  

A visit to the Roman Forum.

Outside the Pantheon.

Italian cooking class, guided by a culinary arts instructor. 

Italian cooking class, guided by a culinary arts instructor.

St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican.

Hannah Fulmer, Henry Shaban, and Carlton Mamo at the Hotel Forum Roma roof garden terrace enjoying the panoramic view of the Roman Forum.

 
Students visiting the Amalfi Coast.

Henry Shaban, and other classmates, exploring the Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi Coast.

Class farewell dinner at Campo de Fiori, a selfie by Carlton Mamo with Gianna Mendez German and Igor Vojnovic.

Logan Stawiasz during a lecture at the Colosseum, Rome.

Cissy Bondekwe selfie during the class visit to Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Gianna Mendez German at Galleria Borghese.

Hannah Fulmer looking at the Duomo, Florence from the Giotto Bell Tower.

Hannah Fulmer at St. Peter's Basillica, the Vatican.

Hannah Fulmer at Trevi Fountain, Rome.

Malory Curtis, a rainy evening in front of St. Peter's Basillica, the Vatican.

Hannah Fulmer and Carlton Mamo departing on their journey to Rome.

Henry Shaban at the Italian culinary arts class in Trastevere, Rome.

Malory Curtis exploring Piazza Navona, Rome.

Malory Curits and the Mouth of Truth (Boca della Verita), Rome.

Hannah Fulmer in Rome enjoying a view of the Tiber River.

Henry Shaban and Hannah Fulmer at the Trevi Fountain, Rome.

Malory Curtis exploring the Capitoline Museums and area.

Malory Curtis on a weekend in Venice.