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Italian – Destinations and Contacts

Colby offers students many opportunities to study abroad, and the Italian Program strongly recommends that its minors study in Italy. The programs approved by the Department of French and Italian are Brown University in Bologna, Boston University in Padova, and Pitzer College in Parma. Students can also apply to other programs, but they first need to petition Off-Campus Studies; the Department is considering adding ECCO in Bologna and will support petitions to OCS for that program. Most Italian Studies minors spend at least one semester of their junior year abroad. Others choose to go for their entire junior year. For students unable to leave campus for an entire semester or academic year, there is a JanPlan option in Verona. Either way, immersing yourself in another culture and language is an invaluable experience that will exert a powerful influence on your character and view of the world. Keep this in mind as you begin your studies, and remember… your knowledge of Italian is the key that will unlock the door to one of most historically significant cultures in the Western world.

STUDY ABROAD DESTINATIONS – Alumni

Boston University – Padova
Brown University – Bologna
ECCO in Bologna
Hendrix College – Accademia dell’Arte
Layola University (Chicago) – Rome
New York University – Florence
Pitzer College – Parma
Syracuse University – Florence
Trinity College – Rome

Returning Study Abroad Students

Baum, Louisa: Brown University – Bologna
Paolatto, Joe*: Syracuse University – Florence
Percarpio, Nick*: Syracuse University – Florence
Venkat, Tara: Brown University – Bologna

* Indicates a non-Italian minor

Holland, Elizabeth: Butler University – Oxford University
Luparello, Kayla: Syracuse University – Florence
Smith, Devon: Syracuse University – Florence

Byrnes, Annie: Brown University – Bologna

Bianco, Amy M.: New York University – Florence
Cohen, Madeleine H.: New York University – Florence
Marano, Christopher J.: Trinity College – Rome
McElroy, William J.: New York University – Florence
Nappi, Gianna M.: Syracuse University – Florence
Robinson, Florence K.: Syracuse University – Florence
Troast, Conrad W.: Brown University – Bologna

Alvarez-Backus, Mahal: IES – Siena
Baldwin, Grace C.: IES – Siena
Boland, Sarah C.: IES – Siena
Boscoe, Keenan J.: IES – Siena
Cohen, Arianna C.: IES – Siena
Gaffney, Sarah A.: IES – Siena
Manning, James F.: IES – Siena
Schmidt, William W.: IES – Siena
Singh, Haransh: IES – Siena
Tregidgo, Jessica A.: IES – Siena

Maria Bowe: IES – Siena
Nicholas D’Agostino: IES – Siena
Anne Epstein: IES – Siena
Samathna LeBlanc: IES – Siena
Katherine McElhiney: Syracuse University – Florence
Katherine McElrath: Cornell Univeristy – Rome
Robert Murray: Trinity College – Rome
Molly Ostrow: IES – Siena
Gabriel Salzer: IES – Siena -Business
Barrie Tovar: New York University – Florence
David Von Euw: Trinity College – Rome
Paul Wennberg: IES Siena