1) Illinois Center in Rome – Info Session for ALL Academic Advisors
Monday, October 13
2:30-3:30 p.m.
English Building, Lecture Hall 160
During this meeting, Pier Alberto Merli, Rome Resident Director, and Sonia Massari, Rome Academic and Programs Director, will be on-hand to share information about the current Spring semester program in Rome and to discuss the new programs being developed for Summer and Fall 2015.
2) Illinois Center in Rome – NEW Summer and Fall Programs – Program Launch and Keynote Lecture
** Please share the attached flyer widely with your students and colleagues. **
Lecture: “Italian Food, Ethnicity, and Globalization” by Prof. Fabio Parasecoli, The New School, New York, NY (key advisor for Gustolab, our partner institution in Rome)
Followed by: Study Abroad in Rome in Summer and Fall 2015 – Program Launch and Mini-Info Session for Students
Monday, October 13
4:00-5:30 p.m.
English Building, Lecture Hall 160
We have invited renowned food studies scholar and international journalist Fabio Parasecoli to speak about the key themes of globalization of food and cultural identity that underline the academic inquiries of the new Summer and Fall study abroad programs at the Illinois Center in Rome.
The new Summer and Fall Programs in Rome use interdisciplinary approaches to critical food studies, and through the curriculum and excursions throughout Italy, address issues of sustainability, food security, economic trade, national nutritional policies, business, marketing, communication, cultural heritage, and tourism. The Summer program will also offer optional internships.
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF
(Lecture sponsored by the Study Abroad Office, ACES Education Abroad, LAS Department of Economics, College of Media and ACES – Agricultural Communication, ACES Food Science and Human Nutrition)
We hope to see you next week! RSVP for both events to joypha@illinois.edu.
Please contact me or Kristen Stout, Study Abroad Advisor for Mainland Europe (kmstrom2@illinois.edu) with any questions.