Professor Laura Fenelli speaks at Italy’s largest book fair on women artists across the centuries
We are proud to share that Professor Laura Fenelli, SU Florence’s Teaching and Learning Manager and instructor of the class Walking Florence, recently took the stage at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino — Italy’s largest and most celebrated international book fair — where she presented a talk entitled Art Saved by Girls: Education, Exclusion, and…
Final Art Show: A Journey Through Student Creativity
Far more than a mere academic exhibition, our Final Art Show is a truly special moment in which our entire community comes together to celebrate the culmination of months of dedication, growth, and creative exploration. As guests wander through the gallery, the atmosphere comes alive with shared curiosity. Visitors lean in closely, carefully examining the…
Alumni Stories: Jean Capuano, Spring 1989
An Environmental Design alumna from the class of 1989 reflects on navigating Italian life without Google Translate, a meaningful return to Villa Rossa, and how a semester abroad planted the seeds for a 27-year career in art education. What was your home school and major when you studied here in 1989? Home school was the…
Making Their Mark: Inside the Syracuse Florence Student Advisory Board
Two students from very different backgrounds found the same thing on the SAB — a genuine way to shape the program they were living. Study abroad is a shared experience — but rarely a uniform one. The Student Advisory Board at Syracuse Florence exists to bridge that gap, gathering the full range of student perspectives…
Alumnus David Higdon: From Florence to the World Stage
David Higdon’s career has taken him from the courts of professional tennis to the fairways of golf, and now to the cutting edge of competitive gaming. Today, he is serving as pro bono Chief Communications Officer for USA Esports, a new national body pursuing United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee accreditation. This year, USA Esports…
Beyond the Classroom: Syracuse Florence Champions Professional Growth in Education Abroad
By Valentina Brocchi On April 23 Syracuse Florence opened the doors of Villa Rossa for a full-day training aimed at early-career professionals in the Student Services sector. As part of the professional development opportunities offered by the Forum on Education Abroad – an international association based in the U.S. committed to improving the quality and…
Turning a Semester Abroad into Impact: €2,200 Raised for Florence’s Single Mothers
What started as a study abroad experience at Syracuse Florence quickly became something much bigger. Lila Boyle, a sociology student from Syracuse University, transformed her time in Italy into a grassroots fundraising effort—raising over €2,200 to support single mothers across the city. Through the I-Engage volunteering program, Lila worked with Fondazione Solidarietà Caritas di Firenze (FS Caritas),…
