{"id":13917,"date":"2025-12-01T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/?page_id=13917"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:37:10","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News&amp;Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop mes-cards-news\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14698\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/26\/professor-laura-fenelli-speaks-at-italys-largest-book-fair-on-women-artists-across-the-centuries\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Outlook-IMG_9308.J-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Outlook-IMG_9308.J-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Outlook-IMG_9308.J-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Outlook-IMG_9308.J-1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/26\/professor-laura-fenelli-speaks-at-italys-largest-book-fair-on-women-artists-across-the-centuries\/\">Professor Laura Fenelli speaks at Italy&#8217;s largest book fair on women artists across the centuries<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 26, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are proud to share that Professor Laura Fenelli, SU Florence&#8217;s Teaching and Learning Manager and instructor of\u00a0the class Walking Florence, recently took the stage at this year&#8217;s Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino\u00a0\u2014 Italy&#8217;s largest and most celebrated international book fair \u2014 where she presented a talk entitled\u00a0Art Saved by Girls: Education, Exclusion, and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14685\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/26\/final-art-show-a-journey-through-student-creativity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/55225574919_d7412b6ab4_o-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/26\/final-art-show-a-journey-through-student-creativity\/\">Final Art Show: A Journey Through Student Creativity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 26, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14626\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/25\/alumni-stories-jean-capuano-spring-1989\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1.png 1678w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-1-1-1536x994.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/25\/alumni-stories-jean-capuano-spring-1989\/\">Alumni Stories: Jean Capuano, Spring 1989<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 25, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14558\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/25\/making-their-mark-inside-the-syracuse-florence-student-advisory-board\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13.png 2560w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Untitled-May-25-2026-at-10.47.13-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/25\/making-their-mark-inside-the-syracuse-florence-student-advisory-board\/\">Making Their Mark: Inside the Syracuse Florence Student Advisory Board<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 25, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two students from very different backgrounds found the same thing on the SAB \u2014 a genuine way to shape the program they were living. Study abroad is a shared experience \u2014 but rarely a uniform one. The Student Advisory Board at Syracuse Florence exists to bridge that gap, gathering the full range of student perspectives&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14581\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/12\/alumnus-david-higdon-from-florence-to-the-world-stage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1105\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-2.png 1105w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-2-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-2-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-2-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/12\/alumnus-david-higdon-from-florence-to-the-world-stage\/\">Alumnus David Higdon: From Florence to the World Stage<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Higdon&#8217;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 &amp; Paralympic Committee accreditation. This year, USA Esports&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14569\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/07\/beyond-the-classroom-syracuse-florence-champions-professional-growth-in-education-abroad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/07\/beyond-the-classroom-syracuse-florence-champions-professional-growth-in-education-abroad\/\">Beyond the Classroom: Syracuse Florence Champions Professional Growth in Education Abroad<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 7, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 &#8211; an international association based in the U.S. committed to improving the quality and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14546\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/turning-a-semester-abroad-into-impact-2200-euro-raised-for-florences-single-mothers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406.png 519w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/turning-a-semester-abroad-into-impact-2200-euro-raised-for-florences-single-mothers\/\">Turning a Semester Abroad into Impact: \u20ac2,200 Raised for Florence\u2019s Single Mothers\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 28, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>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\u2014raising over \u20ac2,200 to support single mothers across the city.\u00a0 Through the I-Engage volunteering program, Lila worked with Fondazione&nbsp;Solidariet\u00e0&nbsp;Caritas di Firenze (FS Caritas),&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><p>\n  \n<a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/news-archive\/\" class='button margin-bottom button-primary' style=\"display: inline-block\"  >\n  \n  View all the news\n      <span class=\"icon-right\">\n      <i class=\"icon-news\"><\/i>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n  <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cobalt-suevents-widget-block\"><div id=\"localist-widget-24118787\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/events.syracuse.edu\/widget\/view?schools=syracuse&#038;departments=su-florence%2Csyracuse_abroad&#038;days=62&#038;num=6&#038;all_instances=1&#038;match=any&#038;hidedesc=1&#038;show_times=0&#038;show_view_all_cta=0&#038;target_blank=1&#038;experience=hybrid&#038;container=localist-widget-24118787&#038;template=modern\"><\/script><div id=\"lclst_widget_footer\"><a style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block;width:81px;margin-top:10px;\" title=\"Widget powered by Concept3D Event Calendar Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localist.com?utm_source=widget&#038;utm_campaign=widget_footer&#038;utm_medium=branded%20link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/d3e1o4bcbhmj8g.cloudfront.net\/assets\/platforms\/default\/about\/widget_footer.png\" alt=\"Localist Online Calendar Software\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"81\" height=\"23\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_featured-nav":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13917","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13917"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14030,"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13917\/revisions\/14030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}