{"id":21,"date":"2016-04-05T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:19:55","slug":"student-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/student-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Syracuse Florence! The Student Services team is here to support you throughout your time in Italy &#8211; from housing and health to activities, events, and anything in between. Whether it&#8217;s a question about your apartment, a concern about a class, or just needing someone to talk to, we&#8217;re your first point of contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florence is a small city with an extraordinary ability to surprise you. You&#8217;ll wander through streets that have barely changed in five centuries, stumble upon a hidden piazza, find your favourite gelateria, and have conversations in a language you&#8217;re still learning &#8211; and somehow it all works. It&#8217;s the kind of place that rewards curiosity, and the more you put in, the more you get back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what makes study abroad here so special. Yes, you&#8217;ll visit the Uffizi and stand in front of Brunelleschi&#8217;s dome &#8211; but it&#8217;s the everyday moments that will stay with you the longest. A dinner with a local family, an afternoon volunteering in the community, a morning spent chatting with your neighbourhood barista in Italian. These are the experiences that will shape the way you see the world, and yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our job is to make sure you feel supported, connected, and ready to make the most of this experience. We&#8217;re here every step of the way &#8211; and we genuinely love what we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can&#8217;t wait to meet you. 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