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A Taste of Florence in New Orleans
FUA-AUF select staff and administration traveled from Florence to New Orleans for the 2024 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo.
FUA-AUF Offers Florentine Perspective on Nutrition and Exercise
FUA-AUF’s Lifetime Nutrition, Wellness, and Physical Activity course combines exercise and nutrition in an exciting new way.
Learning the Art of Retail Management
At FUA-AUF, the Fashion Retail Management class teaches students about the ins and outs of fashion retail production.
Stories From The Classroom
FUA-AUF’s class that covers Bernardo Buontalenti, a Florence-born architect, artist, inventor of gelato, and ‘genius’ highlights the life and legacy of his creation in a unique hands-on interactive manner.
Tiny Florence: A Student Exhibit
Hosted at Via Ricasoli, 21’s Palazzi Community Center on May 30, “Tiny Florence” showcases the work of summer semester FUA-AUF study abroad students enrolled in both the courses of Introduction to Digital Photography and Intermediate Landscape ...
A Class Without a Classroom
The city of Florence replaces the traditional classroom setting for students enrolled in FUA-AUF’s Painting En Plein Air class.
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
The class, which counts for three semester credits, serves as an overview of da Vinci’s life, art, and his experiential and interdisciplinary approach to the exploration of nature.
Cultural Introduction to Italy
Arriving in Florence for my semester abroad, I felt a mix of excitement and uncertainty. Having never left the United States before, I was eager to explore this new chapter of my life. Enrolling in a Cultural Introduction to Italy Course seemed like ...
“Florentine Literary Walks” Joins FUA-AUF’s Course List
One new class that has been introduced this semester is Florentine Literary Walks. This course does not have a classroom but is an experiential class where students are led by their professor around Florence to connect their learning material to real...
Students Experience Firsthand Emergency Healthcare
Students in health sciences delve into real-world learning through a partnership with Misericordia di Firenze, Florence's renowned paramedic system.