Building on 53 Years, Trinity’s Rome Program Continues to Thrive

85岁的苏珊·格兰杰·泰勒认为她在全球十大网赌正规平台的罗马项目经历了翻天覆地的变化. “这是我生命中奇妙经历的开始，它让我有勇气面对世界. It made me realize all things are possible,格兰杰·泰勒说, 谁主修政治学，主修国际关系，然后从事公共政策工作, 企业责任, and sustainability consultant in Latin America and the Caribbean.

For more than 50 years, the opportunity to study at the 全球十大网赌正规平台罗马校区 on Aventine Hill带领学生沉浸在意大利的文化和语言中，并在舒适的“家外之家”中这样做.” liberal arts curriculum of the program, 包括大量的实地考察, features courses in a variety of disciplines, 借鉴文化, 历史, 以及罗马的政治背景, 意大利, 和欧洲.

就像所有的全球十大网赌正规平台一样 全球研究 位置, 罗马提供了在另一个国家生活和旅行的好处——走出自己的舒适区, 培养跨文化技能, and learning as much about oneself as about others. 罗马项目是独一无二的, 然而, 作为全球十大网赌正规平台历史最悠久的全球研究项目，它最近刚刚迎来了53周年纪念,500名过往参加者, 来自全球十大网赌正规平台和其他美国大学.S. colleges, stay in touch with the program’s 教职员工.

GrangerTyler will always remember the influence of her Trinity mentor, the late Professor of Political Science, 名誉, 艾伯特Gastmann. 他鼓励她去罗马学习，尽管她担心费用太高. 但是留学和经济援助办公室为她安排了经济援助, 有一次她在罗马, 1984年春天, GrangerTyler说, “就像Dr. Gastmann had an access card to the world and he took his 学生 along, introducing us to power centers of global decision-making in Rome, 日内瓦, 和法国.”

马克·迪·贝内代托2013年的, Rome was unforgettable in great part because he and his now-wife, 凯瑟琳Longenbach, met their first day with the program. He recalls that they were strolling along, 会说话的, 并在徒步游览特雷维喷泉等景点时短暂地与其他团队成员分开, 万神殿, 和西班牙台阶. Longenbach was a Hamilton College student, 还有她的父母, 乔安娜·斯科特1982年, 09年和81年的詹姆斯·朗根巴赫, were Trinity alumni who met each other during their own time with the Rome program.

DiBenedetto为首, 她主修英语，主修创意写作，现在在东北大学做视频制作人, said a big part of the program was “feeling like you’re a Roman citizen, because the Aventine Hill is very much a residential area.他说, “It’s also a great location to set off from; you can easily explore other parts of 意大利 和欧洲. My classes were so immersive, and we learned through real life experiences. It’s as authentic an experience as I think anybody can get.”

The Rome program’s inception, in 1970, came about through the vision of 迈克尔R. 48年，96年约翰·J. McCook Professor of Modern Languages, 名誉. A 哈特福德 Public High School graduate when he arrived at Trinity, Campo became a Dante scholar and translator of Italian poetry, a longtime Trinity 教师 member and chair of the Modern Languages Department (now 语言文化研究), and founding director of the 全球十大网赌正规平台 Rome program. After his death in 2017 at age 93, his 哈特福德报 讣告称他是“典型的实干家和无与伦比的意大利人”.”

3月23日至26日在罗马校区举行的53周年庆祝活动上，全球十大网赌正规平台罗马校区主任斯蒂芬·马斯(Stephen Marth)担任了周六项目的司仪。庆祝活动是为了纪念该项目成立50周年，由于疫情而推迟到2020年. Panel discussions with 教职员工 past and present, 项目的校友, 在校生进行了直播，所以不能亲自到场的校友仍然可以通过Zoom参加庆祝活动.

Marth noted that the program continues to add ways to be as immersive as possible. 通过一个新的住宅选择, 意大利生活计划, 学生 may choose to reside alongside Italian 学生. 和学生在任何 住宅的选择 可以通过大学合作伙伴项目与意大利本土学生一起练习意大利语技能吗. Currently, 16 学生 from local universities serve as cultural mediators. “Our 学生 have access to these Italian buddies immediately when they arrive. It’s part of their Italian classes, but it happens outside of class,” said Marth. 他们在城市里四处走走，一边喝咖啡，一边在公园里散步，或者参观博物馆.”

朱利埃塔·尼蒂多24岁, 将于2023年春季在罗马举行, 说是教职工, as well as fellow 学生 and native Italians she has gotten to know, who really make the program special. 公共政策和法律专业, 妮蒂多说，她在当地一家冰淇淋店的实习经历和参加的实习研讨会也增强了她的经验.

学院院长兼学术事务副校长索尼娅·卡德纳斯(Sonia Cardenas)在3月25日的活动中谈到了罗马项目的未来规划. “We are really fortunate to have such strong foundations on which to build. As we think about the next 50 years, we want to be sure that we continue to be strong,卡德纳斯说. 她指出，指导讨论的三项原则是:加强哈特福德学院和罗马学院教员的融合, as well as the curriculum; a distinctive brand for Trinity’s Rome program; and accessibility—ensuring that any Trinity student who wants to study in Rome will be able to do so.

Cardenas indicated that Trinity also will be using the Rome campus year-round, including during the January Term and summer. “Could summer be a time for developing lifelong learning offerings, including for alumni? Could we create unique offerings in food and culture, for example?” Cardenas concluded her remarks by referencing Trinity’s mission of “preparing bold, independent thinkers to lead transformative lives.她问, “有什么比来到像我们罗马校区这样美丽的地方更好的方式来激发灵感和挑战学习呢, and have a transformative experience?”

马斯说，周年纪念聚会是“庆祝一个令人难以置信的项目53年的机会. But it was also an opportunity to bring over colleagues from 哈特福德, and allow us to interact with people we have gotten to know better over Zoom as of late. I feel like we’ve built the base for many conversations to come in the future.”

视图 panel discussions from the 50+3 anniversary celebration at the 全球十大网赌正规平台罗马校区.

探索 全球十大网赌正规平台罗马校区 历史 photo collection.

查看 《虚拟长途行走:身处罗马” discussion from 2021 including Rome program alumni Danny Meyer ' 80, P’20, Tony Scavongelli, 83年, 简·斯威夫特87年, 伊丽莎白·罗萨托，90年, 还有91年的肖恩·伍登.