Spring 2012 - Lourdes College

about the environment wheresome of our students weregoing for their study abroadexperience. I wanted to viewthe work that was created, visitstudio environments, observeinteraction with the faculty, seethe student housing facilities,and basically get a feeling forthe overall picture.During the week I was ableto have a variety of my ownlearning experiences. I receiveda personal demo on frescopainting from instructors Marioand Luigi, sat in on a graduaterestoration class while theywere making paint, observeda conservation class that waspiecing together a fresco takenfrom a demolished building,and received a tour of anentire chapel restored by SACIstudents over a period of time.All these experiences reaffirmedmy commitment to the studyabroadexperience for ourstudents.”like Italian language, Italiancinema and fashion design arealso popular choices.Where could there be a betterplace for students to extendtheir learning about art, culture,history, language and cuisine?After all, Florence was home toThe Medici Empire, Leonardoda Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileoand Florence Nightingale. Inaddition, I found that languagewas not a barrier; walking wasthe best way to see the city….ifyou got lost you only had to lookto the sky to find the Duomo.Also, the gelato was pretty tasty!The next step is to secure thenecessary resources to makethis possible for those that aregenuinely interested in all thatstudy-abroad has to offer. I, forone, would wholeheartedlywelcome an endowedscholarship created for studyabroadexperiences for Lourdesart and art history majors!” UWhat I found was thatSACI seems tailor-madeto be an extension ofLourdes University. Caringstaff and faculty offerstudents opportunitiesfor intellectual growth,a challenging anddiverse curriculum andcommunity involvement.Importance is placedon the significance ofart aesthetically andhistorically; however, courses