for info and application
www.gustolab.com
Summer Program
21 May - 29 June 2012
course:
Critical Studies
on Food Culture
3 credits
course:
Italian Language
3 or 6 credits
course:
Food Media,
Communication
and Trends
3 credits
accredited by
University of Massachussets
Amhrest
Italian Language Provider:
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci,
Rome
GUSTOLAB INSTITUTE: Via dei Banchi Nuovi 21 A, 00186, Rome, Italy, T. +39 06.68.804.073, F. +39 06.92.912.046, E-mail: info@gustolab.com
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CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD
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LANGUAGE PROVIDER: SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM
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COST
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PRE-DEPARTURE SERVICES
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ON-SITE SERVICES
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
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RE-ENTRY MATERIALS AND SUPPORT
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APPLYING TO THE CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD IN ITALY
SUMMER PROGRAM
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CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD
The Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program in Rome (CSFI) combines a
multi-cultural exchange with educational, full-immersion trips.
Enrolling in this program means you will be participating in courses with a focus on
the Italian food culture from a historical, political, economic and social perspective,
such as the history of agriculture and food; food production such as wine, including
exclusive visits to vineyards; nutritional lessons; and a study of Italian cultural
anthropology and philosophy.
Academic excursions can either be thematic or territorial; you will be given the
opportunity to study concepts and then apply them when actually visiting the place of
production. The study of food and the environment in which it grows, or the manner
in which it is produced, in addition to agricultural, culinary and industrial processes
will help you to deepen your knowledge of the gastronomic field while systemizing
preconceived thoughts, ideas and thinking processes of the culture you are immersed in.
The CSFI teaching technique ensures the highest level of research and continuous
up to date information thanks to the intervention of experts in the prestigious
international gastronomic culture and collaboration with universities all over the
world. Your strong curiosity to discover food will put you in touch with your
senses and awareness of how Italian products are made. Cooking with peers and
professional chefs will enhance your cultural communicative skills. Your direct and
full-immersion experience with the Italian food culture will allow you to connect
two cultures: your origins with this new foreign environment to then be able to take
initiative and inform others, as you eventually apply them to diverse food realities
and communities.
The Critical Food Studies program also includes a media and communication
course. The course’s main objective is to give meaning to the term “critical
consumption” in the nutritional field and to the define the role that communication
plays in promoting awareness among consumers. The course aims to investigate
the main issues about food, represented via international and national television
production; it shows the linguistic and structural techniques tied to food in media
production; it analyzes the characteristics and effects that advertising and new
media has on eating habits, and it concludes with the student producing his/her own
documentary: an analysis, production and narration of the knowledge that has been
acquired over the course of the academic semester.
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What does studying “Food Studies” in Italy mean?
The term “food” cannot be used loosely. Studying food means collecting,
producing and transforming experiences. It surpasses science, humanities, nutrition,
sustainability, time and social balances. Food is evidently strongly related to
“gastronomy,” but it also constitutes a practice, profession, a reason to take action
and focus in on a specific territory such as the Italian market and culture. The study
of food, the environment in which it is grown and produced, from agriculture to
livestock, in addition to the transformations it undergoes, whether it is traditional,
industrial or culinary: all the multiple knowledge and activities related to food
(production to marketing), can be gathered and systemized in a university degree via
the analysis and protection of its cultural values.
This can then consequently deepen a gastronomic knowledge, without limiting
oneself to recipes or nutritional aspects, but rather beginning to include, geography,
law, economics and marketing, sociology, anthropology, ecology, history, landscape,
communication and tasting techniques.
Why take part in the CSFI program?
You will receive once-in-a-lifetime training in the food culture field while acquiring
cognitive and scientific tools, and collaborating with high quality, communication
agencies! You receive a humanistic comprehension, a sensorial approach and
knowledge of traditional and industrial processes, in addition to becoming familiar
with gastronomic cuisine and communication.
Who should sign up?
You are strongly encouraged to sign-up if you are currently enrolled in a University
and/or interested in the field of international communication, promotion, journalism,
business and marketing of high quality international food products.
While most participants are enrolled in college, the programs are also open to those
in graduate programs or not currently in school, including sabbatical teachers, gap
year students, and others looking for the skills and experience offered by Critical
Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program.
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Why study in Italy?
One of Europe’s most complex yet appealing destinations, Italy is a modern,
industrialized nation with a strong artistic and architectural background. It is a
country where people work and where people celebrate; a country divided between
North and South; a country where people speak “Italian” and where people speak
dialect; there are those who live in cities and those that live in small towns; those
who vote for the government, those who vote against it; those who look ahead
with hope and those who do not see at all; an honest country and a country that
reacts cunningly; a country that laughs and a country that cries; a country that has
several faces but is nonetheless unified. Italy only became a unified state in 1861.
Italian pride is often manifested via different cuisines, dialects, landscape and often
varying standards of living. Every region retains its own relics of an artistic tradition
generally acknowledged to be among the world’s richest.
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Italy is divided into two parts:
The part that works and the part that celebrates
Those living in the North and those living in the South
Those who have been waiting a lifetime for justice to be served,
and those who prevent justice
Those who speak Italian and those who speak dialect
Those living in a city, and those living in small towns,
Who loves one color (green!) and those who love the “tricolore”
(green, white and red!)
Those who sing the national anthem and those who would love to sing Verdi’s
Nabucco (perhaps because it highlights the green!)
Those who hope and those who gave up years ago
Those who become emotional upon seeing a tragedy,
and those who use tragedies to speculate
Those who look ahead with hope and those who do not have eyes to see
Those who work honestly and those who are shrewd
Those who look at their neighbors with respect,
and those who despise others
There is who laughs and who cries
Those that make money and those that do not make money
The protesters and those who refuse to protest
There’s who loves to drink wine and who loves to drink beer
Who reads and who doesn’t read
There is who gets informed and others that do not
There’s who only watches TV and there’s who does not watch it at all
There is who does not even move an inch to do well
and others who sacrifice everything for others
There is who goes to church and who stopped going
Who gets divorced and who is getting married
There are those who write and those who do not read what others write
Those who vote and those who refuse to vote
Those who go on a diet and those who do not eat
To make a long story…Italy is beautiful because it varies!
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Why choose Rome?
Rome is a city with various “faces” and aspects: culture, museums, green parks,
art galleries, historical and unique archaeological sites, and home of one of the
wonders of the world. Rome, capital of Italy, encompasses and represents the Roman,
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras. It is modern, elegant and informal all at
the same time. Studying in Rome means having the once-in-a-lifetime possibility to
discover squares, ancient fountains, admire the sacredness of the numerous churches
filled with ancient masterpieces, walking among the ruins and people watching in
famous piazzas such as Campo dei Fiori, Piazza Navona and Piazza di Spagna. This
Eternal City has so much to offer you when studying here … take advantage of
making it your personal and academic background!
“Studying abroad in a different country is often described as a life-changing
experience and although that’s cliché, it’s true. Living in Rome for four months was
wonderful. It seems as if every block has an ancient ruin or a beautiful church. Not
a day went by without discovering a new favorite building or restaurant. The culture
is rich and the food is plentiful. There’s a different feeling there than any other place
in the world, a certain old-worldness that doesn’t exist in the United States. Living
in Rome and traveling throughout Europe changed my perspective on life and how it
should be lived. Although my time there was short, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything
else in the world.”
Robert S. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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Why study abroad with Gustolab Institute?
Gustolab Institute is the first Academic Center for Food and Culture Studies in
Italy and study abroad programs in this field. Our headquarters and classrooms are
located in the historic center of Rome, steps away from Piazza Navona. Gustolab
Institute academic programs include: lectures on cultural, social and economic
aspects of food in Italy; hands-on workshops with chefs, TV directors, journalists,
nutrition experts; guided visits to farms, vineyards, “artisanal workshops,”
fishing boats, coffee shops, TV studios, Food Channel TV studio, Food Magazine
headquarters, Web and Advertising agencies, and ... lots of fun! For a critical
investigation of food, culture and media communication in Italy, it is not enough to
read about it, you must live it.
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LANGUAGE PROVIDER:
SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI
The Scuola Leonardo da Vinci is situated in the center of Rome, halfway between
Piazza Navona, Castel S. Angelo and St. Peter Basilica. This typical Roman area is
full of charming cafes, shops, boutiques, libraries and a vibe found nowhere else in
the city. The school is located in an attractive, aristocratic and luxurious building with
13 spacious classrooms, a common room with vending machines, a computer room
with free Internet access, a video room, a conference room with capacity, elevator,
wheelchair accessible and central heating. It is one of the largest schools in Rome.
The Scuola Leonardo Italian Language School office is open 10 hours a day (from
8am – 6pm, Monday-Friday), so that you can go whenever you need to. You will find
the staff ready to help you and solve your problems. The classrooms at the Scuola
Leonardo Italian Language School are equipped with different media sources, such as
videotapes, projectors, CD players that allow the students to have efficient, dynamic
and interesting classes.Many people visit the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci everyday
making it a meeting point for the international community in Rome. Students come
from more than 90 different countries (45% from Europe, 35 % from America, 10 %
from Asia and the remaining 10 % from other countries).
Founded in 1984, the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci has years of experience and
specializes in teaching Italian in Italy. It authorized by the Italian Ministry of
Education and by the department of Education of the Lazio Region. The Italian
School in Rome has obtained the International quality assurance Certificate ISO
9001:200, as a quality school of Italian language for foreigners, and has regular
inspections to ensure that high standards are maintained.
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Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci association membership
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AIL - Accademia Italiana di Lingua (Diplomas “Firenze”)
ASILS - Association of language schools of Italian as a foreign language
ELITE - European Federation of Associations for Teaching Mother Tongues
FIYTO - Federation of International Youth Travel Organizations
ALTO - Association of Language Travel Organizations
Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome is officially
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California State University, Sacramento
Camino College
University of Colorado at Denver
Glendale Community College
Los Angeles Community College District
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco State University
Tahoe Community College
State University of New York at New Paltz
Edgewood College (Madison, WI)
Santa Barbara City College,
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Critical Studies on Food Culture (3 credits)
Course taught in English at Gustolab Institute Center for Food and Culture. This
course combines traditional lectures and discussion meetings with hands-on cocurricular activities and field trips in and around Rome, as well as in the Lazio region
and Cilento’s seaside. The course presents food in all its complex connections with
culture, nutrition, environment, society, economics and politics. All course topics are
accompanied by practical activities, ranging from classes in professional kitchens
to food and wine pairing and tasting workshops. The lecture series is delivered by
prestigious experts for each specific course topic, thus providing a dynamic learning
environment with an interdisciplinary approach. Practical assignments allow students
to explore and experience first-hand food culture in the streets of Rome to use
and improve their Italian and make the most of their summer abroad. The 6-week
program in Rome introduces our students to one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals,
its multicultural and yet inherently European environment through the lens of food
culture. The result is a life-enriching experience abroad that offers our students
invaluable personal, academic and professional opportunities.
Activities included:
• Cooking classes – Take part in cooking classes with a professional and
renowned Italian Chef. Each class will be based upon preparing a different dish
accompanied by cultural explanations. Classes are held in professional kitchens, as
you prepare to get a real hands-on cultural and culinary experience!
• 1-day excursion in Agriturismo/Slow Food farm– Just outside of Rome lays
the “greener” area of the Lazio region. A visit to an agricultural allows you to see
how typical products of the area (bread, cheese, etc.) are made, only to then taste it all
while relaxing by a natural volcanic lake.
• 1-day excursion to an Organic Vineyard - A day long trip to a vineyard in the
Lazio area, not far from Rome, allows you to take part in a personal tour of a wellknown vineyard and winery, followed by a wine tasting with a sommelier and dinner
including typical Roman dishes.
• 1 educational dinner – This sessions allow for you to have a “hands-on”
experience as you watch, assist and make a typical Italian dish with a professional
Chef who also gives an educational insight into the steps and cultural background of
the dish. You will then be able to enjoy what is made!
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• Wine tasting and Food & Wine pairing workshop – A personal lesson from a
professional sommelier will allow you to taste some of the finest Italian wines paired
with the proper Italian delicacies.
• Eating Inside and Out tour and coffee tasting in Rome - In addition to
exploring Rome, tours are given to introduce you to less “touristic” areas of the
city, home to historical restaurants, bars, piazzas which each tell a story, and have a
diverse culinary dish to offer.
• Food street market and food shopping workshop; cooking classes – You will be
taken around the streets of Rome to apply every day, real life aspects to the in-class
material being taught. Visits to markets with a chef and/or instructor are included
where you will be able to purchase products to then be brought back to your personal
home and consumed.
Food media, communication and trends (3 credits)
Course taught in English at Gustolab Institute Center for Food and Culture. This
course focuses on the intersection between food and media, a connection that has
elicited much interest in communication studies over the past few years. Food has
become a hot topic on TV, the internet and printed media. The goal of this course is to
enhance the students’ competence both on the subject matter and in the practical skills
necessary to produce good communication about food and wine. Students will be
able to take advantage of hands-on practice with different kinds of media, including
digital video. This is a multi-faced course that gives students a solid foundation in
understanding Italy’s unique media environment as well as the opportunity to utilize
Rome (and Italy) as a living laboratory for producing a final portfolio of journalistic
writings. Guest lecturers include local and international journalists, writers and
bloggers. Students will complete an original video research project customized to
team interests.
Activities included:
• Food and wine blogs / Workshop and creation of students’ blogs – You will be
asked to create and keep a personal blog throughout your stay which will speak of
your cultural experience in Rome and Italy, paying particular attention to what you
have learned in reference to the culture of Italian food and wine. The blogs will then
be used for academic curricular purposes, as well.
• “EATainment” workshop – Various food workshops tied to the Italian culture are
organized for you throughout your stay, even based upon events in the city of Rome.
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• TV STUDIO/CHANNEL visit – A personal tour of an Italian TV Studio and
Food channel will allow you to see what goes on “behind the scenes” as you watch a
well-known Chef tape his daily culinary program. You can then apply techniques seen
and used when producing your own food & culture documentary.
• Food & culture documentary production (15 hours hands-on classes: Camera,
framing and shooting technique, shooting, editing, final public presentation) – After
having studied Italian food & culture, you will produce your own documentary based
on a specific topic. You will be able to work with professionals and use Rome as a
background for your shooting and editing. All documentaries are shown at the end of
the program!
Elementary Italian Language UMass ITAL 110 (3 credits)
and Intensive Elementary Italian Language UMass ITAL
126 (6 credits)
* Both courses are applicable toward UMass Amherst language requirement. Scuola
Leonardo da Vinci Rome is the official Italian Language courses provider.
Higher levels of Italian language and Italian Conversation courses are available at
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci. Please contact us to receive more information on this.
*min 8 participants must be enrolled
CREDITS: 3, 6 or 9 credit options
Academic credits for Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program (CSFI)
are transferred back through UMass Amherst and are widely transferable to colleges
and universities across the country. Because many schools require prior approval to
transfer credits earned through study abroad, it is important that students meet with
their international programs office and/or academic advisor prior to enrollment to
ensure that Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program credits will transfer to
their home institution. Academic advisors and study abroad offices can also suggest
how students’ experience overseas can be integrated into their course of study and
help arrange the transfer of federal financial aid. An official transcript from UMass
Amherst Registrar documenting Critical Studies on Food in Italy summer coursework
is sent to students and their home institution within eight weeks of the program end
date, assuming students have completed all coursework and financial obligations.
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2012 Critical Studies on Food in Italy
Summer Program in Rome, Italy
designed, promoted and managed by GUSTOLAB INSTITUTE CENTER FOR
FOOD AND CULTURE in partnership with the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. *Also open to non-UMass students*
DURATION: 6- WEEK full immersion
WHEN: 21 MAY 2 – 29 JUNE 2012
WHERE: ROME, ITALY
The Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer Program in Rome and the South
is both academic and experiential. It challenges students to grow on an academic,
professional and personal level. The program is taught by faculty with international
experience and expertise across a wide range of food and communication fields.
Costs
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Email to Gustolab
Institute for more
information
(from 3.100$
to 3900$)*
Italian Elementary Course
or
Critical Studies on Food Culture (3cr)
or
Food media, communication and trends (3cr)
3 credits
4.900$*
OPTION A
Intensive Italian Elementary (6cr) + Critical Studies on Food
Culture (3cr)
9 credits
5.050$*
OPTION B
Intensive Italian Elementary (6cr) + Food media,
communication and trends (3cr)
9 credits
5.650$*
OPTION C
Italian Elementary (3cr) + Critical Studies on Food Culture
(3cr) + Food media, communication and trends (3cr)
9 credits
4.400$*
OPTION D
Italian Elementary (3cr) + Critical Studies on Food Culture
(3cr)
6 credits
4.700$*
OPTION E
Italian Elementary (3cr) + Food media, communication and
trends (3cr)
6 credits
4.850$*
OPTION F
Critical Studies on Food Culture (3cr) + Food media,
communication and trends (3cr)
6 credits
* for NON UMass students = $150 fee for credits transfer
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What’s included?
PRE-DEPARTURE SERVICES
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Gustolab.com Online Resources
Orientation Materials & Support
Social Networking (Connecting with past participants: Facebook,
Gustolab.com networking)
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Orientation – 1st day walking tour of Rome
Academic Program Director
Emergency On-Site Facilitator
Staff
Gustolab Institute Classrooms & Offices in the center of Rome
Welcome & farewell dinners
Full duration of stay Rome public transportation card (1 month + 1 week)
Accommodation in shared apartments (double rooms)
Social & cultural activities
Mobile Phones
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Re-entry Materials & Support
Post-Program Evaluation
Transcript
Development Opportunities
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PRE-DEPARTURE SERVICES
Advising
Gustolab Institute staff members & UMass Amherst guide students through the
administrative processes of the pre-departure phase of study abroad, including
applying and preparing for arrival on-site. Students may contact UMass as often
as they desire with questions about academics, on-site logistics, special needs, visa
procedures, etc. Gustolab Institute staff members, in turn, are frequently in touch with
students regarding program updates, essential travel tips and recommendations for
having a successful experience abroad.
Orientation materials and resources
All GL Institute students receive an orientation handbook containing practical
information to help them prepare for their study abroad session. Upon arrival into
the country and meeting with the facilitator, they are each given a Welcome Kit
including: Important Numbers/Emails (also sent pre-departure); Final Program
Calendar; Food & Culture Books; Maps of Rome & an Events in Rome book; Useful
information about Rome (things to see & do, etc.); Information about what to do
with free time; Directions on how to get to school from the apartments; Personal
Public Transportation Card (for the whole length of the stay); Maps of Supermarkets/
Grocery stores & banks around the apartment and in the Gustolab Institute area;
Informative Gustolab Institute brochures; Useful medical terms in Italian.
Mobile phone
All GL Institute students receive a mobile phone which they can keep upon
termination of the program. Each phone includes a prepaid SIM card with 5euro.
With these cell phones parents, GL Institute & UMass Resident Directors, family and
friends at home and abroad can communicate with students and more easily contact
them in the event of an emergency. Students order their cell phone online prior to
departure and receive it upon arrival. The students are given their phone number
before arriving in the host country. When in the host country, incoming calls are free
for students. Outgoing calls and text messages incur fees.
Peer mentors and social networking
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The peer mentors are former GL Institute students who are available to speak
to future students about the Critical Studies on Food in Italy. GL networking
(official website, Facebook, YouTube) includes past and present student, professor
contacts, blogs, videos, personal comments and overall assessments useful to future
participants. These networks provide students with the opportunity to communicate
informally with past students, outbound students and GL Institute staff members, as
well as to be notified of upcoming events and program developments.
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ON-SITE SERVICES
Airport reception
Rome students fly into Rome Fiumicino Airport where they are met at the airport
by GL Institute staff on the program start date. Students receive detailed flight
instructions upon their acceptance into the CSFI Program.
Program supervisors
• Roberto Ludovico (Italian Studies Program Coordinator UMass Amherst)
CSFI Program Supervisor at UMass
• Fabio Parasecoli (Food Studies program Coordinator at New School NYC)
CSFI Program Advisor
• Sonia Massari (Gustolab Institute Director) CSFI Program Coordinator in Rome
All Gustolab Institute instructors and professors are specialized in literature,
arts, social studies, food, Italian culture, history, nutrition, media studies and
communication. Gustolab Institute is the first Center for food and culture in Italy
dedicated to short and long term US programs.
GL Institute Center for Food & Culture, academic
program director, emercency on-site facilitator, staff
Students in Italy may take advantage of the GL Institute offices in Rome. The main
office for GL Program Director, Emergency On-Site Facilitator and Staff, GL Institute
Center for Food & Culture also serves as gathering places for events, tutoring
sessions, and free Wi-Fi and study space as well.
GL Institute has highly qualified, trained and experienced English-speaking onsite staff available to students throughout their session abroad. Staff also includes
locals from Italy in which students are studying and all are ready to provide practical
information, language tutoring and insight into the host culture. GL staff greets
students at the airport, introduce them to the ways of life in their host country, help
students with various procedures and support them throughout their stay.
The emergency on-site facilitator is available 24/7 via cell phone. Students receive
the facilitator number via email pre-arrival and upon arrival in order to always have
the number on them even when outside of Rome/Italy. Strict guidelines, however,
are enforced as the students must contact the facilitator via emergency phone ONLY
in case of a serious emergency (an “emergency” is an incident that CANNOT wait
24 hours for further assistance). In the case of an emergency, the facilitator is ready
to implement an emergency response plan: accompanying the student to the doctor,
hospital, police station, etc. and providing consistent support throughout the incident.
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For other questions and concerns that are not categorized as emergencies, the
facilitator is available in the office and email. Throughout the stay, office hours are
also scheduled to allow private meetings for students’ needs.
On-site orientation
The on-site orientation takes place during the first week of a student’s stay.
Orientation includes tours of Rome as well as practical information about life in the
city, including transportation, safety and local culture. The orientation is designed to
minimize adjustment difficulties upon arrival and gives students a chance to get to
know other participants in the program.
Housing
Accommodation is included in the total fee. Students are housed in shared
apartments, located in the center of Rome (Trastevere area) at a 20 minute walking
distance from Gustolab Institute. The comfortable, fully furnished apartments feature
multiple double occupancy rooms, bathroom and kitchen. Free Internet access is
available in each room. (To arrive to the GL Institute classrooms students follow
Viale Trastevere to Largo Argentina; a left onto Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Chiesa
Nuova where they find Via dei Banchi Nuovi where the offices and classrooms
are located. Students also have the option of taking the green #8 tram from Viale
Trastevere to Largo Argentina and then bus #64, 40 or 62 to Chiesa Nuova.)
Excursions
During the program, students have the opportunity to broaden their classroom
education through several organized excursions, which are included in the price of
the program. Overnight lodging, breakfast, entrance fees and transportation to and
from the excursion locations are included. Excursions include a 3-day excursion to
the South of Italy – Cilento Area.
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
ALL STUDENTS are offered social and cultural activities, including: Co-curricular
activities with specialized tutoring for 6 weeks and a 3-day excursion in the South of
Italy to the Cilento region with accommodation and meals included. All entrance fees
are included. Students also enjoy welcome and farewell group lunches/dinners.
The excursion to Cilento includes a visit to a water buffalo dairy farm certified by
the ICEA, the Italian Association for Organic Farming, to see the production of bufala
mozzarella and tasting; a private visit at a port with a fisherman to study the daily
import of fish to the region; a guided visit and dinner at a laboratory of pizza, home
of the anti-ageing pizza; a visit to an experimental and regional farm; guided tour to
the official library of Ancel Keys and museum of the Mediterranean Diet; professorguided tour of archaeological sites; a visit to the oldest botanical and medical gardens
in the city of Salerno.
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RE-ENTRY MATERIALS AND SUPPORT
Post-Program evaluation
GL Institute & UMass Amherst places great value on post-program evaluation
from students and their U.S. university faculty and administrators. At the end of
each session, students have the opportunity to evaluate their program through private
evaluation forms. These evaluations are submitted directly to the GL Institute &
UMass Amherst offices and ensure that students receive the best service possible.
Please view our most recent site visit and program evaluations authored by faculty
and study abroad staff:
http://www.gustolab.com/2009/faculty-comments/
Transcript
Upon completion of the academic session, an official transcript is sent to each
student’s home institution. GL Institute encourages students to discuss their academic
choices with home school advisors to determine how credits reflected on the transcript
might be transferred toward their degree plan.
Alumni network and professional development
opportunities
Students are encouraged to join alumni groups on Facebook for additional postprogram networking opportunities and resources.
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APPLYING TO THE CRITICAL STUDIES
ON FOOD IN ITALY SUMMER PROGRAM
Programs often fill before the deadline; therefore, students are encouraged to
apply early for the best chance of joining the program of their choice.
Application is available for download as of January 2012.
Please download the application and after completion send to Gustolab Institute
office:
umass2012summer@gustolab.com by 10 MARCH 2012
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