BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD PADUA
ITALIAN STUDIES PROGRAM (IS)/ ITALIAN & EUROPEAN STUDIES PROGRAM (IES)
SPRING 2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
January
Sunday Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
24
26
27
28
29
30
25
SPRING SEMESTER ARRIVAL
IS / ES PROGRAMS
2:10 PM Group flight arrives in
VE
Students settle in with host
family
9:15 AM- 12:45 PM @ BU
PROGRAM WELCOME
GENERAL ORIENTATION
(Bring Passport, Consular Letter
and Hospitality document from
host family)
8:45 AM meet Mara @ Piazza
Garibaldi in front of Prada
Store
GROUP A: Post Office for
Permit of Stay
8:45 AM meet Mara @ Piazza
Garibaldi in front of Prada
Store
GROUP B: Post Office for
Permit of Stay
Lunch on your own
Student Food Disbursement
1:00 PM
Welcome Lunch
1:30-3:00 PM @ BU
ACADEMIC ORIENTATION
2:30 PM @BU
Practical Orientation
Cell phone purchase (Individually)
DINNER WITH HOST FAMILY
DINNER WITH HOST FAMILY
Cell phone purchase (Individually)
Cell phone purchase
(Individually)
February
Sunday Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
31
2
9:00 AM meet Prof. Baldelli @
PRADA STORE in Piazza
Garibaldi
For Visit to Palazzo Bo
3
4
5
6
1
9:30 AM @BU
SEMINAR 1 with Prof.
Gabriele Mancuso
11:30 AM @BU
Housing Orientation
2:00 PM @BU
SEMINAR 2 with Prof. Gadi
Luzzatto
7
BU COURSES BEGIN
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM @BU
ACADEMIC MEETING
University of Padua courses
PROGRAMS
TRIPPadua’s
Surroundings
11:30 AM @BU
SEMINAR 3 with Prof. Claudia
Baldelli
2:30 PM @BU
Discover hidden Padua with
Prof. Mariachiara Berizzi
8
9
COM FT 315: NO CLASS
SHA HF 323: CLASS BEGINS
10
11
12
13
20
Individual Academic Meeting
week (sign-up)
14
21
15
16
Individual Meeting week with
Student Affairs Coord.
(sign-up)
CAS AH 349: NO CLASS
17
18
19
12:30-2:30 PM
COM FT 315: VISIT TO THE
PRE-CINEMA MUSEUM + class
held regularly at 3:00 pm
CAS HI 263: on site class at
SHA HF 323: GUEST SPEAKER
VILLA GIUSTI
Prof. Diego Campagnolo
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
(Scrovegni and Archeological
Museum)
22
23
24
25
CAS RN 327: on site class
11:30 AM-12:15 PM
CAS LI 306: DANTE’s SEMINAR
(Prof. Laura Lenci)
10:00AM-12:00AM
PROGRAM VISIT TO THE
JEWISH HERITAGE OF PADUA
AND THE NEW JEWISH
MUSEUM (Mandatory for CAS
RN 327)
26
10:00-11:30 AM
CAS LI 212+CAS LI 306:
PADUA THROUGH FOOD AND
HISTORY
COM FT 315: NO CLASS
1:00 AM-1:45 PM
CAS LI 303: LAKHOUS’
SEMINAR (Prof. Laura Lenci)
CAS LI 354: GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. Laura Lenci
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
(Baptistery)
28
29
(JEWSH CEMETERIES)
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
(Palazzo della Ragione, St.
George’s Oratory and St.
Giacomo’s Chapel)
Student Food Disbursement
27
PROGRAM
TRIP TO
MODENA
March
Sunday Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
CAS HI 260: on site class
(THE VENETIAN PADUA)
Thursday
3
Friday
4
SHA HF 323: NO CLASS
SHA HF 323: COMPANY
VISIT
10
CAS HI 260: GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. Shaul Bassi
CAS LI 303: MIDTERM
CAS LI 111: MIDTERM
SHA HF 323: NO CLASS
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
(Ovetari Chapel)
17
11
Saturday
5
UNIVERSITY OF PADUA
COURSES BEGIN
6
7
8
9
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT (St.
CAS HI 263: QUIZ 1
Anthony Church, Donatello)
13
14
CAS HI 263: GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. Alessandro Portelli
15
CAS LI 212:MIDTERM
CAS LI 354: MIDTERM
CAS AH 349: MIDTERM
16
CAS HI 263: NO CLASS
CAS HI 259: MIDTERM
CAS RN 327: MIDETERM
COM FT 315: MIDTERM
22
23
CAS IT 344: MIDTERM
20
21
CAS LI 306: MIDTERM
SHA HF 323: GUEST
Individual Academic
Meeting week w/ Asst.
Acad. Director
(sign-up)
27
Easter
28
SPEAKER Dr. Luca Marcolin
24
CAS LI 354 + CAS LI 303:
ON-SITE CLASS (from 1 pm
to 5 pm)
Student Food Disbursement
29
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
BU closed
CAS HI 260: MIDTERM
SHA HF 323: MIDTERM
No BU classes
30
31
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
CAS HI 263: QUIZ 2
CAS IT 344: NO CLASS
(Scoletta di S. Giorgio)
CAS HI 260: NO CLASS
CAS LI 354: GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Matteo Strukul
12
COM FT 315: CLASS TRIP TO
VENICE “The Factory of
Seeing”
CAS LI 306: VISIT TO THE
ANCIENT LIBRARY
18
CAS HI 259+CAS HI 260:
CLASS TRIP TO VENICE
CAS HI 263: CLASS TRIP TO
TRIESTE
25
19
26
April
Sunday Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Global Days of Service
Month
3
4
CAS HI 263: GUEST
SPEAKER Prof. Carlo Fumian
5
6
11
7
12
CAS HI 260: GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. Federica Ambrosini
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT (S.
13
19
CAS LI 354: GUEST SPEAKER
Prof. Saveria Chemotti
14
9
2-DAYS
PROGRAMS
TRIP TO
RAVENNA
AND
URBINO
16
(Sala dei Giganti, Liviano
Palace)
15
CAS HI 259: CLASS TRIP TO
BELLUNO
CAS AH 349: CLASS TRIP TO
VENICE (Frari Church,
Accademia, S. Giovanni
Evangelista, S. Rocco Church)
20
21
22
23
CAS RN 327: NO CLASS
SHA HF 323: NO CLASS
SHA HF 323: COMPANY VISIT
28
Global Days of Service
CAS LI 354: FINAL EXAM
CAS LI 212 REVIEW BEFORE
FINALS
CAS HI 260: REVIEW
BEFORE FINALS
29
SHA HF 323: NO CLASS
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
CAS IT 344: EVENING- Opera at
the Fenice Theatre in Venice
18
8
2-DAYS
PROGRAMS TRIP TO
RAVENNA AND URBINO
Giustina Church
17
Saturday
2
SHA HF 323: COMPANY VISIT
Individual Meeting week
with Student Affairs Coord.
(sign-up)
10
Friday
1
CAS AH 349: CLASS VISIT
(Loggia e Odeo Cornaro)
24
25
26
27
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
BU Closed
CAS LI 354: REVIEW BEFORE
FINALS
SHA HF 323: REVIEW
BEFORE FINALS
CAS HI 259: REVIEW
BEFORE FINALS
CAS RN 327: REVIEW
BEFORE FINALS
Student Food Disbursement
30
BU CLASSES END
May
Sunday
1
Monday
2
NATIONAL CAS HI 259: FINAL EXAM
HOLIDAY
CAS IT 344: FINAL EXAM
Labor Day
8
9
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
CAS HI 260: FINAL EXAM
CAS AH 349: FINAL EXAM
CAS RN 327: FINAL EXAM
COM FT 315: FINAL EXAM
CAS HI 263: FINAL EXAM
CAS LI 306: FINAL EXAM
CAS LI 212: FINAL EXAM
SHA HF 323: FINAL EXAM
CAS LI 111: FINAL EXAM
CAS LI 303: FINAL EXAM
DEADLINE: submit receipts
for Cultural Reimbursement
11
12
10
Friday
6
Saturday
7
13
14
ISP / ESP
ENDS
AM
PROGRAM CHECK-OUT
University of Padua
FINAL EXAM WEEK
Cultural Reimbursements
distributed
MID- DAY
END OF PROGRAMS
CELEBRATION
STUDENTS
DEPART