By Alice Adams Please note: this article includes a discussion of sensitive themes, including violence against women. “For the three months I studied abroad I saw enough art for three lifetimes. Paintings in the Belvedere Palace, statues in the Louvre, local sketches on the streets of Positano. Yet the one piece of art I remember... Continue Reading →
By Alice Adams The academic achievements of our Red Foxes in Italy don’t end after they return to the States; in fact, they often soar. Marist College is proud to honor this year’s set of students who were selected to participate in the competitive Marie and Rupert Tarver Internship Program. The program, geared toward those... Continue Reading →
Our newest graduates are launching themselves into the world and planning their next steps, whether that be further studies, a job opportunity, or the chance to take a proper break after this big achievement! Before Marist Italy’s 2024 graduates departed, we arranged for them to speak with four of our inspiring Marist Italy Alumni: Kate Dieringer,... Continue Reading →
https://www.theflorentine.net/2023/05/25/milestones-study-abroad-global-partnerships-florence-marist-ldm/ Study abroad is an integral piece of Florence’s cultural life, a continuation of Renaissance ideals that place knowledge and research at the forefront of the city’s lived values. Florence has long been a home for international collaboration, and the values of learning through lived experience of knowledge, curiosity, exchange, and the importance of global perspectives,... Continue Reading →
Nina Hsu ‘20 Marist Italy is lucky to have a talented group of international alumni, and Nina Hsu is one of them. After growing up in Taipei, Taiwan, Nina moved to Florence to study in the Marist BA program, majoring in Art Conservation and Art History. Nina was kind enough to answer some questions about... Continue Reading →
Giselle Canko ‘20 Giselle Canko feels likes Wikipedia page when people ask her where she’s from. As a first-generation Czech American who moved around a lot as a child, Giselle went to high school outside of New Orleans, and is currently living in South Florida. She now works at a textile company, where the company’s... Continue Reading →
Kip Gilbert ‘20 Marist Italy has an extensive list of successful alumni, and Kip Gilbert is one of them. Originally from Barrington, Rhode Island, Kip moved to Florence, Italy in 2017 to study Global Marketing Communications. He was only supposed to be in Florence for the entirety of his sophomore year, but after only being... Continue Reading →
Teagan O’Connor ‘17 Marist Italy is lucky to have such an accomplished group of alumni, and Teagan O’Connor is one of these students. She studied at Marist Italy from 2017 to 2020, earning a degree in Fine Arts. From there, she got a degree through Polimoda studying Trend Forecasting, which allowed her to remain in... Continue Reading →
It was nice to catch up with our Marist Italy Alumni Sydney Kysar and talk about her FFE experience. Why did you choose the FFE program? I wanted to learn art from the source!! Going to museums and being able to see a Botticelli or Caravaggio in person is more memorable than reading them in... Continue Reading →
Our Favorite Classes By Jean Hinkley, MA 2016-2017 Besides eating gelato, visiting museums, grabbing cappuccinos, and exploring the city with new friends, we do have classes to go to. Here is a sample of some favorite classes from our Marist Italy students: Hasion Gaston, FFE, 2016-2017 Favorite Class: Food & Culture What is the class... Continue Reading →
