About SUF

Location
Syracuse University in Florence is ten-minute walk from the historic city center, situated on and around Piazza Savonarola. The campus is surrounded by a lovely residential neighbourhood, well serviced by a variety of local shops and businesses.

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	Villa Rossa Piazza Savonarola 15 50132 Florence Italy
	Annex Piazza Savonarola 13 50132 Florence Italy
	Villino Via dei Della Robbia 116 50132 Florence Italy
	Studio Arts Piazzale Donatello 21 50132 Florence Italy
	School of Architecture Piazzale Donatello 25 50132 Florence Italy

Campus
The SUF Campus is comprised of five buildings all within a five-minute walking distance. Behind the Villa Rossa, the main administrative building, lies a beautifully landscaped Tuscan garden that connects to the the Villino, home of the SUF library.

History
Celebrating nearly fifty years of existence, SUF is one of the oldest study-aborad programs in Italy. In 1959, the first thirty Syracuse University students came by ship to study in Florence. The first program was housed in the family estate of Conte Mario Gigliucci, currently the Villa Rossa, and SUF has been there ever since.

Faculty & Staff
SUF employs 22 administrative staff and approximately 60 faculty.

Academics
• Over 120 classes each semester for undergraduate students

Graduate Program in Renaissance Art

• Departments:

	Architecture
	Art History
	Humanities, Social Sciences & Business
	Italian Language & Culture
	Studio Arts

• Students may choose to participate in the internship program and earn from 1 to 3 credits per semester.

• Class-related field studies offered almost every weekend to numerous locations in Italy.

Academic Resources
• SUF offers comprehensive technological resources, including a computer lab with 40 PCs in the Villa Rossa and 4 PCs in the architecture studios. All computers have access to the Internet, Windows XP, Office XP and AutoCAD XP. Wireless is available to all students.

• The SUF library contains 12,000 items including books, DVDs, videos and periodicals. Students can access the catalogue on-line.

• A digital image archive with 8,000 catalogued images and a slide library with nearly 5,000 slides are available in the media lab.

• The Writing Center offers one-on-one tutorial for students who need help with essays.

Students
• During the fall/spring semesters, the student body is on average comprised of 320 undergraduates and 15 graduates.

• 30% of the student body comes from Syracuse University.

Student Life
• Extracurricular Activities are offered to provide a better understanding of the Italian culture. Activities include cooking classes, wine & oil tasting, soccer, Italian-English conversation exchange etc.

• Volunteer program: Students can break cultural barriers by adhering to the story-telling volunteer program, where students introduce English books to Italian school children.

• A full-time staff member provides acculturation counseling and medical referrals.

• A medical doctor is available on campus once a week.

Housing
• 80% of our students live with Italian families. Most architecture students live in apartments.

• Over 165 Florentine families work with SUF to provide students with a home away from home.

Featured Events
• SUF organizes each semester a series of lectures that promote a better understanding of Italian history, society and culture.

• Special events not only help students immerse themselves into the Italian culture and society but are also a way of giving back to the community.

Publications
• The Villa Rossa Series: Intercultural Perspectives on Italy and Europe” is A SUF book series written by SUF faculty and professional staff.

• Villa Rossa Voice is a newsletter for students, faculty and staff.

Mission Statement
Syracuse University in Florence aims to provide the highest quality academic program to undergraduate and graduate students, helping them to engage themselves fully with Italian life and culture. SUF believes that encountering and understanding another culture helps students to gain a deeper sense of self as they widen their mindset through the constant challenge of questioning one's own positions, values and beliefs. The outcome is a more well-rounded person, ready to embrace the "other" more readily and to be able to live in a more diverse world.

SUF is a university that does not serve only its students, but is also committed to giving back to the community, the city of Florence. Special academic and extra-curricular activities that benefit the city and its citizens are organized in collaboration with Florentine institutions, contributing to the already rich cultural life of the city. This active community therefore benefits both the city of Florence and the hosted institution, SUF, by providing the opportunity for mutual cultural enrichment.

Tuition & Fees
Go to SU Abroad's web-site for information about tuition & fees:
http://suabroad.syr.edu/programs/florence/cost.asp

How to Apply
Students apply directly to SU Abroad's office.
Go to the following web-site for further information:
https://suabroad.syr.edu/applications/