News and information relative to the Rome Campus.
Each academic year, a group of 24 determined, dedicated Assumption sophomores take part in the SOPHIA Program: the Sophomore Initiative at Assumption. For ten years, the program has sparked important conversations among students while teaching them important lessons about life’s meaning, purpose...
Students studying at Assumption’s Rome Campus this spring semester had the experience of a lifetime last Friday, March 8, when Pope Francis visited the campus’ local parish, the Church of San Pio V. The students, along with faculty and some family members who were visiting students at the Rome ...
What is something you can do in Worcester, Massachusetts and in Rome, Italy? Answer: Experience an Assumption campus!This spring, two groups of undergraduate students who participated in the SOPHIA Program spent a week in the Italian capital on the program’s annual capstone study tour led by P...
For many students, studying in Rome is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience another culture and walk in the footsteps of emperors and gladiators. Assumption has created a unique study abroad experience where the city becomes the classroom for the spring, fall and four-week summer ...
Another semester has begun at the Assumption campus in Worcester and in Rome, where an at-capacity group of students have begun to explore one of the world’s oldest cities as it serves as a living classroom. Lauren Salerno ’20, an organizational communications major from Peabody, is already enjo...
Assumption SOPHIA (SOPHomore Initiative at Assumption) Program has been recognized with a Best Practices in Mission Integration Award by the Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU). The SOPHIA Program was the top ranked program in its category....
Assumption President Francesco Cesareo signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Italy on March 7 with the Augustinians of the Assumption to establish a Rome campus, with classes to begin in spring 2013.The agreement is the culmination of three years of exploration and discussions t...
Assumption students and those from other colleges and universities now have the opportunity to pursue liberal arts studies in the heart of Rome at Assumption’s new campus. Seven Assumption students are studying in Rome this semester with two Assumption faculty members, and the campus can acco...
While “Villino Duffault,” Assumption’s Campus in Rome, Italy, is usually home to undergraduates spending their fall or spring semesters abroad, this summer, Rome, as well as several other Italian cities, became a classroom for students in the MBA program.From June 4- July 3, a ...
Assumption has been named to the Top 50 Colleges for Study Abroad Programs, according to a recent study conducted by LendEDU, an online resource for students researching various higher education financial aid options. Colleges and universities on this list were chosen based on locations, &...
Assumption University’s Rome campus has been named one of the 10 "best study abroad programs in America” by the independent college rankings journal Best College Reviews.Calling it one of “the most desirable study abroad opportunities” in the United States, Best College Reviews noted tha...
