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JCU at Vatican City Fall Semester This study abroad program offers students the opportunity to live in Rome and attend school in Vatican City while earning John Carroll University credits. Students are able to take up to 18 credit hours at the Pontificia Università Urbaniana, to fulfill the requirements of the new and old JCU academic cores. Courses Offered (3 cr. each): • AH 431: Sixteenth Century Art in Rome: Mannerism to Counter Reformation • HS 296: Century of Italian History (1870-1992) • TRS 321: History of the Papacy • IC 163: Women in Italian Society through Literature and Film • PL 285: African Philosophy • PL 230: Christian Thinkers • PL 302: Introduction to Ethics • All Levels of Italian Internships While Abroad The Bishop Pilla Program gives the opportunity to participate in internships while abroad. Students from all different disciplines will be able to work for a local firm, gaining new skills and important on-the-job experience. Internships are Currently Offered with: • S.A.L. Solidarity with Latin America • MAB.q Agenzia di Comunicazione • Università Roma 3 • Aleteia Italia S.r.l. • Urbaniana University • We the Italians • Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Art History) Service Opportunities While Abroad Another great way for students to immerse themselves in Italian culture is to engage in weekly service. This will allow students to have a more in-depth understanding of the city and its culture. Service Partners Include: • S.A.L. Solidarity with Latin America • The Community of Sant’Edigio • Ospedale del Gesù Bambino "My internship turned out to be the best place for practici Italian. My coworkers were so helpful an encouraging that I left Rome a whole lot more confident in my skills. We still keep touch! What's more, now employers see especially interested in my time spent in Rome. It's impressive, and so worth it.” Barbara Sychla ‘1 “My internship with We the Italians was an exciting chanc for me to combine my daily experience living abroad with professional opportunity that would be a benefit to me lon after my semester ended. Writing and editing my column gave me the chance to harness real skills and meet requirements and deadlines, while giving me the platform to use my unique voice as an American student in Italy. I had fun sharing my stories and personal takeaways from my time abroad and, thanks to my internship, felt confident expressing myself to an appreciative audience.” Anna Stein ’16 “I interned with Catholic news organization Aleteia worki to develop their new geo-location trave service. Much of my work included research writing and social media marketing, which directly relates to my intended career path. Just being able to I have completed an international internship in Rome has already done so much for me in terms of getting an interview or being offered an internshi employers were amazed to hear about work experience! Plus, it added a whole different layer to time studying abroad.” Malone Ryan ‘17 “My internship with Pontificia Università Urbaniana was a incredible experience. Working with Don Roberto Cherubini, Director of the Office for External Relations, I developed experience in social media and integrated marketing. While there, I developed their Facebook page and connected with alum of the university on a regular basis. Through my experien at Urbaniana I developed skills that will help me in my fut career path.” Maria Pangori ‘17
