What Are the Global Gateways? Notre Dame’s Global Presence Offers Resources for Undergraduate Students
Growing up in Austin, TX, with the city’s large Spanish-speaking population, Natalie Reysa ‘21 developed a passion for learning the Spanish language. …
After Raphael: In conversation with David Mayernik and Ingrid Rowland
David Mayernik and Ingrid Rowland on Via Giulia, Rome, near the site of Raphael's planned residence. In April 2021, scholars…
New research pieces together Piranesi’s books — from the backs of drawings
While early modern artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi has been principally known for his drawings and etchings of ancient Rome, new research from Heather Hyde Minor, professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, reinterprets Piranesi’s artistic oeuvre by flipping the works over and reading what is written on...
A Semester, Interrupted: International Student Stories
As the pandemic first exploded in the United States in early spring, international students had to make a tough call: Should they find a way to stay on campus or return…
From Brazil to Rome: A Notre Dame student’s experience with the new study abroad locally program
In early July, Nicole Marinho Vieira Weiss found…
Students stay connected to Rome through virtual internships
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing institutions to define new ways to stay connected and engaged, like using technology to overcome physical boundaries. Notre Dame students who studied abroad in Rome have also been affected by this new normal. Despite the physical distance, the Rome Global Gateway has…
Connected to Rome: Spring 2020 student continues internship virtually
Margaret (Maggie) Dosch ‘21, originally from South Bend, Indiana, is an art history and Italian studies major with a minor in studio art. During the spring 2020 semester, she served as…
A painting a day keeps COVID-19 away
Though travel is not currently possible due to the global pandemic, Professor of Architecture at the Rome Global Gateway Ettore Mazzola has found a unique and beautiful way to transport his students across Italy during the quarantine.…
Human Lines: Unveiling refugee experiences through a new web documentary
Danait, an Eritrean refugee, courageously shares her experience integrating into her new home in Italy. (Photo taken by Max Hirzel, Human Lines photographer.)…
The Advocate: Amid quarantine, Notre Dame undergrad aids Italian healthcare workers
Paolo Mazzara ’23 moved to the U.S. from Italy with his family two years ago, a move he said was part of a long-term family plan. His father studied in the states as an undergrad, and always intended to bring his family here from their home in Monza, a city...
How the Rome Global Gateway responded to the COVID-19 crisis
Three weeks before Italy went on lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Rome Global Gateway (RGG) was preemptively taking drastic measures to protect its study abroad…
Meet Jaime Signoracci: NDI's travel security and risk management expert
In June 2014, a plane landed hard at the Kabul International Airport. It was after dark and the flight crew needed medical attention. The plane suffered…
Immersive introduction to the Spring 2020 semester
James Lengen ’21, a graduate student in the School of Architecture’s Path A - M.ADU Program,…
From 'ciao' to 'esperta': Language Mixers spark student integration
Natalie Pratt ’22 is an architecture student, originally from Niles, Michigan. On campus, she sings in the Notre Dame Folk Choir and is a member of the…
A Future for the Past: Notre Dame researchers help Italian church communities address seismic risks
Given Italy is prone to seismic activity, determining how to prioritize the protection of buildings can be complicated. Notre Dame researchers are helping Italian dioceses tackle this problem by completing a seismic risk assessment of 72 churches, some of which are thousand of years old, throughout the country.
Searching through the Vatican Archives: Rose Luminiello presents her project on Irish religious women in the Anglophone world
Rose Luminiello The Rome Global Gateway will be hosting researcher Rose Luminiello during the academic year 2019-2020. Luminiello will be staying at the Rome…
London’s Squares, and Rome’s Piazzas: the University of Notre Dame’s architecture in Europe
Rome’s skyline When Margaret Derwent Ketcham was a third year student of architecture in Rome, the predominant palette of the city was a terracotta orange. Today, the hue…
Year abroad helps Italian major develop language skills, discover senior thesis topic, and strengthen connection to family heritage
Gianna Van Heel’s time studying abroad while at Notre Dame was immersive and comprehensive — the nearly yearlong experience included coursework, research, an internship, and embracing the Italian way of life. She knew it was the best way to truly learn another language. Van Heel, who won the College of Arts...
A community of layers: Discovering Notre Dame, in Rome
The Rome Global Gateway, one of five operated by Notre Dame International, focuses on providing students and scholars research opportunities, taking advantage of the unique combination…
Home away from home: A Rome International Scholar talks about life with her host family
Beatrice Hall is currently studying in Rome as part of the Rome International Scholars program. Every day after class, she takes the metro at Colosseo and gets off at Flaminio station. She then walks across the…
Off the beaten path: Two scholars in Rome explore the city through marathon training
Matthew Canonico, running in front of the Colosseum Matthew Canonico is studying in Rome with the Rome…
An immersive experience: How a study abroad student in Rome learned a new culture through playing water polo
Christopher Kreienkamp was in sixth grade when he first started to play water polo, and he never left the sport. He is currently one of the captains of the …
The Inspired Leadership Initiative explores Rome
Evon “Terry” Vogt and Maureen Toner are part of the first cohort of fellows to go through Notre Dame’s Inspired Leadership Initiative (ILI). The group visited Rome for a full week of academic, cultural, and spiritual engagement.…
An international student’s perspective: Tackling my first American football season
Nicole Lee is a Greater China Scholar and part of the class of 2022. Originally from Malaysia, Lee grew up in Kuala…
Traveling internationally for Notre Dame? There’s a registration for that.
The University urges faculty and staff traveling abroad for work to register the travel at ndi-tr.nd.edu. Registration is mandatory for undergraduate students traveling internationally on University-sponsored travel, and is strongly encouraged for graduate students,…
Notre Dame, international since the beginning
Since its inception, the University of Notre Dame has been a global school. It was founded by a French priest and brothers in 1842 with money raised in Europe, and as soon as 1850 was enrolling international students. In the decades that followed, more than 100 students would come…
The cinematic and literary representation of Italian postwar architecture
Alberto Lo Pinto is a Mellon Post-doctoral scholar in Italian Studies at the Rome Global Gateway through December 2018. Born and raised in Rome, Lo Pinto moved to…
How a study abroad experience changed Mathew Morico’s course of study
If anyone would have asked Mathew Morico when he was a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” He would have answered “an engineer.” So when it was time for him to enroll, Morico picked the University…