Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is one of the more active departments within the University, and we encourage students to strengthen their knowledge and love of Italian culture by participating in our many activities. These activities are meant to facilitate interaction between faculty and students, and to promote appreciation and understanding of Italian culture, art, and lifestyle. To receive updated information on Italian activities please join our e-mail list.

SHEA HOUSE - ITALIAN

The Italian section in the brand new, state of the art Shea House provides a small, strictly selected number of students of Italian at UVA the unique opportunity to live for an academic year in an environment of total language and culture immersion. The Language House, together with the UVA Italian Department is the epicenter of Italian culture on campus. In close collaboration with the Department and the reorganizing 'Circolo italiano', it hosts and plans a variety of events and activities conceived by the students and supervised by the resident graduate language assistant and by the Italian faculty: an Italian film series, guest lectures, a weekly conversation table, food fests, and Italian prizes. These prizes reflect special achievements in Italian and are assigned every Spring semester at the Festa in Giardino, hosted in the beautiful garden of Pavilion VIII.

All University of Virginia undergraduate and graduate students and members of the Charlottesville community interested in Italian culture are welcome to participate in these events.

Please, click here for further information on the Shea House and here for an application form.

Shea House - FAQs

IL CIRCOLO ITALIANO

LA FESTA IN GIARDINO

LA TAVOLA ITALIANA