California State University International Program Florence
THE CSU INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IN FLORENCE
The California State University International Program in Florence, founded
in 1966, celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2006. In its early
years it was housed in Fiesole, above Florence, in the Badia Fiesolana. Later,
the program moved to Piazza Independenza, first in a building on one side
of the piazza and later on the other. In 1996, the Program moved
again, this time to its present location on Via. G. Leopardi. The
CSU Program currently occupies two floors of a nineteenth century palazzo
situated near Piazza Beccaria, on the edge of the historical center, about
a 15 minute walk from the Duomo. Each year a faculty member from
one of the CSU campuses is chosen to direct the program and provide a
link between the students in Italy and the home institutions (the Resident
Director). Otherwise, a permanent staff takes care of student and
financial needs. The faculty, all local residents and mostly Italian,
are well qualified professionals in their respective areas and are drawn
from local universities and academies, in which many of them teach. CSU
faculty in Florence, like their counterparts in America, research in their
fields and publish books and articles. Several are internationally
known. Likewise, alumni of the program have made successful careers
in their chosen fields and many have become prominent. Many alumni
look back on their year in Florence as one of the most exciting of their
lives.
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