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Business “Capstoners” build life skills and connections to AUR

Seniors in the Business Administration program wrapped up their “Capstoner” semester with an exciting field trip to the “Green Heart of Italy”, the Region of Umbria.  The trip, now in its third iteration, featured visits to businesses typical of the region, meetings with top managers, and a day o

AUR Alumnus leads top luxury tourism business

Alumnus Simone Amorico, owner of Access Italy, a top luxury tourism company with clientele including Oprah and the Obamas, returned to AUR recently to share his enthusiasm and experience in this rapidly expanding sector with students in Marketing for Travel and Tourism.

AUR Entertainment Forum: Kate Walsh

October 3rd saw the return of our annual Entertainment Forum, and we were delighted to welcome actress Kate Walsh as our guest of honor this year. 

Internship at Agriturismo Diacceroni

The Agriturismo Diacceroni is an organic farm in Peccioli, Italy located between Pisa, Siena, and Florence. It consists of a bed and breakfast, three farms, six ‘glamping’ tents, and one villa. Diacceroni is larger than your typical Agriturismo, hosting about 200 guests during its high season.

Internship at App to you

In the spring of 2018, I was fortunate enough to complete an internship at a company in northeast Rome. App to you is an agency that builds apps for businesses and has recently expanded into doing consultancy work in the Digital Marketing, website creation and traditional marketing fields.

Internship at BasicNet

Last summer, I was lucky enough to land an amazing internship at the company BasicNet, which is headquartered in Turin and publicly quoted in Italy.

AUR graduate ready for the soccer big leagues

This summer has been an exciting one for soccer fans - and, with his newly earned B.S. in Business Administration, graduate Michael Zaitz is celebrating his own soccer success working for the Major League Soccer National Sales Center (MLS-NSC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

AUR Global Fashion marketers - rebranding an Italian cult classic

Rebranding an Italian cult classic: Pickwick
AUR Global Fashion marketers bring on the Millennial touch for Italian apparel giant.

Business seniors building life-long connections - Rafting Marmore 2018

Business seniors building life-long connections to the AUR network
Rafting, hiking, and saving one another from the rapids - thanks in part to alumni funding.

Fashion Outlet Tourism: Rome’s world of affordable luxury. One student's experience.

Castel Romano Designer Outlet Tour

Fashion Outlet Tourism: Rome’s world of affordable luxury

by Camila Campuzano
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2019; Study Abroad Student at AUR