In Early Fall 2024, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars launched the inaugural RC in Rome Study Abroad program to the UW Rome Center.
Two UW staff members accompanied twelve UW students to Rome, where they spent two weeks traversing and exploring miles and miles of history spanning thousands of years. The Robinson Center is home to a unique, tight-knit community of early-entrance UW students, and the RC in Rome program offers participants a unique opportunity to explore and stretch their sense of independence while also strengthening their existing relationships with each other. This year, the students delved deep into Multimedia Storytelling, led by faculty member Nicole Peters of the UW Department of English. From villas to ancient underwater ruins, from nights filled with tiramisu to early mornings catching Italy’s high-speed trains, there was not a dull moment while the RC students were abroad in Rome.