Rome Campus
Trinity College's Rome Campus is located on Aventine Hill, one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, in Rome, Italy. It is the center for Trinity's study away program in Rome, established in 1970 by Trinity professor Michael Campo '48, Hon. L.H.D.'96. Much of the funding for its development came from the Cesare Barbieri Endowment for Italian Culture.
The campus contains classrooms, housing, courtyards, a dining hall, and a library, as well as access to a local gym and swimming pool. The program is open to both Trinity students and students from other American universities and typically takes place over one semester.
Campo wanted students to be academically challenged while being fully immersed in Italian culture. The Rome location was ultimately picked over other Italian cities like Florence because Campo believed Rome lent itself more towards immersion, with fewer foreign tourists and easier assimilation. Courses focus on the humanities and social sciences, and are often taught by Trinity professors.
Sources
Trinity Reporter, Fall 2015.
Transitions: A History of Trinity College Rome Campus (1995) by Alicia Linda Mioli, pp. 26-27.