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Seaver and George Pepperdine College Alumni

International Program Alumni

Florence, Italy

Program History:

 

1985   First Florence pilot program takes place during the summer

 
1987   Florence, Italy was established as a yearlong study-abroad program, and the Villa la Macine, a leased facility, accommodated nearly 1,000 students during the years of its operation as a Pepperdine House.

 
1994   Pepperdine purchased the Villa Platoff and the Hotel Astor during the fall. -These adjoining buildings were completely renovated into the current villa.

 
1995   The newly purchased and renovated villa was renamed the Villa Di Loreto for Pepperdine benefactors Edward and Jill Di Loreto, and the program moved into its present location. The Residenza Tagliaferri, named in honor of Edward and Madeline Tagliaferri by the Tagliaferri Foundation, was formerly known as the Hotel Astor, and houses the Pepperdine students.

 
1995   Friends of Firenze was established to enrich the physical and educational resources of the Florence study-abroad program.
 

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