Mission Statement:
The Ferrucci Institute endeavors to facilitate globally valuable educational experiences inherent in Italy's story and fabric and to promote a new and broader understanding of the country's intellectual and creative potential. This aim is achieved by making the Italian experience, in its aesthetic and intellectual qualities, a centerpiece and common ground for a diverse community of thinkers coming from various disciplinary, professional, and generational perspectives from within and outside academia.
“The bridge of the Ferrucci Institute symbolizes the link between Chapman and Italy,
between fields of knowledge, and between generations. Furthermore, it evokes the journey
into the unknown that we must undertake for higher learning to occur and for discovering
what connects us across divides.”
–Dr. Federico Pacchioni
The Ferrucci Institute aligns with Chapman University’s mission: “to provide personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical and productive lives as global citizens.”
