Presentation
The College of St. Luke – Armida Barelli recalls, in its double name, two important figures: St. Luke, medical evangelist, patron of doctors of medicine, and Armida Barelli, founder of the University together with Father Agostino Gemelli.
By placing the human person and his growth at the centre of its aims, the College aims to provide a favourable educational environment capable of offering Christian-inspired training processes, in keeping with the founding principles of the Catholic University and the Formative Project for Colleges.
The formative team proposes to apply the constituent elements of the formative project in everyday life:
- by encouraging the active and conscious participation of female students in the various activities promoted by the College itself, the intercollegiate bodies, the University and the Pastoral Centre
- by fostering a relational quality within the community and the University with a view to a genuine experience of community life;
- accompanying progressive empowerment through active engagement in commissions and in the various experiences proposed.
Together with the Management and the Representative of the EDUCatt Foundation, the Pastoral Assistant, through his activity and by participating in the life of the community, accompanies and guarantees a more complete proposal of Christian formation.
The College has single rooms with private bathroom, spread over the three floors of the “Istituto Adorazione del Sacro Cuore” building, in the immediate vicinity of the “A. Gemelli” General Hospital and the University Campus.
USE: female
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS: 48, mainly in single rooms with bathroom
E-MAIL: collegio.sanlucabarelli@collegiunicattolica.local
PHONE: 36661606 19
ADDRESS: Via della Pineta Sacchetti, 231 – 00168 Rome
What you will find in the facility
- Bed linen (with laundry service for a fee)
- Canteen service
What to bring from home
- Bath linen
- Fireproof winter blanket or duvet
Gallery
Institutional bodies
Management
Director: Sister Sandra Bonura
Deputy Director: Miss Maria Rita Gaia Livatino
Assistant Directors: Miss Asta Floriana, Miss Astarita Sara, Miss Giacomobono Lucia
Pastoral Assistant: Don Luca De Sanctis
EDUCatt representative: Rita Montrone
Studentpresident
President: Sofia Pavone
Vice-president: Roberta Moselli
Treasurer: Alexandra Brittelli
The President represents all the students, being the spokesperson to the College Management and the EDUCatt representative of their needs, proposals and aspirations. She sees to the orderly running of the College Assembly, chairs the College Organising Committee and is a member of the Inter-Collegiate Organising Council (IOC).
She fully shares the aims of the COI, and therefore promotes, together with it, cultural, spiritual, recreational and intercollegiate sports activities, with the aim of fostering experiences of relationship and community growth that are in line with the Formation Project.
Cultural Commission
Contact person and deputy: Chiara Cottone and Elisabetta Segreto
The cultural commission endeavours to implement all those proposals and activities that help each college and the college as a whole to mature in this specific formative area.
For this reason, its members discern together the cultural proposals that most help the collegiate students, present in that specific year, to mature:
- an intellectual attitude that goes beyond the boundaries of their own subject of study and their own Faculty, that opens up to reality in all its aspects;
- a capacity for critical reading of reality, in its values and ambiguities;
- an ever new search for truth illuminated by faith;
- a serious preparation, with a view to the responsible and competent assumption of one’s profession;
- a commitment to act as responsible subjects in the transformation of society;
- an openness to and appreciation of all cultures.
Examples of some areas of commitment
- making known the riches of our territory, its history and resources;
- encouraging information, attention to what is happening and its critical reading;
- highlighting certain anniversaries, celebratory days;
- promoting visits to museums and exhibitions;
- participation in theatre performances;
- enhancing and promoting the activities organised by the Office for Culture and Universities of the Vicariate of Rome;
- film forums;
- outings, pilgrimages, trips;
- in-depth studies on topical issues;
- at the same time offering opportunities to be together around reflection on issues of common interest, encouraging critical and informed thinking on the part of each.
Liturgical Commission
Contact person and deputies: Laura Di Pasquale and Alice Morreale
The boarding school is a clearly qualified environment for a confrontation with the Christian proposal. It proposes a path of experiential and intellectual maturation, in order to achieve a high moral profile and a harmonious integration between faith and life.
The liturgical commission endeavours to implement all those proposals and activities that help each collegiate and the college as a whole to mature in this specific area of formation.
It therefore works, in connection with the path proposed by the formation project, for the judicious and wise proposal of activities that promote it in the context of faith, bearing in mind the collegiate context with its needs and requirements for growth. The liturgical commission is responsible for promoting
- the adherence of the collegiate community to the faith journey proposals
- knowledge and deepening of the Word of God, the Magisterium of the Church;
- experiences of prayer, catechesis, liturgical celebrations;
- openness to universal values, to be made one’s own, to be translated into life and into concrete experiences to be shared, with a view to human brotherhood;
- knowledge of and participation in the initiatives of the local Church and the universal Church;
- synergy with the Athenaeum’s Pastoral Centre;
- stimulates and nurtures participation in the high times of the liturgical year, pilgrimages, retreats, Spiritual Exercises and, in general, all those forms that nurture community and growth in faith;
- the meeting and dialogue with witnesses of the faith or people living a different religious experience
- the coordination and animation of the various liturgical moments.
Charity Commission
Contact person and deputy: Francesca Manzo and Rossella Campioni
With a view to actively collaborating in the integral formation of the person, the College sees itself as a place that invites one to care for others, that shapes the generous gift of self. Particular significance is attributed to the possibility of letting people experience, starting from daily life, the free gift of one’s own time and resources, in constant attention to one’s neighbour, whoever he or she may be.
The Charity Commission endeavours to implement all those proposals and activities that help each collegiate and the college as a whole to mature in this specific formative area.
The Charity Commission therefore undertakes to
- promote the implementation of concrete acts of charity;
- help all girls rediscover the value of what they have and overcome a self-centred view of life;
- educate to sobriety, care for things and people, respect for the environment and creation, for work and the dignity of persons;
- try to offer the collegiate community the possibility of coming into contact with realities of solidarity; make known, collaborate and support some volunteer realities (radiotherapy department, community of Sant’Egidio, Villetta della Misericordia, Cuamm, Casa Betania…);
- live and stimulate a sapiential reading of needs, help each one to grow in the co-responsibility of taking charge of them;
- takes into account the needs of the territory, the hospital, the parish;
- takes to heart what is happening in the world and promotes attention to it;
- promote solidarity and mutual aid within the college, among its various members and towards those who share everyday life with us
Recreational Commission
Contact person and deputy: Lucia Panzarino and Sara Brancaccio
The Formative Project recognises in the encounter with the other a constitutive element of being oneself and a precious opportunity to grow in humanity.
The Recreational Commission works to implement all those proposals and activities that help each collegiate and the college as a whole to mature in this specific formative area.
For this:
- it ensures that everyone can discover, by experiencing it, the beauty and richness of the encounter with the other, of being together in the gratuitousness of relationships;
- it educates and offers tools to nurture, in co-responsibility, a serene, family atmosphere, where everyone finds space, listening, the possibility of knowing and being known;
- stimulates one to value and welcome oneself and others, bearing in mind one’s wealth, limitations and needs;
- it offers opportunities for recreation, fun, joy that intrigue and stimulate, that help to take a balanced break from the fatigue of study and to find refreshment and communion;
- offers spaces and opportunities for fraternity, listening, exchange;
- it coordinates the organisation of boarding school moments on special occasions, both those of tradition (Festa delle laureande, Christmas dinner, secret santa …), and those fuelled by the girls’ creativity and proposals;
- makes herself available in the preparation of convivial moments;
- knows how to be creative and proactive, makes sure everyone is involved;
- animates through various activities, so as to meet the different needs: singing, dancing, board games, decorations, cooking competitions and much more, with the aim of involving and being involved, in an atmosphere of cheerfulness and light-heartedness.
Logistics/Housing Commission
Contact person and deputy: Claudia Cuttaia and Marianna Nicodemi
Life in boarding schools involves experiencing co-habitation and daily encounters with other people. The environments, the tools, every logistical-housing aspect contribute to creating a familiar, welcoming environment, capable of stimulating belonging and fraternity.
The logistical-housing commission, taking care of the management of the common areas, endeavours to implement all those proposals and activities that help each collegiate and the college as a whole to mature in this specific formative area.
- takes care of things and environments so that they may be welcoming to all;
- takes care to ensure that what is needed is not missing and that purchases/replenishments are made;
- coordinates the rota and cooperation regarding certain shared activities (taking care of the rooms, using the washing machine …);
- takes care of the instructions and information to be given regarding the use of tools and environments;
- also pays particular attention to environmental education (waste separation, not wasting but sharing and reusing, revaluing simple or recycled materials, etc.);
- makes herself available in furnishing, decorating, preparing environments in view of festivities, parties, boarding school events;
- is creative and proactive in identifying solutions to problems/needs related to the use of rooms.
Social/Communication Commission
Contact person and deputy: Alessandra Gaeta and Francesca Chicoli
Information and communication are two privileged tools for nurturing belonging, for allowing inclusion and a shared pathway, for spurring, encouraging, supporting and accompanying. Also to enhance what is proposed and experienced and to generate gratitude and hope.
The social-communication commission works to implement all those proposals and activities that help each collegiate and the college as a whole to mature in this specific formative area.
It works to create a virtual bridge to share our daily college life, the activities carried out, the milestones and important moments of the formation project.
- The members of the committee participate in the various activities, collecting photos/articles and content to be shared on the social pages, creating a veritable treasure trove of memories and insights accessible to all;
- They take care of the creation of the college yearbook;
- They collaborate in the drafting of articles and the Mission Statement;
- They ensure that the various initiatives of the extended college community are disseminated, publicised and enhanced.
Sports Commission
Contact person and deputy: Attanasio Sara and Policriti Desiree
The practice of sport, and more generally education for a healthy and balanced lifestyle, represents an important and indispensable educational pathway, a privileged channel for experiencing certain virtuous behaviours and for the internalisation of certain values that are fundamental to a person’s psychophysical balance.
The sports commission endeavours to implement all those proposals and activities that help each college and the college as a whole to mature in this specific training area.
- It is concerned with creating opportunities that promote sport and health;
- It offers opportunities for training, individual and group sports experiences;
- It takes care of information regarding fees and subscriptions;
- enhances the presence of the Educatt gym, with the possible involvement of a personal trainer or sports specialists;
- Stimulates and proposes the offer of specific courses;
- It accompanies and supports the IOC sports for the realisation of the collegiate games, managing the training sessions to make them effective and functional, stimulating participation, co-responsibility and involvement of all;
- It undertakes to prepare and look after the material, venues and uniforms needed for these activities. It takes care that these are respected and returned;
- It ensures that sport preserves the moral, spiritual and educational aspects that it embodies and which must remain intact. It ensures that inclusion, respect and communion are privileged objectives and are not threatened by unfair competition.
Intercollegiate Organising Council
Chiara Gagliardi and Annachiara Strafella
Intercollegiate activities, promoted in a climate of collaboration with the other Colleges, represent an important moment of sharing and confrontation.
Every year, a number of representatives are elected at the assembly, who take part in the Inter-Collegiate Organisational Council (C.O.I.), made up of various representatives (collegiate COI members, President and Vice-President of both the In Campus Colleges and the In Town Residences, a Pastoral Assistant, an EDUCatt representative).
The C.O.I. organises cultural events, trips, parties and sports activities that make the collegiate experience unique and provide unforgettable moments.
Mission Statement
Educational Project
Social
Where
The College is located in Via della Pineta Sacchetti 231 – 00168 Rome.