The student organization, Student Activities Committee (STUAC), operates a number of services, funds facilities, and funds various activities throughout the year. Student services will be available to students shortly after their arrival at the College. You may want to take a look at the facilities here at the college to determine what equipment or supplies you should bring.
KNAC
A student-run store has reasonable prices on often-used items, such as stationery and school supplies, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, tissues, shaving cream, razors, snack foods, American coffee, and cleaning supplies. While there is not as wide a variety of brand names as may be found at a local store, there is a good array of items at prices competitive with Roman stores. Students may wish to bring personal stationery such as thank you cards and greeting cards. Although a good variety of personal stationery is available at local stores, English language cards for birthdays, holidays, etc. can be hard to find. While KNAC does not carry everything a seminarian needs, it is convenient option for many of the day-to-day items such as toiletries and snacks.
N.B. If a student wishes to use a specific brand of a toiletry item, then supplies should be shipped as specific brands may be hard to find.
To give you an idea of what you can buy at KNAC, we’ve taken a photo of each section of the store. Click on any of the thumbnail photos to launch a slideshow of the KNAC shelves.
Student Lounge
Italian newspapers as well as “The International Herald Tribune” and “USA Today” are available in the Lounge. A television room is available for DVD and VHS videos. American news is often shown after lunch, and there is often a movie in the evening. VHS cassettes and DVDs from North America are compatible with the equipment. The lounge has a Foosball table, ping pong table, and 2 dart boards that are often used by seminarians. The Lounge has an extensive movie library and sells soft drinks, beer, snacks, ice cream, and other refreshments several times a day. It also sells Vatican postage stamps, city bus tickets, international phone cards, and photocopy cards.
The Fifth Floor Kitchen
The fifth floor kitchen and patio are used for a variety of functions. The kitchen is a new facility that can be signed out by seminarians for meals that they would like to cook. Different foods can be purchased at grocery stores or outdoor markets nearby. It is also used for class dinners and other small meals and social gatherings. In addition, on each residential wing there is also a small kitchen available for seminarian use.
The College Theater
The college theater is used on a regular basis for formation and rector’s conferences. It is sometimes used to show movies and is also home to the beloved New Man Show.
The St. Joseph Wood Shop
The wood shop has been recently renewed and revitalized. It has many power tools and equipment and also a limited stock of wood for use in student projects. A number of students have constructed lofts, cabinets, and shelves for their rooms in the shop.
Updated 26 March 2012
