Congratulations to all!
The Awards Ceremony to be held on
Wednesday April 1, 2020 (5:30-7:30pm)
Please note that the recipients of the Columbian Foundation Scholarship (1 $2,000 award) and the Passaic Valley UNICO Scholarship will be announced separately, but will also be presented at our ceremony in April.
- The Columbian Foundation Student Internship for Spring 2020 ($1250): Alexis Ventre
- The Columbian Foundation Student Internship for Fall 2020 ($1250): Deanna DeCorte
- The Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr. Memorial Intermediate Italian Scholarships (2 $500 awards): Sergio Rivas, Jessica Pochek
- Coccia Foundation Award for Italian Student of High Achievement ($1,000): Cristina Latino
- Italian American Club of Four Seasons of Great Notch Student Achievement Award (2 $500 awards): Daniella Rodas, Nicole Venditti
- Coccia Foundation Merit Scholarship for new Language, Business & Culture Majors ($750 award): Gloria LoPiccolo
- Barbara Carbon Scholarship for Study Abroad in Italy ($1,000): Francesca Oliveri
- Coccia-Inserra and Inserra-Coccia Italian Student Internships for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 (2 $1000 awards): Francesca Oliveri, Britney Kyeremey
All applicants were deserving of support this year. If you did not receive an award, we invite you to consider applying for the other scholarships offered both on and off campus (for details see the department webpage).
The Italian Program is grateful to our generous donors for their support of the study of Italian language and culture, and we are pleased that these awards will be used toward tuition or study abroad experiences. Congratulations to the winners and best of luck to all for your future applications.