The Coccia Institute celebrated the achievements of deserving Italian majors and minors at our annual Italian Scholarships and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday, April 16th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Feliciano School of Business, Room 140. This event featured a student presentation by Language, Business, & Culture major by Sofia Moran, as well as a showcase of diverse Italian arias performed by talented students from the John J. Cali School of Music, under the direction of Professor Karen Driscoll. We would like to thank all who attended this year’s ceremony, including our generous donors (Coccia Foundation, the Inserra Family, Passaic Valley UNICO, Cavaliere Mary Ann Re, PhD, and the Italian American Club of Four Seasons at Great Notch). Many thanks to Prof. Gina Miele, the chair of the Scholarship Committee.
Passaic Valley UNICO Chapter Italian Studies Award for Study Abroad: Angela Sabetta
Coccia-Inserra Italian Student Internship − Fall 2025: Charvi Parashar
Inserra-Coccia International Italian Student Internship − Spring 2026: Charvi Parashar
The Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr. Memorial Intermediate Italian Scholarships: Evanna Daibes and Pierluigi Sirio
The Coccia Foundation Award for Italian MAT Candidate of High Achievement: Angela Sabetta
The Italian American Club of Four Seasons at Great Notch Student Achievement Awards: Collin Thompson and Ivan Podobed
The Cavaliere Mary Ann Re, PhD. Scholarship for Graduate Study in Italian: Angela Sabetta
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.
Please enjoy this web album from the 2025 Italian Scholarships and Awards Ceremony.
In case you missed it, here is the 2025 Italian Scholarship Ceremony Program.