Scholarships and Honors

 

Scholarships
The Italian Cultural Center of St. John’s Scholarships for students who major in the language and who study abroad in Rome, Beato Giacomo Foundation Scholarship, The Italian Genealogical Group Scholarship, United Pugliesi Federation Scholarship, American of Italian Heritage scholarship, Unico National Scholarship, NIAF Scholarship for Italian Americans, NIAF Scholarships for students of Italian Language, and more…
 

Gamma Kappa Alpha
The Gamma Kappa Alpha Chapter at St. John's University was founded by Professor Gaetano Cipolla, Professor Emeritus of Italain, in 1984.  Professor Russo is presently the coordinator of the Honor Society.

The Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society is a society formed to acknowledge superior scholastic performance in the field of Italian language, literature and culture, and is open to membership at institutions of higher learning in the United States and Canada.

The Society encourages college students to acquire a greater interest in, and a deeper understanding of, Italian culture, art and history. The organization recognizes outstanding undergraduate scholarship in the field of Italian by inducting meritorious students into the St. John's Chapter of the prestigious National  Gamma Kappa Alpha Award.  Scholarships are offered by the National Chapter on an anual basis.

Application requirements:
Completion of 2 Italian courses over level 4 (2040); Students must be in their junior year; Application requirements:

Completion of 2 Italian courses over level 4 (2040);

Students must be in their junior year;

Overall GPA of 3.0;

GPA in Italian of 3.5;

Students must demonstrate a commitment to fostering Italian cultural events on campus

Applications for Spring induction will be available at the GLCC (Italian pod, SJH, 104) and may be left off at the GLCC beginning in January.

For further information and an application for membership, please contact:

Professor Russo
russof@stjohns.edu

Professor Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander, Secretary-Treasurer
Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society
Nazareth College of Rochester, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14618-3790
Or call (716) 586-2525, Extension 499

Officers of the Society
Professor Mariquita Noris, Temple University, President
Professor Roberto Severino, Georgetown University, Vice President
Professor Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander, Nazareth College of Rochester, Secretary-Treasurer

Board of Directors
Mario Aste, University of Lowell
Mia Cocco, University of Georgia
Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, Princeton University
Glen Pierce, University of Missouri
Rinaldina Russel, Queens College, CUNY
Ugo Skubikowski, Middelbury College