Pietro Lombardo

Pietro Lombardo of Frankford, N.J. is a Political Science major with an Italian minor. He has a 3.9 GPA. Pietro has been a Dean’s List student during all three semesters that he has completed, been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and is a member of the Honors Program.

Through his involvement in the Peer Facilitation program and Honors Development Group (HDG) on campus, and has assisted first-year students in their transition to college. As an Honors E-Board member Pietro is responsible for coordinating events in the Honors program and ensuring that students’ voices are being heard.

Pietro works at the Wyckoff YMCA Before/Aftercare program. In this position he is responsible for caring for children from grades kindergarten through fifth before and after they go to school for the day. The job entails assisting students with homework, joining them in games, ensuring that the students remain respectful around each other and adults, as well as other caretaking duties. As a YMCA employee he is able to aid elementary school students in an environment that promotes growth and thoughtfulness. Pietro aspires to go to law school post-graduation.

Awarded Scholarships

2019

Columbians of New Jersey Italian Studies Award Scholarship

A non-profit philanthropic organization, the Columbians Inc. of New Jersey is comprised of Italian-American business leaders and professionals. The organization has raised more than $1 million for scholarships, to relieve hardship, and for cultural and Italian heritage programs. The Columbians established this endowed fund at Ramapo in 1998 to support efforts on the Ramapo campus that “promote Italian history, language, and culture.” Since then the fund has supported a variety of programs such as lectures by Fulbright scholars, scholarships for students studying abroad in Italy, and an excursion for students to attend Italian Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City. An annual component of the program is the Italian Studies Awards.