{"id":767,"date":"2021-01-27T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/?post_type=student_work&#038;p=767"},"modified":"2021-01-27T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:07:10","slug":"class-of-2021-grace-quattrucci","status":"publish","type":"student_work","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/student_work\/class-of-2021-grace-quattrucci\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2021: Grace Quattrucci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Name<\/strong>: Grace Quattrucci\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Hometown<\/strong>:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Narragansett, Rhode Island\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Majo<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>r<\/strong>:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Communication Studies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Minors<\/strong>:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Film, Television and Digital Media<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; Writing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Class<\/strong>: Junior<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grace Quattrucci came to Texas Christian University in hopes of exploring a new environment filled with endless opportunities and perspectives. A native of Narragansett, Rhode Island, she was initially worried about moving far away from home. However, she now says that one of her favorite things about TCU is that people come from all over the country and world to attend TCU, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she knows that she is not alone.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a communication studies major, Quattrucci is an avid writer. She enjoys writing so much that she added <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as a second minor. Along with writing, she is minoring in film, television<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and digital media. Her choice <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to study these concentrations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> was made from a desire to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">earn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a well-rounded degree that encompassed all of the aspects she is interested in without being stuck in one area. She <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0now she feels comfortable in a variety of career paths, which puts her at ease with graduation approaching.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outside of classes, Quattrucci can be found around campus guiding tours for prospective students as a TCU Ambassador. She says the best thing about being an ambassador is meeting people from around the world and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">representing<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">her<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">university<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he says the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tour <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stop on campus that prospective students like seeing most is the Horned Frog statue between Sadler and Reed halls. Quattrucci always mentions to them that rubbing the statue before a test is a tradition and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can bring good luck. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cM<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">any of them try to get their luck in advance by rubbing the statue on their tour<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s so fun to see the excitement in their eyes about possibly coming to TCU<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quattrucci is <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">looking forward to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the next steps in her career, which she is getting started on with an internship at LIFT, a marketing agency in Fort Worth, where she works as a marketing strategist. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She specializes in s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">earch engine optimization<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a crucial part of marketing in the digital space, at her internship. Wo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">king at LIFT has <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">given her<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> real-life experience in the field she studies each day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quattrucci<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is excited about her future after TCU, she is already dreading the thought of leaving. Her time at TCU <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has been<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> filled with incredible memories, like cheering on the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">orned <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rogs at football games. Being from Rhode Island, she <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that football is not nearly as popular<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> there<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, so she loves experiencing how special game days are at TCU. As she looks forward to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the end of her college career<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, she is filled with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eagerness<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and determination <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to soak up every memory and experience she can before graduating.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for more information on the Communication Studies department.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[560,1120,1680,2240,2800,3360,3920,4480,5040,5600,6160,6720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":768,"template":"","class_list":["post-767","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sw_category-communication-studies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Class of 2021: Grace Quattrucci - Communication Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/student_work\/class-of-2021-grace-quattrucci\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Class of 2021: Grace Quattrucci - Communication Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Name: Grace Quattrucci\u00a0 Hometown: Narragansett, Rhode Island\u00a0 Major: Communication Studies Minors: Film, Television and Digital Media; Writing Class: Junior\u00a0\u00a0 Grace Quattrucci came to Texas Christian University in hopes of exploring a new environment filled with endless opportunities and perspectives. 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