Hometown: Norwalk, Connecticut

Major: Theater, Writing and

Rhetoric
On any given day Emma can be found in the
Fine Arts Center reciting lines from Shakespeare
for class or rehearsing for one of URIs main-stage
productions. This summer, instead of basking in
the glow of the spotlight shell be standing under
the low-watt fluorescents of a local grocery store
in her hometown of Norwalk, Connecticut.

Emma Sacchetti '15

Emma has worked a different entry-level

position every summer since high school. I will say that having real world job
experience really makes the whole Grad School thing seem a lot more appealing.
Emma tells us with a laugh, a couple tears and one lengthy groan.
Emma credits URI with giving her the skills to work with the diverse cliental
that Stop & Shop brings. In my courses we talked about what skills are required to
be successful in a global marketplace but I never anticipated that those skills would
help me in an actual marketplace. In addition to her theater professors, Emma
attributes her impressive communication skills to the generosity of her writing
instructors. Although they never taught her to separate fresh from frozen, the
esteemed Writing Faculty inadvertently prepared her for this job opportunity.
Emma is a girl with planshe feels confident that her parents will allow her
to live with them long after graduation. Having established herself as a favorite
bagger in her past job, Emma plans on challenging herself by taking on more shifts
behind the cash register. When asked about her experienced behind the cash
register she says, Uh, yeah, I really like the show extreme couponing but when
youre behind the counter its not as entertaining. Expect greatness from this big
thinker!

Tags: Writing and Rhetoric, Theater, Stop & Shop