Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A Minute with Minutillo

Creative. Perfectionist. Competitive. This is Stephanie Minutillo in three words.

This may seem like an exaggeration, but to this UNC Chapel Hill sophomore, it is a perfect definition. She is a journalism anbd mass communications major, with a focus in either public relations or advertising, who is also considering majoring in studio art.

Stephanie grew up in New Jersey until the age of fifteen. She gets told that she should be on Jersey Shore on a regular basis, since she is both from New Jersey and of Italian heritage.

Freshman year of high school, she moved to Wilmington and stayed there until coming to Chapel Hill.

Unlike many other journalism and mass communication students, Stephanie doesn't do much blog reading. She does keep up with Twitter and Facebook. She has also found a new love in Pinterest. This probably comes from her passion for shopping.

As the licensing chair for Tri Delta, she is able to translate her passion and creativity into t-shirts for the sorority's many events. She has to design the shirts and work with t-shirt companies to give the sorority what it needs.

"I've been getting really good experience with dealing with people," she said.

Her creativity isn't just limited to t-shirt designs, however. In her basic design class, she created a book box, which she described as "perfect."

Her drive to be perfect translates into a competitive spirit. "I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best at what I do."

Stephanie recently applied to a study abroad opportunity for Italian-Americans, which features an all expenses paid trip to Italy for the awardee. In her application, she cited her passion for art and culture. In March, she will found out if she got it.

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