Franki Rudnesky

Franki Maria Rudnesky graduated summa cum laude from Saint Joseph’s University in 2018 with a BA in English and minors in Journalism and Italian. While at SJU, she was a cheerleader, an editor for The Hawk student newspaper, and a member of the Honors Program. She’s excited to use her experiences in the SJU Honors Program in her new role as a Graduate Assistant in Villanova’s Honors Program! After graduating from SJU, she worked as a Production Assistant at NBC10, an Instructional Aide in an elementary school, and most recently as a Staff Writer/Copy Editor/Fashion Vlog Host with The Hammonton Gazette, a local newspaper in South Jersey. Franki has always been interested in writing, reading, and education, and is really excited to be back in the classroom as a student of literature at Villanova. While at SJU, Franki enjoyed studying texts and contexts surrounding specific authors throughout history, as some of her favorite courses centered around one author, such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Oscar Wilde. She also enjoyed diving into literary theory and is interested in delving deeper while at Villanova. Along with literature and journalism, Franki has a love for creative writing, evidenced by her senior Honors thesis project: a collection of short stories called “Blue Town,” centered in a blueberry farming community based on her own hometown. When not reading, writing, or hanging out with her friends and family (including her dogs!), Franki’s interests include fashion, social media, travel, reality TV, Star Wars, fangirling over Harry Styles, and so much more!

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