Grace Michels Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Coordinated and developed the Knights of Color mentorship program for First-year and incoming students of color focusing on recruitment, social support strategies, and sustainable methods to further boost academic success and retention.• Supported the mission of the Dr. Patricia Carver Office of Identity and Inclusion to develop and educate Bellarmine students, faculty, and staff on the power of their identities and their impact on the global community through implementing programmatic events.• Served as an advocate on behalf of underrepresented populations, while promoting diversity, and encouraging community members to challenge their own personal narratives.• Organized with internal and external partners the first MLK Week at Bellarmine centered on the theme of ‘social responsibility in light of Civil Rights movements’.• Developed a stronger understanding of the mission, values, and operations of Bellarmine University Department of Student Affairs by participating in diverse ways and exercising a team-oriented approach.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Interned with VOA's Restorative Justice to co-facilitate Family Group Conferences with staff and community representatives.• Shadowed in and out of the criminal justice field to gain knowledge of the connectedness of the various services in Louisville.• Created monthly newsletters for the facilitators as well as a script to introduce restorative justice to participants.• Attended weekly meetings with other volunteers where we learned about VOA and participated in development presentations.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Peer Minister for the Bellarmine University Campus Ministry Office.• Lived and worked in the residence halls as a religious and spiritual resource for residential students.• Created collaborative programing within the hall that all students could participate in as well as teamed up with the Residence Life staff in my buildings to provide wholistic care for residents.• Worked on the Agape Chat Project where I recorded podcast episodes with multiple different students about their worldview, prayer, and vocation.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Work Study in the Dr. Patricia Carver Office of Identity and Inclusion• Worked with a team to plan events such as dialogues and educational events centered around the diversity centered theme of the month then adverted these events.• Put on the first Black History Month Fashion Show at Bellarmine.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Lived and worked within residence halls in collaboration with other staff to promote academic excellence and community building to role model, counsel, teach, program, and administrate.• Put on Community Building Activities to educate around themes of connection, well-being, diversity, and civility.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Work Study in Bellarmine's Theatre Department• Helped with the Theatre’s upkeep and assisted in technical production, including set design and building, making props, and sewing costumes on 3 on-campus productions.• Implemented an organizational system for the theater’s costumes to improve design and productivity on set.

Louisville Metropolitan Area

• Shadowed arraignment hours and various positions within the office to gain knowledge on the ins and outs of court.• Helped to take notes on Discovery to aid the defenders in their workload and to understand nature of job.