About me
Bella Vry
/ˈbɛlə ˈvrī/
someone passionately invested in their ambitions.
Hobbies
video advertising & editing, graphic design, online architectural design, digital & traditional art, urban planning
Student Organizations
Head Designer & Mentor
GEMS Yearbook Committee
2020 - 2024
Program Chair
Black Student Alliance
2022 - 2023
Head Secretary
Genders and Sexuality Alliance
2020 - 2024
Member
UIC Honors College
2024 —
Active
UIC Alpha Phi Omega Volunteering Fraternity
2024 —
Internships
Social media designer and marketing intern
Sprk'd Digital Marketing
Apr - Aug 2022
Social media designer and marketing intern
Hektoen Institute of Medicine Covid Memorial Monument
Apr - Aug 2023
Children's book illustrator
GEMS World Academy Chicago
Aug - Dec 2023
Programs & Awards
North Central College STARTALK Chinese program
"Building Chinese language and cultural competence through digital media"
2023 - 2024
UIC Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions
"The GPPA initiative allows a limited number of first-year students per year to be admitted to UIC with guaranteed admission to one of several graduate or professional degree programs"
2024
2024 Book Bonanza Signing Author & Panelist
"Where readers could meet their favorite authors and also raise money to help others"
Summer 2024
Commuter Learning Community
"Peer mentoring program pairing new first-year and transfer students with upper-class commuter undergraduates ... social and academic events"
Autumn 2024
Ignite: Exploring Leaders Program
Mentoring UIC students beginning their leadership development journey
Autumn 2024—Spring 2025
Deans List
University of Illinois Chicago
Autumn 2024
