Grace Gong

• Participated in group discussions about inventing websites, apps, organizations, and energy saving tools • Presented ideas about thing that could be invented and shared it with a group of people, receiving feedback to improve the original idea • Provided feedback to other group members and brainstormed about different strategies that could be used to improve one another’s projects • Shared entrepreneurial opportunities and creative, inspirational ideas with one another • Formed small teams… Show more

• Participated in group discussions about inventing websites, apps, organizations, and energy saving tools • Presented ideas about thing that could be invented and shared it with a group of people, receiving feedback to improve the original idea • Provided feedback to other group members and brainstormed about different strategies that could be used to improve one another’s projects • Shared entrepreneurial opportunities and creative, inspirational ideas with one another • Formed small teams and cooperated with members from different majors and cultural backgrounds to improve group project Show less

• Participated in Facebook discussions with other club members and shared work out schedules to pair up working out in the gym • Developed personal training plans and shared inspirational videos, photos, and workout routines • Learned work out strategies and exchanged experiences with other club members about lifting and dieting • Associated with other members by watching the Arnold Classic at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to learn more about professional bodybuilding

• Writer & Photographer for Spread Digital Magazine; facilitated a photo shoot for the cover page of the first Spread Issue among other Spread Issues • Designed events, planned meetings, created bulletins to promote the events, organization and magazine • Recruited new members by creating posters, marketed a Facebook group and created Facebook events • Used strategies from other organizations to conceptualize an SNL style series of campus comedy videos

• Designed marketing and advertising strategies for Illini Fencing club, designed recruiting strategies, designed the logo for the club, designed an avenue to advertise (i.e., a paper fan with logo) • Designed different marketing strategies for different organizations on campus, collaborated with 5-20 persons on a team, used Adobe Photoshop to create posters and brain storm slogans, watched different advertisements for inspiration, worked in a 3 persons team to retouch advertisement

• Participated in talks hosted by respected companies such as Yahoo, Macy’s, Jimmy John’s, Red Frogs • Engaged in club member discussions to organize volunteer events and other activities that would benefit the club and career fairs • Collaborated in recruiting talks held by famous and well-respected businesses • Attended different social events hosted by the club and got to know the attendees on a personal level

• Engaged in club meeting • Discussed personal web designing plans with other club members • Gathered resources to self-educate for web designing

• Planned social events to make club members more involved with the group • Organized the email list of club members • Assisted checking out the projectors and renting classrooms for club meetings • Attended various speeches given by professors and watched educational documentaries about energy crises around the globe • Collaborated in club discussions about the latest global energy issues • Planned trips to different local high schools to promote energy and environmental friendly… Show more

• Planned social events to make club members more involved with the group • Organized the email list of club members • Assisted checking out the projectors and renting classrooms for club meetings • Attended various speeches given by professors and watched educational documentaries about energy crises around the globe • Collaborated in club discussions about the latest global energy issues • Planned trips to different local high schools to promote energy and environmental friendly knowledge • Participated in debates and discussions about global energy use • Promoted the club by going to different classrooms and university facilities to write on chalkboards about upcoming events Show less

• Used different posting systems such as Drupal and Gryphon to post articles, photos and videos, insync with The Daily Illini newspaper • Designed the layout of the website, tagged relevant sources, created name links for each individual, events and objects; Set up time stamps and recreated headlines for the official DI pages on Facebook and Twitter • Communicated with 3 different departments to obtain layout designs, wrote report letters to the DI chief editor,reported on work progress… Show more

• Used different posting systems such as Drupal and Gryphon to post articles, photos and videos, insync with The Daily Illini newspaper • Designed the layout of the website, tagged relevant sources, created name links for each individual, events and objects; Set up time stamps and recreated headlines for the official DI pages on Facebook and Twitter • Communicated with 3 different departments to obtain layout designs, wrote report letters to the DI chief editor,reported on work progress, number of people and technology issues; created on a Google document contact with other producers’ progress Show less

• Assessed 70+ individuals with checking in and checking out books on a weekly basis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign main library, the second-largest university library in the United States and the fifth-largest in the country overall • Managed phone calls by determining the person’s need and redirecting the caller to the right contact person • Organized and rearranged books in the library basement • Created paperback covers for the books • Arranged books and placed them… Show more

• Assessed 70+ individuals with checking in and checking out books on a weekly basis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign main library, the second-largest university library in the United States and the fifth-largest in the country overall • Managed phone calls by determining the person’s need and redirecting the caller to the right contact person • Organized and rearranged books in the library basement • Created paperback covers for the books • Arranged books and placed them in alphabetical and chronological order Show less

• Participated in a gallery concert involving four bands and gallery of photos taken by club members • Recorded the concert and gallery show with video and photography • Recruited to be a professional model by club member

• Designed poster for “Green Observer Canopy Benefit Concert” to promote the organization • Assisted in organizing benefit concert for publishing the Green Observer Magazine • Brainstormed and organized magazine content, such as articles, pictures, and organization events • Assisted the president in preventing the discontinuation of the magazine by recruiting new members and gathering interest from students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Coordinated with other… Show more

• Designed poster for “Green Observer Canopy Benefit Concert” to promote the organization • Assisted in organizing benefit concert for publishing the Green Observer Magazine • Brainstormed and organized magazine content, such as articles, pictures, and organization events • Assisted the president in preventing the discontinuation of the magazine by recruiting new members and gathering interest from students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Coordinated with other environmental organizations to clean up the organizations’ YMCA office Show less

• Handled professional stage lighting and determined the correct stage area to place the lights onstage • Worked in potentially dangerous areas on a weekly basis, such as the theatre ceiling and roof, to change the lights and tie the lighting core • Rearranged different color lighting papers into different folders • Set the angle of the lighting, putting different color lighting glass plastic papers on the lighting machine • Tested the lighting and took down the stage lights • Used… Show more

• Handled professional stage lighting and determined the correct stage area to place the lights onstage • Worked in potentially dangerous areas on a weekly basis, such as the theatre ceiling and roof, to change the lights and tie the lighting core • Rearranged different color lighting papers into different folders • Set the angle of the lighting, putting different color lighting glass plastic papers on the lighting machine • Tested the lighting and took down the stage lights • Used different iron lighting chips to change the shape and shade of the light • Painted props and set up stage background, at times independently Show less

• Performed in the production of “For Your Entertainment” with a 7 person-team at the Canopy Club in Champaign, Illinois • Provided choreography suggestions for the production • Communicated effectively with team members from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds

• Created and coordinated IUB talent show with 7 other students, worked in the department and coordinated with other departments in the club, found programs, contacted performers, made programs, led auditions • Rehearsed and publicized the show by making flyers, posted posters around campus, made advertisements and created events to promote the show on Facebook, analyzed the budget, attracted investments • Fundraised money through advertising on IUB bulletin and sold cupcakes on campus •… Show more

• Created and coordinated IUB talent show with 7 other students, worked in the department and coordinated with other departments in the club, found programs, contacted performers, made programs, led auditions • Rehearsed and publicized the show by making flyers, posted posters around campus, made advertisements and created events to promote the show on Facebook, analyzed the budget, attracted investments • Fundraised money through advertising on IUB bulletin and sold cupcakes on campus • Created and planned different art shows in IUB gallery to fundraise money and help local artists sell art work Show less

• Gathered canoe building materials with teammates at the local material shop • Participated in club meetings to discuss future club plans • Designed canoe patterns for upcoming competition in the Spring of 2010