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Sierra Voelzke

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Bio

Education

Grand Valley State University

Bachelor's degree program
2019 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • Psychology, General
  • Minors:
    • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
    • Philosophy

Jackson College

Associate's degree program
2018 - 2019

Pittsford Area High School

High School
2015 - 2019

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Social Work
    • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mental Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

    • Crisis Advocate

      Pines Behavioral Health
      2023 – Present1 year
    • Resident Assistant

      GVSU
      2021 – 20221 year
    • Covid Employee

      Hillsdale County Medical Care
      2020 – 2020
    • Student Mentor

      Rep4- GVSU
      2021 – Present3 years
    • Office Assistant

      Grand Valley State University- KCON
      2020 – Present4 years

    Sports

    Color Guard

    2016 – 20193 years

    Awards

    • Captain

    NHS

    2016 – 20193 years

    Awards

    • Honors

    Triota

    2021 – Present3 years

    Awards

    • Honors Society

    Track & Field

    Varsity
    2015 – 20194 years

    Awards

    • Captian

    Cross-Country Running

    Varsity
    2016 – 20193 years

    Awards

    • Most Improved
    • Captain

    Research

    • Psychology, General

      Grand Valley State University — Student Researcher
      2022 – 2022
    • Various Research Papers

      GVSU — Student
      2019 – Present

    Arts

    • Pittsford Area Highschool

      Independent Studies
      2018 – 2019
    • Pittsford Area High School

      Clarinet- Band
      2011 – 2019
    • Pittsford Area High School

      Honor Art Award
      2019 – 2019

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      GVSU — Volunteer
      2021 – 2021
    • Volunteering

      Make A Difference Day- GVSU — Volunteer
      2019 – Present
    • Advocacy

      SAAM Survivor Solidarity Walk- GVSU — Volunteer
      2021 – 2021
    • Volunteering

      MLK Day of Service and Solidarity
      2019 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Bold Moments No-Essay Scholarship
    For most people graduating high school is something that they know will happen. But for me, it was never this simple. As someone with complex trauma and parents who never graduated, I never expected to get to this point. As a 14-year-old girl, I thought I would take my life long before the day of graduation would happen. Walking towards my mother with a rose in my hand, was one of my proudest moments. At that moment I realized I did it, and not only for myself but my family. I graduated. I was alive, healthy, and happy. Thank you.
    Unicorn Scholarship
    I first memory that comes to mind was during my sophomore year of college. It was Fall 2020, I was doing homework for my LGBTQ+ Studies course. Throughout the course, I learned to accept my identity more and more. I learned how to stop invalidating myself for my experiences. My homework was to watch a video on two spirits in the indigenous community. I have indigenous genes in my ancestry, it was something I never got to explore to show. It felt very similar to my sexual identity. I never let it shine through. This was the first time I had these two worlds cross for me. The video showed how to love two-spirit people are within the culture. How in our society two-spirit would be LGBTQ+, two-spirit individuals were looked up at. They carried high roles in the tribe, like healers. I remember the video making me cry. Even though it was only a few minutes short, I felt so overwhelmed with emotion. It was the moment that I realized I am completely okay with you I am and I love who I am. My major is Psychology and I have a double minor which includes Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. I believe the more I learn and educate myself, it is the biggest thing I can do as an individual to make a difference within our community. In the terms of the social realm around LGBTQ+ awareness and positivity, I think it comes down to helping educate the people around me. I want to use my privilege and education to be the voice for those who can not speak.
    Pride Palace LGBTQ+ Scholarship
    Instagram is @sierravoelzke What makes me proud to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community, is the pure love and support we share in the community. I did not find myself until I got into college and accepted myself as queer. Throughout my many women, gender, sexuality studies classes, I found so much support and recognition for my identity. You find support who genuinely understands what it means to not understand yourself, I love it.
    JuJu Foundation Scholarship
    My greatest inspiration in life is my mother. Throughout my life, my mother has proven to me time and time again just how strong she is as an individual. This started long before I was born. She lived through low economic status as a child, domestic violence, sexual assault, and even emotional abuse from my biological father. Throughout the past 21 years, she has taught me that money, complex trauma, or even mental health is no means to give up. Even when I was a child and she dealt with depressive episodes, she got up and went to work and took care of my siblings and me. She never gave up on us or herself, even when she wanted to. She worked her hardest to try to give us the best she possibly could. Even now in college, my mother would give me her last dime if she could afford to for me to follow my dreams. I want to get my Bachelors in Psychology and continue my educational path onto an MSW so I can help people like my mother and myself. I want to show people the strength she has taught me. I want to make my mother proud as a first-generation college student. I want to do my best and dedicate my life to serving others like she has done for her family since she was twenty years old. My mother in all that she is, is what inspires and drives me to my future.
    3LAU "Everything" Scholarship
    My everything is the people around me. Those people who have fallen through the cracks. The ones who get overlooked. The ones who do not get the support and love they deserve. The people who have fought more battles than they can count. I too am one of those people and for me, if it was not for a specific person in my life I would not be here today. I would like a chance to be that specific person for someone else. To show even just one of those people the sparkle to life. The hope of everything turning out okay. To show them that even they can break those boundaries of complex trauma and follow their dreams.