Student Profile: Rashidah Slater

Computer science major Rashidah Slater, C'2012, has been awarded a GEM Fellowship for graduate studies. Slater plans to pursue a doctorate degree in computer engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. The fellowship provides full tuition and fees, a $16,000 stipend, a living stipend, and a paid internship with her sponsoring company, Intel Corp.

GEM prepares technical leaders for advanced careers in industry, academia and government agencies by identifying and selecting highly qualified students to complete a program of STEM graduate study and industry internships. A national network of universities and employers, the GEM consortium promotes the participation of underrepresented groups in post-graduate science and engineering education and the technical workforce.

More than 3,000 men and women have received doctorate degrees in engineering and science through the GEM fellowship program.