black history month project by Malachi Destin https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce Post your art! en-us 2024-02-09 17:15:32 UTC 2025-02-28 14:00:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Alena Analeigh Wicker: Alena is the youngest black applicant to medical school in history. She is 13 years old. she was born on November 19, 2008, Fontana CA. in 2012 She graduated high school near Fort Worth TX at age 12, and in 2021 she founded brown Stem girl website and dorm room makeover and became NASA's youngest intern. mdest001 https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342060382 2025-02-25 14:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342060382 Facts about Alena: She started classes at Arizona State University (ASU) that summer with the goal of becoming a NASA engineer. She completed more than half of her undergraduate requirements in one year by taking full course loads at ASU and Oakwood University. Alena was accepted to UAB’s Heersink School of Medicine under its Burroughs Welcome Scholars Early Assurance Program in May. mdest001 https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342068758 2025-02-25 14:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342068758 Alena Wicker began reading chapter books when she was three years old and developed a love for Lego the following year. While completing high school, Wicker noticed the racial and gender disparities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, which led her to develop the Brown STEM Girl (BSG) website. She developed a business plan and contacted businesspeople to get the foundation started. BSG provides scholarships, mentorships, internships. mdest001 https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342088034 2025-02-25 14:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3342088034 On May 13, 2022, the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Heersink School of Medicine offered Wicker admission in 2024 through the schools Burroughs Welcome Scholars Early Assurance Program, which partners with several Black schools in Alabama to offer students early acceptance as they plan to enter medical school. She accepted the offer later that summer. mdest001 https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3343677336 2025-02-26 13:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3343677336 Awards and honors: Because of Wicker's work, multiple mayors have proclaimed April 30 Brown STEM Girl STEM in the City Day Honoring Women of Color in STEM. The governor of Texas has also included a proclamation. mdest001 https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3343726184 2025-02-26 14:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mdest001/pq0ebdhunz32szce/wish/3343726184