Djamila Njikam

Our school has this culture show, where different groups of minorities showcase their culture to the school, as assistant Harambee director I help put the entire show together with the help of the Harambee directors and the other assistant Harambee director, to showcase African/African-American culture to our school.

• Worked closely with Harambee Directors to decide which dances that will be showcased.
• Drafted and distributed reports to assist directors with dances, practices, stage light, etc decisions.
• Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.

I was Sophomore Representative and now the Junior Representative. We create events to spread Islamic educational events to our student population. I also help plan out our Ramadan Banquet, an event that occur after Ramadan some delicious food for Iftar/dinner.

• Collaborated with fellow representatives to develop new initiatives for student engagement and success.
• Met with other class representatives to devise plans and goals for upcoming school year.
• Organized extracurricular activities and events to promote Islamic education among classmates.

We design STEM lessons for elementary/middle school students and travel to local elementary/middle schools to conduct different STEM experiments, lead group activities, and teach STEM lessons, and help the students build fun project.

• Conducted regular performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to team members, contributing to professional growth and development.
• Assisted students with homework issues and helped to incorporate positive study skills.
• Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.

Awarded a scholarship to attend the Mobile App course on IOS app development using Swift and XCode.

• Created an app prototype called "Millitary.Shift" with two other people, it aimed to guided people in and out the Military.
• Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.

CPASS Foundation has a free week long summer program that empowers minority students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM related careers.

• Improved Networking, Confidence, Speaking skills
• Participated in seminar classes with enthusiasm and respect towards fellow students.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

SMASH Academy was a free 3-year summer program that empowers minority students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM related careers. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to do all 3 years the program shut down the following year to re-event itself.

• Improved Networking, Confidence, Speaking skills
• Created a Prototyped App called "WOCE" Women of Color Everywhere with a group of five other people, it aimed to be an app for Women of Color to Network with other women and find jobs.
• Participated in seminar classes with enthusiasm and respect towards fellow students.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Girls Who Code 2-week Summer Immersion Virtual Program, where students gain computer science skills, they need to make an impact and prepare for tech careers.

• This program helped me discover the passion I have for computer science.
• Applied the coding knowledge to other passion, social activism.
• Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.