Alexandria Whitlow, a rising sophomore studying mechanical engineering at Howard University, is a member of the Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program. This program, supported by a $1 million commitment from the Walt Disney Company, provides scholarships to high-achieving African American students across the country and offers career readiness tools and resources necessary to help them realize their professional goals in the entertainment industry. In particular, the program is designed to create exposure to behind-the-scenes career opportunities within the entertainment industry.

 

"I am very grateful to have received this scholarship as it has turned opportunities that I had only dreamed into reality," Alexandria said.

 

Alexandria is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers and the Association Society of Mechanical Engineers. In addition, she is the creative design consultant to Howard's Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (P.A.C.E.), senior design project team. Alexandria interned with the nonprofit organization Central Valley Leaders during the summer of 2015 and returned again this summer, where she has worked on logo and website design and organized community service activities across California's Central Valley.

 

In 2014, Alexandria volunteered at the Davis Academy for Girls, a nonprofit organization committed to mentoring and tutoring young African American girls. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, drawing, dancing and playing the drum.