GIVING. PRAYING. FASTING
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Dr. Gilbert, a S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math) advocate, systems engineer and public speaker for the
U.S. Department of State.
At the time, Gilbert, a natural problem solver, was attending one
of Lincoln University’s specialized summer programs and was set
to pursue a bachelor’s degree in physics in the fall with a minor in
Japanese and math. She never forgot the engineer’s words and
credits them with motivating her to achieve.
“And, it’s interesting, I recently just did a project with N.A.S.A.
and randomly saw her walking on N.A.S.A.’s campus, and I was
able to thank her for just coming and just spreading a word of