2026 GEM Mentor, Zainab!

Zainab Hamid (she/her) ’29

Year: 2nd year

Major: Biology

Minor: Health Studies

Hometowns: Northern Virginia

Advice or Tips for any L&C Students: Embrace your passions and try everything!

Involvements on Campus (ask me about!):

- Campus Activities Board (CAB): Planning and organizing campus events like movie nights, Troom Thursdays, and Otter Fest.
- Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee (EIJC) and The Nest: Allocating funds to address the emerging needs of marginalized groups and equity initiatives, ensuring fair policy changes on campus, and promoting diverse identities and ideas.
- Afrikan Diaspora Club wedding planning committee: Organizing and fundraising for a wedding that celebrates African culture.
- Next semester, I will also be an RA for HHA, so I will be informed about campus living issues if anyone is interested.