<span id="docs-internal-guid-1d15d9a8-7058-58ac-3b39-bb9402a27046"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a proud Flyer attending the University of Dayton (2019), Khalilah Manson is in pursuit of what she thinks is one of the coolest things in the world: a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering.[[File:Kjmanson.jpg|framethumb]]</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-1d15d9a8-705b-339c-fbf1-815890de44ab"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It all started at a young age, forcing loved-ones to engage in science experiments during birthday parties, glorifying math, finger-painting - all as a young girl on the southside of Chicago. Eventually her interest led her to participate in Chicago State University’s Pre-Freshman Engineering Program in association with the National Society of Black Engineers as a Highschooler. Learning her love for code, winning several robotics and math competitions (at various locations including Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry) as well as holding the Presidential position of CSU’s Jr. NSBE Chapter (2013-14), led Khalilah to find her life’s purpose: “To become an Engineer with the awesome ability of inspiring others and innovating life as we know it.”</span></span>