Engineer Your Future
Welcome to The Accelerator, a monthly e-newsletter that keeps engineering students informed and helps them connect and succeed. Here you will find the latest news affecting student life, engineering, and higher education; information on contests, grants and scholarships, and internships; tips on career planning; and interesting examples of student research. Use our drop-down Resources menu above or click on one of the Categories on the right to find a growing collection of useful sources.
When Dan Wessner, professor of politics at Regis University, asked an audience of engineering students how a mother in an impoverished nation could allow her newborn baby to become malnourished and die, he wasn’t expecting a concrete answer. He instead wanted the students to consider the sustainability needs of the people and apply those needs to their development work.
In a new initiative, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) is working with partner institutions in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and California to propel more minority K-12 students toward careers in engineering.
Immigration legislation introduced this week would create, for the first time, a merit-based program to award the visa for legal permanent residents, known as a green card, based on a point system, the New York Times 
The Small Business Administration is currently offering many resources for young student-entrepreneurs seeking advice on managing and growing a business. SBA offers counseling programs for students including in-class training, a free