A course developed at Purdue University for freshmen engineering students includes lectures on topics of national concern to engineers, basic engineering laboratory experience, and career planning. (BB)

Some approaches at the University of Notre Dame are discussed for accommodating career changes between engineering fields and from mathematics and science to engineering careers. (Author/BB)

Discusses the objectives and value of the National Engineering Aptitude Search (NEAS) test by presenting survey results on the test impact on high school students' career decision. Concludes tnat a wider participation in the NEAS program would lead to improvement of its effectiveness in attracting qualified students to engineering. (CC)

Reviews a series of films about engineering appropriate for career guidance at the secondary level. (GS)

Discusses recent developments in engineering and technical education to illustrate the presence of four levels of choices for a technically-inclined high school student. Suggests more efforts be made to help a young person in selecting his most appropriate career. (CC)

Discusses the objectives and activities carried out by the Minority Engineering Education Effort Task Force, including summer program planning and production and distribution of guidance literature and audio-visual aids. Contained is a list of the Task Force members. (CC)

A program is described which helps to introduce guidance counselors to technical career opportunities for women. (BB)

Described are two national reports involving the service sector of the national economy: (1) the role which engineers play; and (2) how engineering students will benefit from careers in the service sector. (CW)

Discusses the effectiveness of using television and radio spots to attract students' interests in engineering. Indicates that virtually all of the engineering schools reported increases in enrollment after using visual communication programs. (CC)

Describes a four-week summer program designed to attract women into the engineering curriculum and ultimately into an engineering career. (MLH)

The engineers of tomorrow must receive the best support, guidance, and education to enable them to create and use new technology appropriately for the benefit of humanity. Opportunities and responsibilities for engineers in the future will be significant. (RE)