The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders at Missouri University of Science and Technology plans to make four trips this summer to communities in Bolivia, Honduras and Guatemala. The student-led teams will continue their efforts to provide sanitation and sustainable drinking water systems to these remote villages.

By the time a geothermal energy project at Missouri University of Science and Technology is completed in 2014, the campus’s annual energy use will be cut in half and its carbon footprint reduced by 25,000 metric tons per year.

As the U.S. economic recovery continues its struggle to gain traction, companies across the nation are eager to hire new college graduates who can replenish their aging talent pool in specific areas. With a record graduating class next month, Missouri University of Science and Technology is helping fill the growing demand for technologically savvy individuals in areas that are most poised for growth: business, computer science, and electrical, computer and mechanical engineering.