Atkins Global Inc. presented a check for $6,500 to San Diego State University’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (SDSU MESA) Engineering program to benefit the Leadership Summit 2013.

The Leadership Summit is an annual weekend camping event with an agenda of seminars, workshops, and group projects designed to develop the leadership, communication, and presentation skills of engineering/physical science students.

MESA is nationally recognized for its innovative and effective academic development program, engages thousands of educationally disadvantaged students from middle school through a four-year college program, and provides support through classes, hands-on competitions, counseling, and transfer support to help students excel in math and science and graduate with math-based degrees.   MESA partners with industry and all major education institutions in California.

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Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is one of the world’s leading engineering and design consultancies*, employing some 17,700 people across the UK, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It has the breadth and depth of expertise to plan, design, and enable some of the world’s most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects.

*It is the largest engineering consultancy in the UK (New Civil Engineer Consultants File 2011) and the 13th largest international design firm (Engineering News-Record 2011).