 My name is Colin Mixon. I'm an undergrad student in computer engineering from Indianapolis, Indiana. While I've been here on campus, I've been involved in the Minority Engineering Program. I've been involved in National Society of Black Engineers, College of Engineering Ambassadors, as well as working in the Office of Future Engineers. A specific organization that stands out to me is the Minority Engineering Program. They've not only provided access to various companies through their networking opportunities, but also they've provided academic support through tutors or help sessions. Throughout my time here at Purdue, I've had two internships. One was at Intel when I was a firmware engineer in their non-volatile memory solutions group. The second was at Microsoft when I was a software engineer and program manager in Outlook. And then this upcoming summer, I will be a program manager in their Azure computing, cloud computing service. One of the things I love about these internships is being able to apply what I'm learning at Purdue and not only apply it at my internships, but grow on that knowledge and development. Another thing that has been helpful for me while I have been at Purdue has been the multiple scholarship opportunities available. I'm thankful to have received two scholarships, one for being an emerging leader, the other from Hugh and Edna Donan. I have never met them, but I would like to extend my thanks to them. Purdue has set me up for success by giving me the opportunity to lead via the College of Engineering Ambassadors as well as the Office of Future Engineers. They've given me the opportunity to exceed in my future career via my coursework in computer engineering as well as my internships at both Intel and Microsoft. And lastly, and more importantly, they've given me the opportunity to give back not only to incoming Purdue engineering students, but current Purdue engineering students.