They, also, may not yet have chosen a specific field of engineering. Student sections and member sections can help each other in their career guidance outreach.
Students can make presentations to schools and help with organizing and staffing conferences.
The member sections can provide speakers for student section meetings and student regional conferences. The more contact you have with the students, the better the chance of the students upgrading to member status after graduation. A student section liaison should be assigned to each college in your area to act as a counselor and help with career guidance activities. The counselor provides a communication link between the student section and the member section. Some sections provide subsidies or discounts for students attending member section meetings.