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Transportation engineering advancement and mentoring program : phase I.
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2010-05-01
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Edition:Final report; Jan. 1, 2009-Feb. 28, 2010.
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Abstract:The numbers of female and minority students enrolled in engineering schools are increasing slowly; however, there are still
relatively small percentages drawn to the field of transportation civil engineering. As a consequence, there is a need to educate
young people about the profession to encourage individuals from under-represented groups to appreciate the contributions of
engineers to society and encourage them to become civil engineers. This summer institute project consisted of bringing middleschool
students, after recommendations by their teachers, to the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus to learn about
engineering as a career and to experience a variety of transportation-engineering design topics. The participants gained knowledge
about the role of engineers in society and learned how engineers use their knowledge in design applications. An additional
program was held this year in which the instructors visited local schools during engineers’ week to promote the design build
challenge held at the university in the fall. UAH female faulty members and professionals from the Society of Women Engineers
acted as team mentors.
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