2015 Montana Summer Transportation Institute.

Details

• Creators:
  Gallagher, Susan
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation careers
  • High school students
  • Education and training
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/MT-15-005/6439-366
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1518241
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Montana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Montana. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University (MSU) hosted a Summer ; Transportation Institute (STI) from June 14 to June 26, 2015. The aim of the program is to introduce ; high school participants to career opportunities in transportation. The two-week residential program ; introduces participants to all modes of transportation, seeks to build creative problem-solving skills, ; and supports college and career planning activities. Students lived on the MSU campus while ; participating in a multidisciplinary academic curriculum, which included guest speaker presentations, ; hands-on laboratories, and field trips. Participants gained leadership skills while working on team ; design-build projects. During the evenings and weekend, STI students participated in educational, ; sports, and team-building activities. The 2015 STI program was comprised of fourteen rising tenth, ; eleventh, and twelfth grade students from 4 different counties in Montana and 3 additional states.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  MSU G&C #4W5457 ; MDT Project #6439-366
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29649/dot_29649_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fbe766fdb496507d479f38462f49d11d18e82982e1fa8c11bf8eb682acf73da1