K-12 Workforce Development/Outreach,The Citadel (YR3)

The objectives of this project are to: (1) coordinate, organize and conduct a 1-week Summer Camp on multimodal mobility, connected vehicles and congestion mitigation for targeted population of 15-20 student cohorts; (2) host Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an event for 80 Girl Scouts each year to learn about engineering through an engaging 3-hour program including interaction with college student mentors, and resulting in participants earning a Girl Scout Engineering Badge; and (3) host STEM Outreach and Events, including hosting bridge breaking competitions, conducting student workshops, hosting special student groups on campus, engaging college students in outreach activities.

• Record URL:
  https://stride.ce.ufl.edu/k-12-workforce-development/active-k-12-projects/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This project is Year 3 of ongoing K-12 activities at The Citadel funded by the STRIDE Center.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $8101
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747104

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)

  University of Florida
  365 Weil Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611
• Project Managers:

  Tucker-Thomas, Dawn

• Performing Organizations:

  The Citadel

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  171 Moultrie Street
  Charleston, SC  United States  29409
• Principal Investigators:

  Michalaka, Dimitra

• Start Date: 20190601
• Expected Completion Date: 20200531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Engineering; Outreach; School children; Transportation careers; Workforce
• Identifier Terms: Science, Techology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
• Geographic Terms: Alabama
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01733213
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747104
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 9 2020 4:15PM