摘要: |
The Department of Civil Engineering at the Missouri University of Science & Technology hosted its seventh U.S. Department of Transportation Summer Transportation Institute (STI). The Mission of the institute's program is as follows: To contribute to the development of a diverse, well-qualified workforce for the transportation industry by encouraging secondary school students to pursue transportation careers. In concert with MST's unique strengths, the objectives of this effort were to provide an educational experience for high school students which explored a wide variety of aspects of the transportation industry and its role in our society. To that end, the STI curriculum provided educational opportunities for its students in critical areas of transportation, math and science, personal growth, and computer skills. The fifteen tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students who were chosen for the program were exposed to university life, leadership and team-building activities, a three-credit college literature course, and a series of lectures, seminars, hands-on laboratories, and field trips. |