摘要: |
This report presents the results of a three-year, intensive recruiting and mentoring program in the University of Oklahoma's (OU) College of Engineering (CoE). Highly qualified and diverse graduate students were sought to pursue degrees in transportation related engineering fields, spanning the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The purpose of the project was to explore innovative ways in which to recruit, educate, retain and mentor the next generation of transportation engineers to fill both Oklahomas and the United States critical need for qualified engineers to help our aging infrastructure. The graduate students recruited to these programs became Oklahoma Transportation Center (OkTC) Fellows, gaining significant experience in transportation research and industry. All OkTC Fellows were gainfully employed in the transportation industry after graduation or currently pursuing advanced degrees. |