Facilitating Outreach Programs for Students in Rural Texas

Since 1998, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) has expanded its efforts to build dynamic partnerships among the business, industry, and education sectors. Previous grants from the Southwest University Transportation Center (SWUTC) created pilot programs targeting minority populations in southern and coastal Texas. This current project strives to create long-term outreach programs to students in rural Texas built on these previous efforts. A number of the pilot programs are evolving into active programs funded by other public and private monies. These programs include an Industry to Work Day, participation in career fairs, teachers’ workshops, colonias outreach, and assistance with the South Texas Summer Transportation Institute. In order for these programs to be successful, TTI needs to remain an active program partner. This project provided TTI team members with the opportunity to act as facilitators for two years to ensure program success.

• Record URL:
  http://utcm.tamu.edu/publications/final_reports/Jasek_09-10-08.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University Transportation Center for Mobility

  Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jasek, Debbie
• Publication Date: 2011-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Outreach; Rural areas; Students; Transportation careers
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01340827
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UTCM 09-10-08
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0044 (Grant)
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 25 2011 8:34AM