SUMMER TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE 2000, CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania hosted the 2000 Summer Transportation Institute (STI) from June 25 through July 21. This is the second year that Cheyney hosted the STI. The program was residential through the weekdays for high school students. Twenty-five students from the Philadelphia area and vicinity were enrolled. Three students left the program by the end of the first week. Of the remaining students, there were 12 males and 10 females. The staff consisted of seven university faculty from four departments and three students, who served as resident counselors for the program. The curriculum was centered on different modes of transportation and career opportunities in the transportation industry. It consisted of classroom lecture, video, computer activities, hands-on activities, individual project and group project, field trips, and speakers. All of the activities were designed to broaden the concept of transportation, introducing some basic scientific concepts in interactive ways, its history, its importance in modern life, careers in transportation, skills and educational preparation required to pursue such a career. In the second year of STI at Cheyney University, recruitment of students still posed some difficulty. The program needs to be publicized more effectively. The student stipend of $100 did help the recruitment effort. The STI has the full academic support of Cheyney University's administration, business office, facilities and involved academic departments.

• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/18000/18400/18419/PB2001108800.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Pennsylvania State University, University Park

  Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Transportation Research Building
  University Park, PA  United States  16802

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Planning and Research, Forum Place, 555 Walnut Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17101-1900

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Eva, S A
  • HARRIS, G
  • Chu, K-S
• Publication Date: 2001-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curricula; Education; High school students; Transportation careers
• Identifier Terms: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; Summer Transportation Institute, Cheyney University
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00815860
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PA-2001-006+97-04(76),, PTI-2001-27,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: 359704, WO 76
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2001 12:00AM