1 / 19

Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair

Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair. About Us. WTS - Women ’ s Transportation Seminar (founded in 1977) has 46 chapters worldwide Mission: Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of women

kizzy
Download Presentation

Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Renee Gleason High School Scholarship Chair

  2. About Us • WTS - Women’s Transportation Seminar (founded in 1977) has 46 chapters worldwide • Mission: Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of women • Scholarships (applications due Nov. 9, and winners selected in December) – in 2011, we awarded over $30,000 in scholarship money to young women • Events (lunch programs, annual scholarship dinner, mentorship program, and more!) About Women in Transportation “Women are an essential part of today's labor force, yet women are still underrepresented in the technology areas. There are more than 60 million women in the labor force today, yet women make up only 8 percent of engineers; 18 percent of engineering technicians; and 30 percent of natural scientists (which includes chemists and geologists).” (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/wit/page1.htm)

  3. What is a career in transportation?

  4. Phase 1 - Policy and Funding

  5. Phase 1 - Policy and Funding Types of Jobs

  6. Fast-growing field of qualified people to manage all aspects of a transportation project, such as: Phase 2 – Project Management

  7. Phase 2 – Project Management Types of Jobs

  8. Phase 3 - Planning

  9. Phase 3 – Planning Types of Jobs

  10. Wildlife biology – surveys for endangered species and habitat are conducted during the planning phase for transportation projects… Antelope ground squirrel Burrowing owls Desert tortoise Santa Ana River woolly star Plummer’s mariposa lily

  11. Phase 4 – Engineering/Design and Construction Structural engineers design the transportation facilities (roadways, bridges, airports, railroads, trails, etc) using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software, and the construction management team builds it

  12. Phase 4 – Engineering/Design and Construction Types of Jobs Gema Loera- 2011 scholarship winner from Jurupa Valley HS

  13. Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/Maintenance • Project opening involves event planning, public/media relations & communications Perris Station Transit Center, City of Perris Haven Avenue Grade Separation, City of Rancho Cucamonga

  14. Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/Maintenance • Operation and maintenance involves handling issues that arise on the transportation facility during its operation (emergencies, traffic management, etc) Emergency management Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS)

  15. Phase 5 – Project Opening and Operation/Maintenance Types of Jobs

  16. Why a career in transportation? 91 freeway at Green River Road

  17. Our transportation system is in crisis! There is plenty of opportunity in this field for our future graduates to make major changes and improvements to the way we move goods and people in our region! Worst traffic congestion in history Aging infrastructure, roads &bridges in disrepair Natural disasters Protection of the natural environment

  18. Questions? WTS Inland Empire: http://wtsie.org/ Apply at: http://wtsiescholarship.weebly.com/ Thank you!

More Related