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The Transportation Leadership Graduate Certificate Program A Unique Partnership Launched by the Regional University Tr

Introduction. A National RUTC initiativeA university-based, graduate education certificate program designed to

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The Transportation Leadership Graduate Certificate Program A Unique Partnership Launched by the Regional University Tr

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    1. The Transportation Leadership Graduate Certificate Program A Unique Partnership Launched by the Regional University Transportation Centers Theme: Transportation Policy, Management, and Operations

    2. Introduction A National RUTC initiative A university-based, graduate education certificate program designed to “educate the transportation leaders of the 21st century” Delivered via “distance learning” Based on market research

    3. Target Audience Early career transportation professionals with a Bachelor's Degree Recognized as potential leaders Employees of both public and private sector organizations Professionals from other supporting disciplines interested in transferring their skills to transportation

    4. Certificate Program Requirements Four theme-related courses required to obtain the certificate Each course taken for credit, requiring a grade of "B" or better Curriculum consists of: Seven core courses, two courses must come from this core Seven electives, covering a variety of theme-related topics

    5. Why a Certificate Rather Than a Degree Program? “Accessible” to more people Eliminates the need for going through formal admission process Encourage professionals to "test-the-waters" of graduate education May lead to greater graduate degree pursuit

    6. Need and Demand Verified Extensive research documents both need and demand Viewed as an essential element to assist in meeting critical workforce needs and shortage of professionals

    7. Advisory Committee Chaired by Mark Norman, Director, TRB Technical Activities Division Initially formed as Steering Committee to help establish the program Steering Committee transitioned into Advisory Committee Training Organization Members NHI/FHWA NTI/FTA Associations Members AASHTO, ITE, APTA, APWA, ASCE, AMPO Private Sector Members Consulting firms who provide technical support to federal, state, and local agencies

    8. RUTC Sponsors New England UTC at MIT University Transportation Research Center at CUNY Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center at PSU Southeastern Transportation Center at Tennessee The Wisconsin Transportation Center at Wisconsin NEXTRANS Center at Purdue Southwest Region UTC at TAMU/TTI Midwest Transportation Center at Iowa State Mid-America Transportation Center at Nebraska Mountain Plains Consortium at NDSU Other RUTC participants include: University of California Transportation Center TransNOW at Washington

    9. Leadership Team The 10 RUTC Directors serve as the program's Board of Directors; Board Chair: Denver Tolliver, North Dakota State Curriculum Committee Co-Chair: Martin Pietrucha, PSU/LTI; Co-Chair: John Collura, Massachusetts Finance Committee Chair: Dock Burke, TAMU/TTI Program Manager: Tom Humphrey, Retired Director of the NE UTC Program at MIT

    10. Funding the Program Students will pay tuition directly to the universities offering the courses Supporting organizations have committed to provide education/tuition support Administrative and start up costs Through Texas A&M funded by the participating universities Through Penn State funded by $1.2 M FHWA grant Eventually, program will be self-sustaining Student fees

    11. Major Milestones/Current Status December 17, 2008 Formal program announcement Debut of Web site Winter/Spring 2009 8 courses available for program credit Summer 1 course available for program credit Fall 2009 12 courses currently available for program credit; possibly more to come

    12. Program Marketing Concept Coordinated effort established Associations, public and private sector organizations to participate Members of Advisory Committee have committed to identify and urge employees and members to pursue certificate Formal marketing strategy is being implemented

    13. Marketing Efforts Email announcement to stakeholder partners associated w/large potential student populations Information dissemination Web site (~50 pages of content) Poster/information sheets/business cards @ NHI’s TRB booth Facebook page TRNews article Half page ad in ITE Journal Mention in Eno newsletter

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