MSU Speakers will highlight successful program offering professional development and career exposure to university students
How do we inspire the next generation of transportation professionals and start filling growing workforce needs in the transportation sector? Join the National Network for the Transportation Workforce for a 4-part webinar series on how to achieve effective student career engagement and priority workforce development during the pandemic and over the long term.
The West Region Transportation Workforce Center (WRTWC), which is based at WTI, will host the first webinar on October 7 (11 am Mountain Time), which will focus on “Engaging Multidisciplinary Student Talent to Meet Agency Needs.” Four speakers from MSU and the City of Bozeman will highlight the Community-engaged and Transformational Scholarship Initiative (CATS), a successful 3-year partnership between MSU and the City of Bozeman that offers students the opportunity to work on community-based projects through their university courses. Speakers will include:
- Susan Gallagher, Director, West Region Transportation Workforce Center
- Susanne Cowan, Professor, Montana State University School of Architecture
- Larissa Morales, Grad Student, Montana State University School of Architecture
- Danielle Hess, City of Bozeman Neighborhoods Coordinator
Learn more and sign-up for this free event on the registration webpage. Future webinars in the series will include:
- October 27: State of the Transportation and Mobility Workforce
- November 18: The Role of Industry-Academia Partnerships in Preparing K-12 Students for Transportation Careers
- December 3: Providing Training and Education During the pandemic: Challenges and Solutions at State DOTs
To learn more about each webinar in the series and to register, visit: https://www.nntw.org/nntw-fall-2020-webinar-series-empowering-the-new-mobility-workforce/