Upcoming Transportation YOU Events
TransportationYOU
Webinar Series
The Central VA Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) will be hosting FREE webinar panel events throughout the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school calendars. These webinars are catered to women in grades 6-12, but all interested attendees are welcome to participate. The focus of this webinar series is to highlight a project or person within the Commonwealth or Virginia, or offer resources to students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math).
Each webinar will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 PM via our Zoom virtual platform. Below is a tentative schedule for our upcoming events:
- March - Commonwealth Projects: Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel & Shenandoah Rail Trail
- May - High School Introductions to College: Engineering Panel (recommended for current High School students, but grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend)
- September/October - Virginia Transportation Research Council
- November - Virginia Space
Webinar registrations will be made available below. Each of our webinars will be recorded and added to our Chapter YouTube page.
Commonwealth Projects:
Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion & Shenandoah Rail Trail
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
3:30 - 4:30 PM (EST)
The Central VA Chapter (CVC) of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) is kicking off their 2023 TransportationYOU Webinar Series and would like to welcome all middle and high school students interested in learning more about projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Join our 1-hour free panel event featuring two Commonwealth Projects: the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion & the Shenandoah Rail Trail. Learn about each project and key players needed to transform these projects from concept, to design, and construction.
Brooke Grow, Communications Manger, VDOT will be discussing the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion project, while Ann Cundy, Director of Transportation for the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) will be discussing the Shenandoah Rail Trail.
REGISTER HERE
T-STEM Webinar Series
In the fall of 2021, the National Network for the Transportation Workforce (NNTW) hosted two Transportation STEM webinars focused on student career pathways that lead to employment as a transportation industry professional. Presented to students and faculty of K-12 institutions, these webinars offer academic and career-path perspective from diverse panels of community college, technical school, and university students, with the goal of engaging the audience around the possibilities and opportunities that a career in the transportation sector can offer.
Attention 6-12 Grade Students & Teachers!
To view all previously recorded NNTW sessions, please visit the website below: