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North Carolina DOT sets 3rd annual Career Exploration Day for students
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has scheduled its third-annual Career Exploration Day, which aims to create “a link between the classroom and workplace by giving students the chance to explore transportation employment opportunities,” for March 21 in Raleigh. “The event will feature information about a diverse mix of professions such as engineering, planning, […]
February 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina DOT director promotes transportation career path at state colleges
North Carolina Department of Transportation Director Nick Tennyson is hitting the college circuit this week, promoting careers in transportation to current students. On August 22, Tennyson visited North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, speaking to students of a supply chain management class about logistics and intermodal freight movement opportunities, touting recent port capacity improvements […]
August 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT Youth Development and Mentoring Program seeks students
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is requesting students submit applications for its Youth Development and Mentoring Program (YDMP), which aims to provide students with “opportunities to pursue higher education, personal growth and transportation careers”. The program is a partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and the positions offer hourly wages. “The program values responsibility, […]
May 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
North Carolina DOT education director recognized for STEM education and career efforts
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Director of Education Initiatives, Ashley Goolsby, has been recognized for her efforts in encouraging science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers in local education. Wake County Public School Superintendent Jim Merrill honored Goolsby for her work with the Wake STEM Early College High School during the systems […]
September 28, 2015
Workforce
GM’s FIRST Competition teaches kids to build, battle robots to build interest in STEM careers
What do you do with kids who think math and science are boring? Give them a pile of parts, some software and computers, and let them build a robot. That in a nutshell is the FIRST Competition, a nationwide program put together by General Motors that’s meant to fire up the imaginations of kids and […]
August 23, 2013
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