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Saturday, September 23, 2017
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy organized the 28th Annual Demographic Workshop at USC’s University Park campus on Monday on June 26, 2017. Supporting partners for the workshop included the US Census Bureau, California State Census Data Center, California Department of Finance, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and Population Dynamics Research Group. The workshop ...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017
While many students treated themselves to a vacation, METRANS student assistant Deepa Rama Hegde made the most out of her summer by interning at Symantec, Culver City, one of the leading American software companies providing security, backup and storage. Hegde is pursuing MS in Business Analytics at the Marshall School of Business, and expects to complete her degree in Spring, 2018. I asked how she secured her internship. “I connected with an HR representative on LinkedIn, and she emailed ...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The Summer 2017 Issue of METRANS News is now available. Click here for a PDF version. METRANS News is generally published three times a year and summarizes METRANS research, education and outreach activities. It highlights METRANS researchers, conferences and other events, recent publications, interviews with key individuals involved in METRANS, and other newsworthy activities and events. It is distributed to university transportation centers and faculty throughout the U.S., to federal, state, and local public agencies, and to the transportation industry. To be added to the mailing list for a hard copy of the newsletter or to receive an email announcement regarding each new issue, please contact [email protected] .
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Friday, September 8, 2017
The WTS Orange County Chapter initiated its 2017-2018 Mentoring Program on July 28, 2017. Hosted by Nossaman LLP in Irvine, the event brought the mentor and mentees pairs together for the first time, giving them an opportunity to meet and to learn about their interests and professional/career goals. This year, WTS Orange County had a record-breaking 39 mentor/mentee pairs. Juliet Su, Corridor Manager at Transportation Corridor Agencies, Chair of the WTS-OC Mentoring Program Committee, and a ...
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Monday, September 4, 2017
Each summer, the Orange County chapter of WTS (WTS-OC) hosts the Transportation Academy, a two-week transportation immersion program for college students throughout the region, now in its 8 th year. From August 1-10, 28 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, representing USC, UC Irvine, UCLA, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State Fullerton visited 13 firms including AECOM, Kimley-Horn, Metro, SCAG, Port of Long Beach, TRC, HDR, and more, as part of the 2017 academy. Marisa Trautz, ...
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Monday, September 4, 2017
Rosa G. Guillen-Sanchez is a Transportation Analyst in Rail Operations at Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) whose wish is to improve transportation in her community. She recently shared her personal and professional path that has guided her toward a career in public service. Guillen-Sanchez grew up in Orange County, a child of a low-income family of four, and her family was transit-dependent. “My dad couldn’t drive because he had severe arthritis, and my mom never drove,” ...
