Sj gamttep: The South Jersey Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program Director: Kauser Jahan, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University The sj gamttep program

GAMTTEP stands for the Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program. The program is named after Garrett A. Morgan, an African-American inventor famous for his traffic light signal innovation. GAMTTEP’s purpose is to “improve the preparation of students, particularly women and minorities, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through curriculum development and other activities related to transportation.” Program objectives are:

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  To build a bridge between America’s youth and the transportation
  community;
  
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  To improve elementary and secondary (K-12) level students’ skills in
  STEM through such means as curriculum development, internships,
  mentoring programs, and other transportation-related activities;
  
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  To facilitate partnerships among government, academia, and the
  private sector;
  
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  To increase understanding of the transportation industry and careers,
  and advance transportation workforce development.
  

The first, second and third quarter s were spent in developing recruiting materials, a website and identifying clinic modules and reflective activities for the SJ GAMTTEP Program. Details of the tasks accomplished are provided below:

Flyers, brochures and letters were sent to High School Principals for distribution amongst interested students. A total of 86 applications were received, of which 25 were chosen and invited to participate in the SJ GAMTTEP Program.

Prepared surveys for participants to gauge impact of clinic modules and overall workshop experience were prepared.

A brochure was developed for publicizing the SJ GAMTTEP Program.

A website was created that provides basic information about the program, activities, handouts, important engineering links, etc.; application, survey forms, flyers, and brochures have been established. Basic information is available at http://users.rowan.edu/~jahan/GAMTTEP/index.htm.

Several field trips were arranged to allow the participants to gain a first-hand look at important transportation and engineering technologies. Students visited the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm in Atlantic City to connect the importance of the need for clean, sustainable energy to engineering technologies. Additionally, a field trip was arranged with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the students to come and observe the aviation engineering testing facilities.

The original proposal for the SJ GAMTTEP Program planned for providing transportation for the participating students. However, due to an unforeseen rise in fuel costs it was decided to have the students provide their own transportation. Reimbursement was provided based on total distance traveled to and from Rowan University.

Raj Arora, P.E., Executive Vice President of Arora Systems Group, LLC, was the invited keynote speaker for the SJ GAMTTEP Program.

Name	High School	Grade
Chad Bailey	Millville Senior HS	11
Ryan Bandura	Washington Twp. HS	11
Kelly Barb	Clearview Regional HS	10
Eve Ciancia	Gloucester County Institute of Technology	10
Jasmine Coleman	Brimm Medical Arts HS	11
Fatou Diallo	Brimm Medical Arts HS	11
Bradley Dobson	Glassboro HS	11
Alex Dussack	Atlantic County Institute of Technology	10
Brittany Grasso	Glassboro HS	10
Lauren Greer	Delsea Regional HS	11
Richard Hughes, Jr.	Delsea Regional HS	11
Venise Hunter	Creative Arts HS	10
Steven Laraia	Washington Twp. HS	11
Nancy Lui	Princeton HS	11
Caitlin Markey	Washington Twp. HS	11
Sarah McDonald	Cape May County Technical HS	11
Shaquan Mincer	Burlington County Institute of Technology	11
Lisa Petruncio	Clearview Regional HS	10
Thy Pham	Pennsauken HS	11
Jos Rosa	Brimm Medical Arts HS	11
Michael Safin	Pennsville Memorial HS	11
Timothy Sittler	Millville Senior HS	11
Katrice Sylvester	Williamstown HS	11
Tierra Thomas	Camden HS	11
Melanie Thomas	Williamstown HS	10

Participants arrived for check-in on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The students and their parents were provided with a catered lunch by the University. Kauser Jahan, the program director, welcomed the participants and also discussed the scheduled activities for the workshop.

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  SJ GAMTTEP Director Dr. K. Jahan
  
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  Dianne Dorland, Dean College of Engineering
  
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  Steven Chin, Associate Dean College of Engineering
  

Raj Arora, P.E., Executive Vice President of Arora Systems Group, LLC, was the invited keynote speaker for the SJ GAMTTEP Program. Rajeev K. Arora, PE, is Executive Vice President of Arora Engineers, Inc. (MBE), a multi-disciplinary engineering design and construction management firm, headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA with offices in Woodbridge, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. Raj graduated from the University of Maryland in 2000 with a B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering. He is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer in six states, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Virginia, and the District of Columbia.  As the Executive Vice President of Arora, Raj is responsible for the general administration and engineering management of the firm.  His duties include business development, project oversight, and client relations. In addition, Raj has served as Project Manager on many technically challenging projects.  He is currently directing two high profile projects for the MTA/Metro-North Railroad at the historic Grand Central Terminal in New York City.