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Discovering Transportation Careers in Downtown LA
Published November 17, 2023 by Alex Wang
On September 17, 2023, 37 ITE students at universities in Southern California converged on Downtown LA for an annual office tour event. Jointly planned by USC’s and UCLA’s ITE chapters this year, the event was a highly collaborative effort with six universities across the region represented: the University of...
Learning About the Hollywood Burbank Airport Replacement Passenger Terminal Project
Published October 27, 2023 by Ryan Zapata
On Friday, October 27, USC ITE held its second technical tour of the semester, this time to the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) located about 15 miles from USC. Historically known as the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, the Hollywood Burbank Airport is perhaps best known as a convenient alternative to LAX for residents...
Learning Metro’s Big Plan: A Conversation with Sharon Gookin, Deputy Chief Executive Director
Published October 25, 2023 by Haoyue Wang
On October 25th, USC ITE was pleased to host Ms. Sharon Gookin, P.E., Deputy Chief Executive Officer of LA Metro, to share her career experience and insights on Metro’s Big Plan on transportation. Ms. Gookin began her conversation by looking back at her college journey and reflecting on her active engagement...
Trojans Making a Difference in the Bus Industry
Published October 19, 2023 by Andrew Keefer
On October 19, 2023, USC ITE hosted five bus industry professionals for a special panel event. Our guests included USC alumni Lauren Deaderick, Senior Manager of Customer Experience and Transportation Planning at Metro and past Senior Transit Operations Analyst at Big Blue Bus (MPL ‘19); Griffin Kantz, transportation planner...
USC ITE Tours Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project
Published October 2, 2023 by Alex Wang
Members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers at USC (USC ITE) toured the Fullerton Road grade separation project in the City of Industry, CA, on September 29th, 2023. Led by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), the Fullerton Road project is one of four remaining projects in the Alameda...
Transportation Innovation and Coastal Charm: Touring the Port of San Diego and SANDAG
Published April 8, 2023 by Alex Wang
On Friday, April 7th, nine Viterbi, Sol Price and Keck students and members of the University of Southern California Institute of Transportation Engineers chapter (USC ITE) embarked on a technical trip to San Diego, California. We toured the Port of San Diego, learned about the San Diego Association of Governments’...
Touring Esri: Geographic Information Systems Applications and New Insights for USC Students
Published November 15, 2022 by Kailin Liu
This past Tuesday, November 8th, pouring rain and heavy traffic did not deter USC students from visiting the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Headquarters in Redlands, CA. As students from various academic disciplines toured the beautifully landscaped campus, they learned about the work and history of ESRI, a leader in...
USC Students Tour TraPac Terminal
Published October 17, 2022 by Emily Ng
On October 7, USC students were given the unique opportunity to tour TraPac’s Los Angeles Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Students were first given an overview presentation of TraPac and its innovative impact on the logistics and goods movement industry. The presentation was followed by an exclusive tour...
USC Hosts, UCI Wins SoCal ITE Traffic Bowl 2022
Published April 19, 2022 by Jacob Wong
On February 26, 2022, the Southern California Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) held its annual Traffic Bowl competition. The virtual event was hosted by the University of Southern California (USC) chapter and featured ITE chapters from five universities in Southern California: Cal Poly Pomona, California State University...
Transportation Students Tour Port of Hueneme and Distribution Centers
Published October 25, 2021 by Yindong Sun
Twelve USC students, led by USC ITE Advisor and Adjunct Associate Professor Eric Shen, had the opportunity to experience and a technical tour of the Port of Hueneme on Friday, October 22, 2021. This tour was organized by the USC Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and...
Long Beach Airport Gives Students Behind-The-Scenes Technical Tour of New Projects
Published October 1, 2021 by Arnav Chatterjee
On October 1, fifteen USC students had the opportunity to attend a behind-the-scenes tour of Long Beach Airport (LGB). Students arrived outside the airport around 1 PM, where they were greeted by USC Adjunct Associate Professor Eric Shen and Kate Kuykendall, the Public Affairs Officer at LGB. The tour was...
METRANS, PSR, NCST, USC ITE Host Razaviyayn and Ghafelebashi for Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives Seminar
Published March 30, 2021 by Hayley Rundle
On March 11, METRANS and the Pacific Southwest University Transportation Center (PSR), along with special partners the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) and USC Institute of Transportation Engineer (ITE), hosted their second research webinar of Spring 2021. Titled “Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives,” this event showcased the research of...
PSR Students Join ITE SoCal and OCTEC Career Night
Published August 27, 2019 by Lauren Mullarkey-Williams
The Institute of Transportation Engineers Southern California Chapter (ITE SoCal) and Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) invited six ITE student chapters to join them Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Knott’s Berry Farm for their annual Job Fair, Dinner, and Student Presentations night. Students from PSR partner schools University of...
Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Leadership Summit Calls Five USC Undergraduates to Berkeley
Published February 16, 2019 by Lauren Mullarkey-Williams
The UC Berkeley (Cal) Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter held the 6th Annual Student Leadership Summit (SLS) January 25-27, 2019. Over 150 student leaders from nearly 20 universities traveled to the Bay Area to take part in a weekend full of technical, professional, and leadership development, all focused...
CSULB Upsets Defending Champion USC, Beating UCI to Win ITE Traffic Bowl 2018
Published February 25, 2018 by Maya Bouchet
On February 10th, 2018 four students from University of Southern California (USC) headed to UC Irvine to defend their title as prior year champions of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Traffic Bowl. I was a member of the four-person USC team. The competition also included student teams from...
USC Chapter Attends 2018 ITE Western Leadership Summit at Oregon State University
Published February 11, 2018 by Rachel Krusenoski
From January 19 to January 21, 2018, students representing the USC Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers attended the 5th annual 2018 ITE Western Leadership Summit at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR. The summit gave students from universities from across the western district the opportunity to collaborate, meet...
PSR Transportation Students Shine During SoCal ITE Student Chapter Night
Published May 17, 2017 by Meiduo Ji
On May 17th, the Institute of Transportation Engineers Southern California Section in collaboration with the Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) held its annual job fair and Student Presentation night at Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel, in Buena Park, California. Representatives of more than ten transportation companies and agencies attended the job...