Tennessee State University News July 19, 2011 TSU hosts National Summer Transportation Institute<http://tnstatenewsroom.com/2011/07/tsu-hosts-national-summer-transportation-institute/> Most students may wonder how traffic lights work, how bridges are designed, and even how 3-D is created. At this year's National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI), the Tennessee State University College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science gave youth grades 10 through 12 an inside look at how the transportation industry makes our everyday world function. The four-week residential program, funded by a $63,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration, introduced 17 students to safety, water, land, and air transportation systems. The goal of the institute was to spark an interest in engineering and technology professions and facilitate exposure to related careers among minority and female students through various activities. >From highway design and aircraft performance to marine cargo handling and vehicle safety, the NSTI participants became first-hand witnesses to problem solving techniques created by engineers through transportation laboratory experiences and field trips to the Metropolitan Nashville Airport, Marshall Space and Rocket Center, Old Hickory Power Plant, Music City Star, and Tennessee Department of Transportation Smartway Management Center. Participants also interacted with students, professors and mentors in the engineering field while participating in an ACT preparation course and enhancement courses in algebra, geometry, and computer science. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Preserving the Story of the HBCU Library Alliance- Success Story Submissions due August 1st. Click here http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/hbcustory.html to access the guidelines.