Conference: Workshop to Build the Capacity of Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions in Broadening the Transportation Workforce

这项提议支持的为期两天的会议重点是促进新兴运输劳动力的多样性。研讨会的重点是两年制社区大学(特别是为少数族裔服务的机构或MSI)、四年制MSI和交通部门的行业利益相关者之间的伙伴关系。通过将为期两年的社区学院、MSI、交通行业领袖和政府聚集在一起，研讨会提供了一个能力建设的机会。它将允许探索模型计划、案例研究、研究结果、数据和创新的专家见解。这次会议还定义了研究问题，并确定了可能的NAS关于运输工作中性别和种族/民族平等的更大共识研究的潜在赞助者。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The two-day conference supported by this proposal focuses on furthering diversity in the emerging transportation workforce. The workshop places emphasis on partnerships between 2-year community colleges (especially minority-serving institutions or MSIs), 4-year MSIs, and industry stakeholders from the transportation sector. By bringing together 2-year community colleges, MSIs, transportation industry leaders, and government, the workshop provides an opportunity for capacity building. It will allow for the exploration of model programs, case studies, research findings, data, and innovative expert insights. The convening also defines research questions and identifies potential sponsors for a possible larger NAS consensus study on gender and racial/ethnic equity in the transportation workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.