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CITT Receives CUTC Workforce Development Leadership Award!

The Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) received the CUTC – Council of University Transportation Centers Workforce Development Leadership Award for contributions to high school pathway programs in partnership with the Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Unified School District. The award, which is also sponsored by the American Public Transit Association, was announced on January 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C during the 2026 CUTC Awards Ceremony.

The award is given annually to an institution that demonstrates outstanding leadership in designing and delivering workforce development programs. Over the last decade, CITT has developed innovative and impactful high school pathways in close partnership with the Port, which fully funds three LBUSD high school pathways.

The Academy of Global Logistics (AGL) at Cabrillo High School was the flagship pathway partnership launched in 2016 at Cabrillo High School with the goals of providing students with real-world experience and technical training, building STEM skills, and expanding students’ awareness of port and logistics careers. With the support of CITT and the Port of Long Beach, AGL students have toured marine terminals and attended the International Urban Freight (I-NUF) conference, standing toe-to-toe with premier global logistics and transportation professionals. In just the first four years of its implementation, Cabrillo High School nearly doubled the percentage of students with 100% attendance, raised the percentage of AP enrollment by 14 percentage points, and raised graduation rates from 89% to 93%.

Last year, CITT entered into a new contract with the Port to support two additional pathways in addition to AGL: the Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Academy at Jordan High School Jordan High School, and the new Next-Gen Opportunities in Vehicles and Alternative Energy (NOVA) program at Long Beach Polytechnic High School.

“This prestigious award would not be possible without the support of the Long Beach Unified School District and the Port of Long Beach, whose innovation and foresight in creating first AGL and later ACE and NOVA are bringing students opportunities to learn about some of the largest and most complex economic engines in the Southern California economy,” said CITT Executive Director Tyler, D. Reeb, Ph.D. “We’re proud to accept this award on behalf of CSULB’s CSULB College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPaCE) and the thousands of students who benefit from these pathways.”

“We are building the port of the future and investing in the workforce of tomorrow by introducing students to life-forming careers in the many fields associated with goods movement and international trade,” said Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba. “We strengthen our port by helping to develop the homegrown workforce we need to remain competitive, and we want our students to have an opportunity to be a part of that future.”

TRB National Summit on The Future of the Transportation Workforce

Save the Date, June 2-4, 2025!

The TRB National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce will be held June 2-4, 2025 in Westminster, Colorado (near Denver). Be a part of the conversation as we address the challenges faced in each of the workforce life cycle steps and help identify the research needs of practitioners to ensure a resilient and skilled workforce for our changing modes and communities.

The Summit will address three main questions:

How do we attract and engage a diverse workforce?
What kind of workforce do we need for the 21st century?
What business models and tools sustainably support workforce needs?

Click here to learn more!

April 28th Webinar: Highway Maintenance Degree Program

Front Range Community College (FRCC), in collaboration with highway contractors and state/local agencies including the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), and National Highway Institute (NHI), have established the nation’s first ever on-line Highway Maintenance Associates Degree. This 2-year program (60 credits across 4 semesters) prepares students for management positions in Highway Maintenance within federal, state, county, and municipal agencies, and highway contractors. Program graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Highway Maintenance Management.

Hosted in cooperation with the Southwest Transportation Workforce Center and California LTAP, this hour-long webinar offers a closer look at FRCC’s HMM degree program from a panel of contributing experts that include:

Dr. Nicholas Spezza, Dean of Instruction, FRCC
Susan Baillargeon, HMM Degree Program Director, FRCC
Heather Carlson, Director of the Colorado LTAP
Robert McArthur, Adjunct Instructor, FRCC and LTAP
Shawn Severin, General Manager & Owner of Loveland Barricade
Kevin McVittie, Statewide Technical Training Programs Manager for Colorado DOT
Don Strange, Manager, Streets & Code Enforcement Divisions for the City of Highland Village, Colorado

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday April 28th, 2022, 2-3pm Eastern

For More Information: Webinar Flyer, APWA Reporter Article, HMM Curriculum Summary

Webinar Recording: Watch on Youtube

Expanding Diversity in the Transportation Workforce

How do we champion women and people of color in the transportation workforce? What opportunities and barriers exist?

Recognizing that fewer than 15% of the 15 million jobs in transportation are held by women, researchers with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (University of South Florida), the Mineta Transportation Institute (San José State University), Tennessee State University, and the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center (University of Memphis), partnered with ITS America, WTS, The Ray, and MobilityXX to conduct a national survey to ask people about their experience in the transportation sector. This survey asks how organizations are promoting diversity, career advancement, and other opportunities to understand how we can grow diversity in the transportation workforce.

Please take a few minutes to share your experience! And, spread the word! Please forward the survey link below to anyone who may like to participate: https://sjsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8uZZUFa44SCe1sG

T-STEM Webinar Series

Attention K-12 students and teachers (and college students)!

During the 2021-2022 School year, the NNTW hosted six Transportation STEM webinars focused on student career pathways that lead to employment as a transportation industry professional. Presented to students and faculty of K-12 institutions, these webinars offer academic and career-path perspectives from diverse panels of professionals, faculty, and community college, technical school, and university students, with the goal of engaging the audience around the possibilities and opportunities that a career in the transportation sector can offer.

For College and University students:

November 5th, 2021: Flyer and Recorded Session

For Community College and Tech School students:

December 3rd, 2021: Flyer and Recorded Session

For 6-12 students and teachers:

January 28th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

February 25th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded session

March 25th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

April 29th, 2022: Flyer and Recorded Session

Want to learn more about how the NNTW is working to introduce high school and college students to careers in transportation? Check-out our initiative webpage or reach-out to Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Director of the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center (ssalyers@memphis.edu).