The Center’s educational program is based on three principles:
• multidisciplinary course work and training;
• student participation in research;
• support for the national strategy for surface transportation research and education.

The following educational activities are planned or ongoing:

Transportation Safety and Mobility Certificate Program
UMTRI Doctoral Studies Program
Patricia F. Waller Scholarship Program
Scholars Program (On hold)
Professional Education Program
Global Education Program
Outstanding Student of the Year Award Program

Transportation Safety and Mobility Certificate Program

An initial educational objective will be to establish a transportation safety and mobility certificate program through the U-M Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The certificate will allow graduate students to add a specialization to their primary graduate degree. No such program currently exists at the university. The certificate program in transportation safety and mobility will be a precursor to the longer-term goal of establishing a Master’s degree program.

Doctoral Studies Program

Patricia F. Waller Scholarship Program

Professional Education Program

A primary educational objective of the Center will be to expand the U-M’s role in continuing education for transportation safety and mobility practitioners through the use of various media, including typical on-site education, as well as web-casting, video streaming, smart boards, and other media. These approaches will reach widely dispersed audiences efficiently and cost effectively, while eliminating long-distance travel. Topics for courses or training sessions will be developed through input from the Center’s Advisory Board, an Annual Conference, and requests from community groups. UMTRI faculty’s current use of video streaming to teach courses to remote audiences will be expanded and enhanced as part of the Center’s activities. At least one course will be developed to help transportation safety and mobility specialists from Michigan Metropolitan Planning Organizations stay current with transportation issues. The Center will also provide educational and training opportunities such as transportation safety and mobility training modules, through electronic media such as its web site.

If your organization has a need for training in highway safety and mobility, please contact the center program coordinator, Mr. Jonathon M. Vivoda (jviv@umich.edu).

Global Education Program

The M-CASTL plans to provide educational and training opportunities through electronic media such as its web site. Transportation safety and mobility training modules will be developed and placed on the web site, alongside our publications, for global access to English-speaking audiences. Where possible, modules will be translated to Spanish. Topics for possible modules will be developed from input from the Advisory Board and Executive Committees. Content for modules will be developed by interested Core Faculty and converted into a web-based format by the Center’s staff.

Outstanding Student of the Year Award Program

Each year M-CASTL will select one outstanding student of the year. This student will be selected by the Education Subcommittee. Students will be nominated by U-M faculty and supported by a statement of the student’s accomplishments. The winning students will be funded by the M-CASTL to attend the annual TRB meeting to attend the Student of the Year award ceremony. The student will also receive a $1,000 award.