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Ten years have passed and it seems as it was yesterday when a group of minority students gathered at the South Carolina State University (SCSU) to participate in the first pilot Summer Transportation Institute (STI). Today, more than 40 Institutions of Higher Education serve as Host Sites to offer STIs around the nation with a common format that has evolved from the pilot program. The objective of this program is to expose high school students to the many opportunities available in the field of transportation and to inspire them to pursue professions in the transportation industry through a variety of educational, motivational, recreational, and cultural activities. In addition, the institute provides supplementary experience and training in mathematics, science and technology needed for a better involvement in the careers related to the transportation field.

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The Civil Infrastructure Research Center (CIRC) of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) managed the first Summer Transportation Institute at the University of Puerto Rico during the summer of 2001. The objective of this program was to expose a group of high school students to a variety of academic experiences designed to motivate them toward professions in the field of transportation. High school students soon to enter their Junior Year were eligible to participate on our first Summer Transportation Institute in Puerto Rico. The activities were very diverse and included two trips to San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico, each time with an overnight stay. Besides these and other day-long field trips, our institute provided class sessions in transportation related topics, as well as participatory working sessions for the students to develop their projects. The participants also learned to write technical reports and prepare presentations, and about opportunities to study and work in the areas related to transportation. A number of sports activities, competitions, and motivational activities complemented the academic activities.Primarily, the 2001 PR-STI emphasized both the benefits associated with a career in transportation as well as the education required to enter this important field. The PR-STI was designed to create an educational and training delivery system that: (1) attracted secondary school students to and enhance their interests in careers in transportation: (2) improved mathematics, science, and technology skills; and (3) through creative partnerships, strengthened