University of Victoria STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS
The University of Victoria ITE Student Chapter has had a busy few months! We recently added more students to our executive team and we now have eight members running our club: • • • • • • • •
President: Aislinn Dressler Vice President Internal: Mikayla Isted Treasurer: Robyn Jutras Secretary & 4th Year Representative: Oliver Kerr Vice President Outreach: Julia Tay Vice President Sponsorship & 2nd Year Representative: Cathy Yeung 3rd Year Representative: Colin Sparks Vice President Media: Mackenzie Clarke
Lunch & Learns
Transportation Site Review with WATT Consulting Group Ltd. (July 23rd) - Students learned about how to read engineering drawings, how to map the routes of different transportation modes through a site, and how to find conflict points. Introduction to Transportation & Trivia (September 24th) - Students were introduced to transportation engineering and planning, including an overview of Canadian transportation history, impacts, goals, and possible careers and then played a Kahoot. Transportation Operations with the City of Victoria (October 8th) - Students learned about
Since June, we have run four Lunch and Learns: Introduction to Active Transportation with Urban Systems Ltd. (June 25th) - Students learned about active transportation with a few case studies in Vancouver Island cities, including Courtenay, Colwood, and Saanich.
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TRANSPORTATION TALK
the City’s transportation goals and mobility plan as well as ongoing and recent projects that work to enhance road safety in the community.