ITE at the University of Washington

This weekend we took 21 of our student members to the ITE Western District Student Leadership Summit hosted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers - UCLA. During the conference, our members had the opportunity to go on field trips to the various transportation operators in the LA area, attend workshops and panels to develop career skills, and network with students and professionals alike. Some highlights include a tour of the under-construction LA Metro Purple Line Extension, a workshop designing complete streets, and a panel about the preparations for the 2028 Olympics. Additionally, ITE at UW sent a team to compete in the ITE Western District Traffic Bowl and successfully defended our title as the 2025 champions! Thank you to our members and sponsors who made this trip a success! We look forward to representing UW at the ITE Western District Meeting in Long Beach, CA and at the ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals International Meeting in Orlando, Fl.

Earlier this week the ITE at UW brought 7 students to this year's ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals International Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. ITE at UW was awarded the ITE International Student Chapter Momentum Award, being recognized as the student chapter who has made the greatest improvement (or momentum) amongst all ITE Student Chapters! Our Co-Presidents Jonah Lorica and Garett Davis, EIT accepted the award on behalf of the student chapter. In addition, UW brought two student teams to compete for the Transportation Technology Tournament competition and International Traffic Bowl. Both teams were first-time participants and represented UW well! We are very proud of their success and school spirit they brought to their respective competitions! ITE at UW would like to thank PacTrans Region 10 University Transportation Center for helping to sponsor our students to attend this year's ITE International Annual Meeting. Traffic Bowl Team: Jonah Lorica Garett Davis, EIT Peter Yu Zaref Anderson Transportation Technology Tournament Team Members: Nutvara Jantarathaneewat Sruangsaeng Chaikasetsin Bingzhang Wang Ollie Wiesner Jonah Lorica Peter Yu

?? DAWGS AWARDED AT ITE WESTERN DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING Last week, six UW students attended the 2024 ITE Western District Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA. ITE at UW was awarded with the ITE Western District (WD) Student Chapter Momentum Award which recognizes a student chapter in the WD that has experienced the greatest momentum (or most improvement) in the past year. Additionally, our outgoing Co-President, Garett Davis, EIT was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Our students enjoyed attending the info sessions and networking with other students and professionals. We hope to continue our success into the upcoming school year!

Last Friday, ITE at UW capped a successful and monumental school year at the Annual End-of-Year Banquet with students and professionals in attendance. The outgoing Co-Presidents, Garett Davis, EIT and Jonah Lorica, recapped the OVER 20 events this year's student chapter coordinated. Additionally, the incoming officers were introduced and led a fun round of Transportation Jeopardy. It was truly a fun-filled end-of-year celebration! ITE at UW would like to thank the PacTrans Region 10 University Transportation Center for sponsoring this event and for being a Gold Sponsor for this school year. We would also like to thank our Silver Sponsors: WSP, Transpo Group, and Kimley-Horn; as well as our Bronze Sponsors: Fehr & Peers and Transportation Choices Coalition. The success and growth the student chapter has seen this year would not be without the support and generosity of our sponsors. We hope to continue to engage with you in the future and connect student to the transportation profession! To the students, thank you for joining us this year! We hope you had a lot of fun and stay with us as we are just getting started! ITE at UW 2024-2025 Officers: President:?Connor Mitchell Co-Vice Presidents:?Carlos Besana and Thomas Nguyen Secretary:?Tuyet-Hoa L. Treasurer:?Yoshi Takeno Social Chair:?Robert Stricker Comm. Service Chair:?Amelia Bryant Professional Development Chair:?Jana Chiang Media Relations Chair:?Theo Schmitt

On April 27, ITE at UW took over 15 students to the Sound Transit 2 Line Grand Opening! Together, they discovered the 2 Line, stopping at each station and checking out all the festivities and booths! We also saw our friends from Oregon State ITE. It was a great bonding experience for the student chapter, celebrating a critical transportation investment in the Puget Sound region. We want to continue to engage students at the university in the transportation field and pursue a career in transportation!

On April 27, ITE at UW took over 15 students to the Sound Transit 2 Line Grand Opening! Together, they discovered the 2 Line, stopping at each station and checking out all the festivities and booths! We also saw our friends from Oregon State ITE. It was a great bonding experience for the student chapter, celebrating a critical transportation investment in the Puget Sound region. We want to continue to engage students at the university in the transportation field and pursue a career in transportation!