June 4 - 8, 2012
9:00am - 5:00pm daily
University of Tennessee Conference Center Building
600 Henley St.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-5255
$99 camp fee includes breakfast and lunch daily.

What is Transportation Academy?

Transportation Academy is a week-long adventure for middle school girls where they will discover and explore, through exciting and fun activities, the multifaceted world of how we move from place to place! They will take the UT Driving Simulator for a test drive, examine debris from a car wreck to solve the mystery of how it happened, go on a behind‐the‐scenes tour of McGhee‐Tyson Airport, crash remote control cars and evaluate the damage, build freight delivery vehicles, and participate in team building exercises.

Transportation Academy in the news

Ken Schwall of WBIR TV did a humorous story about some of the activities at the 2010 academy.
One of the girls from last year contributed an essay about her experiences and the fun she had at Transportation Academy 2010.

What is Transportation?

It's trains and boats and planes and cars and trucks and bikes and roads and airports and waterways. It's also world–wide delivery of goods and services. It's technology and psychology and engineering and materials. It's people to people around the world.

Can you think of any part of your life that transportation does NOT touch? Music, food, going to school, being with friends…we depend on transportation to bring these things to us. Even if you went everywhere on foot, you would still be using a form of transportation.

At UT's Transportation Academy you will explore some of the many facets of transportation. This industry offers a great number of career options, especially to women as the demand for female transportation professionals grows. The academy's handpicked professionals will bring the varied world of transportation to life and discuss the career options in this far–reaching field.

Why should I attend Transportation Academy?

Because it's FUN! Most importantly, you will learn from experts about some facinating aspects of transportation in your world.

What will I do?

• Drive in a state-of-the-art driving simulator.
• Take field trips to local transportation facilities.
• Crash radio controlled cars.
• See behind the scenes of the cargo systems at McGhee–Tyson Airport.

How do I attend?

Transportation Academy 2012 is open to rising 7th and 8th grade girls for the 2012–13 school year. Sixteen girls will be selected for the 2012 Academy. Participants must be able to attend all Transportation Academy activities throughout the week. Selection preference may be given to 8th grade students.

Where does Transportation Academy happen—and when?

Transportation Academy is held June 4-8, 2012 at the University of Tennessee Conference Center, 9:00-5:00 daily.

Participants must provide their own transportation to and from the Conference Center but UT provides transportation for field trips. Breakfast and lunch will be catered daily.

How do I apply?

Two forms, the Academy Application and the Teacher Recommendation, need to be completed and sent to Tammy Enix by May 11, 2012.

1. The student and her parents or guardian will fill out the Academy Application form.
2. The student and the teacher she chooses as her referral will complete the Teacher Recommendation form.
3. Both these forms must be submitted to Transportation Academy no later than May 11th.
4. Mail, fax, or email the completed forms to Tammy Enix (see contact information below).

Parents will receive a letter or email by May 11 to advise them whether their child was selected for Transportation Academy 2012.

Tammy Enix
University of Tennessee
Center for Transportation Research
309 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996–4133

Remember, the application deadline is May 11th, 2012.

For more information contact:
Tammy Enix
Phone: (865) 974-4621
Fax: (865) 974-3889
Email: ctr@utk.edu

Transportation Academy 2012 is sponsored by
The University of Tennessee
Center for Transportation Research
Southeastern Transportation Center