Transportation Professional Day
Learn about the many opportunities a profession in transportation can offer! Ideal for K-12 students. Free to attend, does NOT include admission to the museum. Registration is required.
December 7 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Lead by Louisiana Transportation Research Center & Women’s Transportation Seminar
Located in Knock Knock’s Big Backyard, this free and inclusive expo-style event is to welcome and engage all children in conversations and activities related to transportation professions. Activities include paper circuit making station, traffic sign coloring station, safety tool/gear photo area, Gumdrop Bridge Challenge, and many more offered by local transportation experts! Sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
Free to attend, registration is required. Registration does NOT include admission to Knock Knock Children’s Museum.
Transportation Experts Encouraging Children to Pursue Careers in STEM Fields
12 local agencies from public, academic, and private sectors will show a diverse range of transportation professional activities for career and education explorations. The following is a full list of our exhibitors:
- Women Transportation Seminar (Greater Baton Rouge Chapter)
- Atlas
- Capital Area Transit Systems (CATS)
- Federal Highway Administration (Louisiana Division)
- Gresham Smith
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Section 19: Research and Development)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Section 33: Technology Transfer and Training)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Section 37: Compliance Program)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Section 82: Highway Safety)
- Louisiana State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- McKim & Creed
- Neel-Schaffer
- Southern University College of Sciences and Engineering
