The Urban Transportation Center hosts a variety of events, including Guest Lectures, a Seminar Series, and a Diversity Lunch Series.
Guest Lectures and the ongoing Seminar Series feature presentations from experts and officials in transportation research and policy on current topics and issues in transportation.
The Diversity Lunch Series is a monthly event in which the Center hosts a brown-bag luncheon that features a guest speaker on a topic related to diversity and transportation. Diversity Lunches are open to UTC staff, as well as students, faculty and staff within the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
The Diversity Lunch Seri
es will resume with the Fall 2012 semester. A new schedule of speakers and dates will be posted in August.
Past Events
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• Thursday, March 14, 2013
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Urban planning graduate students
Topic: Gender and Transportation
12-1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Thursday, February 21, 2013
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Joshulynn White
Topic: Diversity in Public Transit
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Wednesday, January 23, 2013
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Barlow, Ph.D., Professor, UIC College of Business Administration
Topic: Creative Understanding of Diverse Perspectives
12 - 1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Monday, December 3, 2012
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Dr. Teresa Cordova, Ph.D., Director Great Cities Institute
Topic: Roadway Improvement in Diverse Communities
12 - 1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Tuesday, April 24, 2012
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Maria-Teresa Roman, president of the Chicago Chapter of COMTO
Topic: The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
12 - 1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Monday, April 16, 2012
UTC Guest Lecture
Speaker: Frank Patton
Topic: Illiana Expressway and Proposed Rail Corridor
12-1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Wednesday, March 28, 2012
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Jason Duba
Topic: Age Diversity in Transportation
12 - 1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Tuesday, February 28, 2012
UTC Diversity Lunch
Speaker: Rebecca Geissler
Topic: Feminist Transportation Planning
12 - 1 p.m.
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
• Wednesday, February 8, 2012
UTC Seminar Series
Speaker: APTA President Michael P. Melaniphy
Event to be rescheduled
Those interested in being notified when the event is rescheduled may contact Belinda Burgess: bburge1@uic.edu or call 312-996-4820.
• Thursday, December 1, 2011
UTC Seminar Series
Speaker: Craig Yunker
“The Benefits of an Accesibly RTA System"
Location: UTC Conference Room
• Thursday, June 2, 2011
UTC Seminar Series
Speaker: Cal Marsella
“Running Public Transit as a Business"
Location: Great Cities Institute Conference Room
Video of Cal Marsella's Presentation
•Friday, April 22, 2011
UTC Seminar Series
Speaker: Robert G. Stanley
"'Mobility Management' in the 21st Century: The Roots of a New Paradigm in Local and Regional Public Transportation"
Location: Great Cities Institute Conference Room
Video of Robert Stanley's Presentation
Transportation Research Board Presentations
• January 22-26, 2012
TRB 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
List of UTC presenters
• January 23-27, 2011
TRB 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
List of UTC presenters
• January 10-14, 2010
TRB 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
List of UTC presenters