President’s Message: Looking Good!
The Western District is proud to formally debut its new logo, in color! The logo, designed by staff from Atkins, will be incorporated into all future communication from the Western District. The three colors suggest the District’s geography – starting on the left with the blue of the Pacific Ocean, [...]
Spring 2014 WesternITE
Read the Spring 2014 issue of WesternITE by clicking here or on the image below.
Remembering Rick Mitchell
Rick Mitchell, President of the Western District in 1985, passed away of a sudden heart attack on Sunday, March 16 while on vacation in Charleston, South Carolina. […]
President’s Message: There Are No Brakes on the Happenin’ Train!
It’s an exciting time of year for the Western District. Candidates have recently been announced for the officer and international director positions, and their statements are presented below. As of right now, there are only 123 days, 21 hours, and 44 minutes until the joint Western-Midwestern Districts’ Annual Meeting in [...]
2014 Western District Candidates
Candidates for Office The following are the 2014 Western District Board candidates for office for your consideration. All members are encouraged to vote. Regardless of how you vote, please vote and make your voice be heard. The deadline for voting electronically has been set as late as possible to allow [...]
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: Mar/Apr
The Mar-Apr Spotlight was written by Jonathan Hofert, President of the Riverside/ San Bernardino ITE Section. The following is Jonathan's article regarding RSBITE's thoughts about the Student Endowment Fund: The Riverside/San Bernardino Section is a Platinum-level group contributor to the Student Endowment Fund, and also boasts in its membership the [...]
Student Leadership Summit
As general chair, I'd like to invite you to the first ever Western District ITE Student Leadership Summit, to be held in San Luis Obispo, CA, February 15-17, 2014. The Summit will be hosted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Cal Poly Student Chapter. This will be a weekend [...]
President’s Message: Ralph Waldo Emerson Was Right On
Over 20 years ago, 17 of my classmates and I piled into an 18-passenger van and drove over 1,400 miles from College Station, Texas, to Washington, DC, to attend the annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting. It was a pilgrimage that the transportation engineering students there still do today. We [...]
