Are you ready to enjoy a baseball game with fellow alumni and current students of the MTI program ?  If so, we have secured 50 tickets to the San Jose Giants Game on August 16th with first pitch at 7 pm.  This is a great opportunity to meet up with classmates and Alumni from the program and have a great time catching up while watching the game. We invite you to bring your family along as well to enjoy the game.  Please note on sign up form how many kids will be joining you

Come join us at the field level VIP deck (https://www.milb.com/san-jose/tickets/vip-deck) on the third baseline. Your ticket includes a BBQ meal and one beverage, discount to Giant's dugout store and more.  This is a Fireworks Friday game, so plan to stay after the game to enjoy the show.  It's also Pride night at the ballpark, first 500 to enter park get a Pride sweatshirt!

A few details:

Adult Tickets are $70 each and youth tickets are $45 each - Use this Google form to order (https://forms.gle/hiNtg6uobvWVpCUXA)

Address: 588 E Alma Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

Gates open at 5:45 PM

Don't purchase tickets from the SJ Giants. Once you sign up with the google form, Venmo Eugene Thomas @wardat

In the past Alumni have flown in for other events, so this is not limited to those that live in the Bay Area!  

We invite all alumni, current students, graduates and their families to join us for this virtual celebration.   Bring your beverage of choice and let’s raise a glass to commemorate this important moment!

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, an icon in transportation, MTI Board Chair Abbas Mohaddas and MSTM Education Director Dr. Asha Weinstein Agrawal will offer congratulatory remarks to the degree candidates. The Student of the Year from the Class of 2020, Michelle Louie, will be addressing the graduating class as well.  Your alumni association president Olivia Rocha will be welcoming all of the students into the alumni association and presenting the 2020 Alumna of the Year Award to Ms. Rachel Donovan. 

The celebration includes award presentations and individualized recognition of each candidate for the Master of Science in Transportation Management (MSTM).

· Link to join: https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/95340880319

· Where: The comfort of your chosen environment!

· When: Friday, June 26th, 6:00 to 7:00 pm PDT 

To all of our students who have worked so hard to reach this milestone: this night is all about you, your dedication, and your accomplishments!

Please join us for the 26th Annual MTI Banquet ... it is a convocation ceremony, awards banquet, networking event for transportation professionals, and an elegant evening out ... all rolled into one, at the grand ballroom of the Student Union at San Jose State University.  Some say it's the party of the year.  Find all the details here: www.mticonnect.org/convocation.

Please join us for the 26th Annual MTI Banquet ... it is a convocation ceremony, awards banquet, networking event for transportation professionals, and an elegant evening out ... all rolled into one, at the grand ballroom of the Student Union at San Jose State University.  Some say it's the party of the year.  Find all the details here: www.mticonnect.org/convocation.

Please join us for the 26th Annual MTI Banquet ... it is a convocation ceremony, awards banquet, networking event for transportation professionals, and an elegant evening out ... all rolled into one, at the grand ballroom of the Student Union at San Jose State University.  Some say it's the party of the year.  Find all the details here: www.mticonnect.org/convocation.

Join the MSTM alumni and current students for the screening of “An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy” on May 10, 2018, 7:00 pm at the Castro Theater in San Francisco.

The screening begins at 7 PM with an introduction, followed by showing the documentary from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, followed by a moderated Q&A with Norm Mineta from 8:30 PM to 9 PM. The gala with appetizers and drinks is at the Asian Art Museum from 9:30 PM to midnight.   The Asian Art Museum is located 1.7 miles from the Castro Theater; both are close to Market Street and numerous transit lines including the historic streetcar and Muni light rail (K, L, M lines).

Former San Jose mayor, Democratic congressperson, cabinet secretary, founder of the Mineta Transport Institute (MTI), veteran, and World War II incarceration camp survivor, Norman Mineta’s life premiers on the big screen in Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi’s “An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy.” It has been selected as the Opening Night film as part of the Center for Asian American Media’s (CAAM) film festival, or CAAMFest36.

“An American Story” highlights the challenges Mineta and his family faced while incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Wyoming as an 11-year old boy, inspiring him to become a community leader. Considered a man of many firsts, Mineta, according to producers Fukami and Nakatomi, personifies the dreams and aspirations of the Asian American community.

Ticket Information

Ticket Promo Code: MTICAAM

Screening and Gala rate: $50 (General Admission is usually $65)

Screening Only Ticket rate: $25 (General Admission is usually $35)

If you have any questions please contact:
Irma Garcia,  MTI Communications and Workforce Development Coordinator
irma.garcia@sjsu.edu

 

Alumni, faculty (past and present),  current students, and families (significant others and children welcome) are invited to join us for some fun and networking at the scenic home of one of your esteemed alumni … our MTIAA Vice President, Donna Maurillo.   The location is in Santa Cruz, California (a 40-minute drive from the San Jose State University campus).  It’s a pot luck, so bring your favorite dish or some items to put on the grill.  Please RSVP (include head count) with Brandi Childress (Brandi.Childress@vta.org).  She will send you the address of the home. 

DATE: Sunday, April 29, 2018

TIME: 12:00 Noon to 4:00 P.M.

Looking forward to seeing everybody!

Mineta Transportation Institute's
25th Annual Board of Trustees'
Convocation and Scholarship Banquet
Please join Secretary Norman Mineta and our distinguished Board of Trustees
to celebrate the 2017 Masters of Science in Transportation Management graduates.
WHEN:
June 17, 2017
Wine Reception at 5:30pm Dinner at 6:45pm
WHERE:
San Jose State University

Please contact Jill Carter at: jill.carter@sjsu.edu
or call 408-924-7561 with questions and your RSVP.

Details at:

www.mticonnect.org/convocation

Commonly referred to as "the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) graduation," this is in fact a convocation ceremony, awards banquet, networking event for transportation professionals, and an elegant evening out ... all rolled into one, at the grand ballroom of the Student Union at San Jose State University.  Some say it's the party of the year.  Find all the details here: www.mticonnect.org/convocation.

Former MSTM alumni president Ward Thomas is leaving his job at Stanford to work at -- ta da!!! -- Facebook. Several of his friends are meeting for celebratory drinks. Here are the details:

Who: YOU

What: Happy Hour with E. Ward Thomas

When: Wednesday, October 7 at 5pm

Where: Macathur Park, 27 University Avenue, Palo Alto (adjacent to Palo Alto Transit Center/Caltrain)

http://www.macarthurparkpaloalto.com/#home

Feel free to share this with anyone who knows Ward and/or will buy him a drink.

The Convocation and Graduation Ceremony for info or buying tickets ($50 for Alumni, e-mailjill.carter@sjsu.edu).

see you at SP2 Communal Bar & Restaurant in downtown San Jose for some bites and beverages.

Sharks vs. Avalanche - Game Starts at 7:30

Pregame warm up at The Poor House Bistro starts at 5:00 p.m.

The Poor House Bistro is San Jose's New Orleans Joint. The Poor House brings the sights, sounds and tastes of New Orleans to the San Jose Downtown area. 

In the past we have a great time at the Poor House Bistro connecting with each other before the game

Cost: $65 with 25 or more sign ups OR $75 with less than 25 people signing up.

Price includes a game ticket with some food and beverages before the game.

If you are interested, email MTIConnect@gmail.com with amount of tickets requested.