Norman Washington Garrick

Birthplace:  

  • Kingston, Jamaica

Education:

  • Ph.D.           1986 Purdue University
  • M.S.C.E.     1983 Purdue University
  • B.S.C.E.      1978 University of the West Indies (Trinidad)

Honors, Award and Distinctions

Experience:

  • 2007-         Director, Center for Transportation and Urban Planning at UConn
  • 1994-         Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
  • 2004              Fulbright Scholar, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
  • 2004              Visiting Researcher, University of California, Davis
  • 1999-01         Director, Connecticut Transportation Institute,         University of Connecticut
  • 1996              Visiting Researcher, Cambridge University, UK
  • 1990-94         Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
  • 1986-90         Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
  • 1981-86         Graduate Instructor in Research, Purdue University
  • 1979-81         Construction, Site Engineer, N.C. Smith, Inc., Jamaica
  • 1978-79         Project Engineer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute

Field of Specialization:

  • Urban Streets and Highway Design
  • Urban Planning
  • Bicyclist and Pedestrian Facility Design
  • Urban Transportation Systems
  • Sustainable Transportation Planning

Teaching:

Undergraduate Courses

  • Transportation Engineering
  • Urban Transportation Planning and Design
  • Site Engineering and AutoCAD-based Visualization
  • Statistics for Civil Engineering
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Engineering Fundamentals
  • Statics
  • Dynamics

Graduate Courses

  • Urban Transportation Planning and Design
  • Streets and Highway Design
  • Transportation and Sustainability

External Ph.D. Examination Committee

  • National University of Singapore, 2001, 1998.

Invited Talks:

  •  "Freeways and the Fate of Cities", Hub of Hartford Seminar, April, 2008, Hartford, CT

  • "Transportation for A Green and Prosperous Kingston", Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Planning Forum, March 2008, Kingston, Jamaica

  • "Transportation, Cultural Transference and Urban Transformation in Kingston, Jamaica", The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, November 2007, London, UK

  • "Shared Spaces in the Netherlands and the UK", ITE  Annual Meeting, August 2007, Pittsburgh, PA

  • "New Urbanism and Regionalism", CNU - New England, June 2007, Hartford, CT

  • "Putting Traffic in its Place", Congress for the New Urbanism XV, May 2007, Philadelphia, PA

  • "Beyond the Blue: What's Next in Transportation Reform", Congress for the New Urbanism XV, May 2007, Philadelphia, PA

  • "The New Profession of Street Designer", ITE - Division 1 Annual Meeting, April 2007, Providence, RI

  • "Implementing Sustainable Transportation", MIT - Guess Lecturer in Land Use Planning Class, April 2007, Cambridge, MA

  • "New Paradigm for Street Design", American Planning Association Annual Meeting, April 2007, Philadelphia, PA

  • "Creating Great Streets", ITE - Connecticut Chapter, March 2007, Manchester, CT

  • "Planning for Sustainable Transportation in New England", Solarclarity Forum, March 2007, Chester, CT

  • Context-Sensitive Solutions: Their Impact on Local Neighborhoods", Purdue Road School, March 2007, West Lafayette, IN

  • Street Design, Transportation Planning and Community Livability", Livable Cities Series, March 2007, Bloomington, IN

  • What is Transportation For?", Indiana Planning Association, March 2007, Indianapolis, IN

  • “The New Model for Street Design", 6th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, February 2007, Los Angeles, CA

  • Context Sensitive Solutions for Walkable Communities", CNU New England & ITE Joint Event, November 30, 2006, Boston, MA

  • "Transportation Reform", Congress for the New Urbanism Transportation Summit, November 2006, Boulder, CO

  • "Principles of Good Street Design”, CNU Workshop for Context Sensitive Streets, November 2006, Boulder, CO

  • What is Transportation For?", New Urbanism in the Midwest, Seaside Institute, September 2006, Carmel, Indiana

  • “Back to the Future: Great Streets for America", Context Sensitive Street Design Workshop, CNU and Metropolitan Planning Council, September 2006, Chicago, Illinois

  • “ITE/CNU Urban Thoroughfares Project", Congress of the New Urbanism XIV, June 2006, Providence, RI

  • “Transportation: Choices and Consequences", Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, January 2006, Ocean Springs, MS

  • “Structuring of Settlements: An American Perspective", Structuring Settlement Workshop, Prince of Wales Foundation, January 2006,   Poundbury, Dorset, UK

  •  “Transportation: Choices and Consequences", Mississippi Renewal Forum Workshop, Seaside Institute, December 2005, Biloxi, MS

  • “Making Streets Fit for Cities and Towns", Railvolution 2005, October 2005, Salt Lake City, UT

  • “Context Sensitive Street Design", AASHTO Subcommittee on Design, June 2005, Chicago, Illinois

  • “From Main Roads to Mixed Use Streets”, Landor/University of Westminster Conference, November 2004, London, UK

Consulting:

Media:

Publications:

Journal Articles

  • McCahill, C.,  Garrick, N.W., “Applicability of Space Syntax to Bicycle Facility Planning”, upcoming Transportation Research Record, Washington, DC, 2008 (08-2653)
  • Marshall, W., W., Garrick, N.W., Hansen, G., “Reassessing On-Street Parking”, upcoming Transportation Research Record,  Washington, DC, 2008 (08-2926)
  • Marshall, W., W., Garrick, N.W., “Parking at Mixed-Use Centers in Small Cities”, upcoming Transportation Research Record, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006 (06-2864)
  • Garrick, N.W., Wang, J., “New Concepts for Context Based Design of Streets and Highways ", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No: 1912, pg. 57-64, 2005.
  • Baird, B.T., Garrick, N. W., “Decentralization in the Hartford Metropolitan Region, 1900 to 2000,” Transportation Research Record (TRR), Transportation Research Board, 2004.
  • Watkins, K.E., Sorenson, T., Garrick, N.W., "Platform Layout for New Britain to Hartford Busway," Transportation Research Record (TRR), 1791, 2002.
  • Janikula, T.P., Garrick, N.W., "Three-Dimensional Visualization Approach for Illustrating Esthetic Concepts for Design of Highways," Transportation Research Record (TRR) 1796, Transportation Research Board, pg. 35-40, 2002.
  • Boulanger, Nikolaidis, Garrick, "Use of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry to Detect Residual Chlorine in Road Salt Deicer Samples," Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 55, No. 11, 2001.
  • Yuan, F., Ivan, J.N., Qin, X., Garrick, N. W., Davis, C.F., "Safety Benefits of Intersection Approach Realignment on Rural Two-Lane Highways,", Transportation Research Record (TRR) 1758, Transportation Research Board, pg. 21-29, 2001.
  • Kuhnimhof, T., Garrick, N.W., "Streets That Serve Our Needs: Functional Classification for Livable Communities", 2nd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, Transportation Research Board, Mainz, Germany, June, 2000.
  • Zhao, M., Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.K., "Data Reconciliation Based Traffic Count Analysis System," Transportation Research Record, 1625, Transportation Research Board, pg. 12-17, 1998.
  • Oh, H-k, Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.E.K., "Segmentation Algorithm Using Iterative Clipping for Processing Noisy Pavement Images," Imaging Technologies: Techniques and Applications in Civil Engineering, Proceedings of the Second International Conference, ASCE, pg. 138, May 25-30, 1997.
  • Garrick, N.W., "A Nonlinear Differential Equation for Modeling Asphalt Aging," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 4, November, 1995.
  • Kalikiri, V., Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.E.K., "Image Processing Methods for Automated Distress Evaluation," Transportation Research Record (TRR) 1435, Transportation Research Board, pg. 45-51, 1994.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Use of Gel-Permeation Chromatography in Predicting Properties of Asphalt," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, August, 1994.
  • Garrick, N.W., Chan, K-L, "An Evaluation of Domestic Incinerator Ash for Use as Aggregate in Asphalt Concrete," Transportation Research Record (TRR) 1418, pg. 30-34, 1994.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Modeling the Effects of Temperature and Shear Rate on the Viscosity of Asphalt Cements," J. of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (J. AAPT), Vol. 61, 1992.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Biskur, R.R., "A Classification System for Interpreting GPC Profiles of Asphalt," J. of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (J. AAPT), Vol. 59, 1990.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Biskur, R.R., "Effects of Asphalt Properties on Indirect Tensile Strength," Transportation Research Record (TRR) 1269, pg. 26-39, 1990.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Wood, L.E., "Quantitative Procedure for Analyzing HP-GPC Profiles of Asphalts," J. of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (J. AAPT), Vol. 57, 1988.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Wood, L.E., "The Relationship Between HP-GPC Data and the Rheological Properties of Asphalt," Transportation Research Record No. 1096, 1987.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Scholer, C.F., "Rapid Determination of Base Course Strength Using the Clegg Impact Tester," Transportation Research Record No. 1022, 1985.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

  • Marshall, W.; Garrick, N. W.,  "Urbanism and Parking Demand", Congress for the New Urbanism, Austin, TX, 2008.
  • McCahill, C.; Garrick, N. W.,  "The impact of transportation and urban planning on carbon emissions: as case study of Cambridge, MA", Congress for the New Urbanism, Austin, TX, 2008.
  • Hansen, G.; Garrick, N. W., Ivan, J. N., Jonsson, T., "Variation in Free Flow Speed due to Roadway Type and Roadside Environment", Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2007 (07-3136).
  • Wang, J., Garrick, N.W., “Historical Review of the Treatment of Context in Highway Design”, Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2006 (06-0488)
  • Garrick, N.W., "Fighting Bridgezilla: A Skirmish in the National Battle for Transportation Reform", Congress for the New Urbanism, Transportation Summit 2005 Report, pg. 6, Kansas City, Kansas, November 2005.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Land Use Planning and Transportation Network Design in a Bicycle Friendly American City", Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005.
  • Malla, R.B., Sen, A., and Garrick, N., "A Special Dual Core Optical Fiber Sensor for Detecting Highway Vehicle Wheel Loads," Proceedings of the 3rd Civil Engineering Conference in Asian Region (published by the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council), Seoul, Korea, August 16-19, 2004.
  • Dhakal, S., Garrick, N.W., "Transition in Urban Energy and Environment: Perspectives from the South-Asian Conference," Transition Towards Sustainable Development in South Asia, The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi, 2003.
  • Rimiller, J.H., Ivan, J.N., Garrick, N.W., "Estimating Benefits from Specific Highway Safety Improvements: Phase III--Benefits of Lane Widening and Adding Left-Turn Lanes," Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January, 2002.
  • Luo, J., Garrick, N.W., Nikolaidis, N.P., Boulanger, B., "Portable Method to Determine Chloride Concentration on Roadway Pavements," Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January, 2002.
  • Garrick, N.W., Kuhnimhof, T., "Street Design and Community Livability," Proceedings of Urban Transportation 2000, Cambridge, UK, 26-28 July, 2000.
  • Kuhnimhof, T., Garrick, N.W., "Functional Classification: The Weak Link in Context Sensitive Roadway Design," Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January, 2000.
  • Yuan, F., Ivan, J.N., Davis, C.F., Garrick, N. W., "Estimating Benefits from Specific Highway Safety Improvements, Phase I: Feasibility Study,", Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January, 1999.
  • Oh, H-k., "Automated Pavement Evaluation System for Pavement Distress Assessment,", Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January, 1998.
  • Malla, R.B., Garrick, N.W., Sen, A., Dua, P., "A Dual Core Forward Time Division Multiplexing Optical Fiber for Weight-in-Motion Sensing," Proceedings of the International Workshop on Fiber Optics Sensors for Construction Materials and Bridges, May 3-6, 1998.
  • Maddali, R., Garrick, N., "The Construction of an Ash Pavement in Shelton, Connecticut,"ASCE Transportation Congress, San Diego, October 1995.
  • Garrick, N.W., Kalikiri, V, Achenie, L.E.K., "An Intelligent System for Pavement Evaluation," Advanced Technologies in Transportation and Traffic Management, Singapore, May 1994.
  • Kalikiri, V., Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.E.K., "Processing Techniques for Evaluating Images Processed by the Connecticut Photolog System," Transportation Research Board, no. 940537, January 1994.
  • Achenie, L.E.K., Kalikiri, V, Garrick, N.W., "Pavement Surface Evaluation Using Neural Networks," World Conference on Neural Networks - San Diego, Vol. 1, pg. I-484, San Diego, June 1994.
  • Garrick, N.W., Kalikiri, V, Achenie, L.E.K., "Artificial Neural Networks for Pavement Evaluation," Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE’94), St. Louis, November 1994.
  • Demars, K., Garrick, N., Long, R., Lentz, D., Maddali, R., Stephens, J., Recchia, C., "Municipal Waste Combustor Bottom Ash Road Paving and Structural Fill Demonstration Project," Ash-6 Conference, November 1993.
  • Garrick, N.W., Nunna, R., "Effects of Hot Storage on the Chemical and Physical Properties of Asphalt,"  Transportation Research Board paper 931022, 1993.
  • Santosa, W., Garrick, N.W., Stephens, J.E., "The Effects of Air Voids on Laboratory Aging of Asphalt Mixtures," Transportation Research Board, paper 920918, 1992.
  • Garrick, N.W., Chan, K-L, "Laboratory Testing of Domestic Incinerator Ash for Use as Aggregate in Asphalt Concrete," Transportation Research Board, paper 920021, 1992.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Low Temperature Viscosity and Temperature Susceptibility of Asphalt Cements," Canadian Technical Asphalt Association - Proceedings, Vol. XXXVI, Nov. 1991.
  • Garrick, N.W. and Biskur, R.R., "Effects of Asphalt Composition and Physical Properties on the Indirect Tensile Strength of an Asphalt Concrete Mixture," Transportation Research Record, paper 890624, 1989.

Technical Reports, Thesis and Dissertation

  • Malla, R.B., Garrick, N.W., "Dual Core FTDM WIM System," IDEA Program Final Report, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, July 15, 2000.
  • Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.K., Zhao, M., Paladugu, S.R., "Data Reconciliation Based Traffic Count Analysis System," Joint Highway Research Program (JHRAC), JHR 97- (Project 95-2), 1997.
  • Garrick, N.W., Achenie, L.K., Zhao, M., "Traffic Count Analysis System - User’s Manual," Joint Highway Research Program (JHRAC), JHR 97- (Project 95-2), 1997.
  • Garrick, N.W., Achenie, Oh, H-k., "Automatic Pavement Evaluation System," Joint Highway Research Program (JHRAC), JHR 97- (Project 94-3), 1997.
  • Maddali, R.S., Garrick, N.W., Stephens, J. E., Demars, K.R., "Field Evaluation of Incinerator Ash: An Aggregate for Bituminous Concrete Paving," Final Report to the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, March 1995.
  • Garrick, N.W., Nunna, R., "Effects of Hot Storage on the Properties of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures," Joint Highway Research Program (JHRAC), JHR 92-213 (Project 89-5), 1992.
  • Garrick, N.W., Chan, K-L., "Domestic Incinerator Ash as Aggregate in Asphalt Concrete,"Environmental Research Institute (ERI) Report, 1991.
  • Garrick, N.W., Biskur, R.R., "Evaluation of High Pressure-Gel Permeation Chromatography for Asphalt Characterization," Joint Highway Research Program (JHRAC), JHR 90-197 (Project 87-2), 1990.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Using High Pressure-Gel Permeation Chromatography to Evaluate the Chemical Composition of Blended Asphalts," Ph.D. Dissertation, Purdue University, August 1986. (D)
  • Garrick, N.W., "Field Evaluation of an Impact Testing Device for Measuring Base Course Strength,"Highway Extension and Research Project for Indiana Counties and Cities (HERPICC), Research Report No. H-83-3, Purdue University, May 1983.
  • Garrick, N.W., "Field Evaluation of the Clegg Impact Tester," MS. Thesis, Purdue University, May 1983.

Research Projects:

  • Traffic Safety and Urban Form, Funded by US-DOT, New England University Transportation Center, September 2007 – August 2008, $85,000.
  • Strategies for Extending the Bicycle Network in Older Cities, Funded by US-DOT, New England University Transportation Center, September 2005 – August 2006, $65,000.
  • Value Pricing in Connecticut: Policy Simulation and Economic Impact, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (co-PI with F. Carstensen, S. McMillen, B. Baird), June 2005 - May 2007, $100,000.
  • Designing Roads that Guide Drivers to Choose Safer Speeds, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (co-PI with J. Ivan), June 2004 - May 2006, $100,000
  • Parking Demand Management for Sustainable Development, Funded by US-DOT, New England University Transportation Center, (Co-PI with L. Aultman-Hall), September 2003 – August 2004, $65,000.
  • A Guide for Municipals to the Use and Performance of Permeable Pavements, Funded by Non-point Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO), September 2002 - August 2003, $22,000.

(read about UCONN's Green Stadium Parking)

  • A Best Practice Guide for the Design of Context Sensitive Roadway Cross-sections, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (co-PI with P. Miniutti), June 2001 - May 2003, $ 90,000
  • Complex Systems: Cities in Their Environment (Biocomplexity Incubation Activity), Funded by the National Science Foundation, (co-PI with R. Rockwell, R. Gilmore), September 1 2000 - August 31 2002, $100,000
  • Effective Visualization Techniques for the Public Presentation of Transportation Projects, Funded by the New England Transportation Consortium, (co-PI with P. Miniutti, M. Westa), January 1 2001 - June 30 2002, $75,000
  • A Portable Method for Determining Chloride Concentration on Roadway Pavements, Funded by the New England Transportation Consortium, (co-PI with N. Nikolaidis), September 1998 – August 2001, $212,000
  • An Innovative Fiber Optic Weight-in-Motion System, Funded by UCONN Research Foundation, (co-PI with R. B. Malla), June 1999 - August 2000, $ 10,652
  • Visualization Method for Teaching the Geometric Design of Highways, Funded by the New England University Transportation Center, (co-PI with C. F. Davis), September 1998 – August 1999, $22,500
  • Dual Core FTDM Fiber Optics WIM System, Funded by NCHRP-IDEA Program, National Research Council, (co-PI with R. B. Malla), June 1997 - August 1999, $ 195,000
  • Estimating Benefits from Specific Highway Safety Improvements, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (co-PI with J.N. Ivan), June 1997 - May 2002, $ 200,000
  • Data Reconciliation Based Traffic Count Analysis System, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (co-PI with L. Achenie, Chemical Engineering Department), June 1995 - December 1996, $ 75,000
  •   An Intelligent Pavement Distress Evaluation System, Funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (co-PI with L. Achenie, Chemical Engineering Department), June 1994 - May 1997, $ 140,000
  • Advanced Materials Design for Extending the Life of Asphalt Pavements, Funded by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation, June 1994 - May 1995, $ 9,000
  • Adapting Pattern Recognition and Data Reconciliation Techniques for Estimating Traffic Volumes, Funded by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation, (co-PI with L. Achenie, Chemical Engineering Department), June 1994 - August 1994, $ 1,000
  • Incinerator Ash in Cold Mix for Roadway Construction, Funded by Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, August 1993 - July 1994, $ 40,000
  • Nonlinear Differential Analysis of Asphalt Aging Rate, Independent Research, January 1993 - August 1993, 
  • Neural Network Based Automated System for Pavement Evaluation, Funded by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation, (co-PI with L. Achenie, Chemical Engineering Department), June 1993 - May 1994, $ 16,000
  • Incinerator Ash in Roadway Construction, Funded by Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, (co-PI with K. Demars and R. Long, Civil Engineering Department), August 1992 - July 1993, $ 60,000
  • Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy to Measure the Physical Properties of Asphalt Cement, Independent Research (collaboration with Tri-Valley Research, Pleasanton, CA), June 1991 - August 1993
  • Asphalt Aging in Hot Storage Silos, Funded by Connecticut Department of Transportation, August 1989 - December 1991, $ 85,000
  • Use of Incinerator Ash in Asphalt Concrete, Funded by Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, January 1989 - January 1990, $ 70,000
  • Identifying Asphalts by Rheology Type based on Shear and Temperature Dependency, Independent Research, June 1988 - August 1990
  • Characterization of Asphalts by Gel Permeation Chromatography, Funded by Connecticut Department of Transportation, June 1987 - June 1989, $ 78,000

Professional Service:

State of Connecticut

Professional Societies

  • American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE);
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB);
  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT);
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE);
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE);
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Committee Membership

  • Transportation Research Board
  • Committee Member, A2DO1 - Committee on Characterization of Bituminous Materials
  • American Society for Testing and Materials
  • Committee Member, D04 - Committee on Road Paving Materials

Journal Article Reviewer

  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
  • Environmental Engineering Science
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), J. of Infrastructure Systems
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), J. of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  • American Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Textbook Reviewer

  • Dynamics by Patel and Kiusalaas, Harper Collins Publishers, 1992

Proposal Reviewer

  • National Science Foundation
  • National Cooperative Research Program
  • US Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research
  • University of Connecticut Research Foundation
  • Economic Development Administration, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Federal Highway Administration, University Transportation Center, Region I

 

Community Oriented Service:

Faculty Advisor

  • Nation Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
  • West Indian Student Association

Other University Service

  • Pre-architecture Program Study Group (1999)
  • President Affirmative Action Subcommittee (1993-96)
  • University Search Committee for Rainbow Center Director (1998)

Non-University Service

  • Allaboard - Transit and Land use Advocacy (Board Member)
  • New England Board of Higher Education (Mentoring Program)
  • Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program (Program Volunteer)

Presentations and Workshops to Student Groups and Others

  • School of Psychology, Ergonomics Group, Fall 2001
  • Landscape Architecture, "Engineers and Designers", Spring 2001
  • Nathan Hale School (Coventry, CT), Fall 1999
  • New England Board of Higher Education, Science/Engineering Support Network, Fall 1998
  • New England Board of Higher Education, Science/Engineering Support Network, Fall 1994
  • School of Engineering, Minority Engineering Summer Bridge Program, Summer 1987, 92, 93, 95, 99
  • School of Engineering, Minority Engineering, Middle School Program, Fall 1992
  • School of Engineering, Open House and Visitation Day, 1986-93, 97-99
  • Landscape Architecture, New Town Design, Spring 1992
  • Hartford High School, Science Club, Spring 1992
  • English Department, Literature of the Third World, Fall 1991
  • Graduate House, Jamaican Poetry Reading, Spring 1989
  • School of Business, Teenage Entrepreneurial Program, Spring 1989