Consortium Members

About Our Members

The Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) is a consortium of 11 universities from USDOT Region 6: The University of Oklahoma (consortium lead, OU), Oklahoma State University (OSU), University of Arkansas (UARK), the University of New Mexico (UNM), Louisiana Tech University (LTU), Louisiana State University (LSU), The University of Texas at El Pasto (UTEP), Navajo Technical University (NTU), El Paso Community College (EPCC), Texas Southern University (TSU), and Texas A&M University (TAMU)/Texas Transportation Institute (TTI).

The Center was established in 2013 based on an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R)to conduct a multidisciplinary program of transportation research, education, and technology transfer.

Front of the Bizzell Memorial Library at dusk
UTEP with mountains in the background

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
El Paso, Texas

A Pueblo-style building

University of New Mexico (UNM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico

A building at UARK with a heavily wooded foreground.

University of Arkansas (UARK)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

A sidewalk with TSU written on it leads off into the distance. A building is on the right side of the sidewalk, while a green area with trees is on the left.

Texas Southern University (TSU)
Houston, Texas

A building at TTI at dusk. The building is lit from within with yellow lights.
A gothic-style building at OSU

Oklahoma State University (OSU)
Stillwater, Oklahoma

Navajo Technical University (NTU)
Crownpoint, New Mexico

A building at Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University (LTU)
Ruston, Louisiana

A building at Louisiana State University. A tree frames the top and right of the picture.

Louisiana State University (LSU)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A door and window with EPCC's logo. Through the glass, tables and chairs are visible.

El Paso Community College (EPCC)
El Paso, Texas

Collage of all consortium member's logos