Student Engineers Wanted – Adult Volunteers Needed
December 17th, 2007 by Renzi Stone. Posted in Uncategorized
The Oklahoma Venture Forum meets once a month in Oklahoma City and speakers range from green to great. Some come polished and looking for capital while others are mere enthusiasts who come to pitch a qualified audience their great idea.
I had the opportunity to present a one-off to the group this past week on behalf of the FIRST regional, Oklahoma City’s robotics competition coming March 20-22 to the Cox Center.
I’ve written about FIRST in the past, but the regional is now coming up, so I thought I’d give another plug. The Oklahoma regional is full of teams, and $100,000 in grants have been awarded from the state as a result of state Rep. Tad Jones’ efforts. For a new event, we are thrilled to have gained so much interest from students in Oklahoma.
Needed now are volunteers. There are three ways to help: sponsor a team, mentor a team and/or volunteer at the event. These kids are the future of science and engineering for Oklahoma. Statistics show the outcomes of students participating in FIRST are phenomenal – they go to college, graduate with advanced degrees and enter the short-handed engineering and science communities. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Mickey Clagg, Oklahoma chairman.
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