college first matthew leese [email protected] rochester institute of technology teams 340, 1567
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Overview Personal
How can I be involved? Should I stay involved? What does it mean to be involved?
College How do I get my college involved?
Starting a Team How do I start a college sponsored team?
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College FIRST Involvement
No Involvement
Volunteer ata Regional
Mentor a Team
Run aTeam
MoreInvolvement
LessInvolvement
MoreWork
MoreResponsibility
LessWork
LessResponsibility
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Volunteering at a Regional
Requires 3 days of commitment Low stress Low work load Low responsibility Won’t be disruptive to studies Keeps one involved in FIRST
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Mentoring a Team
6+ week commitment Medium stress High work load High responsibility Can be disruptive to studies Involved in a similar way to high
school
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Running a Team
Year long commitment Very high stress High workload Very high responsibility Can be very disruptive to studies High involvement but in a very
different manner
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Should I stay involved?
Are you doing it for the right reason? Do you want to be involved to build cool
robots? Do you want to be involved to mentor
students? Do you have the time?
Will I be able to keep my commitment throughout the year?
Can I keep up with my school work?
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Should I stay involved? (2)
If the answer to either question is no, DON’T DO IT
You can harm both yourself and others if you don’t come into it with the right mindset
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What if I’m not going into engineering?
It doesn’t matter There are plenty of things to do that
aren’t engineering You don’t need to be an engineer to
build a robot Example:
Three-fourths of the E-Board of RIT FIRST are not engineers
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From High School to College
From Student to Mentor From Participant to Volunteer From Doer to Helper From Focus to Secondary Role
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What does the role change mean?
You’re not the point of the program It isn’t your robot It isn’t your team It isn’t your decision
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Differences
Team organization may be different than in high school
Team culture may be different than in high school
Team member culture may be different than in high school
Things will be different!
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The Key to a Successful Transition
Remember that it’s all about the students
Things will be different Don’t get discouraged Your ego isn’t on the line
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College Involvement in FIRST
Not required for a student to stay involved
Makes participation easier Provides more resources It’s good for FIRST
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College Involvement
Many different ways colleges are involved with teams: Be sole team sponsor (WPI) Partially sponsor one team (Cornell) Provide mentors to many teams (RIT)
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Sole Team Sponsor
Can be expensive Requires a large commitment from
the College Unlikely to occur
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Partial Team Sponsor
Much less expensive Only requires some support from
college Much easier to accomplish
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Mentor Many Teams
Requires a large number of local teams
Particularly useful in areas with local regionals
Requires a large commitment from college students
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How should my college be involved?
Depends on what kind of support you get from your college
Depends on what kind of support you get from fellow students
Easiest to be a partial sponsor of a single team
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Where do I go from here?
1. Develop Support2. Organize3. Hold Meetings
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Develop Support
Recruit students Talk to your administration Talk to local teams Talk to your regional committee
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Recruit Students
Fellow students are your number one asset
You can’t do it all; you need help Makes you more credible Having some support makes it easier
to get more support
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Recruiting Students FIRST alumni are a good start
Usually experienced and energetic Can be hamstrung by old ideas, old
methods Get friends involved Old fashioned club recruitment
Fliers, signs, posters Exhibitions Events
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Talking to Administration
Talk as often as possible Talk to as many people as possible Keep talking even if they say no
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Talking to Administration (2)
Talk to Professors Appropriate Staff Department Heads Deans and Associate/Assistant Deans
Find the key person Frequently a Dean or Associate/Assistant
Dean
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Local Teams/Regional Committee
May already have approached college Might know appropriate individuals May know interested schools May know interested sponsors Will (most likely) know the area better
than you
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Organization
Many organizational structures work It depends on your situation
One key proactive person is needed A faculty sponsor is invaluable Being SG recognized may or may not
be useful Email mailing lists are very useful
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Meetings
Holding regular meetings is vital Find a meeting room
A faculty sponsor can help Find a meeting time
Weeknights work best
Have a meeting agenda Send out the agenda before the meeting
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Starting a Team
Requires a lot of work and a lot of time
Make sure you have help Start early
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Overview of Starting a Team
Organize your College Find a school Find a sponsor Organize your team Build a robot
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Find a School
Most colleges work with local high schools Preexisting contacts are helpful
Look to your regional committee for help finding schools
Find some key teachers
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Find a Sponsor
This is one of the hardest parts of starting a team
Your college may have established relationships with local companies
Be careful not to work against your college’s development office
Your college may be able to provide some sponsorship money
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Organize Your Team
Utilize your teachers as much as possible Let them organize the students Get them to worry about administration
Focus on building the robot Keep conflict away from the students Start with a small project early on
Play with the Robovation kit
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Build a Robot Keep it simple
Use the kit bot FIRST provides Concentrate on simple mechanisms
Keep the students involved as much as possible
Don’t expect the students to be as technically skilled as you may be
Don’t reject ideas just because someone is a FIRST rookie
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College FIRST
Remember Have fun Your schoolwork is most important Do things that aren’t FIRST Enjoy college
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Resources
Chief Delphi Forums http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums
Collegiate FIRST http://www.collegiatefirst.org/