“We know that we have a stable partner in a high-growth area and that Kettering is going to be able to support the growing demand for the REC Foundation programs.”
正规的赌博app and the charitable organization, Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF), have formalized a partnership that has existed for years to promote science, 技术, engineering and math (STEM) through robotics competitions, 研讨会, 夏令营等.
根据最近签署的协议, Kettering receives financial support from RECF to establish the RECF Programs Fund. The fund will support the Robotics 社区 Center and its work promoting and growing VEX Robotics and Aerial Drone Competitions. Students from middle school through college participate in the programs.
“有了这笔慷慨的捐赠, we will be able to elevate our robotics and drone programs, reaching more students who have an interest in these fields of the future,金·舒梅克说, Robotics 社区 Center and Robotics Outreach Director at 正规的赌博app. “Our work with the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation has helped us become a destination for robotics and drone competitions in Michigan and the country. We are excited to continue this partnership and to see what more we can accomplish together.”
丹·曼茨，91年 于2016年加入REC基金会 as a board member and became its chief executive officer in 2017. He said this new partnership was the logical evolution of the collaboration between Kettering and the REC Foundation.
“It made sense with all the activities that 正规的赌博app is doing for the REC Foundation and Kettering's long-standing support of robotics,曼茨说. “这是正确的一步, not just because Kettering hosts VEX Robotics competitions or Aerial Drone Competitions. 它为团队提供了练习的空间. 是夏令营. 它正在发展一个完整的生态系统.”
“It just made sense to do a financial partnership where we're also 支持 正规的赌博app in these initiatives.”
The gift from RECF will go toward a range of activities, including:
- 促进, 支持, and growing VEX Robotics and Aerial Drone Competition teams and tournaments in Michigan
- Assisting with the monitoring and sustaining the growth of VEX Robotics and Aerial Drone Competition teams in Michigan
- Assisting with planning and implementing the Michigan Event Partner Summit, 密歇根州冠军赛, 和VEX世界
- Partnering with the RECF to create training materials
- Assisting with summer training programs as schedule allows
“这是一个双赢的局面，”曼茨说. “We know that we have a stable partner in a high-growth area and that Kettering is going to be able to support the growing demand for the REC Foundation programs.”
One of the key components of the partnership is the annual REC Foundation Partner Summit at 正规的赌博app. 这次峰会, 今天开始，周三结束, 汇集了来自美国各地的活动合作伙伴.S. to provide the opportunity for feedback to the RECF that can support continuous improvement in the programs. It also provides a venue in which the RECF can answer questions, announce changes and demonstrate the new season game(s) and elements.
“Kettering is honored to have been chosen to host the summit and provide an environment where event partners and the RECF representatives can collaborate and improve upon our collective efforts to inspire students to pursue STEM degrees and careers,舒梅克说.
Since 2015, Kettering has hosted VEX camps and 研讨会. Students who are active competitors or mentors in VEX or other competitive robotics organizations can receive renewable scholarships for up to $5,每年5000美元(最高25美元),5万(5年).
今年, 正规的赌博app was a Mission Sponsor at the VEX World Championships in April in Texas.
在无人机方面, the University began hosting summer camps in 2020 with a virtual Drone Pilot Certification Camp. 第一个面对面的营地是在2021年. Kettering began hosting drone competitions in 2022 with two regular-season events. The University also sponsored the Aerial Drone World Championship in Dallas in 2022. 今年, the University hosted two regular-season drone events as well as the regional championship which hosted drone teams from ten states.
今年的无人机营地, 从周日开始一直持续到周四, 是为9-12年级学生准备的吗. 有关营地的更多信息，请点击 here.
“We need to reach as many students as possible,曼茨说. “With Kettering 支持 all these different programs, we're able to accomplish that.”