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Originally Posted by DareDad
The two Minneapolis regionals are hosted on the U of M campus. During the regionals there are continuous tours of campus departments which has led to a measurable uptick in students attending the U of M College of Science and Engineering.
That level of involvement with the school would be difficult in a district model where participation from the U of M would likely be a kid behind a 2'x6' table with some pamphlets.
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Let me apply some facts to your hand wringing...
Kettering which, while always a huge supporter of FIRST (thanks for paying for college guys), went from a small off season event to holding an official event running tours, giving NEW scholarships, building an entire space for local FRC teams to practice, hosting workshops, and even announcing winners of scholarships as part of the closing ceremonies of MSC (which is televised). FRC alumni at Kettering during this time rose from ~9% of the student body to ~%25 and, from what I've heard, has continued growing.
- One of the students who was responsible for FRC recruitment from 2008-2011