Starting a college team

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I am in the same boat. I have emailed the Dean of the college of Engineering at Michigan State University regarding starting up a team. I am in a slightly different situation though. I don't do engineering. I was on the Chairman's group for the last 2 years. I am interested in getting involved in a new team, but any suggestions for how I, in my position particularly, could get a team together, would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Beth, in the past there has been a considerable amount of interest in starting a team at Michigan State. I'm a sophomore at Purdue right now, but I went to the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and was on 469 in high school. There are people from that area and from other teams that have wanted to start a team at Mich. State, but it just has not happened yet. Send me an IM or somehting, and I can try and hook you up with some people who are still interested in a MI State team.

Also, check out Shannon, one of the founders of the college run and organized Team 461: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/p...per&paperid=210

I think this is the best way to go about starting up a team. First contact other college students interested in doing this. Second, find an established organization on campus who is willing to make this program a part of theirs. In 461s case, we were originally a part of the Purdue Student Engineering Foundation (PSEF) and just recently earlier this academic year we parted from them as Purdue University FIRST Programs was getting to large and needed to be its own student organization. Third, find a high school(s) and teachers who are extremely interested and excited about making the team come to life. Mind you, these are all daunting tasks, and being an advisor is no walk in the park. There is a ton of stuff we deal with as college mentors, from school to robots to administrative type stuff; the entire spectrum. Just be aware. Good luck