College-Sponsored Teams: I need some help!

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by Jeff Waegelin

So, my questions to all of you on college-sponsored teams (especially college students on those teams):

Which college or university sponsors your team?
What department or office at your university is your sponsor?
How much money do they give you (approximately)?
What other forms of support do they give you (technical, faculty, etc.)?
How long has your university been a sponsor?
How many college students are involved with your team?

Hey Jeff,

While I know that we are quite bitter rivals, MSU's team is in the same predictment. We are having a very difficult time getting university funding also.

College that our team is a part of: Michigan State University
Department or office: We have a mentor from the university who is a part of the engineering department, but once again, no funding
Money: None
Support: Each student organization is required to have a faculty sponsor person. This is what we have, however, this is all that MSU has given us.
Length of University sponsorship: We are a rookie this year and only joined with the university this fall
College students involved: 7, one, however, I haven't heard from since meeting 1, which is disappointing as I thought that he would be able to get us some very good contacts.

Anyways, I don't know whether or not this helped you at all, but if you ever need to vent college team frustrations, please feel free to contact me, I know where you're coming from!

~Beth