February Team Update | REC Foundation

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View this email in your browser FEBRUARY 2021   Register for our Town Hall this Thursday! Season Updates & Remote VEX Worlds 2021 Town Hall February 4, 2021 | 6 PM CT Don't miss your chance to attend our Town Hall, where REC Foundation and VEX Robotics staff will address the community’s questions about the following: Extension of the Season Remote VEX Robotics World Championship 2021 Divisions, Judging, Awards, and Experience 2021-22 Season (including what to expect for Game Unveil) Q&A Click the button below to register for Town Hall and submit your questions. Register now Competition Season Extension In order to provide flexibility and more time for teams to compete, April 18, 2021 will be the last day to hold events for the 2020-21 Competition Season to qualify for the Remote VEX Robotics World Championship. Click here to learn more about different ways you can compete this season! Give your team the resources they need to succeed with available team grants! Apply now Celebrate Black History Month with us! "For Black History Month 2021, we will be sharing interviews with prominent African Americans in the field of robotics. With this series, I hope that you will find their stories both interesting and inspiring. "I have always been proud to see and experience the inclusiveness of our robotics community.  First as a coach, then a Regional Support Manager, and now Coordinator, I am always inspired to see teams of diverse membership work together for common goals both in and out of the competition." - Corey McCoy, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Coordinator View stories Scholarships available for teams Encourage your graduating students to apply for available scholarships! The Kettering University's Robotics Scholarship is available for graduating VRC team members and mentors! This renewable scholarship is worth up to $5,000 per year. The deadline to apply is March 1st. Click here to learn more. We are proud to partner with the National Society of Black Engineers, which offers multiple scholarships (totaling over $250,000) to NBSE members. Deadlines vary per scholarship - apply soon! Click here to learn more.   View other available scholarships New Tallo Badges Available Qualifying students can now add VEX Robotics Competition JROTC Team Member and VEX AI Competition Team Member badges to their Tallo profile! Tallo is a free platform that allows students ages 13+ to showcase talents and skills on their digital portfolio so that colleges, companies, and organizations can identify and connect with them on the app. Encourage students you know to utilize this resource and add badges to their profile! Available badges include:  REC Foundation Alumni VRC Team Member VEX U Team Member VIQC Team Member RAD Team Member Girl Powered Online Challenge Winner Signature Event Participant VRC JROTC Team Member VEX AIC Team Member Get started with Tallo Authority Magazine | Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech: Lisa Schultz of the ‘Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation’ On The 5 Leadership Lessons She Learned From Her Experience REC Foundation News | VEX Robotics and the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation appoint South Australia as the new home for VEX Robotics Australian National Championship Richland Today | DCS Team Wins Top Award in Robotics Tournament Copyright © 2021 REC Foundation, All rights reserved. You joined our list when you registered your team. Our mailing address is: REC Foundation 1519 Interstate 30 W Greenville, TX 75402 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.