Sept. 12, 2010 -
PRLog -- For the past seven years, the BEST Game Day competition has been brought to Philadelphia public middle and high school students. Dr. Ray has regularly served as judge for this competition and in collaboration with Cheyney University alumni, Michael Johnson and Velda Morra, who is a Robotics Education Specialist with the Philadelphia School District, has engaged some University students in this STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
initiative. Two Robots (ROV1 and ROV2) were tested for efficiency and effectiveness in the University’s pool, and the robot buoyancy testing provided and educational opportunity for students in the areas of math, science, test procedures, and experimental protocol for the robots.
The Philadelphia BEST Kick-Off event is scheduled for September 25th at Villanova University.
About BEST
BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-
based robotics competition. BEST Robotics Inc. (BRI) is a non-profit, volunteer organization based in Dallas, TX. Started in 1993 with 14 competing schools and 221 students, today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools and over 10,000 students participating each fall. There is no fee for schools to compete in BEST.
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About Cheyney University
Cheyney University is the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education. It is also the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Now celebrating its 26th year, PASSHE comprises Pennsylvania’
s 14 public universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 112,500, making it the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. At its inception, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania successfully provided free classical education for qualified young people, and today the university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and six master’s degree programs. For more information, please visit the website at
http://www.cheyney.edu.
