Community
The Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering seeks to engage with the current and future community of engineers every chance we can.
Music City BEST
BEST, Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology, is a national 6-week robotics competition held each fall, designed to help interest high school students in possible engineering careers.
BEST has hubs across the country. Any school may start a team, and there is no cost to participate. There are approximately 9,000 students, 600+ teams, with 28 hubs, and 3 regionals.
Each team is given a kit of parts which they use to construct a robot. This kit includes parts such as wood and PVC, along with the RC components necessary to control the robot. However, not every item on the parts list is supplied by BEST. The final robot must fit in a 2 foot cube at the beginning of each round of competition; once a round has started, the robot can expand to be bigger than this size with retractable arms, etc. The robot must also weigh under 24 pounds.
The game task is different each year, but historically the robot has often needed an arm with different grabbing abilities. One year the game centered on team work to try and get students to work together. The winning teams from local competition sites, or hubs, advance to regional championship sites after the local competition has ended
The hubs rely on local financial support from businesses and universities. Anyone can start a new hub serving a minimum of eight teams.
For more information on the BEST program, please contact Janice Cato.
Nissan AERO Summer Program
Accelerated Engineering Readiness Opportunity
In partnership with Nissan, Lipscomb University is offering a weeklong summer program designed to prepare aspiring engineering students for college-level coursework. Open to both students and teachers, AERO (Accelerated Engineering Readiness Opportunity) takes a holistic approach by training recent high school graduates in crucial math and engineering skills while also developing public school teachers who are able to adequately prepare high school students for STEM degrees through project-based lessons.
Whether you're a student or teacher, you'll have hands-on opportunities to learn from both industry professionals and Lipscomb College of Engineering and Math faculty members. Build a valuable portfolio of skills and connect with others in the profession along the way.
