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Volunteering

Volunteering as a...
  1. Mentor
  2. Judge

Mentor

Mentoring for the Future City Competition is about advising, teaching, coaching, and providing guidance. Middle school students are familiar with the roles of the scientists from their science classes, but the Future City Competition may very well be a student’s first contact with an engineer. 

Future City is a wonderful way to get 6-8th graders involved in thinking about engineering and a career they might not otherwise have considered. Post-program surveys show that a majority of students become more interested in math, science and engineering after completing Future City.

Engineer Mentors work in an organization with one or more Future City Teams. Mentors are needed throughout the metro area and around the state. While the way Future City teams are managed may vary from school to school, the Mentor generally meets in school with the team an average of every two weeks for 1-2 hours. And of course attends the competition to continue to support and encourage their team. The Engineer Mentor assists the students in understanding:

How cities are planned,
What are the necessary infrastructure and services for a city,
How to build to scale,
How to address problems and develop creative solutions,
How to work as a team, and
How to present their work to judges.
Each volunteer mentor receives a Mentor Handbook as a reference.

New for 2012: blurb on Bentley site


To volunteer, please fill out the mentor registration form:

> Mentor registration form (.doc)

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dawn Ramsey
Georgia Future City Regional Coordinator
Director, Faculty Growth and Development
Southern Polytechnic State Univ.
1100 South Marietta Parkway 
Marietta, GA 30060 
dramsey@spsu.edu
Cell: (770) 713-7337
Office: (678) 915-4287
Fax : (678) 915-3991 

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Judge

Judges are needed prior to the competition to judge Virtual City designs , the research essays and city narrator. Judges are also needed for the day of competition, January, 21, 2012, to judge the scale models and presentations. Judges are provided with scoring rubrics and score sheets. 

If you are interested in becoming a judge for the 2012 Georgia Future City Competition, please contact:

Dawn Ramsey
Georgia Future City Regional Coordinator
Director, Faculty Growth and Development
Southern Polytechnic State Univ.
1100 South Marietta Parkway 
Marietta, GA 30060 
dramsey@spsu.edu
Cell: (770) 713-7337
Office: (678) 915-4287
Fax : (678) 915-3991 

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