Volunteer at the annual local Rube Goldberg competition! It is between the different SWENext sections at local high schools. This year it will be at Howard High school. You can volunteer for as much of the day as you can. Email dupont1@umbc.edu with any questions.

Volunteer Descriptions

Competition Room Volunteer  

• Report to Cafeteria

• arrive 8:00am if able to for setup then 

• 8:45am Meeting with Claudette cafeteria

• 9:15am-12:00am help teams with questions from, all machines must be setup by 11:15

• Float around during competition and make sure spectators are not touching machines 

• 1:20-2:20 Attend SWENext social if able, also need some volunteers to stay behind in cafeteria to make sure machines aren’t touched.

Floater

• Find Claudette to find task

• fill in where needed. Arrive between 8:00am and 10:00am whenever you can help. SWENext Social room from 1:15-2:15. 

Judge room help and Score Keeper

• Report to judges room

• Arrive by 10:15am and setup 

• collect team machine descriptions from team room at 10:55, 

• Attend judges meeting. 

• Has laptop and excel sheet to record score. 

Judges and Referees

• Report to judges room 

• See judge agenda

Parent and Educator Room help

• Report to Sue in PEP room

Setup Help

• Report to Cafeteria or find Claudette

SWENext Social

• Report to SWENext Social room 1:20-2:20

• Wear name tag with engineering disciple shown and SWENexters may approach you to ask questions.

• Be friendly and welcoming to SWENexters, if in cliques with other SWE members a SWENexter may not want to approach

Team Room Help

• Hang out in student team room

• Students may ask you questions about competition

• Have agenda handy to answer time questions

• Collect team machine descriptions, due at 10:50

Welcome Table

• Greet anyone who comes into atrium

• Sign in teams and have each team member fill out a name tag with name and team name

• Know agenda and where rooms are to direct people where to go

• No public before 11:20am

• If parents come in with students send them to the PEP room

• Only team members and team leads (teachers) allowed in cafeteria from 9:30-11:20

Clean-up Help

• Make sure all classrooms, hallways, and cafeteria are left in clean original condition