Option 1 - General Requirement for programming capable students - Required for Electrical and Computer Students
Parallax Robotics Shield Kit for Arduino
or ($129) http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17287126
or ($129) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11494
Arduino Minimum - Higher level boards will be fine too.
($29.99) http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12268262
($29.99) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11021
Option 2 - for Product Design and Manufacturing, or Mechanical students with no programming experience in C, C++, or Java.
Boe-Bot Robot Kit - Serial (with USB adapter and cable)
or ($179.99) http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17137806
3. Electronic components in stock - http://www.egr.gvsu.edu/~grewr/stock.php
Resources
Electronic Parts
Inventory - http://www.egr.gvsu.edu/~grewr/stock.php
Order Request - http://www.egr.gvsu.edu/~grewr/requestform.htm