This is the volunteer sign up form for the 2025 Bear Brawl VEX Robotics Competition to be held at UCA on Saturday, Jan 25th in the Student Center Ballroom. Full event details are available here. This year's competition is High Stakes. All volunteers should familiarize themselves with the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation's Code of Conduct.
General Info:
Remember that we are hosting 24 High School Robotics Teams (plus parents and coaches) from across the state on our campus. We want to portray ourselves well by acting and dressing professionally. This will be a fun event for everybody involved. I will follow-up with volunteers via email as the event nears.
Judges: Judges are adults and are needed from 9:00AM to 3:00PM on competition day or until all judged awards are finalized. Judges should review the REC's policy on Student-Centered Learning, the Code of Conduct, and this year's competition. Lastly, while it is not required, all Judges are encouraged to use this certification course for training prior to the event. A certified Judge Advisor will help Judges with their duties on the day of the competition (Thank you Dr Sandra Leiterman from UALR!). For additional reading, please review the Guide to Judging.
Setup & Teardown: There are four 12' x 12' competition fields with game elements that need to be setup the afternoon before the competition and torn down after the competition in the UCA Student Center Ballroom. The more people that help the faster this goes! Set up: 1:00 - 5:30PM Friday, Jan 24th. Tear Down: 5:00 - 6:00PM Saturday, Jan 25th.
Other Roles: For a summary of the duties for other volunteer roles please go here. Assume that volunteer roles on competition day will take all day. If you are only available for half-day please email me.
If you have any questions please reach out (wvslaton@uca.edu).
Thank you for volunteering! This is a dynamic form. The table below should update every 5 min.
The link to the volunteer form is below.
- Will Slaton