COVERAGE
What is COVERAGE?
Competition of VEX Educational Robotics to Advance Girls Education (COVERAGE) is
a project to inspire and support female middle and high school students to pursue
STEM careers in West Virginia. Through attendance and participation in the robotics
clubs and competitions, these students are predicted to become more knowledgeable
and interested in STEM disciplines. COVERAGE was initially funded by the Greater
Kanawha Valley Foundation. Before COVID-19 during academic year 2019-2020, we helped
teachers to organize Girls Robotics Clubs in Kanawha, Fayette and Lincoln Counties.
During COVID we continued our activities online through Team.
EVENT DETAILS
May 24, 2022
NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE
The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
1 Clay Square, Charleston, WV 25301
Keynote speaker: Emily Calandrelli
Are you a VIP guest? RSVP by May 10, 2022 on our VIP form.
Are you a group or student participating in the competition? Sign up on the competition page.
Get more details about the event on our competition page.Tentative schedule of the day:
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. check in for competitors and spectators
10:00 a.m. Welcome by Carolyn Long, President WVU Tech
10:05 a.m. Remarks by Dr. Michelle Foster, President Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
10:10 a.m. Video remarks by E. Gordon Gee, WVU President - introduction of video by Carolyn Long
10:15 a.m. Video remarks by Sen. Capito, with introduction of video by Carolyn Long
10:18 a.m. Video remarks by Ms. Gayle Manchin, ARC Federal Co-chair, with introduction of video by Carolyn Long
10:22 a.m.
Andrew Robinson to share written remarks
from Senator Joe Manchin
10:30 a.m. NCWIT Awards - Dr. Page, Dr. Erin Reed (NASA), Ms. Eva Bradshaw (NCWIT)
Program break so that youth guests elementary age and under can enter and take their seats
10:30 a.m. youth guest registration
10:45 a.m. youth guests enter and take their seats
11:00 a.m. Remarks by Bob Welch, General Manager, Engine - Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV
11:05 a.m. Keynote with Emily Calandrelli
11:40 a.m. VIP Meet and Greet/photos with Emily Calandrelli; Break for competitors and spectators
12:00 p.m. Boxed lunches provided for competition participants, registered spectators and VIP guests
12:30 p.m. Preparations for competitors
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Competition
Sponsors
We greatly appreciate the support of our generous sponsors who are making this event possible.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV
- The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
- The WV Higher Education Policy Commission
- The National Center for Women & Information Technology
- NASA Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility
- The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
- TechConnect
- WVU Office of Corporate Relations