Wolfspeed Partners with FIRST to Sponsor Robotics Competitions in North Carolina, California, Arkansas, and Arizona
08 Dezember 2022 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
As part of its belief that everyone should have access to STEM
education and an opportunity to excel, Wolfspeed has announced its
sponsorship of FIRST® Robotics Competition to support STEM access
in communities where Wolfspeed operates.
Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), the global leader in Silicon
Carbide technology, today announced its sponsorship of the FIRST®
Robotics Competition, a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) program that combines the excitement of
athletics with the rigors of science and technology for high school
students. This sponsorship builds upon the company’s relationship
with FIRST Robotics Competition, with Wolfspeed first announcing a
$25,000 donation in November 2019 to the SUNY Poly Foundation to
provide support for SUNY Polytechnic Institute FIRST® (For the
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) teams and
the Muccbots, a team in Utica, New York.
“We are thrilled to be a sponsor of the FIRST® Robotics
Competition in our communities,” said Wolfspeed Senior Director of
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tamara Pearce. “Our company
represents 35 years of innovation, and we are proud to contribute
as the participants work together to create solutions and change
the world for better. The jobs of the future don’t even exist yet,
but this program helps develop the curiosity and problem-solving
needed to be successful and adaptive to any challenges that the
coming years may bring.”
FIRST is the world’s leading youth-serving not-for-profit
advancing STEM education. Their high school-age program, FIRST
Robotics Competition, challenges teams of students to build and
program industrial-sized robots, ultimately playing a field game in
an alliance with other teams and competing to attend the annual
FIRST Championship. The program mimics real-world engineering
scenarios and develops supplemental skillsets, such as
collaboration, fundraising, and marketing. The competition’s 2023
theme will focus on United Nations’ sustainable development goal of
ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for
all. Wolfspeed employees have previously supported the program by
serving as judges for the Arkansas-area competitions.
“Building on their continued commitment to endorse STEM programs
and minimize opportunity gaps for underrepresented populations, we
are proud to have Wolfspeed’s support as a sponsor,” said Collin
Fultz, Senior Program Director of FIRST Robotics Competition. “As a
leader in Silicon Carbide technology that helps to create a clean
energy future for all, this partnership gives our participants yet
another example of how teamwork paves the way for a brighter
tomorrow.”
Wolfspeed seeks to create positive change from both within its
labs and in its local communities, with STEM education being a
vital component of the company’s core values. As part of its
announced sustainability goals, Wolfspeed is seeking to establish
STEM partnerships at 100 percent of its major locations by 2025. By
serving as a sponsor for FIRST Robotics Competition in Durham,
North Carolina; Morgan Hill, California; Fayetteville Arkansas; and
Mesa, Arizona, Wolfspeed has made good progress on fulfilling this
commitment.
About FIRST
FIRST is a robotics community that
prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive,
team-based robotics programs for ages 4-18 (PreK-12) that can be
facilitated in school or in structured after-school programs.
Boosted by a global support system of volunteers, educators, and
sponsors that include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, teams
operate under a signature set of FIRST Core
Values to conduct research, fundraise, design, build, and
showcase their achievements during annual challenges. An
international not-for-profit organization founded by accomplished
inventor Dean Kamen in 1989, FIRST has a proven impact on STEM
learning, interest, and skill-building well beyond high school.
Participants and alumni of FIRST programs gain access to education
and career discovery opportunities, connections to exclusive
scholarships and employers, and a place in the FIRST community for
life. Learn more at firstinspires.org.
About Wolfspeed
Wolfspeed (Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) leads the market in the
worldwide adoption of Silicon Carbide and GaN technologies. We
provide industry-leading solutions for efficient energy consumption
and a sustainable future. Wolfspeed’s product families include
Silicon Carbide materials, power devices and RF devices targeted
for various applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging,
5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace and defense. We
unleash the power of possibilities through hard work, collaboration
and a passion for innovation. Learn more at www.wolfspeed.com.
Twitter: @Wolfspeed LinkedIn: @Wolfspeed
Wolfspeed® is a registered trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc. FIRST®
is a registered trademark of For the Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology.
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