HackCU is back with our biggest hackathon of the year, HackCU 9! The event will be held in person from March 4-5 with lots of opportunities to meet and work with new people! HackCU 9 is for all students regardless of their experience or their major— we have something for everyone! We have amazing sponsors who are looking to meet and recruit you, a variety of workshops for students of all levels, fun side events, 6 tracks to submit to, and lots of prizes! If you have any questions, check out our website hackcu.org/hackcu9 or contact us at contact@hackcu.org.

Requirements

  • A Github link or a zip (.zip or .tar.gz) file of all the code.
  • Present to the judges in-person.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$5,253 in prizes
General Track - 1st Prize
1 winner

Echo Dot (w/ clock), Mini Projector, Wireless Mouse, Ember Heated Mug, Mousepad

General Track - 2nd Prize
1 winner

Echo Dot, Mini Projector, Wireless Mouse, Cracking the Coding Interview, Mousepad

General Track - 3rd Prize
1 winner

Beats Headphones

Spectrum Capitalize on Captive Portal Track
1 winner

Spectrum messenger bags with tech goodies and the opportunity to pitch to Charter.

Fastly Glitch Track
3 winners

Fastly gear, giftcards and a Glitch Pro subscriptions for one year.

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Cracking the Coding Interview, Mini Projector, Power Bank

Best Social Impact Hack
1 winner

Hydroflasks, Rocketbook Notebook, Solar Powered Portable Charger, Glass Tupperware

Best UX/UI Hack
1 winner

Polaroid Instax Mini 9, Film, The Design of Everyday Things, RGB Lightbulbs

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Clayton Lewis

Clayton Lewis

Anthony Pinter

Anthony Pinter

Katharina Kann

Katharina Kann

Kevin Cook

Kevin Cook

Ellen Yi-Luen Do

Ellen Yi-Luen Do

David Knox

David Knox

Judging Criteria

  • Judging Criteria
    Technology: How technically impressive was the hack? Design: Did the team put thought into the user experience? Completion: Does the hack work? Learning: Did the team learn something new?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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