HackHolyoke is a 24-hour hackathon run by students at Mount Holyoke College. This year, HackHolyoke 2024 will be taking place on November 9th & 10th, 2024 as a fully in-person hackathon.
As the first historically women’s college hackathon, we pride ourselves on achieving a balanced participation of female-identifying, non-binary, male-identifying hackers. This fosters an inclusive environment where everyone can build and thrive. Our aim is to to celebrate diversity in these fields through creating an inclusive environment for anyone regardless of gender, racial, or academic background.
Students will have the opportunity to create amazing projects and showcase their work to a panel of judges. They can attend innovative workshops, join in on fun activities, and have the chance to win exclusive prizes.
Requirements
For your project to be considered for judging, all members of your team must have registered for HackHolyoke and be checked in. The project itself must have been made exclusively between Saturday Nov. 9th 10:30AM EST and Sunday Nov. 10th 12PM EST. It can use APIs and libraries, but they must all be explicitly cited on the Devpost submission.
If you have any questions about the submission process, ask them in the #ask-an-organizer channel of Discord.
Prizes
Best Educational Hack for Beginners
This challenge is designed to be accessible and enjoyable for those new to hackathons. It focuses on creating platforms that teach people about topics they are passionate about. Whether coding, cooking, music, or any other subject, your mission is to create an engaging educational tool that helps others learn.
Best Innovative Game Hack
Participants will work in teams to create a game demonstrating innovation in one or more aspects. Your game can be for any platform and can belong to any genre. The key is to leverage your creativity and technical skills to build a game that offers a fresh and engaging experience.
Best Finance Hack
Participants will develop projects aimed at improving financial management and literacy. Your solution can address personal finance, business finance, investment strategies, or educational resources that help users understand and navigate the complex world of finance. The goal is to create tools that make financial management more accessible, effective, and secure.
Best Healthcare and Wellness Hack
Participants are challenged to develop projects to improve overall health and wellness. Your solution can address physical health, mental well-being, lifestyle enhancements, or innovative ways to encourage wellness through travel and tourism. The key is to create something that helps individuals lead healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives.
Best Data-Driven Hack
In today's world, data is the key to unlocking innovative solutions to complex problems. We challenge you to harness the power of data and predictive models to create impactful solutions. Whether it's predicting natural disasters, forecasting disease outbreaks, or optimizing resources, your mission is to develop a data-driven project that can make a significant difference.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Alyx Burns
MHC Faculty
(Marianna) Dixon Williams
MHC Faculty
Diane Uwacu
MHC Faculty
Judging Criteria
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Ease of use
The program is easy to use, has clear user interface, and is accessible. -
Impact
The project has a transformative impact, addressing a critical issue or providing a solution. It proposes a solution that create lasting change and benefit a wide audience with significant implications for the industry or society as a whole. -
Innovation
The technology or design breaks new ground. The project attacks a new problem and provided a good solution. -
Functionality
Project is fully functional (90-100%) - meets intentions (e.g. actually does what you say it is supposed to do).
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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