Santa Clara University's Humanitarian Hackathon
February 18th-19th, 2023
Join us in our tenth year of solving pressing social issues using your creativity and code
What's a Hackathon?
A hackathon is an opportunity when you and your team come together to construct a cool and inventive project in 24 hours!
How big can my team be?
We require all teams to be comprised of 2-6 people. This is a great way for you to work with others, and learn about the design process.
What if I don't have a team?
No problem! We will help connect you with other students who are also looking for teammates before and during the event.
Who can attend?
All undergraduate and graduate students of all majors are welcome! No prior technical experience is required. We'll have mentors and resources to help you along the way.
I've never been to a Hackathon!
No worries! Hackathons are a great way to develop your skills and see what you can accomplish.
Any other questions?
Feel free to email us at acm@scu.edu if you have any questions or concerns!
2023 Schedule
Events in PST
Day Before: February 17th 2023
| 4:30 PM | Career Center Workshop - Kenna 102 🧑🎓 |
Day One: February 18th 2023
| 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast 🍳✅ |
| 10:00 AM | Opening Keynote 📝 |
| 10:30 AM | Team Formation 🤝 |
| 11:00 AM | Hacking Begins! 💻 |
| 12:00 PM | Photobooth 📸 Git It All Together 💻 All About API's 💬 |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch Break! 🥪 |
| 2:00 PM | Add Login to Your JavaScript Application with Auth0 👥 |
| 3:00 PM | Activity Break 1: Scavenger Hunt! 📜🗺 Bringing Your Website to Life with React.js ⚛️ Flask Frenzy: The Fundamentals and Beyond (Python) 🐍 |
| 4:00 PM | LaTeX Workshop 🕊 Connecting Everything Together: Full-Stack Website Development 🧩 |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner break 🍕 |
| 7:00 PM | Activity Break 2: Surprise Student Performer! 🎙 |
Day Two: February 19th 2023
| 12:00 AM | Activity Break 3: Midnight S'mores 🔥⛺🌚 |
| 9:30 AM | Devpost Submission Q&A ❓ |
| 10:30 AM | Devpost Submissions Due! 📝 |
| 10:30 AM | Raffle Tickets 🎟 |
| 11:00 AM | Demos and Judging Begin! 🤔 |
| 12:45 PM | Finalist Presentations 🎤 |
| 2:00 PM | Winners Announced! 🤑🏆💯 |
Prizes
Hack for Humanity 2023 Grand Prizes:
Additional Prizes:
▪ Roblox Sponsored Best Use of Gaming Technology: $500
▪ The Department of Math and Computer Science Sponsored Best Application of Theory: $250
▪ The Ciocca Center Sponsored The Most Interdisciplinary Award: $500
▪ ACM and ACM-W Sponsored Best Hack by Women-In-Tech: $600
Sponsors
If Hack for Humanity’s mission resonates with what you would like to see in your community, we would appreciate any financial support to make our event a success.
This support can be received in any form ranging from funds to subsidized tickets or purchase power for students to continue developing their knowledge of computer science!
Feel free to contact acm@scu.edu if you're interested or have questions!
Become a Sponsor
2023 Sponsors:
Hack for Humanity Recap!
2023 Winners
Take a closer look at what people built on this year's Devpost contest.
1st Place: Speks
Created by Gwendolyn Patwardhan, Eerina Haque, Beatrice Hackman, Anaya Goradia, Madison Nguyen, Samhita Rachapudi, Eerinah Haque
2nd Place: Game Guardian
Created by Mohan Raj Chandrasekar, Trupti Joshi, Owen Matejka, Naveen Govindaraju, Walker Selby, Sola Kawahara
3rd Place: SafeSpace
Created by Rahul Sunil Pillai, Sanjana Kothari, Adil Ansari, Faizan Shaikh
Math/CS Sponsored Best Application of Theory: Get Wasted
Created by Riana Santos, Jonathan Wu, Julianna Dietrich, Jared Maeyama, Bryan Maruyama
Ciocca Center's Most Interdisciplinary Award: A Different Perspective
Created by Kaya Chun, Cole Heider, Grant Goldman, Tyler Costello, Anish Katragadda
Roblox Best Use of Gaming Technology: Impact
Created by Shaunak Galvankar, Rani Rajurkar, Shubham Jitendra Shinde
ACM/ACM-W Best Hack by Women In Tech Award: A-Cross the Street
Created by Priya Jain, George Mouratoff, Afra Mahammad, Amy Ha, Pragnya Vijayan, Leila ErhiliHack for Humanity 2022! Check out all the amazing projects from 2022 on devpost!
Hack for Humanity 2020! Check out pictures here!
Judges
Santa Clara University’s Hack for Humanity puts strong emphasis on recognizing the hard work of its participants. If you are interested in supporting this impactful event as a judge, please fill out the form below. Direct any questions you may have about judging to acm@scu.edu
Become a Judge
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