WHACK 2024

November 9-10, 2024

About



WHACK (Wellesley College Hackathon) is Wellesley College's annual hackathon event. We welcome any undergraduate college students ages 18 and above to join us for a weekend of innovation, learning, sharing ideas, and forming new connections!



Theme


🎓 Hack Academy: Transforming Education 🎓


Imagine revolutionizing the way we learn! This theme focuses on educational technology (edtech) innovations. Inspired by platforms like Khan Academy, participants are encouraged to develop the next groundbreaking tool that could help students master complex subjects and excel academically. This could be the spark for a new era in education.

Get your creative juices flowing and start thinking about how you can contribute to/help facilitate this exciting challenge. Let's harness our collective brilliance to make a lasting impact on the future of education!Get ready to revolutionize the way we learn!

Schedule



Friday Nov. 8, 2024

Time
Event (Location)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pre-WHACK Social
LWC-212 Anderson Forum

Saturday Nov. 9, 2024

Time
Event (Location)
10:30 AM
Check-in & Breakfast
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
11:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
11:30 AM
Brainstorming & Team Formation
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
12:00 PM
Hacking Begins!
2:00 PM
Open Sponsor Boothing Time
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
3:00 PM
Charting My CS Career Path: From Wellesley to Industry and PhD
  • Hye Sun Yun - PhD Candidate @ Northeastern University
LWC-413, 4th Floor
4:00 PM
Workshop: Ed-Tech Market Insights
  • Emily Wang, Zimeng Yang, Yunhan Liu - BlossomsAI
LWC-413, 4th Floor
5:00 PM
Travelers Info Session & Workshop
  • Gaelan Carroll & Sneha Malneedi - Travelers
LCW-413, 4th Floor
6:00 PM
6:00PM
Workshop: Making Better Hacks, Faster with GitHub Copilot
  • Cecilia Laplace - Major League Hacking
LWC-413, 4th Floor
7:00PM
Workshop: Introduction to Figma
  • Cecilia Laplace - Major League Hacking
LWC-413, 4th Floor
8:00 PM
Activity: Arts and Crafts
LWC-210, 2nd Floor
10:00 PM
Activity: Gartic Phone
LWC-210, 2nd Floor
11:00PM

Sunday Nov. 10, 2024

Time
Event (Location)
11:30 AM
Workshop: Submission and Presentation 101
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
12:00 PM
Devpost Submission Deadline
Lunch
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
12:30 PM
End of Hackathon (Late Devpost Submission Deadline)
Judging and Presentations
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor
3:30 PM
Closing Ceremony and Awards
LWC-105 Tishman, 1st Floor

Frequently Asked Questions



Meet the Team



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