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 - 11:00 AM
Check-in & Breakfast
LWC-105 Tishman, Ground Floor
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pitch Session/Brainstorming & Team Formation
LWC-105 Tishman, Ground Floor
12:00 PM
Hacking Begins!
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch!
  • Food served in Cow Chair Room & Attendees eat in Tishman
LWC-105 Tishman, Ground Floor
2:00 PM - 4:00PM
Open Sponsor Boothing Time
  • Details
LWC-105
3:00 PM - 4:00PM
Event #1: Speaker Hye Sun Yun
LWC-413 Meeting Room
4:00 PM - 5:00PM
Event #2: Speaker BlossomsAI
  • Emily Wang, Zimeng Yang, Yunhan Liu
LWC-413
5:00 PM - 6:00PM
Event #3: Travelers Info Session
LCW-413
6:00 PM - 8:00PM
Dinner/Break/Networking!
  • Food served in Cow Chair Room & Attendees eat in Tishman
LWC-105 Tishman, Ground Floor
6:00PM - 7:00 PM
Event #4: TBA
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7:00PM - 8:00 PM
Event #5: TBA
LWC-413
8:00 PM - 9:00PM
Arts and Crafts
LWC-210
9:00 PM - 10:00PM
Activity TBA
LWC-210
10:00 PM - 11:00PM
Activity TBA
LWC-210
11:00PM
Midnight Snack
  • Food served in Cow Chair Room & Attendees eat in Tishman
LWC-105 Tishman, Ground Floor

Sunday Nov. 10, 2024

Time
Event (Location)
8:30 AM
Breakfast
LCW-104
12:00 PM
Soft Submission Deadline
Lunch
LCW-105
12:30 PM
End of Hackathon (Hard Devpost Submission Deadline)
Judging/Deliberations
Alumnae Foyer
3:30 PM
Closing Ceremony and Awards
LCW-105

Frequently Asked Questions



Meet the Team



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Sponsorships