HenHacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon hosted on the University of Delaware's campus for all college students of any major. Our goal is to help develop and enhance students' technical skills to prepare them to be competitive applicants in technology related careers. 

The in-person event will take place on April 29-30th in Smith and Gore Halls at UD. Join us for a weekend of project-building, workshops, and networking with our sponsors!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$13,788 in prizes

Gift cards (2)

1st Place: Best Beginner Hack - Giving Back to Delaware
1st Place: Best Educational Technology Hack

Nintendo Switch

1st Place: M&T - Best Community Hack

Air Pod Pros (2)

2nd Place: Best Beginner Hack - Giving Back to Delaware (1 per member)

2nd Place: Best CS Educational Technology Hack (1 per member)

Pennoni Box Seats at a Phillies Game (2)

1st Place: Pennoni - Monitoring Flooding in DE Hack

Gift cards & LabWare swag

1st place: LabWare - Making Access to Info Better for the Underserved

$400 in Starbucks gift cards split amongst team

2nd place: LabWare- Making Access to Information Better for the Underserved Hack

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Katie Wassil (beginner hack)

Katie Wassil (beginner hack)
UD

Megan Wassil (beginner hack)

Megan Wassil (beginner hack)
UD

Jane Fox (beginner hack)

Jane Fox (beginner hack)

Megan Englert (tech ed)

Megan Englert (tech ed)
UD

Cory Bart (tech ed)

Cory Bart (tech ed)
UD

Minji Kong (tech ed)

Minji Kong (tech ed)
UD

Judging Criteria

  • Impact
    The magnitude and significance of the social problem addressed by the project and the effectiveness of the solution proposed by the team.
  • Technical complexity
    The level of technical difficulty in implementing the solution and the extent to which the team utilized innovative technologies
  • Execution
    The quality of the implementation of the solution, including the degree to which the project was completed and the accuracy of the results.
  • Tech Ed
    The extent to which the solution addresses a relevant and pressing need in tech education *specific to only Best hack for tech education

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