Carleton College is pleased to announce the first large-scale hackathon at a small liberal arts college, bringing the inclusive liberal arts perspective to the world of hackathons. Whether you have a passion for graphic design or a penchant for systems, your skills and ideas can help create something truly powerful. That’s the essence of the liberal arts perspective—diverse backgrounds can lead to impressive results. What will you create?
Eligibility
Any student who is or was enrolled in an undergraduate collegiate institution during the 2014–2015 academic year is eligible to participate in teams of 2–5.
Requirements
Submissions must contain the following:
- Screen shots of you project.
- An accurate description of what it does.
- All team members must be added on the submission form.
Prizes
$4,290 in prizes
First Place
MLH medals, Qiqqa 3 year premium subscriptions for 5 people on the team and Dell Venue 8 tablets for the team and a special gift from CarlHacks!
Second Place
MLH medals, Qiqqa 3 year subscriptions for 5 people on the team and a special gift from CarlHacks!
Third Place
MLH medals, Qiqqa 3 year subscriptions for 5 people on the team and a special gift from CarlHacks!
Wine Hack: Consolation Prize
Consolation prize - $200
This prize will be awarded to any team that, in our opinion, made a strong effort to try to claim one of the above three prizes, but failed to meet the criteria. Award is solely at the discretion of CodeWeavers staff.
MongoDB API
Amazon Gift cards + Mongo Swag
Beginner Prize
One team will receive a Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS book for each team member, and $500 of Ragic credit for the team.
Best Use of Pebble
The best hack that uses Pebble watches (some are provided in the hardware lab) will receive Pebble Steels.
Best Education Hack
3 year Qiqqa premium plus subscription
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Apply at carlhacks.io
Judges

Daniel Alabi
MongoDB

Jeremy White
CodeWeavers

Julia Morgan
Software Engineer / GovDelivery

Erik Ruggles
Software Engineer / TempWorks Software

Claudia Schachter
Ray Finzel

Ben Cole

Will Johnston
Morgan Stanley
Judging Criteria
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Novelty
Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Utility/Function
Is the hack practical and something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have? -
User Experience
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Overall Impression
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