Bentley Graduate School Hackathon: Presented by UXGA & Fresh Truck!

OPEN TO BENTLEY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY!

Solve a meaningful problem and be part of a great networking, resume and portfolio-building experience - all in 24 hours! No coding skills required!

-- Your time at the hackathon can be as flexible as you want. You can attend speaker events and work with your teams throughout the day, but also step away as needed! Just coordinate with your teams if and when you need a homework break. --

This year, Bentley's User Experience Graduate Association (UXGA) is partnering with Fresh Truck, a nonprofit that provides healthy, affordable food to low-income Boston communities. In Greater Boston, over 50% of low-income communities lack access to healthy, affordable food, leading to diet-related health issues. Urban “food deserts,” lack of transportation, competing household expenses and physical disability can all stand in the way of a healthy diet. Let’s help overcome these obstacles!

At the end, you will present your solution (business plan, low-fidelity prototype – whatever is needed to effectively get the idea across) to judges for a chance at a prize.

Dates & Timing:

Day 1

5:00pm-5:30pm: Registration

5:30pm-5:45pm: Day 1 Kickoff: Welcome and introductions

5:45pm-6:00pm: Getting into teams (Limit of 4-5 people. Come with your own team if you want, or we can match you with team members.)

6:00pm-6:40pm: Problem space discussion and Q&A with Josh, the founder of Fresh Truck

6:40pm-7:10pm: Design thinking exercise with Meena

7:10pm-9:00pm: Brainstorming and hacking (if you want, you can keep working with your teams past 9:00pm!)

Day 2

7:30am-10:00am: Registration and (optional) early start to hacking!!! 

– Coffee and breakfast will be served

– Wanderu giveaways for the first 10 people who arrive!

10:00am-10:15am: Day 2 Kickoff: Introducing mentors

10:15-10:45am: Mentors Session. Great chance to chat with a mentor about your design idea and get valuable advice!

10:45am-11:15am: Sketching and visualization exercise with Jon Ericson

11:15am-3:00pm: Hacking

–1:00pm – Lunch and snacks available, keep hacking!

3:00pm-3:30pm: Q&A with Bill Albert

3:30pm-4:00pm: Mentors Session. Talk to a mentor as you finish up your project and get ready to present!

5:30pm: Submit team name and roster, your 10-minute group presentations (in PowerPoint)

5:30pm-6:00pm: Grab dinner and/or practice group presentations

6:00-pm-6:30pm: Dinner and group presentations before our judges

6:30-6:50pm: Judges meet and make a decision

6:50-8:00pm: Awards & cake, Amazon Echo Dot raffle!

Teams:

Come with your own team, or we can match you with team members at the event – remote participants are welcome! Please limit teams to 4-5 people.

Contact:
Rivka Barrett
VP of Special Events, User Experience Graduate Association
barrett_hann@bentley.edu

We need judges, faculty mentors and presenters for this event! Interested? Contact Rivka!