BisonHacks

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Major League Hacking 2025 Hackathon Season

Get ready for BisonHacks

February 22-23, 2025

Registration Is Now Open!

At our 10th annual BisonHacks, we’re merging technology with purpose, using tech to address challenges we face in the Black community. Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of hackathons or you’re an experienced coder, we invite you to bring your unique insights and creativity to the forefront.

BisonHacks serves as a collective hub to empower innovators from all disciplines. We are calling on all thinkers, makers, and visionaries from every field – engineering, design, health sciences, business, the arts, and beyond. Your skills, your perspective and your ideas are crucial in crafting solutions that elevate our communities.

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Artificial Intelligence Innovation

Leveraging AI for Truth & Service

As we prepare for the 10th edition of BisonHacks, we take pride in how this hackathon has evolved from a modest gathering to a transformative environment where students come together to turn bold ideas into impactful solutions. This year, our theme draws inspiration from our university motto: Excellence in Truth and Service. We are challenging participants to harness the power of artificial intelligence to create projects that embody these values and make a meaningful impact on the world.

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BisonHacks: 10 Year Anniversary

What to Expect:

  • Dynamic Collaborations: Experience the power of synergy as you team up with peers from different majors. Together, you’ll blend different perspectives and skills to create solutions that are greater that the sum of their parts.
  • Mentorship & Support: Access personalized guidance from industry leaders and community advocates throughout the 24-hr challenge.
  • Community & Networking: Build lasting connections in a vibrant community of tech enthusiasts and social innovators, all united in their passion to drive positive change through technology.

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Frequently Asked Questions

BisonHacks is a 24-hour hackathon, hosted annually by the Howard University School of Business. A hackathon is a social coding event where participants work together to solve a problem using technology.

Any undergraduate student, regardless of skill level or major, can participate. 

Yes! All undergraduate students, regardless of major or coding experience, are welcome to compete at BisonHacks.

Nothing! BisonHacks is free to all participants and supporters who wish to attend closing ceremonies.

The BisonHacks Code of Conduct reads:

Be respectful.
Harassment and abuse are never tolerated. If you are in a situation that makes you uncomfortable at BisonHacks 2024, if the event itself is creating an unsafe or inappropriate environment, or if interacting with a BisonHacks committee member or event organizer makes you uncomfortable, please report it using the procedures included in this document.

Howard University stands for inclusivity. We believe that every person has the right to hack in a safe and welcoming environment.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to, offensive verbal or written comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, social class, economic status, veteran status, sexual images, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. If what you are doing makes someone feel uncomfortable, that counts as harassment and is sufficient reason to stop doing it.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Sponsors, judges, mentors, volunteers, organizers, BisonHacks committee members, and anyone else at the event are also subject to this anti-harassment policy. In particular, attendees should not use sexualized images, activities, or other materials in their hacks or during the event. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not wear sexualized clothing, uniforms, or costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, BisonHacks committee members and organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expelling them from the event with no eligibility for reimbursement or refund of any type.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact BisonHacks committee members or Mrs. Salas-Burnett using the reporting procedures defined below.

BisonHacks committee members will be happy to help participants contact campus security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment in feeling safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all hackathon venues, in online interactions related to the event, during hackathon-related social events, and on hackathon-supplied transportation.

Reporting Procedures
If you feel uncomfortable or think there may be a potential violation of the code of conduct, please report it immediately using one of the following methods. All reporters have the right to remain anonymous. By sending information to the general reporting line, your report will go to any or all of the BisonHacks committee members and event organizers listed below:

BisonHacks committee members reserve the right to revise, make exceptions to, or otherwise amend these policies in whole or in part. If you have any questions regarding these policies, please contact BisonHacks committee members via email at bisonhacks@gmail.com.

Anyone at any skill level may participate in the hackathon.

Yes, we will have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, along with a prize for Best Innovation.

Yes, we will have volunteer business and technical experts available for questions and assistance throughout the event.

That’s okay, you’ll have time to join or create a team before the official competition starts.

You should bring your laptop and charger. This is a 24-hr event, so if you plan to take a nap at the hackathon, we recommend bringing a sleeping bag and/or pillow. Snacks and meals will be provided; however, you are free to bring your own snacks.

Yes, you are free to leave the School of Business once the hackathon begins and return later.

Yes, dinner will be provided for Day 1, breakfast and lunch for Day 2, snacks in between meals; you are allowed, however, to order your own meals.

There are no plans for mass transportation at this time. If you need help getting to campus, please contact us at cdb@howard.edu.