Welcome to StanHacks!

StanHacks, hosted at California State University, Stanislaus, is the third collegiate hackathon in the Turlock, California area. We challenge students to collaborate within a limited timeframe to ideate, create, and pitch solutions for real-world issues.

Tracks 

First Responders

• Improving communication
  • Dispatch, police, hospitals, satellites, drones
• Heads-Up Displays (HUDs)
  • Building layouts, victim locations (from drones or sensors)
  • Equipment status (advanced PPE Displays)
  • Real-time instructions without obstructing their vision.
  • Firefighters navigating a smoke-filled building could see thermal imaging overlaid on their view.

Health & Wellness

• Fitness Goal Tracking
  • Sleep patterns, daily energy levels, correlating with fitness goals
• Doctor/patient relationship improvements (NPS scores)
• Gamify exercise
• Mental health/wellness AI Chatbots / VR
• Chronic disease management
• Personalized treatment plans

 Career Development

• Chatbot assistance with interviews; feedback
• Resume Checker (ATS) (a better way to get an interview)
• Job/Internship search streamlined (avoiding headhunters)
• AI-powered resume builders
• Career assessment and guidance tools

Schedule

Friday, April 25

• 3:30 PM – Check-in
• 4:00 PM – Kickoff: Featuring local leaders and tech professionals as speakers.

• 4:20 PM – Discord/Rules explained / Devpost Uploads / Q&A (A&A)

• 4:30 PM – Icebreaker / Mixer / Teams and Team Names Chosen (N-101)

• 6:00 PM – Team Names and Members Posted in Discord

• 4:45 PM – 10:15 PM – Workshops

  • 4:45 PM – GitHub Launch (Alisson in N-104)

  • 5:30 PM – HTML/CSS (Luis in N-322)

  • 6:15 PM – Node.js/Express (Aaron in N-104)

  • 6:30 PM – Pizza Delivered (N-101) – Grab n Go

  • 7:00 PM – SQL Basics (Olivera Grujic in N-322)

  • 7:45 PM – Next.js (Alisson in N-104)

  • 8:30 PM – API Tips and Tricks (John in N-322)

  • 9:15 PM – Software Development Methodology Using AI (Simon in N-104)

• 10:15 PM – Naraghi Closes

Saturday, April 26

• NARAGHI open but no rooms reserved - on your own to find space
• On campus event, Warrior Welcome @ 10am-4pm
• This is your time to work independently and continue developing your projects.

Sunday, April 27

• 11:00 AM – Doors Open (Naraghi Hall)

• 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM – Final Touches & Troubleshooting Help
• 12:30 PM – Project Submission Deadline (via DevPost)
• 1:00 PM – Hackathon Presentations (Warrior Tank, Room N-101)
  Everyone is welcome to attend and cheer on the teams!
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Awards / Speaker: Summary of Weekend
• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Networking Opportunities

• TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY
  Evidence of scalability and flexibility; advanced coding skills - more points
• CREATIVITY
  Originality, innovative problem-solving, uniqueness, sticking to the theme Weight: 2X
• POTENTIAL IMPACT
  Evidence of addressing a real-world problem; potential to make a meaningful difference in people's lives
• EXECUTION
  Quality of UI/UX, aesthetics & design, functionality, ease of use
• PRESENTATION
  Quality of the pitch, clarity of the presentation, effective use of visual aids and storytelling