This event is open to undergraduate students from the University of Maryland and Howard University, only.
PlaceHack challenges student teams to rethink a place-based problem in College Park or on UMD’s campus—an underused space, a dangerous intersection, a parking lot—and conceive something new. Creativity, teamwork and pizza converge to inspire great spaces@UMD and win cash prizes!
In Partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, this year’s challenge is accessibility. The 24-hour challenge takes place Friday, October 25 - Saturday October 26, 2024.
PlaceHack Dates:
October 1: Registration opens*
October 22: Registration closes
October 24: Theme is emailed to all registered teams
October 25, 5:00 p.m.: PlaceHack kickoff at the Stamp
October 25, 6 p.m - October 26, 3 p.m.: Student hackathon (space, materials, food and mentors will be available in the Architecture Building’s Great Space throughout the Hackathon)
October 26, 3 p.m.: Team presentations
October 26, 5 p.m.: Prizes awarded
Cash prizes will be awarded to winning teams and their ideas may be implemented in the redesign of a space on campus!
PlaceHack is open to all undergraduate students at the University of Maryland and Howard University. Teams require three-to-five students and must represent three different colleges. Registration is limited to 100 students.
For disability accommodations, please contact Katie Nave, at knave3@umd.edu. More information on event accessibility.
*Please note: If you are registering your entire team, you only need to fill out this form once. Individual registrations will have the opportunity to join a team the day of the competition.