Spring 2022 Make-A-Thon
March 25-26, 2022
2022 THEME: Technology and the City
2022 Make-A-Thon Winners
| First and Last Name | Project/Proposal | University | Prize |
| Andrew Cummings | Affordable Transit | Duquesne University | Best Policy Proposal |
| Durwash Badr | Pitt-verse, A Language Oriented and a Community Connected Website for Refugees: RefugeBurgh | Duquesne University | Women in STEM |
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Jessica Fortunato |
The No-Brainers: Safety Net | Duquesne University | Best Prototype Proposal and Best Duquesne Proposal (Vernon F. Gallagher Chair Prize). |
| Jessica Steinberg Amelia Glenn Warren Lester |
Space Holders: Open Source AT Pipeline | University of Pittsburgh | Best Project Proposal and Best Overall Proposal |
WHAT IS A MAKE-A-THON?
A Make-A-Thon is an idea showcase where people get together to build cool things on a very short timescale and demonstrate how to change the world!
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
Be creative and solve problems! You can build a robot, design a tool, craft a policy, draft a poster, write a proposal, create a video, build a website . . . creativity is encouraged on the way to solving problems!
WHAT CAN I WIN?
$500 Grand Prize
$250 each for the best:
Complete Prototype
Project Proposal
Policy Proposal
WHERE
Online via Discord and Zoom
WHO
Graduate and Undergraduate Students at Duquesne University and Undergraduate Students from any Pittsburgh area college or university may compete in teams of up to four people.
WHEN
The Make-a-thon will run for 24 hours, from 3PM March 25th to 3PM March 26th.