PioSolve Hackathon Recap
February 18, 2023
On Saturday, February 18, 2023, six teams of students competed in PioSolve, the first multidisciplinary hackathon at Marietta College. During the 10-hour competition, students explored the root causes of a social problem and designed feasible solutions to the problem and made presentations before five judges.
The competition started at 8 am with the selection of the teams and the statement of the problem. The problem, submitted by Julie Wilkes MC '1998, was:
“There is a severe lack of mental health support and providers and the time to care is long and costly. How can more people receive support and mental health in a faster and more efficient manner? How can various special populations (such as black, Asian, women, and veterans who may have specific feelings or needs) have specific support?”
The competitors then spent nearly 8 hours to examine the root causes of the problem and develop feasible solutions. Finally, at 4 pm, the competitors presented their projects before five judges.
The competition Judges were Ben Ebenhack, Department Chair and Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Marietta College, Dr. Bill Ruud, President of Marietta College, Judy Ruud, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Washington State Community College, Julie Wilkes, Senior Manager - North American Total Rewards (culture/wellbeing/experience programs) at Accenture, and Suzy Zumwalde, Mental Health Counselor at Marietta College.
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Read more: https://www.marietta.edu/article/piosolve-hackathon-winners-2023